White Mechanical Keyboard + Backlight? (Variations Involved) Do these Exist?

[leiigghhh]

Hello Geekhack Forums

I've been eyeing a white keyboard for over a year now and i still haven't found myself one. (Originally the Poker 2, cancelled the order a Pok3r was announced, then waited for RGB's, saw the preview and NOW a change of mind).
 
What I'm looking for:

Colour: WHITE (with black keycaps would be nice, tho i can always buy them separate).
Switch Type: Cherry MX Browns (pref), Clears are okay as well
Size: Tenkeyless I don't want a full-size so anything below that would be nice. However 60%  keyboards lack the arrow keys therefore I'd opt away from them.
LEDS: White backlighting (To match a theme of my PC i just built and the mouse).

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions of keyboard which may fit into the categories of what I'm looking for. I live in Australia so I guess there should be options

I have attached 2 images to display what I mean by wanting to match the overall theme  



Thanks for taking your time to read this

[hwood34]

I know it doesn't meet all you're requirements since it's fullsize, but the Ducky Year of the Goat is white with RGB backlighting and should come with browns

[Delirious]

varmilo-va87mr



The picture has orange led but you can have a choice between white, orange, or blue.

[falkentyne]

The Year of the Goat is the best looking one that fits your criteria, but it's full size, as others said.  Plus there are very few new samples available to buy, and the few that are on china tmall are going to cost you north of $300.

The Varmilo VA87MR is not a directly sold keyboard.  It's basically a custom only available from a massdrop, which can come in Cherry MX switch or Gateron types and the drop is inactive.  This is a Chinese keyboard so it's very difficult to buy it.   Maybe you can try ebay for the "M" version which is the normal version, which doesn't seem to be available elsewhere.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/272019373878?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82
There are other links there too
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Varmilo-VA87M-Keyboard-Cherry-MX-Brown-switches-Side-printed-PBT-White-Cap-/272019373878?hash=item3f559e3f36:g:m9wAAOSwYHxWHqHm

This is probably your only option.  Everything else is Cherry clone switches.

 There are plenty of white keyboards with RGB backlighting that are TKL (you can just make it white) or fixed colors, but most are MX clones.  There's also the RK TKL white too.   http://www.banggood.com/RK-RG-987-87Keys-RGB-Backlit-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-Greentech-Switch-p-979482.html

[leiigghhh]

Hello

Thanks for the replies, after doing a lot of digging I was considering if it's possible to obtain a Filco Majestouch 2 case which is WHITE?
I found that WASD keyboards has a WASD Code TKL version which fits all criteria, apart from the case. I thought maybe it'd be possible to obtain a white TKL keyboard housing by some chance.

Despite this, i'm really unsure if the PCB will fit inside the casing?

[Oxid]

You can build a B.87 from Winkeyless.kr with a diffused acrylic case. Set the RGB lighting underneath to white and that would achieve effect you're looking for, I believe.

[Pdub]

The KUL ES-87  - I have heard great things about it. But just heard things never touched.

http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=keyed_up_labs,tenkeyless&pid=es87u_ce_wss_al

[BearManJim]

What about a 75% board like the Keycool Hero 84? Dedicated arrow keys included.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/keycool-hero-84?mode=guest_open

I wanted to grab one but didn't feel comfortable using Massdrop?

Others have linked to AliExpress but I've only seen it on there with the Kailh switches?
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/White-LED-backlighting-keycool-84-PBT-compact-mini-mechanical-keyboard-kailh-mx-switches-game-keyboard-keycool84/32412641101.html

[leiigghhh]

I'm more into the standard layout of the TKL, prefer that simple setup as i guess it's easier to find stuff to mod the keyboards. Standard keyboard layouts offer better solutions to like keycaps etc.

I guess a cheaper option (since i am in Australia) would be the "varmilo-va87mr". White LED's and Cherry MX browns. This board does consist of the standard layout right? I'm not 100% sure.

I can always get the backlit doubleshot PBT BLACK keycaps somewhere online to match the colour scheme. I think the greatest importance is really the casing being white, along with the keys being Cherry MX Browns.

I've never used the other suggested keycaps and i guess i'm too afraid to vary towards them. Despite never owning a mechanical keyboard, using MX browns really made me want a keyboard with a proper tactile feeling.

[Megaweapon]

varmilo-va87mr

varmilo-va87mr

Massdrop for this is live again.  Looks like most of the switch/case/key/LED combos were immediately sold out, though...