3098B

If you a UK ISO purist (respect) - the Keychron Q5 and Q6 Max are great choices. Strict UK ISO is actually rare in custom keeb land. I'm left repurposing old Leopold FC980M/Akko 3098B to satisfy this. The Keychron Q1+Numpad/Q3+Numpad combos mentioned here are cool - though I think all of the in-stoc

Brand doesnt matter. What you should be looking for is the keyboard layout and build.Enthusiast keyboards are getting cheaper and they look the same now. Some came from the same factory(as ive read). For example the rainy75 which costs 7k from shopee(6k with voucher) has the same build and looks of

My experience with membrane boards is not great, their often-used keys tended to die after 1-2 years. I got a second-hand Akko 3098B Plus for roughly $40. Wouldn't pay 32 for a membrane.

Sounds like you're ready to dive into the rabbit hole of custom mechanical keyboards—welcome! 🎉 Since you’re looking for a 100% board and are open to customization, here are a few thoughts: Hotswap Boards: Absolutely the way to go if you want to explore different switches without soldering. Somethin

For a solid yet hobbyist-feeling hot swap keyboard I got into the club with Akko keyboards, particularly their Tokyo World Tour series! I don’t know if that series is available anymore but Akko has really cute stuff for under $100 and I’ve never had an issue between the 5 that I have! I have the MU0

try r/MechanicalKeyboards and state your budget, I use Akko 3098B Eva edition with purple lavender switch which good enough for me, I get it for ~$50 equivalent.

Monsgeek M2 v5 dropped recently and it's basically a 96% M1 v5. https://www.monsgeek.com/product/monsgeek-m2-v5-via-mechanical-keyboard/ Royal Kludge is mostly pretty awful, the new QMK/VIA RK61, RK R65, RK R75, and RK 87 are decent. Not 96% though. Akko has some decent 96-100% boards under $100 but