Wow. Its so good to see this thread. @Stephen I think I had spotted the ergodox in NYC office. I guess that was yours.
I am a MX Blue and MX White fan, But i fall into the odd taboo area where a person likes “Low Profile” switches and keycaps. Over the years, I have converted to Kailh Chocolate White and Blue switches for my keyboards. They provide a satisfying click and also a faint but noticeable tactile bump. As if things weren’t difficult already, I also like things to be wireless. Judge me!
For my current daily driver i have a keyboard which is more or less a Frankenstein’s monster. I needed something low profile and wireless. So an year or so ago, on one of my trips to NYC, i bought 2 Keychron K1’s . I knew that I would hate them, but hear me out.
Keychrons have a bluetooth board that can be switched between Mac and Windows profiles. It comes with low profile clicky switches by a company named “Fraly”. These switches are garbage and result in too many false/ghost key presses. You spend more time with the backspace with these. I think in the newer versions they are using Gateron’s.
With Keychron K1’s board and chassis. and a desolder of all the switches. I swapped them with kailh Chocolate White’s. Wasnt a straight forward swap, had to make minor modifications. But the time spent was worth it.
Putting everything back together. I have a bluetooth keyboard that I can carry in my backpack. Not a huge RGB fan, mine just has a white backlight.