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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Joel.dela on Mon, 08 March 2021, 11:38:24
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I am a complete noob to custom mechanical keyboards. I've been looking on many different websites but can't really find what I want - a lot of the websites I've looked at just seem to have the same models and nothing is quite right for what I'm looking for.
where would you guys go to buy or even partially build (if I have to) a keyboard which fits the following criteria;
-65%
-'Old-school look' - I mean like those 90s whiteish gray keyboards
-Not bothered about RGB
-English alphabet keycaps with Hangul
-Ideally under £150
I've looked Amazon, WASD, Box.co.uk, Banggood and other sites but can't find anything to fit my needs. I've also tried to reach out to people on the custom mechanical keyboard reddit to see if they knew or could build me something like that.
Any helps apricated! Thanks!
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I'm also pretty new to this and am looking for some sites too. It'd be great if some of the members could post a few links to sites they recommend!
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I know this may sound like a round-about way of doing things, but:
Since you mention liking a retro look, are there any specific older keyboards that you like?
I have found it quite satisfying to buy some (fairly common) older mechanical keyboards and retrofitting e.g. the switches that I liked, or fitting them with a new controller, to get a good, cheap and "classic" keyboard.
But, in any case (no pun intended), it would perhaps be helpful if you could post examples of the kind of thing you like.
Enjoy the hunt!
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I am a complete noob to custom mechanical keyboards. I've been looking on many different websites but can't really find what I want - a lot of the websites I've looked at just seem to have the same models and nothing is quite right for what I'm looking for.
where would you guys go to buy or even partially build (if I have to) a keyboard which fits the following criteria;
-65%
-'Old-school look' - I mean like those 90s whiteish gray keyboards
-Not bothered about RGB
-English alphabet keycaps with Hangul
-Ideally under £150
I've looked Amazon, WASD, Box.co.uk, Banggood and other sites but can't find anything to fit my needs. I've also tried to reach out to people on the custom mechanical keyboard reddit to see if they knew or could build me something like that.
Any helps apricated! Thanks!
KBRepublic may have what you're looking for for caps. (https://kprepublic.com/search?type=product&q=korean+keycap) The rest must come down to preference. Ye olde-looking 65% cases can't be that uncommon. This one's got a white option (https://kprepublic.com/products/gk68x-hot-swap-65-custom-mechanical-keyboard-split-spacebar-rgb-type-c?_pos=6&_sid=140a510e1&_ss=r). Say one of those cap sets work for you, and that kit works for you, then all you would need is to pick some switches. There are some more options for 65% kits (https://kprepublic.com/search?type=product&q=65%25+keyboard) from just that one website, at least one of which looked to have a gray option.
This is just the first to come to mind because I always notice foreign language caps on this website. I'm sure there must be more.
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would a leopold like this work? https://www.ebay.com/itm/Leopold-FC660M-PD-Mechanical-Keyboard-Cherry-MX-Double-PBT-White-twotone-Kor-Eng/174245231671? can't really find many others with hangul and beige but its a pretty solid prebuilt
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that is perfect! oh also it would be nice if it was wireless too but that's probably asking too much