What is it? I’m about to buy the keyboard that I plan to use for 8-10 hours/day, 5 days/week, for the next 10+ years. I have some switches in mind, but before I pull the trigger on a barebone Keychron Q5, is there anything else I’m missing?

  • Taowulf@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    If you don’t mind a smaller 0 key on the keypad, the Monsgeek M2. If you want a larger 0 key, try the JamesMonkey RS2 AKA the 1800 v2.0 over at Keebmonkey. Other than the differences in a few keys, the M2 is aluminum where the JamesDonkey is plastic. I use the M2 at home, where the smaller zero on the keypad doesnt bother me as much, at work I do a lot more data entry and found the 1U zero key slowed me down a bit. I also have the Drop Shift, but like the M2 better.

    Here is the JamesDonkey, in it’s original config, which I have changed a couple times. Using U4 Silent Boba switches, hardly makes any noise at all in the office.

    https://preview.redd.it/4td9mvp6z03c1.jpeg?width=1822&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b585955f18644d77678dc6f47a1e61aa02414849

    I would post a pic of the M2, let me know if you want to see it too.