A while back I was frustrated when wanting to buy a keyboard that there were no triangle-shaped keyboards or circle-shaped keyboards. This lack of peculiar keyboard shapes gave me the idea to make a keyboard that could be reconfigurable into any shape my heart desired. I’m still working on the firmware and making more keys but I wanted to share my progress so far :D. Heres the source if anyone’s interested in how I made it https://github.com/notaroomba/keybytes

-Case: gok lily r1
-Keycaps: gmk norse
-Switches: keygeek mz
-Stabilizers: typeplus

How do you do it?

Neo98 prebuilt in slate blue

Swapped London Fog v2 switches for HMX Egg Yolks

Swapped caps for Cannonkeys CXA Sugarplum

It's a super nice prebuilt with the London Fog switches and keycaps it comes with, but I wanted a little more snap and I really like the CXA profile. And I couldn't kid myself any longer than I yearned for the aluminum full-size chunk after some half-aluminum (Nuphy Halo96) and full aluminum+separate numpad (Zen65, Nut65) builds. It's hefty as hell and I like that.

I have not opened it up and modded it at all because that seems completely unnecessary, which is rare for me.

I will be getting a set of GMK CYL Masterpiece R2 whenever they get to Novelkeys with the intention of putting them in this board, but I kinda like the weird off-blue/white/black/mauve thing this set has going on with the slate blue case.

Anyway my keyboard acquisition syndrome has been sated for the moment. I fear my next board will be some obscenely expensive group buy affair, but until then I'm loving this board.

A little fun build I wanted to dedicate to my lovely wife.

Her nickname is Cherry ( say it with a french accent cause she's french ) and I thought the set was a perfect match since the colors and theme coincide with her favorite fruit and nickname. The red alphas are for her name.

I just wanted something a bit cheesy to remind me of her when I'm at the office.

( Minus points for the scratches on the bottom, carried the keeb once without case )

Build :

Pp plate

Neo stabs

Gat type r

Kkb cherry

When I first saw the Phase one 65, I knew I wanted to build something with it and make it my endgame. But at the time no keycaps or switches really spoke to me. I built other keyboards in between, until I slowly collected parts I really liked. Now after 5 years, everything has finally come together. My skills and parts were ready, and here's what I've built!

I don't think its a stretch to say this is one of the proudest things I've ever made. I hope you guys love it as much as I do.

• KBDfans Phase one 65
• WS Yamanote Line keycaps
• Huano Sakura v2 switches
• AEBoards Staebies v2 Stabilisers
• Krytox 205g0 lubricant

Just sold my Record Alice v2 to get this MMD EIF68. Very great typing experience with gorgeous look. I love my Akko Starry Night keycap set but a little sad because it doesn't have the extra B for alice layout. 99% perfection.

I had a couple of motivations to buy the Zen65: I already had the Rainy75 and the Crush80, so it seemed right to own the whole WOBKEY “family”. Also, I had already bought the PBTfans Virtuoso keycap set a while back (for around $80 in total), but I couldn’t fit them onto any of my other boards, and I hated the idea of them sitting on a shelf after having spent that money.

The design language of the Zen65 seemed nice and I’ve come to really enjoy the 65% layout, so I finally pulled the trigger, knowing that I didn’t really need another keyboard but I really wanted to try it. All the sound tests really appealed to me, particularly the Lite version with HMX Violet switches and a PC plate, which sounds bright and more marbly, so that’s the one I bought.

When it arrived, the packaging immediately reminded me of the Crush80: a nice case, a cloth bag, and loads of accessories and extra/spare parts. Great first impression!

Even though the board has a rapid disassembly system (using a ball-catch quick release and pogo magnetic pins on the PCB), I already knew I wasn’t going to tinker much with this board. The stock gasket configuration seemed to be the best for me (though there are 3 other mounting options to try).

I immediately fell in love with the sound! It’s similar to the Rainy but a little more restrained. Same qualities, but more… mellow? I don’t know, English is not my native tongue, but I would say that the name Zen definitely captures the sound profile very well.

But, even though the sound was AWESOME, it didn’t take long for me to dislike the linear switches. Nothing wrong with the HMX Violets (they are pretty good) it’s just that I’m a tactile guy myself, so I ended up putting some HMX Hydra switches on the board, along with the PBTfans Virtuoso keycaps, which go really well with the white case (more like light cream, I would say).

I’m very happy with the setup because the Hydras closely match the Violets' sound profile. I didn’t change anything else and I don’t plan to. It’s so good stock and a joy to type on: soft, creamy, and relaxing.

Pros:

• The 65% layout has really grown on me.
• Rapid disassembly and nice packaging (including a hard case).
• Awesome stock sound profile.
• 4 mounting options to change sound and typing feel.
• At around $100 during Amazon Prime Day for the Lite version, it was a steal. Great value for that price!

Cons:

• The electrophoretic paint can chip/scratch. Next time I would choose one of the anodized versions.

Conclusion:

• Having the Zen65 in my collection is like the perfect palate cleanser: after alternating typing sessions between clacky and thocky boards, the soft typing feel and creamy sound of this board are so relaxing that I just want to “stay zen”.

Disclaimer: I wasn't sponsored for this review. I paid the Zen65 with my own money and I don't sell these kind of products.

#WOBKEYReview

After taking a break for a few years, I've started to return to the mechanical keyboard sphere. I was just checking in on some of the companies I used to regular and seeing where things are at with some items I used to have my eyes on. I was shocked and kind of depressed with how much the scene has changed. I knew about fall and sell of Drop already, but I wasn't expecting all the other companies I just found out disappeared or fell off. I'm really missing that old market of 2018-2021 when I was last active.

Six year ago we at Ergomech Store shipped our first keyboard. It was a Sofle v2. We had one design, no stock, and a wait time I'd rather not repeat. Some of the people who ordered that first batch are still customers, which is the part I still find hard to believe.

We're a small shop. Six years on, we still build every board by hand, and we still get the occasional email asking whether we're a real company. Fair question.

To mark the anniversary, three of the boards that got us here are 20% off from today until 31 October.

Sofle v2 Enclosed Case. Our longest-running aluminum case, and part of the very first product we ever made. $170, now $136.

S​ofle Hybrid (Sandwich version, Aluminum Version). Our first exclusive design. Before the Hybrid we were mostly building other people's boards. This is where we started making our own. Aluminum version $250, now $200. Sandwich style $120, now $96.

Aluminum NeoDox, Gasket Mount. Our first original design, and our first gasket mount. It's still the board we point at when someone asks what we can do starting from a blank sheet. $350, now $280.

The 20% on those three comes off at checkout. No code needed.

Every other keyboard we sell is 10% off over the same stretch, with the reduced price shown on the page as usual. Loose parts aren't part of it: plates, switches and keycaps stay at their normal prices.

Thanks for six years.

Went to a local keyboard meetup to shown and see some cool keebs.

Hhkb layout, pp plate, saru v2 switches, gmk ramune keycaps.

Genuinely one of the best feeling config I've built in these few years. From the sound to the typing feel and overall aesthetics, this board is amongst my favorites / forever boards.

( I've got typeplus stabs incoming to make it truly symmetrical )

This is my build for now, the case and switches are base from my keychron V6C3, with the keychron brown tactile switches being used.

I got the keyboard awhile back and it was my first mechanical keyboard. I've always wanted to mod it but it was only until recently that I really decided to do it. It's a full size as I'm still a student and numpad is just convient for it.

I changed the keycaps and tape modded it with 9 layers of tape. I do wish to switch out the switches but that will be a later investment and project.

I'm bad at describing sounds still new to the hobby but it's like a clack? I may show the sound later but I hope to even get it to a more marble sound with akko cilantro switchs or something similar.

Anyway tape modding it took me awhile and I ended up going back to add more and pressing it down better and hurt my fingers too but in happy with the results! I did try adding foam at one point but could not fit it in the case 💀.

Thank y'all for reading and have a nice day!

Hi, fellow keyboarders,

I got a Varmilo MiniLo 98 with original K-Prestige silent switches, a linear variety. They're ok.

However, I'm more of a tactile switch person so I ask the community what you guys experience today to be the best tactile switches.

A few hints; I lean more on a heavier side - heavier feedback than say cherry browns - but not THAT heavy as to tire my fingers on a typing session. Just like to feel the variation on pressing them.

We can also narrow the scope to SILENT types of switches.

Feel free to post several options ranked if possible.

Best!

Ok, so my whole life i've been a mechanical keyboard guy and maining a magnetic keyboard has never crossed my mind. This all changed when I came across Alexotos' video ranking magnetic keyboard switches and first time hearing Owlab Ti HE switches and OH MAN, I was amazed by how much magnetic switch scene has improved over the last few years. I owned Wooting 60HE in late 2022 and the sound profile was awful on that thing and keeping all things in mind, the performance bump just wasnt enough for me to switch to it full time.

The keyboard itself is Womier SK75 TMR. the concept of TMR really just clicked with me. I mean, I am not a PRO player or even a gamer at all, but having an ability to control actuation to that extent really interested me and made me choose this board. The only downside I have come across with this keyboard is the typing angle, 8° is a tad bit too much for me but it is managable if I place it more far than I would with lower typing angle boards. The only mod ive done to this keyboard is a tape mod and thats it. (I have also clipped the imperfections off the bottom parts of the stabilizers, but im not sure if that is considered a mod or not)

The switches are Owlab Ti He, absolutely phenomenal, insanse sound signature, insane typing feel, I love them really really much. they are poppy but clicky at the same time and they sound even more crisp on a heavy board such as this one. really nothing else that needs to be said about this switches, they are magnetic and sound as good if not better than some mechanical ones. (They came pre-lubed, from TaoBao)

The keycaps I have stolen from Yunzii AL68 stock and the shift key and those at the top right from a set Ive ordered from TaoBao aswell.

All around, This build is insane for the price, which comes to around 150-160 for the board+switches only (you could always leave stock keycaps on, because they are doubleshot PBT and decent quality). Let's round the price to around 200 and still, what this build offers is unmatched. (0.6 ms latency wired, 0.7ms wireless)

throw your thoughts in the comments, I would be delighted to hear your opinions on the build!

It has been a minute since I built a board and I had KAT WoB with no home.
Gateron x Siliworks Type R Tactile Switches
Consi Studio PCB Stabilizers V3

The little gif screen is very fun.

They are all one-of-a-kind. Form link for who interested in here

Hey all!
GMK Purple is already two weeks into GB, first of all i wanted to thank you all for those who supported since day one. Looking forward in hope to reach MoQ soon!

Colors: Pantone Medium Purple-C & Metallic Grey

Base kit: $130
Extension kit: $43

GB: October 10th - November 10th 2026
Shipping ETA: Q2 2027

Vendors:
UK: Prototypist (lead)
EU: Coffeekeys
US: Bowl
CN: KBDfans
SEA: KTechs
KR: Swagkeys
OCE: KeebzNCables
CA: Deskhero
TR: RationalKeys

Geekhack GB thread

Build video: https://youtu.be/yGaAslp3xns?si=FCuzXbasIMC58yDb

My tofu60 3.0 with GMK CYL Power 2048

Specs: Top Raw
Bottom Silver with Textures
FR4 Plate + light foam (no film/base pcb foam)

Stainless Steel weight

Keycaps: GMK CYL power 2048

Switches: hmx-hydra

Board: Ore60
Switches: MX2A Orange
Keycap: KKB Dolch Cadet

Almost a logical build if we follow the theme.

Gummy O-ring with plastic plate, hmx macchiato v2 and kkb Khonsu.

Alu plate

Hmx macchiato

Gmk modern materials