Edited2:
Outdated info. Read my subsequent post below.
I honestly doubt you can get any 1st hand authentic Cherry MX Silent Red full size keyboard for less than S$100 bucks lol.
Your best bet is to wait for Taobao 11.11 promotion.
I got my full size IKBC Silent Red keyboard (108 keys, with RGB) for 468.90 chinese yuan during their 6.18 sales, before shipping. That's around S$92.80. But i think their Cherry MX Silent Red switches on those keyboard all OOS. Can't seem to find that option anymore.
Add sea shipping and GST also around S$100 already.
There's also IKBC C104 keyboard on Taobao. No RGB, no backlight. Was 345 yuan (after promo and discount) during 6.18 promotion then. Roughly S$69 before shipping.
Alternatively, if you really interested in getting silent switches for <S$100. What i can suggest is to buy a cheap china hotswappable keyboard, then buy Outemu silent switches.
I bought 110 Outemu Silent Grey switches from Taobao (silent tactile, you can think of it as silent Cherry MX browns clones) for S$16.50, including shipping to SG using EZBuy). They have silent linear versions too, just get the Outemu Silent White switches, same price as the silent greys. Then add on some cheap china taobao hotswappable keyboard for S$30-40 (previously i got Teamwolf ZhuQue brand) and you'll have a silent keyboard for under S$100.
Taobao link for Outemu Switches, can use EZBuy to buy also. I think they increased price also, so now 110 switches are 108 yuan already.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?_u=92085ec1ro2725&id=613203033621
Review of Outemu Silent Whites on
Reddit.
If you really want Cherry MX Silent Red switches, you can get just the switches itself at
KBDFans. 10 Cherry MX Silent Red switches goes for US$5.50 excluding shipping. Perhaps just get like 60 keys, the rest use default keys. Use remaining budget on the china taobao hotswappable keyboard.
Taobao selling the Cherry MX Silent Red Switches, 11.76 yuan for 4 switches. Authentic or not, idk.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...C7auI&id=615897479067&ns=1&abbucket=12#detail
Edited:
Oh TeamWolf ZhuQue keyboards stop production already.
You can search for Hotswap keyboards on Taobao using this phrase " 热插拔".
I found some that's cheap, but not sure about the quality. Do your own research first.
79.90 yuan onwards (Exclude shipping)
https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.139.700e1171Ty8fOx&id=592802443545&ns=1&abbucket=12
129 yuan onwards (Exclude shipping)
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159 yuan onwards (excluding shipping)
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...y8fOx&id=623100016558&ns=1&abbucket=12#detail
189 yuan (87 keys) or 239 yuan (104 keys) (excluding shipping, no keycaps or switches included for the 189 or 239 yuan option). This actually looks like a pretty decent budget keyboard to start with lol.
https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?sp...y8fOx&id=617440964438&ns=1&abbucket=12#detail
If looking for PBT keycaps, then can buy from Carousell. I just bought 1 PBT 108 keycap set for S$20 including shipping.
Add up should be less than S$100, but very mafan.
Assuming you go for the cheapest option. That's approximately
S$16 for hotswap keyboard
S$21.60 for 110 Outemu Silent White switches (clones of Cherry MX Silent Reds)
S$20.00 for PBT keycaps from Carousell.
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Total: $57.60 EXCLUDING SHIPPING.
OR roughly
S$16 for china hotswap keyboard
S$61.20 for 104 Cherry MX Silent Red switches from Taobao
S$20.00 for PBT Keycaps from Carousell.
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Total: $97.20 excluding shipping. At this price, i rather wait and buy ikbc keyboard when there's a promotion at Taobao.