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Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $15050

1. Stack Overflow The Key V2 Macropad

#1 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Nice macropad, can work with VIAL. It should come with VIAL firmware out of the box. I had to spend some time to create one. Feel free to use: hex + sources..."  Read More

2. Flesports MK870 Barebones TKL Mechanical Keyboard

#2 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Perfect for beginner! Bought this for my 8yr old son for Christmas and it was a huge hit! It's tough to see in this pic but the RGB glow through the transparent case..."  Read More

$42
$60

3. Keydous NJ80 Barebones Wireless RGB Keyboard

#3 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Solid for a plastic build. The NJ 80 is a great novice build. Bought one for my 8yr old son, which he now claims is his favorite. We used GoPolar Azure Dragon switches..."  Read More

$79
$130

4. Megalodon Triple Knob 38% Keyboard With OLED Screen

#4 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"One of the best macropads ever. As the title suggests, it's a wonderful macropad. My only issue is that I have to sideload the JSON file on VIAL every time I want to..."  Read More

5. Megalodon Macro Knob Pad

#5 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Smaller than I imagined. It's probably about the size you might expect when you think about 4 key caps, but my brain didn't go that far and I just took the picture at..."  Read More

$49
$59

6. Womier K21 Hot-Swappable RGB Acrylic Mechanical Keypad

#6 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great pad! Bought this for my girls setup. It’s one of her favorite pieces"  Read More

7. Megalodon DOIO 30% Hot-Swappable RGB Keyboard

#7 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"works great! actaully is amazing for what i want to do with it, i just wanted to have a standalone numpad for DAWs (making music). and setting it up with VIAL isnt..."  Read More

$109
$119

8. Drop CTRL V1 Mechanical Keyboard

#8 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"The last keyboard I'll ever need. My keyboard history: Keyboard #1: Ducky - LEDs died within a year. A piece of junk, but hooked me on mechanical..."  Read More

9. Drop CTRL V1 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard

#9 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Amazing product! Highly highly recommend. -BLUF: Amazing product! Highly highly recommend. Though the Drop Configurator GUI is a good start, it has limited RGB..."  Read More

10. Drop ALT V1 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard

#10 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"My build includes Gateron Yellow switches, DSA profile PBT keycaps, and ThreeBulls o-rings."  Read More

11. Drop Carina Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#11 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Pleasantly Surprised! So for my first dive into the custom market I couldn't of asked for a better keyboard. The build was therapeutic and painstakingly fun. If you..."  Read More

12. Drop SENSE75 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard

#12 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Don’t purchase at full price! Although I had reservations about considering this mid-range keyboard at its regular price, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that..."  Read More

13. Drop SHIFT V1 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard

#13 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Worth. It. My K4 was sacrificed to the coffee gods and I was in the market for something that could house a full set of my existing switches and keycaps (after a..."  Read More

14. Womier K61 Acrylic Mechanical Keyboard

#14 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Looks better in person. I ordered the barebones version and as a first custom keyboard it’s great and looks good! Definitely looks better in person. Solid build and..."  Read More

15. Womier TKL RGB Hot-Swappable Acrylic Mechanical Keyboard

#15 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Really nice + how to lower light intensity suggestion. I bought this keyboard because I was tired of taking apart my old one to clean it all the time (cat hair man)..."  Read More

16. GK64X Hot-Swappable RGB Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#16 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Poggers. Very Pog"  Read More

17. Kinesis Keyboards

#17 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

With a name like Kinesis, it makes sense that freedom of movement and ergonomics is a top priority—and this run of keyboards offers something for everyone. The...  Read More

18. IDOBAO ID80 75% Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#18 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great layout, solid build at a great price. Very nice quality, the andonization color was very clean and even. Stabilizers are PCB mounted clip style and are a bit..."  Read More

19. Geekboards RGB Aluminum 8-Key Hot-Swappable Macropad

#19 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Solid build, great functionality - Love it! Very easy to assemble, solid build and a great feel to it. Plus the QMK compatibility basically sold me from the start. I..."  Read More

20. Keydous NJ80 Wireless RGB Keyboard – Drop Exclusive

#20 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great keyboard. This keyboard immediately caught my eye with its layout. I love the compact size with addition to function keys. I wasn't the fan of the keycaps at..."  Read More

21. Megalodon Macropad With Outemu Big Switches

#21 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Cool. Nice. This scratches both my need to press clicky buttons and to have interesting things on my desk to look at. The RGB on the big buttons creates a really..."  Read More

22. Keebmonkey 1800 Gasket 2.4G Keyboard Kit

#22 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Good Bang for the Buck! Just put this board together this morning. You can see in the photos section the arrangement of switches I used (I know it's a little weird..."  Read More

23. GK GK21S ABS Wireless Mechanical Numpad Kit

#23 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Almost 3 months early? Bought this on October 22nd, 2021 expecting to arrive around the end of February. I just got it on December 4th, 2021. Nicely built, easy to..."  Read More

24. SK61 Optical Switch Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#24 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Well lubed and works great. It works right out of the box and the software is very customizable, but only in Chinese, so if you don’t know chinese you should be..."  Read More

25. Keydous NJ68 Bluetooth Hot-Swappable RGB Mech Keyboard

#25 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great Budget Keyboard. The good thing is it’s cheap and it works as intended. The bad thing is it’s documentation is pretty hard to understand. The quality of this..."  Read More

26. Kinesis TKO 60% Hotswap and Travel Case

#26 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"well-built and functional. I really like the keyboard. I like the customizability, functionality and the sturdy built and the hot-swappability. I tried switching some..."  Read More

27. BM60 60% Hot-Swappable RGB PCB

#27 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Did everything I wanted. Definitely enjoyed using this pcb! Favorite part was the encoder!"  Read More

28. IDOBAO ID67 65% Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#28 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"very lovely board. My first custom board and I must say I'm very impressed for only $142. Big step up from my Ducky. The frame is a large sized chunk of well machined..."  Read More

29. Skyloong SK64 Optical-Switch Hot-Swappable 60% Keyboard

#29 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"awesome for price. great value for the price, 2x better than a ducky keyboard and competes with the anne pro 2."  Read More

30. Keydous NJ68 Bluetooth RGB Hotswap Mechanical Keyboard

#30 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great Budget Keyboard. The good thing is it’s cheap and it works as intended. The bad thing is it’s documentation is pretty hard to understand. The quality of this..."  Read More

31. CSTC40 40% Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#31 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"First time 40% and ortho. I am really enjoying this keyboard. It's my first 40% and there has been a lot of trial and error to get my layout correct. The best thing..."  Read More

32. X-Bow Ranger Hot-Swappable Aluminum RGB Keyboard Kit

#32 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"A great Keyboard with a slim design! "  Read More

33. Feker Alice 3-Mode Barebones Mechanical Keyboard

#33 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Holy f*k this is such a nice keyboard. I love this board so much I posted on Reddit about it. You can find my thoughts here:..."  Read More

34. Feker Machinic 02 980 Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#34 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great Visuals. Wonderful RGB with downward border RGB makes for wonderful visuals"  Read More

35. IDOBAO Montex Numpad Hotswappable Kit

#35 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

The IDOBAO Montex is a hot-swappable, external number pad that will expand the functionality of your numpad-less mechanical keyboard, without throwing your aesthetic...  Read More

36. Skyloong GK87 RGB Hot-Swappable TKL Keyboard Kit

#36 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Nice keyboard. I got the white one, and it is actually white, not light beige. Marginally difficult finding keycaps that 100% match, but Ducky PBT shine-through are..."  Read More

37. Flesports F12 Polia-Edition Bluetooth 65% Keyboard

#37 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great Keyboard. The key caps are great, been using in it for +1 years nothing to complain about. 10/10"  Read More

38. Next Time X75 Gasket Mechanical Keyboard Kit

#38 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

Next Time’s X75 Gasket-Mounted Keyboard Kit makes for an incredibly exceptional starting point for a mechanical keyboard. A choice of polycarbonate or ABS for the case...  Read More

39. Everglide SK87 Hotswap RGB Bluetooth TKL Keyboard Kit

#39 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Great keyboard and very easy to use driver, but drop’s customer service need to improve. For the product, it is awesome, and the driver is very easy to use too...."  Read More

40. Smart Duck XS61 Pro RGB 60% Hotswap Mechanical Keyboard

#40 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Beautiful keyboard and perfect size. I love the personalized experience you can have with this thing"  Read More

41. Flesports FL980 RGB Hot-Swappable 1800 Keyboard Kit

#41 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Much heavier and sturdy than I expected. Nice keycaps and good overall build quality."  Read More

42. Capturer KT87 RGB Hotswap Mechanical Keyboard

#42 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Impressed. Just received my order that was originally only supposed to ship at the end of July but it arrived nice and early. So far for the price point, I am overall..."  Read More

43. Keydous NJ80 Smoke Wireless Barebones RGB Keyboard

#43 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Very pleasing to the eye. Easy to build, features worked as they should. Seamlees switching between wireless, and wired."  Read More

44. Skyloong GK96X Keyboard Kit

#44 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

Featured-loaded and space-efficient, Skyloong’s GK96X keyboard kit is the perfect foundation for a high-performance, 96-key keyboard. As the smallest form factor to...  Read More

45. Skyloong GK108 & GK108S Mechanical Keyboard Kits

#45 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

With a full numpad, extensive programmability, and optional dual connectivity, Skyloong’s full-size GK keyboard kits have everything you need to create a powerful...  Read More

46. Dukharo VN96 Barebones Keyboard

#46 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

The Dukharo VN96 Keyboard is a 96% keyboard that delivers the best of both worlds: all the keys that you’re likely to need, without the massive size of the average...  Read More

47. AKKO 3098N Hotswappable Wireless RGB Mechanical Keyboard

#47 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

As far as mechanical keyboards go, the 3098N is about as stealthy and precise as they come. Designed in a mostly black-and-gray color scheme with just a few pops of...  Read More

48. Keyhome KH68 Hot-Swappable RGB Mechanical Keyboard

#48 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

With a space-efficient build and sleek form factor, Keyhome’s KH68 shows that it’s possible to fit impressive performance into a small package. Featuring a compact...  Read More

49. Keydous NJ80 Periwinkle Barebones Bluetooth RGB Hot-Swappable Keyboard

#49 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

"Really nice. First time trying out a keyboard this small and I like it a lot, just wish there was the print screen button. Nothing wrong with the keyboard itself. Was..."  Read More

50. Kemove DK61 Wireless Hotswap Mechanical Keyboard

#50 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $150 of 50 products

Compact keyboards have never been more prevalent. Kemove’s DK61 is a space-saving wireless keyboard with customization options to make it your own.  Read More