>>4932
The best keyboard I have ever used was made by Topre. They're expensive, but I have used mine for 13 years without any problems and it still looks and functions exactly like it did the day I bought it, even though I clean it often with 70% Isopropyl Alcohol. I use an air compressor on it occasionally for any dust (once or twice a year), but I keep a full size keyboard dust cover over it when it is not in use, plus clean regularly, so extreme amounts of dust is not a problem for me.
>Keycaps:
You want PBT plastic and dye sublimation legends, but if possible to buy (they're not always available) you want thick PBT plastic with double-shot PBT plastic legends. If you're wanting RGB lighting (backlit keycaps), then you want thick PBT plastic with double-shot PBT plastic legends with a shine through ability (the double-shot legends allow light to pass through).
Also, for keycaps it's always best to have a high contrast set of keycaps if you ever need to look at them to find a particular character.
>Links:
Master series for Windows:
Full Keyboard (similar to the size of mine, except mine is a very old model now):
Black:
https://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/R3HB11/
White:
https://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/R3HB21/
Tenkeyless Keyboard:
Black:
https://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/R3HD11/
White:
https://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/R3HD21/
Gaming series:
Their new gaming edition tenkeyless keyboard (this is probably what you want, because it has MX style stems, so you can use MX keycaps on a Topre switch and the other keyboards above are not using the MX style stem yet from what I can tell, so you would be stuck with the keycaps they come with, and it has a steel frame):
https://www.realforce.co.jp/en/products/X1UD11/
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/topre-realforce-gx1-black-tkl-rgb
>Other information:
You have the option for most of their keyboards to choose between 45g or 30g (grams) for key weight, which means the actuation force required when you press a key down. My 13 year old keyboard is a 55g model, which to me is fine, but some may like a lighter key press, so if you actually end up wanting one of these, then consider what you like on a keyboard before purchasing to not waste your time. Also, none of this stuff is ever cheap, and new keycap sets depending on what you get can get expensive.
I have tried Cherry MX switches and I didn't like any of them, but then I went fuck it long ago and I tried a Topre keyboard. It solved all of my problems with keyboards. If you hate Topre, then nevermind, but if you have never tried one, then try it. There is also a clone (budget Topre), which some say is good, but not exact, and I have never tried the clone myself, but it could be good:
https://www.nizkeyboard.com/collections/all
There could also be something new that is actually good, which I have not seen, because I have not needed to purchase a new keyboard in 13 years, so I haven't heavily looked at the most recent stuff available in 2024.
>>4938
>if you have a "they don't make em like they used to" attitude, buy a model M. They're still making them, built like tanks (supposedly, haven't used them).
There is also this option, but I haven't used a Model M either.
This is where I have seen new Model M's still being made:
https://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/NEW_M
I have seen people say the Model F is superior to the Model M, but I haven't used one, so I have no idea. I found this website selling Model F's and a video explaining the differences between a Model F and a Model M keyboard. From the looks of it, these are very expensive:
https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUo7Uj3hfTM
Good luck on your search for a quality keyboard anon.