SKYLOONG GK61

Back in the '80s when I realized my horrible commercial terminal with the fixed keyboard with heavy keys was damaging my hands. As for what you should buy, there are too many good inexpensive hotswap boards with QMK firmware to get anything less. CIDOO QK61 * Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * XVX M67 Jadestone

HK gaming GK61 HK Gaming is currently in violation of the court order that Skyloong (the actual manufacturer of the real GK61) has won against them. The "HK Gaming GK61" is a shoddy forgery. Do not get it. On top of which that one is optical. That's double red flags. Here are some actually good 60%

hardwaremarket dot net ... Wow, lot of dodgy options there, a few potential gems. Redragon K715 PRO ($10 more expensive) This is a legit QMK/VIA board with source code available online, and it's basically out of stock everywhere so if you can still get it get it. ATTACK SHARK X68 HE This one is lite

Too long, didn't read, but I will note that the HKgaming gk61 is made as cheaply as possible to rip off the positive reputation of the Skyloong GK61, and Skyloong actually has an injunction against HKgaming selling it which everyone ignores. In the UK and I guess Ireland the best deals seem to be th

I've happily used Skyloong GK61 Pro for a few years before going split.

Fantech seems to be an Australian brand, at least I've only ever seen it advertised on Amazon AU, but on paper this looks like an amazing deal for a mechanical QMK-based mechanical keyboard in your market. Fantech MAXFIT 6 (AUD $80) Other options: Womier VK66 Pro (AUD $82) I have tested this and it'

I don't think that anybody has a 60% with silent switches prebuilt so you either have to get a new keyboard and silent switches or stick silent switches in your existing keyboard. Okay looking at the Amazon link, if that's the specific board it's the SK61 which uses optical switches which are kind o

The RK61 is a Chinese keyboard. :) The new version of the RK61 with QMK firmware is pretty nice, and it's a great platform for experiemneting on. I have created a whole new layout using custom firmware for the new RK61. Source code and layout Download firmware For stock, the Skyloong GK61 DS/Pro is

You could try the actual Skyloong GK61. Unfortunately HKGaming is ripping the original off with a much worse copy. :( Sorry. Anyway: Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) I would recommend swapping the switches out with Outemu silent lemon or silent yellow jade for a quieter more accurate board. https://www

The Redragon k717 is a good inexpensive board that I have seen recommended for gaming but it seems to be out of stock everywhere now. I would not recommend any of their other small boards, they have really awful software. The k717 is running QMK firmware instead and is really an exception. Other dec