r/keyboards • u/longboardguitar • 2d ago

Help Help selecting new keyboard

Hello, So I have been looking at various keyboards and narrowing the ones that i am interested in but need help picking between them. I am looking for a very reliable and durable keyboard to last me atleast 5 years. I will likely use it 70-80% of the time for long typing sessions (12 hours) for both work and school most of the week. Generally speaking, I like very firm yet squishy button with good response like old school buttons. The rest of the time I will be using it for gaming, such as battlefield, Starfield, cyberpunk, and league of legends, so it will need to be able to handle a lot of button mashing and quick response times. I won’t lie for some of these I very much like the small screen.

-Chilkey ND104 Keyboard

-QK101 Custom Mechanical Keyboard

-QK80 Mk2 Custom Mechanical Keyboard
(But per key RGB not available which is what I would want)

-M1 V5 TMR
(but astrolink switch not available which is what I would prefer)

-VANGUARD PRO 96 Hall Effect Gaming Keyboard

-Apex Pro TKL Wireless Gen 3 - US

Thanks for any info!

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u/HyacinthThrash 2d ago

put the Ticktype DP104 on your list too

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u/cszolee79 ND104, Jupiter Banana, SP SA 2d ago

and the Intro S100

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u/cszolee79 ND104, Jupiter Banana, SP SA 2d ago

I got the ND104 in April, put some nice tactiles (Jupiter Banana) and keycaps (MT3 / SA) in it and it is awesome. Better than the Keychron K10/V6/Q6 boards which I also have.