Mechanical Keyboards

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submitted 2 months ago by SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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As someone who's looking to to get into the hobby, I'm curious to hear if there are any recommendations for budget friendly mechanical keyboards. I had/have a Corsair cherry red mechanical keyboard that I used probably around 10 years ago at this point when I was into gaming, but now I'd be looking for something a bit more refined, and possibly vintage as I quite enjoy using old tech. Any suggestions? I'm in Europe if that matters at all.

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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I got a TecWare Phantom 104 for my first, it's been good so far (about 3 years of use). The "shroud" cover piece helps with noise and light leakage. I have the brown keys, they're pretty nice. I've had to replace a couple of the most used ones, but it came with some extras.

The keyboard comes with a key cap puller tool, but I recommend getting a key puller tool (to remove the keys themselves, not just the caps). They're cheap and will make changing keys a much better experience.

[–] SentientFishbowl@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

The price seems reasonable, thanks.