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There are many, many non-RGB and even non-backlit keyboards. Where are you looking?
Try mechanicalkeyboards.com
Here is a basic mech kb with no added frills.
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/ducky-origin-black
Both of my own keyboards have the ability to disable the backlights—which is ideal, imo, so I can change my mind later.
Damn I'm bad at searching, then. Thanks!
Damn that Ducky Origin looks good! Wish there was an 80% option.
Ducky has a bunch of TKL options, including black on black.
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/ducky-one-tkl-pbt?_pos=14&_sid=cd72f4d81&_ss=r
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/ducky-one-2-phantom-black-tkl?_pos=13&_sid=cd72f4d81&_ss=r
Problem is I can't find them in nordic layout. Would also want cherry mx black. Oh well
Ducky Tinker: opt to bring your own switches and caps, QMK programmable.
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/ducky-tinker-75?_pos=1&_sid=d9b8a85c7&_ss=r
Unfortunately I need TKL (80%), the tinker seems to only exist in 75% or 65%
Why are the feet things on "basic" keyboards always on the wrong side?! I'm not a kid anymore. My wrists don't bend like that
… wut?
Do you want the keyboard angled down?
Technically, yes, a keyboard recessed and angled down+away from you would be the best ergonomics. Or tented, so the centre of the keyboard is raised while the left and right sides are flush with the desk, so that your wrists are rotated with palms facing each other. A lot of pro eSports players rotate their entire keyboards by 30-90° to better suit left wrist alignment, since the right hand only has to operate the mouse.
I'll die on this hill - the generic modern keyboard is absolutely terrible for your wrists, and is responsible for so many people having RSI!
But it's not anything modern. Typewriters have basically always had the row behind be higher than the row in front. You're supposed to float your wrist over the keyboard, or just get a wrist wrest if you're lazy.
https://thebenningtonnapa.com/cdn/shop/products/vintage-woodstock-typewriter-the-bennington-napa-valley_1440x.jpg?v=1629257891
https://i.rtings.com/assets/products/iCHTgoaB/ibm-model-m/ergonomics-large.jpg?format=auto
That's because they sit at their desks like goblins.
I don't think that appealing typewriters as an authority on ergonomics is really a great move.
Typewriters were not designed for ergonomics at all. They were made to make mechanical levers attached to the keys functional.
The up-angled keys are basically just a relic of mechanical design that people got used to. Like the QWERTY layout, which is also designed for mechanical function of a bunch of tiny levers swinging at a piece of paper, it's actually designed to slow down typing speed and is also terrible for ergonomics.
https://www.therevisionist.org/ergonomics/best-keyboard-tilt-for-reducing-wrist-pain-to-zero/
Negative tilt is the actual ergonomic position.
Much like QWERTY, keyboards are designed with positive tilt for no reason other than "it's always been that way" and "people got used to it"
This is a myth
In both the positive and nuetral tilt position they have their wrists on the table which nobody says is ergonomic. But in the negative position they actually have their wrists off the table.
If you float your wrists off the table (or just have a wrist rest) then you'll be at an actual ergonomic position. And the upward angle keeps the further back keys just a little bit closer to your fingers so you don't have to stretch for them.