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Recommendation for a newb (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hello,

I'm looking to buy a mechanical keyboard (well duh...) and I have the following requirements:

under 100€ (not a super hard requirement, but not like 300€)
relatively silent (so no blue switches, i'd probably prefer red or brown)
german keyboard layout
bluetooth, to use with my iPad, but also USB (USB-C, if possible)
as long a battery charge as possible, because I keep forgeting to plug things in
battery indicator of some sort, to show me when to plug in; doesn't have to be anything special, a LED telling me to fucking-plug-it-in-already(TM) is alright
Tenkeyless layout with separate F-Keys, arrows and home/end/up/down block
exchangable switches would be nice

For now I don't have any aesthetic requirements. Can somebody help a fella, who doesn't know what's good and what's not, out?

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[–] alteredracoon 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I just got a keychron and I really love it! I believe they have some wireless options. They also have a switch so you can change between mac/windows layout. So it should work fine with your iPad. Also I got the brown switches they provide and they’re really great.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

yeah keychron seems to be the way to go. the k2 and k8 are great contenders. thanks

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