Keychron C1 Wired Mechanical Keyboard for Mac Layout, Keychron Mechanical Brown Switch/USB Type-C Cable/ABS Keycaps Tenkeyless 87 Keys Computer Keyboard for Windows PC Laptop

The value for money on this keyboard is fantastic. It is for sure on the cheaper end of the mechanical keyboard market but it is the real deal. The switches feel fantastic (for reference - I also daily drive a Razer Blackwidow lite which has orange switches that are comparable to browns but these just feel a lot nice for me - I more or less never need to bottom out with my key strokes) and the overall build quality feels fantasticPros:Fantastic switch feelSturdy quality from the deck all the way down to the feet you can prop it up withThe addition of USB-C is also fantastic to see these days (I own keyboards that are twice the price of this or more that do not feature USB-C so this was refreshing to see at this price point)Comes with key caps to allow you to use this with MacOS or windows (along with a settings switch for the keyboard itself although I have not tried this out yet)Function keys for MacOS all seem to work very well and I enjoy the addition of the key to simply lock the deviceA fantastic choice for a value mechanical keyboardCons:No backlighting on the keyboard. This is offset somewhat by the white keycaps making it a bit easier to see in a darker space but isn't too big a deal at this price point. Missing out on this is absolutely fine for the build quality you get for the moneySmall enter key - this isn't so much a big deal as I did get used to it but I moved over from a keyboard with a much larger enter key and this was a little bit jarring at firstThe LEDs for caps lock and wether you are in Mac/Windows mode could do with being brighter but ultimately they still serve their purposeNot much more to say - if this falls within your budget and you are looking for a sturdy keyboard that feels good under the fingers while also sticking to a entry level budget this is definitely something to consider buying

I got this as a Christmas present to go with an M1 Mac Mini, so take any ratings here for durability and gaming with a pinch of salt because I've had it for about two days and I don't game on this machine. Overall, this feels like a decent keyboard (YMMV with regard to the brown switches) and it seems solidly built, as well as coming with a key-puller and replacement keys for Windows.This, however, makes the one omission I mention in the title even more glaring for a UK user. There's no £ symbol on the keyboard, and the '3' key is marked with a # symbol. If you press SHIFT+3, however, you get a £, assuming your Mac is set to a British Mac layout. To get the #, which is a symbol we sort of use a lot these days, you need to press OPTION+3. This is apparently correct, it's just that for some reason no-one thought to label that one key consistently with all the others, which is all the more baffling when you consider that there are already those spare keys right there in the box!Personally I also don't much like the fact that the otherwise very nice braided cable has to be plugged into the keyboard rather than being built into it, which seems to create an unnecessary point of failure- again, depending on how you treat your cables vs how often you might be unplugging it, YMMV.