I'm using a $35 Reddragon KB and Mouse combo. They have done surprisingly well for the three years I've used them, but they are also obviously wearing out and nearing end of life. Also the keyboard seems to have a maximum pressed key input limit which sometimes causes problems when attempting complex commands and manuevers. More on reddit.com

Mchose ace60. Though even that I think pushes your budget a bit. More on reddit.com

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Speaking on behalf of Meletrix, I do have a few comments about the Boog - these are points I don't agree with Outdated factory firmware Software has no support Firmware is not being actively developed Features are not being updated Our firmware is up to date as of a couple of months ago, we support the latest technology like Snap Tap. When you say the software has no "support" I don't quite know what you're talking about. Firmware is actively being developed on, however, because we work with a 3rd party on this, it's not as fast as we'd like. I can't talk about future HE releases at the moment. For the features, it feels like it comes down to the first point, we should have everything software wise on the board that is supported at this point. If you're talking about things like 8k I understand. Myriad of QC issues Dead sensors on the PCB These two things isn't something that we've heard about internally. I'd say our QC issues aren't any more common when compared to someone else, and the dead sensors is written like it's a constant problem, which is again something I've not heard about, and as someone who has personally sent 150 samples of this board, and talk to our CS team, this is something we'd certainly know. I won't argue about the CS team, this seems to be constant criticism the company hears. I know it's something we've been actively working on, and we do have a special support system on our Discord where I'm able to see the activity. When it comes to the email side of things I can't comment, though. But, yes, I understand that people are consistent with the CS messaging. Being open, based on the experience of some user feedback I would say the stock switch noise change over time is something that is highlighted. One of the core reasons for this is because the switch has a hole in it and over time it can cause the lube to evaporate changing the noise profile for some. Another issue, which I think is just a GTech OEM PCB issue is that switch support is limited, also something we're aware of. This is something we're working on right now and will share more about it soon. Finally, I would also not put up an argument that over $200 it's expensive. I would love to reach out to you on Discord and chat a bit more about this. More on reddit.com