Premium Keyboards
Lowest listed price is $250 or more. Listed when the extra money shows up in the board, not the box.
The short list. The HHKB is a finished Topre 60%. Mode Sonnet and Mode Encore are kits. The other boards at this price are Keychron Hall Effect models.
If you only want one, start with Mode Sonnet . It is the one we marked Premium Pick. Open the HHKB if you want a finished board instead of a kit.
9 keyboards
“When you're ready to stop looking”
A configurable wired 75% kit with swappable mounting blocks, several case and plate materials, and a QMK/VIA PCB. From $289 before switches, keycaps and stabilizers.
“The programmer's keyboard since 1996”
A compact 60-key board with silent Topre switches, the HHKB layout, USB-C and Bluetooth for up to four devices. It runs on two AA batteries.
“Southpaw 96% magnetic Q for left-handed gamers”
A 2.2 kg left-hand-numpad 96% aluminum Q with Gateron magnetic switches, Rapid Trigger, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth. Digital Chumps calls it one of the best prebuilts for left-handed players.
“Wireless 96% Alice Q with a right-hand numpad”
A 2.4 kg 96% Alice-layout aluminum Q with 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth and wired modes, a right-hand numpad and double gasket. Tom's Guide gave it an Editor's Choice; heavy and expensive.
“Wireless 8 kHz 96% Alice Q with ZMK”
A 2.4 kg 96% Alice-layout aluminum Q with 8000 Hz, Silk POM switches, ZMK firmware and a battery rated up to 660 hours. No independent review of this model found.
“Southpaw 96% Alice Q for left-handed typists”
A 2.5 kg 96% Alice-layout aluminum Q with a left-hand numpad, 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth and wired modes. Tom's Guide gave it an Editor's Choice; heavy and expensive.
“Wireless 96% magnetic Q for work and gaming”
A 96% aluminum Q with Gateron magnetic switches, Rapid Trigger, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth, about 2.2 kg. HLPlanet rated it 9 but found it pricey and limited to Keychron's switches.
“Full-size magnetic Q with a soft clacky sound”
A 2.2 kg full-size aluminum Q with Gateron magnetic switches, Rapid Trigger, 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth. Digital Chumps liked the build and soft sound but wanted third-party switch support.
“Mode's 65% kit with hardwood accents and the Crown mounting system”
A wired 65% kit with an aluminum body, walnut, maple or white oak accents, a Crown wave-spring mount, QMK/VIA and a choice of plates. alexotos, whose copy came from a sponsor and whose links are affiliate links, found the Crown mount cushioned and the sound clean; the board is a kit you finish with your own switches and keycaps.