Recommend me a mechanical keyboard for £70

[BlaezaLite]

Has to be qwerty UK and have RGB (Colours so pretty!) Size of keyboard is not important, only ever used a full-size keyboard and happy to shrink a bit. Also, wired only! Don't trust wireless! Would prefer if it was black too.

 

[wNotyarD]

If you REALLY want RGB, there's the HyperX Alloy Elite 2 (HyperX Linear Red) for £69. From any review I could find, they don't feel much different from Cherry MX Red, but I couldn't find anything on durability.
If you could set for a truly classy yet understated RGB, there's the Logitech G513 (Romer-G Tactile) for £67. From first-hand experience, the tactile Romer-G feels truly amazing to type and game on but has a goddamn annoying tendency to develop key chattering.

I searched only through Amazon UK because I don't know what websites you usually buy tech through, and only listed options I could find from the big brands I could remember under your budget.
Also, if you can test any option before biting the bullet (or can rely on returning purchases), do so. Keyboard experience is EXTREMELY subjective to the user, almost as much as with mouses.

 

[delshay]

Has to be qwerty UK and have RGB (Colours so pretty!) Size of keyboard is not important, only ever used a full-size keyboard and happy to shrink a bit. Also, wired only! Don't trust wireless! Would prefer if it was black too.

Yeah, but my Logitech G910 (wired keyboard) has just started playing up. I don't think I can buy a replacement cable. I have a wireless G915 keyboard which I can switch to. The question is, if I choose not to use the wireless part, just plug in the USB cable.

Given that this is a standard USB cable. it can be change if it goes faulty. I think I've learnt a lot from buying expensive wired keyboard, because when they go faulty, where do you get replacement cable. Personally I think it's better to have a keyboard that has swappable cable regardless if it has wireless capability.

 

[bonehead123]

With the OP's wants & budget, I concur with the G513 as a top choice... I used several of them before going tail free with the 613, and they lasted for several years of hardcore typing and CAD work for 8-12 hours/day x 5-6 days/week...

Are there better KB's out there ? Sure, but most of them are well above the £70 mark too....

However, I would stay far, far way from the HyperX ones, as they tend to wear out rather quickly, like 4-8 months for anyone who uses them everyday for more than a few hours...

 

[Dan.G]

Have a look at this one: Lenovo K500

P.S. Budget option, but no mechanical switches: Logitech G213

 

[wNotyarD]

With the OP's wants & budget, I concur with the G513 as a top choice... I used several of them before going tail free with the 613, and they lasted for several years of hardcore typing and CAD work for 8-12 hours/day x 5-6 days/week...

Don't know if the G513 are then more durable than the G810. I loved mine, but had issues with LEDs within 3 months, keycaps breaking within the first year and chattering started just after the warranty expired. Got denied RMA for the LEDs but got a new keycap set through support for free, swapped some keys only for others to chatter, then replaced it with my Huntsman Elite.

 

[BlaezaLite]

I was tempted by the logitech G513, but I've 2 logitech mice that don't work properly too, so I'm back to square one. Have any of you heard of Royal Kludge?

 

[Dan.G]

Have any of you heard of Royal Kludge?

Can't say that I have. Could be a diamond hiding beneath dirt.
In some parts of the EU, there's a relatively popular brand: Redragon

 

[wNotyarD]

I was tempted by the logitech G513, but I've 2 logitech mice that don't work properly too, so I'm back to square one. Have any of you heard of Royal Kludge?

If your Logitech mice do have chattering switches, most certainly it's the same denominator with Romer-G: OMRON. While you can swap mouse switches with Kailh or others if you have the tools and the know-how, a Romer-G keyboard will only allow you to replace failing switches for new Romer-G's.
About Royal Kludge, there's a review of their RK84 here in TPU. Their RK switches are a gamble though: some say they're made by Kailh (which would make them awesome), others say Outemu (which is not so good).

 

[Space Lynx]

Has to be qwerty UK and have RGB (Colours so pretty!) Size of keyboard is not important, only ever used a full-size keyboard and happy to shrink a bit. Also, wired only! Don't trust wireless! Would prefer if it was black too.

I have heard good things about Red Dragon keyboards, just do a search for them on Amazon UK and have a look, they have a lot to choose from and are very affordable RGB/mech.

 

[wNotyarD]

I have heard good things about Red Dragon keyboards, just do a search for them on Amazon UK and have a look, they have a lot to choose from and are very affordable RGB/mech.

Redragon (for most of their range) are only as good as any other Outemu-laden keyboard, and they've been a fever in Brazil for a while now due to the following reasons: they're cheap, they have that GAMER design and marketing, they're widely available, they actually have Brazilian ABNT2 layout models, and did I already say they're cheap?
When they first showed up it was a revolution in our market, but as sales soared so did failures coming from the Outemu switches.

 

[BlaezaLite]

If your Logitech mice do have chattering switches, most certainly it's the same denominator with Romer-G: OMRON. While you can swap mouse switches with Kailh or others if you have the tools and the know-how, a Romer-G keyboard will only allow you to replace failing switches for new Romer-G's.
About Royal Kludge, there's a review of their RK84 here in TPU. Their RK switches are a gamble though: some say they're made by Kailh (which would make them awesome), others say Outemu (which is not so good).

Both Logi mouse's had wireless issues like stopping working and not letting me click stuff. Got a wired Glorious D which has been perfect.
Think I'm going to risk getting a RK and if anything goes wrong, then the Logi G513 will be next.

Thank you everyone!