Mechanical keyboards (those that use actual switches beneath each key, rather than plastic membranes or other budget mechanisms) are having something of a moment. And no wonder: most of us are at home, where our clickety clacking may be less antisocial than it would be in an office.
One of the companies enjoying the spoils of the hoards of newcomers is Keychron, which prides itself on making affordable ($70-$100) mechanical keyboards in various layouts that work not just for Windows users, but for Mac loyalists, too.
One of the advantages of mechanical keyboards is the ability to use different switches. Each variant (named by color) has a different feel and sound. For the K3, buyers can choose between Gateron low profile mechanical switches, or Keychron low profile optical switches (which are hot-swappable), in red, blue, brown, white, black, or orange.
Although the K3 keycaps have MX-compatible key stems, Keychron's added some unique stabilizers and key sizes, so you may have to wait a while for third-party, alternative keycaps to come to market. You can at least buy another set of K3 keycaps from Keychron directly if something goes wrong with the ones you have, though.
Keychron's nearly done fulfilling Kickstarter orders for the K3, after which it'll be available on-demand from its website over here. So, unlike me, you probably won't have to wait four months to get one.