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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Knownish on Wed, 15 April 2020, 17:20:38
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I'm in need of a keyboard. I don't want to spend too much, but suck at browsing amazon and other sites.
I would like a full sized (if possible) keyboard with clacky (preferably something like mx blue) switches. I need the backlight to be red, RGB is fine too if it can switch to full red. Please make the site amazon.ca so that you can see the real canadian price. It's sometimes more expensive than the conversion says.
Thanks in advance!
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It's hardly high-end, but the Redragon Kumara K552 and similar boards can be had for $40 CAD + tax from big box stores, sometimes.
They use OUTEMU Blue, which is like MX Blue but louder. Has full RGB and lighting effects.
It's a TKL, but there are full-sized variants. The K552-R is the one you want, I think, although it's $60.
I don't think it will last nearly as long as a Leopold in regular use, though.
Personally, I'd save up for the Durgod K310/K320 on Massdrop. You have to pay more, but it's better-built and will last longer.
Amazon stock is a bit of a mess right now. Best move IMHO is either wait for the Durgod K310 to drop, or suck it up and order a Leopold FC900R from MechanicalKeyboards.com. It will cost at least $200 CAD plus shipping and duties, but will outlast 3 cheap keyboards.
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Just to clarify, the K552-R model is available on Amazon.ca for $60 CAD and meets your requirements, except for being a TKL instead of full-size.
I've owned one, and it is very fun if you're trying to make a lot of light and noise.