Hi everybody! I type a lot since i am a programmer and a student but i also play videogames (like minecraft and various indies) and since my setup is pratically just a laptop and a mouse it sometimes is just not very comfortable so i want to buy for my first time a keyboard
I was looking for a keyboard that is not smaller than a 75% and the XDA profile is my preferred, for switches…well i don’t really know much but something not very noisy would be good
there are any mechanic keyboard under 25€? I am very low budget and i may even consider to buy from second hand markets and I can build it myself if that mean that i can save money;
thank you for using your time to answer!
I understand if you are on low budget but don’t skimp on whatever you use and touch every day. Buy something dirt cheap and save up to something good that you can enjoy later on when you have the money. You only have one body and if sitting at the computer is how you use it, take care of it!! If it cost money, so be it. Mouse, keyboard, screen and the biggest thing is a good chair. Take care of yourself.
This is a good message!
with that tight of a budget, you have two choices.
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you can get a mechanical keyboard from taobao for as low as CN¥80 (€9.5) plus shipping. be careful of listed pricing on taobao, because if it’s too good to be true, that’s because that pricing may reflect a lesser default option like a barebones kit with no switches or keycaps.
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you can go with any cheapo dell or hp office keyboard that you can scrounge up for free, and save up for something better that you can find a review on from keyboard content creators.
Thank you!
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You can check out sites like aliexpress or similar and see how the options they have at that price are worth it. Checking your local used market (like craigslist) might be an option as well.
Buy a second-hand one and you can always purchase new keycaps for a fresh feeling, but 25€ will be a tight budget anyway
Yeah i am going to check ebay and similiar marketsz any particular suggestion for some specific model or switch?
You’re a lot more likely to find something at a local second hand store or garage sale, at least you would be in the US. Things online will usually have a markup, whereas locally you’re likely to find something someone just doesn’t know it’s worth a damn.
If you prefer something quiet, keyboards with red silent switches are often available in pre-built options
Thank you for the info, so from what i understood red switches are the most silent ones right? I tried to do some research to understand better what i want to buy
In China you’d get one for that price. My Royal Kludge keyboard cost me around 100 RMB, I believe (although as usual they don’t show all the models, for export; mine has got blank tops with side markings for the keys). Unfortunately most importers would convert that to $100 :/ Maybe you get lucky and find someone nicking the trend, or selling you one second hand?
Yeah that’s a good idea!
I’ve come to the hard truth that a good keyboard costs a minimum of $350 (or equivalent in invested time/work), and worse still… they are “consumables”, in that they don’t really last that long.
350?! There is no way 😭, it’s like 1/4 of the avarage wage in my country. But anyway i saw some videos and there are a lot of people who actually reccomand keyboards between 50 and 100…
I want to add that i don’t really need that much quality i can mod it in future if i need more things too
This was about all I could find new that was 75% or larger. I can’t speak to the quality.
That keyboard look good, i am going to keep that one noted down, thank you!
