I don’t know keyboards - I want a backlit Keyboard and mouse, must play with linux, can’t be ugly.
I have a Logitech K850. So similar.
It i can’t find one, I’m getting a clamp on glow stick.
Das has nice keyboards. They have a few Backlot ones. But are more pricey.
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Ya i looked at those but arent they super click clack, wit them switchs, bitches?
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I have a Red Dragon Keyboard which is nice. The RGB is controlled by the keyboard directly, so it should play nice with LInux. Mine has blue switches which sounds like it will be too loud for you. I’m posting links to keyboards with red and brown switches which are quieter.
Best rubber dome keyboard I ever used - CM Storm Devastator…
The mouse is absolute garbage. The keyboard is amazingly good. It’s rubber, so no clicking and it have a standard feedback when the rubber dome caves in. It’s really really good.
For mechanical - don’t pay 10 billion dollars for Corsair or whatever. I would say get something like Natec Genesis Thor series or whatever. I had one for 2+ years and I gifted it to a friend to keep playing with my Devastator and the caps have no wear and scratches, all they keys are working, the backlight is smooth and working fine. There are TKL and full size… And RGB because of course there is RGB…
What are you looking for, specifically?
Noise level?
Feel? (do you like a tactile bump, smooth activation, high actuation pressure or low, etc…)
Aesthetic stuff you like, or dislike?
There’s a few keyboard aficionados out there, I’d like to say I dabble, but yes, keyboards are very dependent on the person. The keyboard I like, you might not.
For the record, 90% of keyboards are just fine on Linux. Since they just show up, mostly, as a standard HID input device, Linux’ll handle it just fine. The issue is the keebs that have customizable macro keys and whatnot, that usually require configuration tools that aren’t Linux compatible. (unless you go full custom read: expensive and build a QMK board that you can program with C code)
das has different switches to select from.
Basicly the one I went with(I belive brown switches) are tactile, not clicky. There are also liniear iirc wich should not even feel clicky.
It is however noticebly louder than my old keyboard. But it’s night and day more comfortable typing and playing games on. Build quality is fantastic imo. Rigid, metal top, good rubber underneath, and everything worked ootb on Linux(pop_OS!)
I’ve got my Samson mic clipped on top of the monitor my keyboard sits just below, and none of my friends pick up regular typing or playing. Only when I’m trying to type fast and ‘hard’. The tactile switch help me feel when a key is depressed enough without bottomin out the keycap (wich is the biggest source of noise).
edit. There are also rubber thingies, look like thick o-rings that you can place inside the keycaps that apparantly help with noise from bottoming out.
have great keyboards in different sizes, layouts, switches, rgb / white led backlight, windows / macos keycaps, multiple connections via bluetooth or single connection via cable and not that expensive.
in that case I would recommend that the backlight control is handled by the keyboard itself and not some shitty <insert_gamer_gear_brand> driver, which is the case with the keychron keyboards.
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I currently have a Logitech K850. I want the same integrate rest and Key type.
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K740 might then be good option. Has similar low profile keys and soft palm rest. A friend of mine who works as a programmer has that keyboard and likes it a lot.
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In my opinion not all Logitech keyboards have good backlighting due to the font on function keys, it might be how the keys are made as I’ve seen some keyboards which are very evenly lit-seems to vary from model/series.
I’ve found Corsair to be good for lighting but their keyboards do some weird stuff on some Linux/BSD distros at boot.
Earlier in the year for laughs I bought a cheap rubber dome keyboard which is RGB, wasn’t expecting much but Rii seems to have perfectly reproduced the Dell Quietkey of the late 90s in a modern gaming design.
Das keyboard for me too, good quality, feel is great, no fancy shit.
Especially like the one without letters, getting that for work when I have to switch out the current one.
Edit. Works on Linux with FN keys out of the box
Everybody is recommending das, but mechanical keys are not the feel that OP is looking for. I know a lot of people prefer them, but it seems that people are ignoring OPs stated preferences.
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You might like a logitech g15. They are used anymore, but still great keyboards.
Cooler Master North America has an excellent deal atm. K730 TKL, Cherry MX Red/ 711 Honeycomb lightweight mouse/Wireless headset/and mousemat for $165
The keeb alone is normally $120
I can’t verify that they play nice with Linux, but I will only use CM from now on, because they do not require software for adjustments. It can all be done on the device.
I have had terrible experiences with Synapse, Icue, and Ghub software. You would think for companies that charge a premium price they could hire some decent developers.
What do you mean by OP and DAS?
You are OP and Das is some keyboard brand I have never heard of in my life. Thought apparently it’s good they say.
@marelooke, Yuh, I want a DAS Keyboard. But i really don’t want the click clack keys.
The multi- application keyhighting is DOPE.
CODE keyboard from wasdkeyboards (104 or TKL). Choose the switch you like (the only ‘clicky’ choice is blue). Silent red might be what you want, but you can order their switch sampler if you don’t know what you want. Brown tends to be a good choice for typing without click; has a tactile bump but not a click.
I retired my das keyboards, they’ve been replaced with CODE keyboards. In part because the CODE is no-frills, no software needed, and TKL which I prefer.