[Tarks]

Bought a Corsair K95 a year or so ago and it's fantastic for me, even bought a second for the office. Pricey but it's worth it.

[TylerE]

Thats...not quite a meant by high end. I mean stuff like a bespoke PCB so you can change all the switches out, an aluminum case... one of those $500+ custom jobs that /r/mechanicalkeyboards likes to drool over.

It's a very very deep rabbit hole.

[phaus]

Is this close enough?

https://kbdfans.com/collections/diy-kit/products/pre-orderkb...

Full size are rarer and more expensive. There might be some other options.

Honestly the GMMK full size is pretty nice and you can pick whatever switch you want. It doesn't have a custom case like the one I linked above, but its aluminum and you can customize everything else. Some people have even dissassembled the case and painted it.

[jes5199]

I’m using a full-size Ducky brand keyboard with Cherry MXs and it’s getting the job done. Admittedly it’s not quite as nice as some.

Maybe you could get one of massdrop’s full-except-for-numberpad keyboards, and then get a separate USB number pad?

[Oreb]

I have no personal experience whatsoever with these, but the Corsair keyboards have a very bad reputation among mechanical keyboard enthusiasts. Allegedly the keycaps are made of low quality ABS plastic, and because some of the keys are non-standard size, you can’t easily find replacement keycaps.

Among mainstream brands, Ducky and CoolerMaster are supposed to be much better (I have no experience with these either).

[trampypizza]

I have a CoolerMaster Masterkey Pro L with Cherry MX Browns - Its a nice keyboard, well built and not too showy. I got it for the office and I didn't want something that was very 'gamer-ey'. Only criticism is that the Cherry Browns are nowehere near as nice as the Gateron Browns I have in another keyboard (although I suppose you can't put this on CM). Oh, and maybe the ABS keycaps, they aren't great and the PBT Keycap 'upgrade kit' that CM sell isn't really a direct replacement. I'll probably pick up a separate PBT Double-shot set, but that's optional. I have recommended the CM Masterkeys Pro L to a bunch of people. I had a Corsair K70 (trampstamp edition) a few years ago, and the quality was good but the non-standard bottom row got on my nerves because it severely limited keycap replacement options.

[kranner]

Ducky One 2 user here: it is fantastic for the price. The aluminium case is solid, heavy and beautifully shaped and coated. Switches are perfect to me. Stock keycaps are very good though maybe not the best.

I like it so much I'm using it with both my computers with keyboard/mouse sharing software.

[ginko]

Just bought a Ducky One 2 on my trip to Taiwan and it's a joy to use. All the keycaps are PBT double-shot.