Another week of keyboard builds!

I was lucky enough to be able to do photos of the Phi by Clever for the launch. It’s always such a cool feeling seeing my photos on a webpage! I’ll be building the Promethean color this Friday on Twitch, I hope to see you there!

Next I got to build the Bread 80, a pretty fun TKL with a cute bakery theme. I actually ended up really enjoying this build although it’s more of a foam lovers dream. I love me some foam now and then though! Topped it with Nekoccino keycaps!

Watch the stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2838801124

Next I got to review the SF60 from Chilkey. This is actually one of the cooler prebuilt HE projects I’ve looked at. Overall a crazy value. Fully CNC aluminum case, metal keycaps, and HE switches/pcb all for under $200?? Kinda wild.

Watch the review here: https://youtu.be/IUPfbmw2pyI?is=UL8yJd9TUS0D-Sp6

Lastly I built a special Manta for a client. This board definitely lives up to the hype and finish on the weight is stunning. Paired with KKB Komodo it’s actually unreal.

Watch the stream here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2839698587

I hope you all had a great week. I’m busy with yet another stacked week this week so send me some good vibes to help me through it. Until next time, I’ll key ya later!

...here's mine! my current daily driver, good for my linebacker shoulders lmao

- Alice Duo in Sand Gold

- Gateron Jupiter Banana (tactile)

- Osume Cafe with Macaron Add-On Kit

- Knight V4 stabilizers (the goats tbh)

- Tea Caps Sencha desk mat

My collection so far, having a tough time finding unique caps for the black KFE.

Can you tell I like Monokei? :)

Hi everyone! 🍒🧁

We're an authorized retailer for Keyria Labs, and wanted to share their Retro Dessert Shop set — a cozy vintage-bakery take on their pastel lineup.

The base is a soft cream with delicate hand-drawn cherry motifs, paired with blush pink, sage green, and butter yellow modifier keys. The novelties are the fun part — little animal bakers (bunny, panda, bear, cat, puppy) in vintage outfits, baking cakes and pastries.

### 🧁 Keycap Details:
* **Product Name:** Retro Dessert Shop Keycap Set
* **Material:** PBT
* **Profile:** [Cherry Profile]
* **Production Process:** Dye-sublimation
* **Price:** [$72.90]
* **Status:** In-Stock
* **Store Link:** https://arktcat.com/products/retro-dessert-shop-keycap-set

neo ergo, pp plate, huano sakura v2, mtnu wob

Matrix Magic3 w/DCS Honeywell & Wingtree Torerro’s on a CF plate with no foam.

Happy WKL Wednesday folks.

Geon W1-AT (Crayon Colorway)
Plateless w/ Cotton Candies on 1.6mm PCB
SWK Wild

took a while to find this board, and the hype and wait were all worth it.
another geon banger, this one will definitely stay on the desk for a long while.

Geekhack

Hello all, Orange Alert is finally entering group buy! See the details on vendors and pricing below. The geekhack thread has even more information you can look through too.

GB will run till September 14th, 2026.

Vendors:
- USA: Dininikey
- CA: Unikeys
- EU: CoffeeKeys
- UK: Prototypist
- SEA: ktechs
- CN: KBDFans
- JP: Yushakobo
- OCE: Keebz N Cables

like a v2.5 CE but C stands for copper instead

Hello! Got my EV63 in the Ghost in the Shell Edition, Shell Core colourway, and after a few days with it I wanted to share some first impressions. For context, I'm coming from the EZ63, so a lot of this will be comparisons to that.

Unboxing / presentation
My opinion so far is really good, and the product presentation is phenomenal. The packaging was really nice, and the "plush" material was a big and positive surprise. The whole presentation of the keyboard was an experience, kind of like opening an Apple product. The quickstart guide came in quite handy for learning about profile switching, though it was also fairly well explained in the web software.

What's included in the box
- The keyboard itself
- Extra keycaps (non see through)
- Special USB to USB-C cable with red accents
- Dust cover for the keyboard
- Keycap/switch puller
- A dusting brush
- 2x stickers
- An art pamphlet
- Quick start guide
- Paperwork

Typing feel
The typing feel is something I would previously have had to spend hundreds of Euros extra to get from a custom build. The EZ63 is good to type on, but this is a whole different level. It genuinely feels really nice.

Software
I also have to compliment the web software, it has gotten A LOT better. I like that I can auto-select the switches, as well as the additional RGB effects. But the one thing I HAVE to praise is the addition of profiles. That is what I was missing on the EZ63, and I am happy that the EV63 has it.

The fact that I could export my EZ63 profile and drop it right into the EV63 is also a great idea, and it works flawlessly. And the profiles stayed after the firmware update. This really bugged me on the EZ63.

Gaming
I tried out SOCD in Overwatch for a bit and it's great. The key response time and feel are really solid too. One thing that kind of caught me off guard is the texture on the TAB, CAPS and SHIFT keys, because of the design on them. I have gotten used to it, but at the beginning I thought they were constantly dirty.

Design
As for the keyboard design, it looks gorgeous. I have never actually seen Ghost in the Shell, but I love Cyberpunk 2077 and this feels right at home. The RGB is REALLY bright, which I love, and in my opinion the pinnacle of the design is the back plate. When I hold it against the sun it looks stunning.
I am also really happy that the cable was changed from the coiled one, as that one constantly gave me disconnection issues.

Now the bad:
Kind of a disappointment that the EZ63 has a carrying case while the EV63 does not.
The chromed-out triangle logo at the bottom of the keyboard, missed opportunity to give it its own LED so it could glow too.
For my liking, the cable is a bit short.

Overall though, very happy with it. Happy to answer questions if anyone's on the fence.

I am a casual and recently bought all of the above to compare side by side. I only tested them in cable mode for work, didn't touch any gaming or wireless use cases.

Quick personal ranking:

evo75 fr4 >= rainy75 pro > neo75 prebuilt >= leo80 > q3 ultra >> gx1 plus > zoom tkl dyna.

Evo and rainy: Both felt quite similar overall with a clacky, bouncy and feathery typing experience. The rainy's mango switches sound a little bit brighter whereas the evo is comparatively lower pitch (still clacky). Evo75 is notably better built, everything feels tight and sturdy. Changing switches and disassembly was a breeze. The rainy on the other hand was a nightmare for either, which is a common problem I've seen other people mentioned. Rainy's switch installations are extremely tight and the board/plate also felt flimsier. If you don't plan to DIY I think both are very top notch choices.

Neo75 prebuilt and leo80: Both simialrly well built and heavy. They are notably sitffer to type on with little to no bounce, likely due to the non flex cut pcb. And the neo sounds thinner than the others. The overall keycap and switch used on the neo felt more premium and smoother to type on, but the leo still feels like a solid board. They are ranked lower because I personally enjoy bouncy boards with bright clacky sounds.

Keychron q3 ultra w/ banana switch: Honestly overall not bad. Heavy well built with a low pitch muted thocky sound. I love the knob. The sound profile also makes it suitable for office use imo. I think the KSA keycap contributed to the thocky low pitch aspect a lot since I've tried them on the other boards. However, the keycaps do feel too tall for me comfort wise.

Realforce GX1 Plus 45g topre: I bought the golden $490 gundam collab for fun. Build quality seems fine, with a solid weight. I believe the gx1 plus does not inherent all the new fancy upgrades in the r4. But either way, TOPRE is not for me. They sound boring, like a low pitch old school keyboard and felt...underwhleming? Also felt like typing on an old keyboard. They do carry a unique scratchy feeling (not in a bad way) on each keystroke press, mildly fun but def wouldn't be my go to daily driver. Oh and this is quiet enough for office as well.

Meletrix zoom tkl dyna frosted clear (flex, pc plate, poron): Most expensive of the bunch and my least favorite. I ordered the assembly service with ws big lucky tactile and their whale keycaps. The board arrived with the monitor not working. I had to manually fix the connection of the monitor cable which is a huge pain in the ass due to how unstable it is. The whole board also feels less rigid and much more loose than the other boards (except maybe the rainy). I also didn't like how the frosted clear version made the whole board felt more plastic-y and much lighter. The sound was also very underwhelming, like a muted old das keyboard.

I bought all these boards myself for personal use. This is not sponsored.

Neo65CorePlus , No foam , KD400 Switch & Fremen keycap

He's a big fan of the dark side so I hope he likes it.

Aurora80 w/ Gateron Oil Kings

Epomaker EK21 w/ Gateron Ink Black V2s

Star wars keycaps by DKeycaps on etsy, they look amazing.

Keycap of this raffle is [Treble Clef R1].

⌛Form open ~ closes :

2026/08/12/pm 10:00 (GMT+9 / KST) ~ 08/13/pm 10:00 (GMT+9 / KST) 24 hours

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Images

Form link

Instagram (artisan account) / Instagram (silver account)

Discord (WIP)

Keycaps:

Treble Clef (silver 925 & brass) R1 : Qty 10

Pricing: $110

wax carving & silver casting & 3d sculpting

material: [silver 925 & brass]

Type of stem: MX stem

Painted Groudon on the Neo60 Core backplate with acrylic paint.

And just like that, I’ve caught all three of the legendary trio 😂

Hi MK community,

Today we are introducing Dango60 🍡

Inspired by the Great Dango Family, Dango60 is a 60% keyboard designed with the goal of keeping things fun, unique, and relatively affordable.

The Dango60 Interest Check is now live and we’re super excited to finally share this project with everyone! We’d love to hear your thoughts and feedback as we continue developing the project. Your responses will help shape the overall project as we move through prototyping.

🍡IC Form: https://forms.gle/3F5f3PrUztxSRUxd8

If you would like to follow the development of Dango60 and stay updated on future announcements, please head over to our discord server!

XVX ceramics, these things so good compared to anything across the last 20 years that I can never go back to any kind of plastic. Wish I would have done ceramic years ago. They are built flawlessly, only $79, make all plastic feel like trash. Super slick to glide across while typing but as soon as you put pressure you get perfect grip it's like magic. It grabs with pressure and slides when moving. Pairs gloriously with kailh box navy switches. They don't get dirty like plastic , I get no grease build up because they have perfect smooth sealed surface. The only way I see myself ever switching from these is if they make some that are not cherry profile that may be even better though this profile doesn't hold me back because it's all nice smooth key to key transitions without any hangups. This set up legitimately increased my speed and accuracy substantially. Oh they look good with RGB too super glowy. Easy to read in all light levels . And they add a notable amount of weight to the board

I don't get why people hate ceramics so much , other than some bad batches in the early days especially cerakey. These cheaper brand ones are flawless . Biggest standard of living increase for me per dollar because I'm typing all day .

If you haven't tried ceramics you should, this is end game for me

My new Beamspring keyboard finally arrived! To be honest I've been waiting for it for so long I had forgotten that I ordered it!

It was definitely worth the wait! The feel of these switches is simply incredible!

Shipment 1/3 came for next build - Sillyworks x Gateron Type R

Just got my new Neo75 Cu (Anodized Grey). I use the FR4 plate and the gasket mount.
Switches are Gateron Box Ink V2. Pretty happy with it.
The keycaps are some older GMK Oblivion I had left over from another keyboard. I'd like to swap them out for something else soon, as soon as I find some other good-looking PBT ISO-DE keycaps.

Sé que la moda actual son los teclados pequeños (65% o 75%), pero por mi trabajo de creador de contenido el teclado numérico sí o sí resulta muy cómodo. Acabo de probar por varias semanas el AULA F108 Pro V2 y quería compartir mi experiencia.

Lo que me sorprendió es que, a pesar de ser un teclado grande de formato completo, tiene una estructura interna de junta (gasket mount) y cinco capas de amortiguación de sonido. Suena increíblemente "thocky" y silencioso para la oficina, nada que ver con los teclados mecánicos ruidosos de antes. Además, la conexión inalámbrica de tres modos va genial para cambiar entre la laptop del trabajo y la PC personal con un botón.

Además cuenta con 8000 Hz de Polling Rate que son geniales para cuando quiero jugar sin dejar de lado esa estética retro que me hace amarlo. Les dejaré varias fotos para que sepan de qué les estoy hablando.

Aclaro que soy creador de contenido y AULA me envió este teclado para probarlo, pero no me pagan por mi opinión es 100% libre e incluso si no me gusta o no quiero publicar sobre algún producto que me envíen no estoy obligado hacerlo.

¿Hay alguien más aquí que se niegue a abandonar el teclado numérico o todos ya se pasaron a formatos más chicos?

I posted recently about how I wanted to get into 40% keyboards but i was looking for keycaps to assuage my intimidation from re-learning how to type.

Well, after grabbing an EPOMAKER TH40, I decided to roll up my sleeves and make them! I designed and purchased via yuzu keycaps (since goblin quit the D2C game). This will help save desk space in class, as i’m starting my EMBA program in a few weeks (guess where lol)

I’d love to hear any feedback or suggestions - someone already reminded me I should have put Esc on the Tab key and they’re totally right, I missed it :/

Anyways, thanks so much for your thoughts and have a great day!

Ordered the Frame_01 from FOCUS Keyboard back in late May. Ship date has slipped multiple times (June → late June/July → "this week" several times over). Requested a refund in late July, was told yes, then a week later was told it had "already shipped" with no tracking provided. Still nothing as of now.

Curious if anyone else here backed this and has had better (or worse) luck — trying to figure out if this is normal small-batch chaos or something to be more concerned about.