Keychron. They even ship with MacOS keycaps as a default.
Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but Keychron in general is too good at their price points to not recommend for many people.
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Second Keychron. I have a Q8, K6 and Q0 and love all of them. The Q8 and Q0 are built like tanks and weigh as much. The K6 is light and perfect for on the go.
If I had known the Q14 was coming I most likely would have waited for a non-southpaw version of that.
WTF there's a Q14 now? Keychron are mad. I hope their staff aren't burning out.
Yup! 96% Southpaw Alice. If they come out with a regular 96% Alice then we'll finally have a mech replacement for the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 which is one of the most comfortable and affordable ergonomic keyboards ever made.
Love Keychron, I have a K2 and need to refrain myself from ordering more keyboards from them
Q6 user here, fucking love it! by far the best keyboard i have ever used, especially when upgrading from a G815.
Anything from Keychron should work just fine. They have all kinds of stuff, so you have options.
They seem to come up quite a bit I looked at them and their prices are great. Thanks!
This ^
mech.land just got a fresh stock of the Zoom TKL (usually pretty hard to find) and they are absolutely stellar. They are a bit over your budget though at around $245 IIRC. I just picked up my second one :D
Still close enough for me to take a look. Thank you!
You can buy a used IBM Model M or a new Unicomp Model M within that budget.
Man, I got a red dragon from micro center, and it's not amazing, but it's very good for my first mechanical. I miss some keystrokes once in a while, but the Bluetooth doesn't fail and I share it between 2 PCs. Best $50 I've spent on keyboards.
Sick, thank you very much! I will take a look at them.
Drop Entr is a solid choice
Im really happy with my Das keyboard 4 professional. If you dont mind blank keycaps, or intend to order custom ones down the road anyway, I'd recommend it. Its got a sturdy heavyish metal body that feels like its resilient, which I do like personally as I dont need it to be mobile