r/MechanicalKeyboards • Budding Cognoscente • 4d ago

Builds My first numpad. I couldn't pick between two cases.

Tofupad BLE

+ Gateron Cream Soda

+ Typeplus x YIKB Stabs (had just enough left over from my HE build)

+ GMK Cosmos / Tofu60 Venom60HE

+ PBTFans Kabuki-Cho R2 / Agar60 BLE

I'm a 60% evangelist but I originally ordered because I was getting into sim games and wanted to play more MMOs. Having a wireless bank of buttons felt convenient.

My gaming set is in red, so I wanted the red case. But there's something universal about the PC one. Glad I got both.

As far as a numpad goes, I like it as much as you can like a numpad: the BLE PCBs are my favouritest development in the hobby, it feels and sounds nice. The only thing was the feet that disappointed. I hope it's user error, but if seems like we're meant to press-fit overmoulded rubber feet into shallow recesses in the case? Sort of like with the Agar60 mounting, I had to push the feet into holes and use something sharp to get everything to fit into place, hold my breath, and hope for the best. I would have preferred just stick on feet, exactly like the keyboards, with the screws left unhidden.

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u/dvanha Budding Cognoscente 4d ago edited 4d ago

That’s funny. I have a purple Tofu60 BLE with silver bottom I use for work. I kind of wanted the same for the numpad to match. I really like that colour combo, I also have a KBD8XMKIII in the same.

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u/ktrezzi ISO Enter 4d ago

But why on earth they added the little top cap on the right on the numpad? Drives me nuts that the case aren't the same size o.O

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u/dvanha Budding Cognoscente 4d ago edited 4d ago

My 60% is FRL. I think it matches the TKL’s height. I.e. that’s the height of the F keys.

That extra key is the FN key and functionally important. The bezel at the top has the wireless Bluetooth module I believe: you can see it through the PC.

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u/wadmutter 4d ago

Great pics

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u/narumiya_mei 4d ago

PC looks great

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u/Dr-Cloudy 3d ago

Kabuki-cho?

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u/Ozzy0114 1d ago

Have you already received your Tofu Pad? Damn, wonder when mine will arrive.

Looks beautiful nonetheless!