Looking for a wireless keyboard

[jcoffin1981]

How does your typical Logitech cordless mouse connect to a desktop with a USB receiver?  Is it radio waves?  Anyways I am looking for a mechanical keyboard that connects in the same way.  I have several bluetooth keyboards and I can NEVER get them to connect properly.  Windows 7 and Windows 10 are both pretty fickle with recognizing proper drivers.  I've had them be recognized but not actually able to connect.  I have used several aftermarket bluetooth receivers with little to no success. 

What I am looking for is a mechanical keyboard (there are plenty of scissor and rubber dome types) that I can connect wirelessly using the older RF? The keyboards at work are horrendous and it literally ruins my whole day if I get stuck at a workstation with one of the worn out membrane keyboards. 

( I did find a couple and they are calling it a 2.4 GHz connection- Royal Kludge 61 and iQunix A80 Explorer.  I'm looking for something of slightly better build quality than Royal Kludge and a range of $75- $150.)

Edit:  I did find this list which is monumentally helpful.  Does anyone have any recommendations?   

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cs2HP-knJpg-PoJzLpWYmx5-91DxQX596YOA5EJSlsc/edit#gid=0

[hongoo]

I want that too. low profile. If there is one.

[Kasuka3497]

I recently acquired the AKKO 3068B for a review.
I can assure you it is a solid board, though I still have to do a bit of connectivity testing. You can very easily make a case for the pcb yourself if you want to, and the existing plastic case is very sturdy and would work perfectly as well.

[jcoffin1981]

I recently acquired the AKKO 3068B for a review.
I can assure you it is a solid board, though I still have to do a bit of connectivity testing. You can very easily make a case for the pcb yourself if you want to, and the existing plastic case is very sturdy and would work perfectly as well.

Yes I've been looking at the 3068B and 3098B at the top of my list.  My only qualm about it is that the case is already tilted.  I do not understand why most of the world types with the board tilted.  It is so uncomfortable and it hurts my wrists.
I can deal with the Leopold boards which have only like 2-3 degrees at the most.  A wireless board however will also need a battery, so there is more room in the case when it's tiled because it creates more empty space.  As far as making a case? I
wouldn't know where to start, but it's worth looking into.

[Kasuka3497]

I recently acquired the AKKO 3068B for a review.
I can assure you it is a solid board, though I still have to do a bit of connectivity testing. You can very easily make a case for the pcb yourself if you want to, and the existing plastic case is very sturdy and would work perfectly as well.

Yes I've been looking at the 3068B and 3098B at the top of my list.  My only qualm about it is that the case is already tilted.  I do not understand why most of the world types with the board tilted.  It is so uncomfortable and it hurts my wrists.
I can deal with the Leopold boards which have only like 2-3 degrees at the most.  A wireless board however will also need a battery, so there is more room in the case when it's tiled because it creates more empty space.  As far as making a case? I
wouldn't know where to start, but it's worth looking into.

A simple stacked acrylic case won't be too much of an issue.
You could try 65% alu cases on the market too, though I am unaware of any that might fit since I am more of an acrylic/plastic/wood case fan.

[Leslieann]

Yes, the Logitech USB dongle is radio.
I've been using wireless mice for years, not even Logitech and Apple can get Bluetooth to work consistently, pretty sad.  As for 2.4, Logitech seems to rule that and has it pretty much perfected, others, not so much. It's bad enough to drop $100 on a mouse and have a bad experience, not sure I'd trust anyone else with an even more expensive keyboard.


Why use a wireless keyboard anyhow?
You still need to connect a cord to charge it and since it never moves (unless it travels, which still needs to charge occasionally) the cord's not really a big deal anyhow.  Worse still, most wireless keyboards border on the limits of what is considered ergonomic (front row height), meaning they're absolutely TERRIBLE for your wrists unless you use a wrest which means even more stuff cluttering your desk (and/or needing to be carried when it travels).

More important, you watch what the mouse is doing because it uses hand eye coordination, you are not always watching what the keyboard does.  You can lose a few steps on a mouse, especially in an office environment and probably not even notice but imagine losing random keystrokes or disconnecting entirely mid way through a paragraph before you notice. It's not a pleasant experience.

BTW
Logitech is now making MX based keyboards (with hot swap), cross your fingers for a wireless one soon, that would be my recommendation if it ever comes out, just remember batteries die. Usually about mid way through something important.

Also, in regards to the last poster's advice, do NOT get an aluminum wireless keyboard, that will only make the signal/connection problems worse.