EPOMAKER - Galaxy100 QMK/VIA

Might I suggest you look at the Epomaker Galaxy 100, should be able to pick one up of Amazon for 80 or less they sound great look good full aluminum and I really enjoy mine. Gave one to my son and he thinks it is great.

I have a Q6 Pro and and Q6 HE. But might I suggest you look at the Epomaker Galaxy 100, I like it alot and find I am using it at work more than my Q6's or Q5 (older version without the full 0 on keypad) Knob is in better position and it sounds amazing out of the box.

I've bought several of their keyboards over the years and they work fine. I'm using a Galaxy 100 right now and love it. Maybe they do have some bad customer service, but a lot of places do. If you're wanting to mess around with a bunch of customization software, yea there are probably better brands. But if you're just wanting a mid-range mechanical keyboard that works out of the box at a good price, there's nothing wrong with them in my experience. I've owned 4 different models of theirs.

One of my good friends I play WoW with got this keyboard a while back and he loves it. I ended up getting a similar one because he likes his so much. I got the Galaxy 100 and am really enjoying it.

You don't have to give up a number pad just to have a smaller keyboard. I use the [Galaxy100](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F98LKVJ8). 100 key layout and full number pad. Plus a volume knob. It's a nice weighty keyboard that provides an excellent typing experience. It's the best keyboard I've ever used to be honest.

Thanks so much for this list! Searching online I really felt like I was looking for a needle in a haystack. I looked at the suggestions listed here and decided to order the Epomaker Galaxy100. I couldn't be happier so far!

Depends what you like. I just recently bought the EPOMAKER galaxy 100 lite. Solid aluminum, about $100, hot swappable (you can put in different switches if you want). It only has 2 options for switches and they are both linear (goes straight down with no click). If you prefer non-linear switches there are other keyboards available that will offer them, or you can swap them in yourself if that interests you. I recommend Hipyo Tech on YouTube, he has good recommendations for beginners on a budget. Quick edit: please dont buy a "gaming keyboard" theres no difference between a regular keyboard and a gaming keyboard except the word gaming, which doubles the price for no reason. All the gaming brands have awful build quality and are expensive for no reason.

The Galaxy100 is excellent, especially for the price. I've been using it for my work board for months.

You might really like the Galaxy100 then. Significantly more compact, with subtle lighting. You can turn off the lighting altogether if you want.

I've been having a good experience with my Epomaker Galaxy 100, although I've seen posts about other people having issues.

I have two. Great boards. Dude said he'd prefer not made in China though.

I recently picked up the Galaxy 100 Lite and I really liked it, but it does come in a wireless version only, so you would have to decide if that would be okay for you, but I picked it up on sale for less than 100 dollars. I would say to get that and then a decent set of thocky switches, like the Keygeek Y2/Y3 switches. And then some good dye sub PBT keycaps to deepen the sound a little more.

Fullsize options are limited. You can get an Aula F108, a Keychron (Q6 or V6), or the QK101 from QwertyKeys (expensive and missing RGB, keycaps, and switches). If youre willing to go with a 96%, then you've also got the Aula F99, the Keychron Q5/V5, and the [Galaxy100](https://a.co/d/1bUSDXk) (which is my recommendation as the cheapest aluminum option). Here's mine with MOG keycaps and Akko Mirror switches: https://preview.redd.it/r4zug7ix7t3f1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=ff3febc1ddea5a757062788c76326248cccf54e5

Really impressed by the epomaker galaxy100. Don't listen to the haters just buy from Amazon