Ah, but then you don’t get the graphics that change with every program switch-- Abbyy Finereader needs a completely different set than CorelCAD.
Most used buttons are zoom in and zoom out. Seems a might bit expensive for that, but right now, my arm is in a sling-- and my typing skills are abysmal.
Also one touch screencaps are nice when you are trying to scrape a ebook site.
I could (have different shortcuts, not graphics)… if I used windows. The GMMK3 keyboard software is application aware and can switch your profile on the fly. But yeah, I would not have nice icons 
My previous keyboard was a 1st gen GMMK TKL, I loved it. The usb port started to fail, though, so I picked up a Keychron V3 with blue switches this year. I lurv it, too. Went with TKL again, as I have a separate number pad that I like and is going strong. Left hand trackball is from Clearly Superior Technologies, right hand is a Logitech MX Ergo (two trackballs ended up being the thing that helped me the most with RSI at one desk, and I’ve stuck with it).
I am clumsy, mostly type 1-handed, and struggle to type 2-handed. I much prefer a compact keyboard, so I don’t have to reach too far to the left, with nav keys, so I don’t have to scroll so much.
I often use a Periboard 609B, and sometimes a Periboard 409B-Ru.
I used to have an Adesso keyboard, but it gradually broke down.
I tried others, but without the easy-to-use nav keys, they’re that much harder to use. I kow people often say that nav keys arem’t necessary, since you can just combine function keys with arrow keys, but they’re too far to reach, and aren’t compatible with sticky keys.
Here goes:
I’m pretty late to the Mechanical keyboard space, having used either whatever keyboard that came with a given PC, or used various wireless keyboard and mouse combos over the years. The first mechanical keyboard I got was an original GMMK.
Cons:
Other:
Despite my list of cons above, it’s a totally reasonable and comfortable to use board. If I had somewhere else to use it, I would.
My wife and I use lap desks with portable monitors, keyboards, and mice connected to desktop PCs for PC gaming. Her lap desk is smaller than mine, so she actually uses a combo keyboard/touch pad instead of a keyboard and separate mouse. Options for that kind of thing are limited, so she ended up with a more-or-less generic backlit Bluetooth keyboard that’s sold primarily for tablet use. It’s not terrible, but it’s not great and because it’s connected via Bluetooth, it won’t wake the PC from sleep. I have searched unsuccessfully over the years for a mechanical keyboard with attached touch pad, or something similar. When I started reading about QMK, I learned that it’s capable of emulating a mouse, so I thought I’d give it a try and see if it could be a good solution for her. Long(er) story short, it was not, and that’s how I ended up with a Keychron C1 Pro.
It’s a TKL (80%) layout with brown style (K Pro Brown?) switches.
Here’s what it originally looked like:
My wife likes blue, so I ended up replacing the key caps, so now it looks like this:
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That brings me to the keyboard I do use for my lap desk/gaming PC, a logitech G PRO Keyboard. It really doesn’t seem to have an easily identifiable model number. It’s a TKL (80%?) layout with blue-style (GX Blue) switches.
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I really only got this to pair with the mouse (G600) I bought at the time, so that I could manage both through a single app and have per-game settings, but it’s probably the keyboard I like the least.
Finally, here’s the keyboard I use the most, The Keychron Q5.
It’s a 96% layout with brown-style (Gateron G Pro Brown?) switches.
Here’s what it originally looked like:
Here’s what it looks like after I made a few minor changes:
The thing that immediately bothered me when I started using it was the placement of the del, home, end, pgup, and pgdn keys. The lack of an ins key didn’t really bother me. I ended up rearranging these keys into a more sensible layout, along with the dedicated LED key.
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Overall I’m pretty happy with it. I also ended up enabling mod space and mapping the home, end, pgup, and pgdn keys to the arrows for easier access and to match my laptop. I also mapped the P key to prt scr on that layer, since the layout doesn’t include that key. That works generally pretty well, except the default config for mod space doesn’t line up with the way that I type. I’m finding that I’m missing more spaces that I usually do. I think this might be due to the timing window between what the keyboard considers a tap vs. a hold. As far as I know, this can only be changed by modifying the source and recompiling the firmware, which I have not been enterprising enough to try yet.
I have the same pudding caps on my original GMMK!
That keyboard had some Novelkeys tactile switches that I liked quite a bit, but it doesn’t look like they make them anymore.
I love pudding keys, but for some reason nobody has made a spanish layout for them.
That is something I felt a lot while shopping for my new keyboard. I felt if I wanted a full size keyboard I had either keychron that required some modification to get it exacly like I wanted or a gaming keyboard that did also that, except I paid double. WASD was on the list, as my father is very satisfied with the one i gifted to him 6-7 years ago, but sadly they closed past october. In the end i went for the GMMK because of the customization options (which meant I did not had to shop a keychron and modify it myself).
They’re a boon if you’re a touch typist and/or you have big hands as the narrower profile is less prone to hitting the wrong key.
They feel fine, I’m just not thrilled with how they look. I do like that the legends are centered, though.
I love the OSA profile. They remind me of the electric typewriter we had growing up. I think they were blue, too.
At work I use a Kinesis Freestyle Edge keyboard (with MX Brown keys), with a Kinesis 10-key off to the side. (I don’t have a good picture of it.)
After years of dicking around with non-ergo mechanical gaming keyboards I finally decided to take the plunge and get a legitimate ergo keyboard.
It was kind of a unicorn — I like gaming keyboards because of all the customizable keys, but I wanted something comfortable but not too unconventional. This one seemed to tick all the boxes.
It took me just a couple hours to get used to it (even with my weird typing style, which was forcefully corrected by its design), and it’s super comfortable to use.
I use a DasKeyboard S “Professional Silent” with Cherry MX Brown switches. I’ve used it pretty much constantly since 2012. I do think I might replace the keycaps, they’re worn smooth.
Speaking of gamer tax. I haaaate RGB products, all i want is for the thing to just exist and the lights are just distracting to me.
I currently own the Logitech G610. Purchased in 2017 for $79.97 on Newegg.
Pros: Keyboard itself is weighty enough without being overly heavy. I like the feel of the typing experience (Cherry MX Red switches). I enjoy that the volume knob is a physical thing i can mess with.
Cons: Over the years i have had issues of the keys randomly coming off during regular use, and sometimes having the stems break and me having to fix with superglue. As mentioned there’s also the Logitech app where you can customize the lighting and add lighting animations, both of which could be nice for someone but its just distracting to me. I just turn off animations and set the lighting to be quite dim. I’ve never used the playback buttons under the volume knob, and there’s a gaming lock button that disables the windows key that i’ve only “used” accidentally.
I haven’t quite set my mind on replacing it yet because it still works well, i don’t want to spend the money if i don’t have to. I do like Keychron and will keep an eye out for their full size ones, but open to other brands as long as the price is justifiable and doesn’t have obnoxious features/aesthetics.
Will have to take pics of the 10keyless wireless Keychron i have. I haven’t used it in a year or two, its got some custom keys on it to give it some color
i used to dislike Rgb lights but for some reason I now enjoy having a rainbow in my keyboard. Don’t know why it can be.
No. I really don’t know why it can be.
It’s too distracting for me. I don’t mind if that’s on someone else’s setup but for personal use i’d rather not have it.
Anyway here’s my spare keyboard.
Keychron K2 Non-Backlight Wireless Mechanical Keyboard - Non-Backlight Aluminum Frame / Keychron Mechanical / Brown Switches
It’s a mix of the default keys with some custom ones. Purchased for $65.20 + $10 for shipping and later i got the travel case for it (too lazy to look up the cost). I quite like it with the exception that it doesn’t have the number pad.
Also on my Logitech keyboard I have these custom keys. The brass question block is my prized possession
Forgive the dusty as hell keys
I love them!
My one use of RGB on a keyboard: I have static color blocks set for the different types of keys - one for the numpad, one for arrows/home/end/etc, one for the main “keyboard” section… makes it easier to orient in the dark or without fully looking at the keyboard.
I know someone who has it set to do rainbow swirls whenever a key is pressed… would drive me absolutely nuts.
Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit eating plastic.
I picked the wrong day to be spanish. I want toasted bread ISO-SP layout! 
