I use a Planck keyboard which weighs just under 300g with Kailh box switches and XDA keycaps. It's labeled as a 40% keyboard so I was reluctant at first, coming from 65% myself. But since the keys are smaller, especially the space bar, it still has a relatively high number of total keys given the small form factor (there's even space for arrow keys!) and having your layer switch keys right next to the space bar for your thumbs is very comfy IMO. I ended up liking it so much that I use it daily and now I'm wondering what to do with my main keeb. If you're up to trying something new, you can have a look at some layouts. The keyboard looks inconveniently small but once you see the layer layouts, you'll see it makes a lot of sense actually!
My first keyboard with standard Cherry MX browns last me a decade despite living with a hairy cat. Whenever I removed the caps, there was quite a bit of dust and hair, but it never got bad enough to affect performance and I cleaned it like once every 2 years? In the end, the reason I swapped it out was because the springs were worn out, not dust. Don't know about water though.
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I use a Planck keyboard which weighs just under 300g with Kailh box switches and XDA keycaps. It's labeled as a 40% keyboard so I was reluctant at first, coming from 65% myself. But since the keys are smaller, especially the space bar, it still has a relatively high number of total keys given the small form factor (there's even space for arrow keys!) and having your layer switch keys right next to the space bar for your thumbs is very comfy IMO. I ended up liking it so much that I use it daily and now I'm wondering what to do with my main keeb. If you're up to trying something new, you can have a look at some layouts. The keyboard looks inconveniently small but once you see the layer layouts, you'll see it makes a lot of sense actually!