J2

There is no such thing as "qmk launcher". Qmk is a set of C programs that provide keyboard services to a keyboard. A qmk-based keyboard uses qmk firmware to do all the keyboard stuff. You configure a qmk keyboard through a web application... either VIA or VIAL. Keycron's keyboards are based on qmk f

The Keychron Launcher is just a port of VIA with the keymaps for the Keychron keyboards built in so you don't have to install the JSON files. It also has prettier keyboard pictures, but it's functionally identical for everything that their regular QMK firmware supports. Launcher also has code for th

Yeh, that's actually pretty typical shipping charges for keyboard manufacturers. :( There are so many great 75% boards, with QMK firmware. You lose about three keys and they're mostly ones I can't remember using since I was using MS-DOS 5. I don't know how many of these are available where you are b

Keychron K2, whether HE or not. Also consider the J2 if that's available where you are. Just make sure you get a hotswap version. Wooting are pricey but allegedly have better software. Ajazz and Aula are meh proprietary boards. Steelseries and Razer are gamer-bro brands, overpriced, underfeatured, a

Seriously, I would open the case and examine the row for physical damage to the sockets and traces. A detached or semi-detached socket or diode or pull-up/down resistor can screw up a whole row like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mYfXfj-nJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMat-5V5J10 https:/

That looks like what they have been selling as the Jamesdonkey J2 for as little as $30 on Amazon, but they seem to have emptied their Amazon warehouses at that price. Only the soldered (non-hotswap) board is available from Amazon now, and a soldered board is kind of awful these days. It is rather a

Keychron/Jamesdonkey J2 is a relatively inexpensive plastic exploded 75% with a full layout and a knob, QMK firmware with working source code, and north facing sockets so the RGB is actually useful with shine-through caps. I like it enough I got extras, one for each of my laptops and a couple to exp

It is not clear from their website but they do have mention on their support page that they provide VIA JSON files for at least some of the Furycube boards. GMMK boards are not QMK based at all. So I would out of those two get the Furycube, but only if there is an option for returning it for free if

I've heard mixed reviews about the Keychron J2's build quality, though the hot-swappable feature is a nice touch. just make sure to check if it fits your typing style before committing...

This is about the only option I can think of. https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-j5-qmk-wireless-mechanical-keyboard I have the J2 (75%) version of this and it's quite a nice board, though no metal backplate. The banana switches are the best tactile prebuilt option (though I swapped mine out