Guide Full-Size Mechanical Keyboards on a budget?

sid41299

sid41299

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I am unaware of the mech keyboard scene, and since I was told that mech keyboards are better for typing I guess I'm looking for a really cheap one now. Should be easy to type on, not super noisy for the sake of it, have dedicated media controls (NOT JUST A STUPID VOLUME KNOB), and be full-sized. If these cannot be fulfilled on a budget of 1500, then please recommend any membrane keyboards that are good to type on and will last long.

For reference two of my most preferred keyboards are this and the keyboard on my ThinkPad E14

Apologies if any of my requirements are unrealistic.

Thanks in advance,
Cheers!

- Sid
 
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for this budget, i don't think you can get any decent mechanical keyboard. better go for a membrane keyboard. And all mechanical keyboards are loud, louder than membrane keyboards, unless they come with silent switches
 
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sid41299 said:
I am unaware of the mech keyboard scene, and since I was told that mech keyboards are better for typing I guess I'm looking for a really cheap one now. Should be easy to type on, not super noisy for the sake of it, have dedicated media controls (NOT JUST A STUPID VOLUME KNOB), and be full-sized. If these cannot be fulfilled on a budget of 1500, then please recommend any membrane keyboards that are good to type on and will last long.

For reference two of my most preferred keyboards are this and the keyboard on my ThinkPad E14

Apologies if any of my requirements are unrealistic.

Thanks in advance,
Cheers!

- Sid
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wired or wireless? also do you want any macros or rgb?
take at look at this: https://techenclave.com/threads/log...bo-rs-1000-incl-shipping.222990/#post-2583848
 
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sid41299 said:
Nice! This is a reputable site?

Also, what do you think of this? A little bit more towards aesthetics as compared to the Logitech. And is this a decent entry-level budget mech keyboard? A quick reddit survey says Evofox is slightly more liked as compared to brands than Redgear and the like
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Both of those use blue switches which are only used to make a clicky sound while typing which is quite loud think of it as a typewriter, so not so quite, also they are not the best in terms of print quality on the keycaps and are quite hollow as well. If you want to go with that particular model still you want to go for linear switches which are the quietest of the major 3 types of switches other than the specific silent switches, but that model costs 2.1k and exceeds your budget. If you buy a mechanical keyboard I would recommend to invest in a good one which is gasket mounted, has 5 pin switch support, and fulfils your other criteria. Also mechanical keyboards are generally noisier than membrane ones so it is better to go for membrane if you want a quiet keyboard. You can make a mechanical keyboard quiet too but that require extra modding as well such as tape mods silicon and other filling mods and using silent switches (expensive).
 
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