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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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In the time since your Das Keyboard, a lot has changed in the space. My favorite change since the OG days of MX, Low profile switches.

I think keeping your wrist as flat as possible feels better. Personally I am off the deep end making DIY ergonomic boards. When I am doing CAD or gaming it's best to use a full size board for speed. If you search Amazon for "low profile mechanical keyboard", you will see many examples.

I have a ten keyless and full size ANSI (brown) and my GF has a ten keyless ISO (blue). They are all different brands, but quality is good enough for a comfortable daily use.

Keychron makes some nicer high end boards, but I have not personal tried them

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