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  Due to health issues with my hands, I'm looking for a more ergonomic solution without going full-on Moonlander or Ergodox (bit too expensive for my blood). So I was thinking on either a split, or a Alice. Any recommendation between those two, or maybe something else I haven't thought of?
  I'm looking for a 60%, hotswappable, either kit or premade, depends what's cheapest.
  Edit: I type A LOT, if that helps.
context: Hi, I've just started getting into keyboards and things and was just wanting to ask a possibly stupid question. If a prebuilt keyboard is listed as non hot swappable/doesn't specify can you change the keycaps? If so, how easy is this and would I need any tools or equipment? >
  
  Yes keycaps can be easily changed on any mech keyboard in 99% of cases regardless of hotswap or not. Hotswap refers to switches (which keycaps attach to) >
  
  Thanks! >
  
  I am having trouble finding a full size keyboard with a number pad, does anyone know of a prebuilt that has hot-swappable 5-pin switches? 
  Additionally, are there any good TKL with a matching separate number pad? Thanks in advance! >
  
  Keychron Q/V6 >
  
  Hey guys! Looking to embark on a journey to make a new keyboard for the wife. I've always been into 75% and TKLs but she wants a 96%/1800 layout and I don't know where to start for a quality/premium feel case. Are there any well-known cases or GBs that are coming soon that aren't too heavy? Could also use some suggestions on keycaps: she loves the Tiffany blue/mint blue colors. As for the switches, I plan on doing the Zeal Healio V2 given that she wants a quiet board she can use for work. Thanks for the advice in advance! >
  
  The Windx R2 group buy us happening next month, I'm going to snag one for my new work board. Keychron also has an 1800 in their Q and V lines and the Odin from KBDFans seems solid. I'm using a cheap set of Keychron pbt caps that match my mint case while I wait for a set of group buy caps. >
  
  Actually, the Drop DCX Hyperfuse caps are worth checking out too. >
  
  Nice! I love these bigger boards. I suspect I'm going to end up making a huge one sometime... also, props for being willing to handwire. 
  The problems you're going to find are OS support for F13-24 and getting custom caps made. Unless you have silly amounts of money to sink into this, custom caps from the usual manufacturers are likely to be too expensive considering minimum order quantities. If you can put up with blanks, or 3D-print your own, or use relegendable caps, that would be more feasible. Or get a set of printed caps from WASD or Max Keyboard - but the legends aren't long-lasting.
  As to the 2u Esc in particular, that's going to be hard to find with that legend. I think the best way is to use another numpad Enter or +, or to get a cap from a POS keyboard. Unfortunately those two alternatives need different arrangements of switches, as POS 2u caps sit on 2 switches with no stabiliser... so ideally you'd source a 2u cap before finalising your design!!
  Support for F13-24 is patchy at best. I think the official USB HID documentation says Windows supports F13 but not any of the others; in practice they may be partly supported but not fully, or not at all. FWIW Unicomp, who still make a keyboard with 24 function keys for use with terminal emulators, have their "F13-24" keys sending Shift+F1-F12. (Theoretically Linux will recognise all of them, but the window manager may need some modifications to support them all.) But with QMK it's easy enough to try proper F13-24 and change the ones that don't work.
  By my count you've got 7 rows and 21 columns there, so if you lay out the wiring simply you'll need 28 pins for the keyboard matrix (plus more for the LEDs and such things). There are ways to save a few pins if necessary - but if I'm reading the spec sheets right, there are QMK-compatible controllers with up to 100 pins, so it shouldn't be a problem if you plan beforehand. Here's QMK's official list of controllers known to work.
  As for the calculator, I haven't gone into the code, but AFAIK if that's a QMK implementation it ought to be feasible to use that code in your keyboard. You'll probably want to ask on r/olkb about that; it's very much the place for advanced QMK discussions. At least one of the QMK devs is there regularly. >
  
  Hey all, I'm currently looking for a new keyboard...
  Time to retire my Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth...
  I'm looking for something wireless, preferably Bluetooth & can connect to 2 different devices.
  Idk what sorta switches... I suppose whatever is closest to what I'm using now.
  I can be convinced of any size really... but I would like to see different options
  I'm comfortable if I have to build or put together something on my own, except I don't own a soldering iron...idk if that's necessary but I'm like super noob-ish to mech keyboards >
  
  Keychron K series has bluetooth and can connect up to 3 devices, IIRC. Also has hotswap options so no need for soldering.
  Also TIL, the odd numbered K series boards are low profile and the even ones aren't. So that's something to look at as well. >
  
  ALL I want for christmas is....
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  a CHERRY MX BROWN with a WRIST REST, QWERTZ ISO Layout..
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  but for the life of me... I can't find one... :(.
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  Coolermaster,... Corsair K70 MK 2... all unavailable or with ANSI QWERTY Layout.. :(
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  Any recommendations, pls? >
  
  Keychron has German ISO layouts, dunno if that's the same layout you were looking for but they seem to be qwertz. No cherry switches but they come in Gateron Browns. You could look at those.
  Wrist rests are sold separately though. >
  
  ...yes but I REALLY REALLY REALLY want a FIXED wrist rest... at least magnetic... because while eating etc. pp. I often shift the keyboard around... also while gaming I frequently move it a few cm etc. pp. 
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  and I really dont want to constantly adjust a seperate wrist rest.
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  I have also already thought about getting a "normal" one.. (keychon, DASkeyboard.. whatever) and then try to build a custom magnetic concortion of whatever to fixate the wrist rest >
  
  Epomaker k870t