Freestyle Edge RGB Plus Split Mechanical Keyboard

Sounds like you are looking for a row staggered split. You can find pre-owned Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB keyboards on eBay, that is what I did a couple years back. Skip the Freestyle2. Get the palm pads they are worth it. Switches are cherry brown blue or red and are not hotswappable. NocFree Light

I have this one to- silent reds- Agreed, the typing experience isnt the greatest got the new kinesis freestyle edge rgb and that one is better when it comes to keys- got the gateron browns, tactile; id say give that a go

For the type of keyboard that it is, Apple's keyboards are pretty good. The Macbook Pro's keyboard is above average. But on the desktop, my current favorite board is the Kinesis Freestyle Edge - split mechanical; the Brown and Blue switches are both good.

The linears they offer for that are Quiet Reds, so they are inherently going to be much quieter than tactile. With tactile switches, the goal is that you feel the tactile bump and learn not to bottom out keys, making them quieter in use. I haven’t quite gotten used to that, so I just use silent tact

Given that price point, you should probably also take a look at the Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB. I don't think it's aluminum, but is the one we ended up getting my wife back when she was recovering from a broken wrist. I just did a quick search and it's currently $159 and has 3 different switch optio