PC Peripherals Mechanical keyboard to purchase

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Hello fellow members,

what would be a best budget mechanical keyboard? I'm considering Aula f87.
Need your suggestions to see if there are any better options.
 
Mention your budget, size & switch expectations, also look into north vs south facing LEDs as backlight is useless in the latter type.
 
Aula F75 is a common choice around that size, can check RK options as well.

F87 is wired, looks good for the price. Check options in meckeys & genesispc.
 
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cisco_tech said:
what about full size ? I am upgrading from HP GK 320. Voulme knob is must.
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If you can live with south facing LEDs, look at Attack Shark X98PRO or RK S98. These have linear switches, great for gaming.

I bought RK100 as I wanted a usable backlight on my keycaps & a brown switch. Remapped top right keys for play/pause, vol down & vol up.
 
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OMEGA44-XT said:
If you can live with south facing LEDs, look at Attack Shark X98PRO or RK S98. These have linear switches, great for gaming.

I bought RK100 as I wanted a usable backlight on my keycaps & a brown switch. Remapped top right keys for play/pause, vol down & vol up.
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I dont do game at all. Just baisc office work and market. I checked RKS98. its out of budget for me. max to max 5-7K can spend.
 
I’ve got a CIY GAS67(wired) that’s fully built and modded which hasn’t been seeing much use. Although it’s not 80% like you mentioned as your requirement, let me know if you’re interested.

Other than that Aula F75 is indeed a popular option, one of my friends has it and it seemed pretty decent for the price when I tried it out.
 
ATTACK SHARK X98PRO Wireless Gaming Keyboard

Does the volume knob work without having to press the Fn button ?

Lets say I am playing youtube video or playing music in media player. Can I use the Knob to volume down / up / play / pause ?
 
cisco_tech said:
ATTACK SHARK X98PRO Wireless Gaming Keyboard

Does the volume knob work without having to press the Fn button ?

Lets say I am playing youtube video or playing music in media player. Can I use the Knob to volume down / up / play / pause ?
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Check online reviews. It might be a reskin of some other popular KB. Seems like Ajazz AK980.
 
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i think akko swiches are great, if you dont have a big budget on mechanical keyboard then you should buy a cheap hot-swappable keyboard and buy akko swiches separately and it will be a great combo.
 
zafar'shop said:
Hello fellow members,

what would be a best budget mechanical keyboard? I'm considering Aula f87.
Need your suggestions to see if there are any better options.
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OMEGA44-XT said:
Aula F75 is a common choice around that size, can check RK options as well.

F87 is wired, looks good for the price. Check options in meckeys & genesispc.
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I have the F75, and it's a brilliant keeb for the price, and feels (much) better built than my old RK84. Also sounds and feels creamy AF to type on. I have the Graywood Switches.

The F87 is wireless and seems to have good reviews, as well. You'd be missing out on volume knob, though. I don't know how important that is to you.
 
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