No I can't share such details. This environment is too hostile for that.

Ahhh, yeah the full lineup might not be really available everywhere. If you’re comfortable sharing, what country are you shopping in?

Keychron V

I looked it up on a local website which lists all major hardware sellers and it only found one option which is like 60% so that's not going to work.

(or even C)

Haven't seen a single seller for that. I only see the K series (90% of options) and the scissors B series. Also it looks like K series isn't 100% but rather 96? I would prefer to go the safe route and get full 100% ngl. I can't really afford trying anything now.

About the other brands you mentioned, the only one I recognize from my research is Redragon and all their full size options look massive. Availability of less known brands here is extremely poor and inconsistent.

Be careful though, the entire field is strewn with deep and interconnected rabbit holes.

That's why I made this post. Fortunately I have developed a brilliant resistance to unwanted rabbitholes (as well as some other things) which consists of the feeling of general severe physical pain that appears automatically in the event of detection of one. Seeing some old posts mentioning how deep it goes was enough for me to stop looking lol.

Keycron has a few options that are within the price range and they are more than reliable in my experience.

I heard of Keychron when doing my prior research but unfortunately they're not really available here and when they are, it's basically only the K series which I don't seem to hear much good about.

if you get the chance I would recommend trying out some low profile switches though because they actually have a longer travel distance then you would expect.

Man 1.8 mm of travel is barely enough for me to avoid double clicks and they still happen. I press 2 keys at once all the time. Anything low profile will be unusable for me in terms of typing.

Yeah, the "easy" solution here is a Keychron V (or even C) series. At an even cheaper pricepoint, they have their "LeMokey" low-end gamer brand, but those show their budget nature a bit much in the larger cases, or so I've heard. If you don't need "officially" full size, the options (including other brands) go up by quite a bit if you can live with a 96% or its "sibling" the 1800 layout, some of which even have the full-size numpad zero. There's also just grabbing a numpad, of course, which maximizes flexibility, but I kinda like having them together; just feels right, and in a wired setup it's also cleaner. If you go full 104+ keys, I wouldn't get too worked up over software unless you like to program macros, as the point of having the full layout is to avoid the remapping that becomes so much nicer with good software like QMK/VIA. In that case, a "gamer" board like a Redragon or Royal Kludge can be okay, and their red switches aren't so much worse than Cherry's, to say nothing of hot swap being pretty common even at the low end these days. To get away from Keycrhon a bit but stay in that space, I think KPRepublic and MonsGeek both have a few decent full size boards. Cherry and Das Keyboard are still around as well.

Be careful though, the entire field is strewn with deep and interconnected rabbit holes.

Keycron has a few options that are within the price range and they are more than reliable in my experience.

if you get the chance I would recommend trying out some low profile switches though because they actually have a longer travel distance then you would expect.

Sorry, missed the Numpad requirement

What about https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k15-max-alice-layout-qmk-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard?ref=keebfinder ?

For other options: https://keeb-finder.com/keyboards/filter/alice

It does not match my description, unfortunately.

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q13-pro-alice-layout-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard?ref=keebfinder ?

I also recently picked up a Q11, along with a Q0 Max separate numpad. The lack if an End button in the standard layout was a bit weird IMO but it was easy enough to remap, and overall I've been pretty happy with it.

Plus the switches are super adorable at 30 for $10.

Adorable and affordable I guess!

Thank you for sharing!

I've had a Keychron for a few years and loved it. Just recently the S key started misbehaving. My love for this keyboard grew immeasurably when I discovered you can just hot swap the switches without any special tools while waiting for some replacement switches to arrive. Plus the switches are super adorable at 30 for $10.

Generally I like metal, just for aesthetic and feel, but I do have an easier time getting a good sound out of plastic.

This was the first keyboard I made, all resin printed, hand wired and soldered, wireless with KMK and an 1860 in each side.

It is awesome, it helped my shoulder pain while sitting at my desk.

I then thought I'll build a Corne Choc, ordered PCB's (thankfully extra) and just struggled to build this damned thing. Finally finished and I hate that keyboard, I'd rather type on the laptop keyboard than that.

I like the Dactyl way too much and need to build a portable version with a mouse ball or trackpad or that little joystick thingy. Just need a compact one for travel.

The Dactyls are a nice keyboard once you get touch typing down.

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/2fd5db27-38bf-45cc-9931-8551225bfd1f.jpeg

I don't have the split, but I have the low profile Keychron 65% and agree it's the best one I've had yet.

What are the case materials: what’s it made of?

It's a crosspost, @naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com is the original author!

I love this, well done!

I don't have RSI, so the staggered layout is ok for now. I also use colemak rather than qwerty, so that also helps with excessive movements. The adjustable split is definitely better for my shoulders.

I had the Kinesis Advantage 360 on my radar, but the price was quite high (literally 5 times higher than what I paid for the Q11 where I live), otherwise I would probably have given it a try.

Very cool!

Good to hear!