Help me choose an upgrade from Epomaker S68

[SaiyanGoku]

Copy pasting from my reddit thread.
My Epomaker S68 is starting to have double clicking issues after about 4 years of use and I want to replace it. These are my requirements:

1. Should be 65% (75% might be okay). Nothing smaller or bigger.
2. Tri mode connectivity.
3. QMK/VIA support. Don't want to install any bloatware.
4. Silent or quiet linear switches.
5. Double shot PBT keycaps, black/grey or dark and homogenous colour scheme.
6. Has to be light to be kept in a carry-on so shouldn't have metal body.
7. Per key RGB
8. Don't care about Dial.
9. Budget - INR 5k to 10k for the whole build or CAD 150 from Amazon.

This will be my birthday gift to myself. The preferred options are Keychron K6 Pro and V2 Max but both of them have been OOS for a while now. Might consider RK R65 if there's a hardware revision and if they have fixed QC issues.

 

[Desmond]

Have you considered replacing the problematic switch first?

Perhaps also try lubricating the problematic key with silicone oil first to see if that helps.

 

[TheSloth]

*www.monsgeek.com/product/m1w-v3-he-sp-fully-assembled/

*en.akkogear.com/product/dracula-castle-5075b-plus-mechanical-keyboard/

Akko and Monsgeek are sister brands I think.

I am currently using Akko 3084B for more than a year, i faced few issues with switches where it was not registering the key pressed but they send extra switches and keys with the keyboard so it was easy to replace. They are also quite responsive on their via their cc email and discord channel, after raising concern, they also sent me more switches. So I had positive experience with Akko ASS.

I do not know how does it compare to Epomaker and RK.