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The wired mice were genuinely just a good bargain. They weren't special or anything but they had the new novelty of cutouts to lower shape at a much lower price. Spec wise they were incredibly average. Glorious price:quality went off a cliff once the gmmk pro keyboard came out

When the first GMMK keyboard appeared, people were pretty positive about it. It was the first easily-available fully modular keyboard and it was relatively inexpensive. When Glorious introduced compact and TKL models, it was all fine. When the GMMK Pro (with the knob) was announced, people were exci

I prefer it that way sometimes lol means I got a steal on the keyboard. For example my $20 GMMK Pro Barebones and my $16 Keychron V10 Max. Everything is more expensive than the board at that point, which is a win :)

I have the GMMK pro (Ver. 1), had it for about 4 and a half years and use it daily. It’s the first keyboard I ever built and have had zero issues with it. Truly, it’s what got me into keyboards in the first place. As others have mentioned, it’s mainly because of the price and features it offers comp

GMMK Pro is shit in 2026 even though it was one of the best back in 2022. Look at Evo75 if you’re looking into that sort of budget.

If they have the older version still in stock they're clearing out the barebones for $40 which is an amazing deal. Aluminum instead of plastic. Gasket mount. Firmware is in the main QMK repo already. Wired so no chance of a battery fire. I would add Outemu Silent Yellow Jade or Silent Lemon switches

I've got a Q6 Max, standard build which I've been surprised by. But if I want bang-per-buck I'd go for the ND104 every time. My go-to is a Glorious GMMK 3 Pro with pc plate, KeyGeek Y2 switches and MT3 Susuwatari keycaps 👌

Been down this exact rabbit hole mate - that budget and those requirements are pretty solid for what you're after. The Keychron K8 Pro might be your best bet, ticks most of your boxes with the hot swap, decent build quality and you can get it with ISO layout through their EU store Silent switches ar

There is a lot of budget options now. But I’d recommend a gmmk pro, you only need a switch and keycaps there to complete it. I’d also recommend a linear switch to get that thocc sound. There’s a lot of youtube vids on it. You might want to watch. Edit: There are switches that are pre-lubed that you

For that price, it's fine. I have a GMMK Pro, and no, they're not amazing, and it absolutely needs some mods to make it work properly, but for $50 or less, it's still a much, much better prospect than a Royal Kludge or Aula or some other plastic piece of crap that noobs these days rave about. Once m