F99

I was recently very surprised by the quality of the aula f99 pro silent version if you're considering a plastic case. they currently sell for $80 on amazon. There are several very nice metal case keyboards that go for about $100 but most will not be silent. A typical mechanical keyboard makes a bit

Yep, so the ones I am thinking about are made by Aula, the Aula x Epomaker is the same board but pushed by Epomaker and with Epomaker switches. F75 , F99 pro are the models, depending on if you want the numpad or not. Will probably get a lot of hate here as a prebuilt board amongst enthusiasts. But

Epomaker makes good hardware, for brands it's very close to best product for the money. They're banned on MK because they used to advertise aggressively over there, when asked not to, had mules advertise on their behalf. In my anecdote and many others, their QC seems on par with any Chinese brand an

Honestly, just get one of the Epomaker or Aula boards I have F99 Pro. They are extremely good. The popularity is deserved. The stock switches with Aula are also superb. You can test out some different switches and compare. I replaced with Gateron smoothies which I like the best.