SKYLOONG GK61

Yuck. Just no. Here's what I would recommend: 60%: Redragon K717 Pro * ($18) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Royal Kludge RK61 QMK/VIA * ($40) Womier WK61 Pro * ($29) YMDK DK61 * ($88 barebones, wooden case) KBDcraft Adam 60% * ($70 lego case) 65%: Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Royal Kludge RK R6

Optical switches are kind of a dead technology. Here are some good inexpensive 60% and 65% boards: Redragon K717 Pro * ($18) CIDOO QK61 * ($60) Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) Womier WK61 Pro * ($29) Womier VK66 Pro * ($39) Womier Q61 v2 * ($42) XVX M67 Jadestone * ($47)

So the TAC75 would be bigger. The other poster (u/vAmmonite) would be better able to advise you about magnetic boards but apparently Valorant doesn't benefit much from them. I'm not a gamer so take that with a grain of salt but here are some 60% boards I like... they all have QMK firmware and use VI

Caveats: There are at least two companies (Geeky.gg and HKGaming) selling fake GK61s, make sure you get one that's by Skyloong. Epomaker is pushing the Skyloong SK61, an optical board, as "GK61". Avoid this, optical is a dead technology. Older models of the GK61, including all the wireless models, a

Make sure you get the qmk version, that's the one with the new Arrow feature. Edit: Skyloong GK61 QMK/VIA * ($54) You can program other QMK 60% with a similar layout: https://github.com/ArgentStonecutter/keyboards/tree/main/layouts

The k717 doesn't have a knob or gasket mount, but a lot of pricing is kind of handwavey anyway. The k717 is a kind of huge amazing deal, it's a better board than some products over twice the price. RK has used the same model numbers for boards that are quite different internally over the years, and

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

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