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DiplomacyPunIn10Did t1_itq3u8q wrote

It's a bit difficult to find something that's both hotswap and ISO layout, but hotswap is one of the easiest ways to make sure that a single faulty switch doesn't ruin a board. (I actually do have a lightly used hotswap ISO board for sale, but I think it's out of your budget.)

The Redragon and CiY boards you listed can't really be modded very much. You won't be able to change the switches on those without a lot of disassembly and desoldering.

I would either (1) go as cheap as possible, accepting that you may have to replace the whole board later or (2) save up a higher budget for something that meets your needs better.

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Ollewolle00 OP t1_itq59x0 wrote

But both the boards I mentioned are capable of hot swapping...? The Redragon has only 3 pins while the CIY supports 5 pin

E: Example of K552 modding:

https://youtu.be/EKVaAMlNX8Q

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DiplomacyPunIn10Did t1_itq6fh9 wrote

>Redragon K552

https://www.amazon.com/Redragon-K552-Mechanical-Keyboard-Equivalent/dp/B016MAK38U?th=1

I don't see hotswap listed as a feature there. Same deal for CiY X77.

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Ollewolle00 OP t1_itq6p4r wrote

CIY X77 Mechanische Gaming Tastatur丨88 Tastaten QWERTZ Layout丨Programmierbare RGB丨Drei höhenverstellbar丨Typ-C-Kabel丨Hot-Swap-fähige Tastatur für Win/Mac (Gray+Schwarz Schalter) https://www.amazon.de/dp/B09CTRBJGL?psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_apann_ct_TSRQEPD6P21RQP7PPJ72

Sadly these are german websides but it definitely mentions hot swap there. Also I've read that the Ciy is quite popular on r/budgetkeebs

E: I feel dumb now, I could swear the K552 was hot swappable earlier this morning, haha

E2: The K552 is definitely hot swappable, maybe there are different devisions of them out there

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