I have a Logitech G213 and it’s lovely. Quiet but firm keys, clean font. Awesome!
I am using full hama Urage set, somehow it has not died on me, but it is the cheap option.
Honestly, a good quality mechanical keyboard is worth saving and investing in. If you go for one like the corsair Danellos mentioned, they last a really long time and are of very high quality. You do have to treat them right though.
Personally have a lot lower price mechanical keyboard (around £60) which I spent a long time researching to find the best bang for it’s buck and I’ve been using it for a good 4-5 years now. I give it a clean every 6 months and it looks brand new each time. The only difference between mine and for example the corsair, is the lack of support in an english language for if something did go wrong with my keyboard, and also lack of bells and whistles such as software etc.
Mechanicals are really nice for haptic feedback, and plus are just more pleasant to type on. I personally go for brown caps and it feels really nice and is not horrible and “clicky”/loud at all.
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Bought a Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Cherry MX Red) during last Black Friday sales…
Was a weird transition from my old Logitech G15 keyboard I’ve been using for almost a decade…
First glaring thing I’ve noticed, how exceptionally sensitive the damn thing was. Barely a touch, and it responds. Took a fair while to get used to, though I often mind myself still accidentally pressing a key such as going in some direction while playing a game… 
Pretty comfortable to use though, and the lighting of it is glorious! Currently using a Christmas theme on it go work alongside Corsair’s MM800 Polaris mouse mat… 
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I’ve had my keyboard for well over 10 years. The only thing that doesn’t make it look almost new is the worn plastic where my thumb rests below the space bar.
I use a mechanical mini-keypad, having found that my non-mechanical keyboard can’t handle the abuse… although there may not be much difference in price between mini and full size mechanical.
Probably going to treat myself to a new full size mechanical keyboard and a gaming mouse, this year…then bin the old keyboard, but keep the cheap mouse and mechanical mini-keypad as back-ups.
Mechanical keyboards are noticeably noisier
Just make sure you aren’t in a very low humidity environment aka where static discharge is common or you gonna have a lot of chatter issues, like randomly having d key register is dd etc which is chatter but its often result of static discharge first press is due key press 2e is due discharge, it can be a problem with anything mechanical especially if its not grounded properly in some way to prevent that, i personally have cherry mx speed switched aka silver switches
Check up CK552 CoolerMaster keybaord. Quiet and smooth clicks and so much value for its price.
Yes, it is like watching TV, there needs to be enough ambient light so the TV image low-brightness to high-brightness transitions do not stab your eyes.
Got a cheap £25 rgb keyboard/mouse/mat combo from Amazon exactly 12 months ago. Nice and comfortable, had zero issues with it. Never saw the point of having expensive keyboards etc
Logitech “fan boy” here. Can’t seem to quit the brand. I have tried…
Logitech G910 + G502 mouse
Had these two maybe 5+ years. The best? Doubt it, but hard to complain.
Oh yeah, can seem a bit pricy.
My husband likes the real old-school, now he’s got The Legendary IBM (1987, slightly tweaked to work with modern USB). He LOVES it, all those springs, clinking and tactile feelings (+ knowing that he’s working and playing with a piece of history). Me myself - I’m happy with my Logitech K270 - cheap enough, but also sturdy, wireless, extra media keys (volume, mute, play, etc), big-sized separate Fs row and L-shaped enter, classic looks. Have been using it for years already. It’s all a matter of preferences, I guess unless you’re into professional gaming sports, where each second\frame counts.
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I have bought one after 14 years of using the same Genius keyboard. The feel is really nice, but It’s difficult to find one that doesn’t require a 3rd party bloatware to work to its fullest. They are also absolutely littered with RGB, so finding one that doesn’t default into unicorn puke, or allows you to turn it off without software is not easy, either. Also they are absolutely full of all the “GAMING” bs, which drives price up for terrible and useless features ( see above).
All in all, I don’t think they are a worthy upgrade. It this one lasts 14 years like the old one did I might change my mind yet, but not being able to turn off the red underglow, or changing its color without switching to “GaMe MoDe” (ugh) which deactivates my Windows key, is becoming an eye sore pretty quickly.
Steel Series Apex 7 or Apex Pro 
I prefer membrane keyboards for WoW and other ‘spammy’ games since mechanical keys tend to be extremely loud. Neighbors almost come knocking at the door every time I go into a dungeon asking me to stop riding my horse inside. Clickity clackity clickity clackity
Only if you buy clicky switches. Silent ones are so incredibly quiet, noone would even tell you’re using a mech.
Sadly, most gaming keyboards are shipped with clicky switches for some odd reason. But you don’t need a gaming keyboard, you just want a reliable mech. Cheaper, works better, no annoying clicks, usually no stupid software either to turn off the RGB madness either.
Just wanna point out that maintance like Dottie is doing really helps out in the long run,specially if you an older,out of production model that you still really like a feel fits you. Might just be my big hands,but I feel that newer ones have smaller buttons to press…
Set your budget and what you are looking for exactly first
After that, avoid any of the “gaming” marketed brands like razer, corsair and so on. They charge a LOT, and for that money you can get something much better in terms of materials and performance (most of the time). If you are into phones, think something along the lines of the latest apple phone vs the latest sony phone (sony has everything, even 4k screen and jack etc).
Get a keyboard that has pbt key caps(not abs like razer and the rest), cherry mx switches (if you want to feel the keys, get mx browns), in built memory and rgb controller so that you don’t need software to change the rgb and you cand switch the keyboard between pcs without losing the profiles, strong and good stabilizers.
Rest is up to your preference (as the mx switches). Do you want a palm rest? Do you want additional macro keys? Do you want dedicated media buttons like volume wheel? Do you want aluminium board? Do you want usb pass through for easier access? Do you want usb c to usb a connection cable that is changeable if you break or stock?
I personally would recommend the iKBC MF108 v3 or the MF87 V2. Built like a tank with full aluminium, in built profile and memory all that. That is quite the all premium. Another which isn’t aluminium but is really good is the ducky one 2.
I have the corsair k70, which is a good keyboard but costs way too much imo, unless you get a good offer (like 60 euro). It has space bar rattle due to poor or unlubed stabilizers, the keys are abs and so mine are already wearing off, and the buttom key row is not universal so you can’t buy any key set to replace if you want.
Also check out leopold keyboards
If all the text i wrote isn’t what you are looking for, just get a cheap mx mechanical keyboard that has decent reviews and replace the keycaps with pbts once they wear out. In any case, it is a big difference compared to normal membrane keyboards
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