Q6 Pro

i feel your pain, went through this exact search for my own setup. since you want full-size, quiet, and no soldering, look at the Keychron Q6 Pro. it's a heavy aluminum beast that won't slide, has a numpad, wireless, and comes pre-lubed so it's quiet and smooth right out of the box. hall effect is o

honestly you've already got some great picks on your radar. the qk101 and nd104 are solid, but if you want something in stock without a wait, the Keychron Q6 Pro fits everything you listed. it's full size, black, hot-swap, wired, and has qmk/via. the MonsGeek M5 is another one that meets the specs a

the Keychron Q6 Pro with silent red switches checks every box. it’s prebuilt, full-size, wireless with multi-device, and the south-facing RGB works with any cherry-profile caps. the Q-series is super solid and you can grab it from amazon. the stock silent switches are actually decent too so no moddi

i was in the same boat trying to match my apple setup. the Keychron V6 Max is a great alternative if the Q6 Pro is sold out - it's got that silver aluminum frame and you can grab their black-on-white keycaps separate. NuPhy's Halo96 in silver is another solid option that looks clean. both give you b

finding a board with a dedicated sound wheel is the tough part. for repairability, you’ll want something hot-swappable so you can replace switches if they fail. the Keychron Q6 Pro fits the 100% layout and backlit multimedia keys, and it’s built like a tank. another route is a GMMK 2 Full Size - it’