Product Price Switch Type Layout Number of Keys Keycap Material Polling Rate (Hz) N-Key Rollover
KPrepublic CSTC40
US
£29.46 40% ortholinear

The KPrepublic CSTC40 is a 40% ortholinear, hot-swappable keyboard PCB with RGB underglow and Type-C connectivity. It supports VIA/VIAL remapping and comes with a 32K ROM. It is sold as a PCB-only option or in various kit configurations.

★ Ideal for

It's hot-swappable and supports VIA/VIAL, so you can keep the board durable long-term by easily replacing worn switches without soldering.

Keychron Keychron Q15 Max
US
£135.56 Gateron Jupiter Ortholinear 66 XDA Dye-Sub PBT 1000 Hz

Keychron Q15 Max is a compact ortholinear, hotswap wireless mechanical keyboard with QMK support and Q15 Max QMK wireless customization. It uses Gateron Jupiter switches and ships with XDA dye-sub PBT keycaps. It connects over 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 5.1, or Type-C wired and supports NKRO.

★ Ideal for

It supports hotswappable Gateron Jupiter switches and states NKRO plus a wired/2.4 GHz polling rate of 1000 Hz, making it straightforward to keep a durable ortholinear setup by swapping switches rather than replacing the whole keyboard.

ZSA ErgoDox EZ Ortholinear Keyboard
US
£279.45 Hot-swappable Cherry MX Brown Split ortholinear columnar 76 PBT plastic

The ZSA ErgoDox EZ is a split ergonomic mechanical keyboard with an ortholinear columnar layout and a configurable thumb cluster. It supports hot-swappable switches and open-source QMK firmware, including NKRO. It suits people who want an ergonomic ortholinear keyboard they can reconfigure for work, programming, or advanced key remapping.

★ Ideal for

It supports NKRO (N-key rollover) via QMK firmware, making it a durable, future-proof choice for demanding simultaneous-key inputs like stenography workflows and high-key-chord layouts that benefit from true N-key rollover.

KPRepublic BM40 Mechanical Keyboard Kit
US
£34.00 null null null null null

The KPRepublic BM40 is a 40% ortholinear mechanical keyboard PCB kit supporting QMK firmware and full hot-swap switch sockets. It supports MX stems, includes RGB switch LEDs and bottom RGB underglow LEDs, and uses a Type-C port. Kit variants are offered with default Gateron Standard Yellow switches and optional cabling or a brass plate, but a PCB-only option is also listed.

★ Ideal for

For durable mechanical ortho keyboards, the BM40's full hot-swappable switch sockets let you replace switches instead of replacing the whole keyboard, while its MX-stem support and QMK-programmable PCB keep it maintainable over time.