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Looking for an upgrade from an early-gen Das Pro (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

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

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Hello all,

I've loved and used the everloving life out of my old Das Pro (MX Browns, standard keycaps, no media controls) for well over a decade now, and since my work keyboard situation has become untenable I'm extremely tempted to move the old keyboard into the office and get a new shiny for home. I think I'll have to stick with Browns despite wanting something clicker (I live in an apartment and feel like my typing noises late at night are plenty loud enough with the Browns). I got the Das at the very beginning of the mechanical keyboard renaissance, so I have no idea where the market is these days-- I'm sure I'd be perfectly happy with a new Das, maybe without the labels, but I wanted to throw it to the community: is there anyone who's directly competitive with Das for a similar-format keyboard these days? Maybe tenkeyless?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The 3 brands I mentioned are solid choices, with Ducky I think offering the most “flashy” options (RGB-wise but also feature-wise). Have only owned 2 Duckys but they were secondhand-purchases that are 6 years later still going strong after a lot of abuse.

The Glorious GMMK is hot-swappable, meaning you can just pop the switches in-out without having to solder anything, so if you’re set on certain switches, it’s a good option.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I'll give them all a look. Thank you!