I has been a bit of time since I have built a new custom keyboard of my own and I recently settled on building a NK65 from NovelKeys. The NK65 is a mostly pre-built 65% mechanical keyboard kit meant for people just starting to get their feet wet in the hobby. All one needs to … Continue reading NovelKeys NK65 Superuser Edition
Category: mechanical keyboards
Building My First Mechanical Keyboard – KBDIY TM680
My next mission on the keyboard front was to build a cheap kit sourced through Aliexpress. Reason for Aliexpress? Well Amazon Canada does not have a lot of options to building a keyboard besides really established names that I would prefer to buy from directly like Keychron and Epomaker. In this case I was looking … Continue reading Building My First Mechanical Keyboard – KBDIY TM680
Eclipse EC66 Triple-Mode RGB Mechanical Keyboard
I have been looking forward to reviewing this keyboard for some time. Not only is this only the second keyboard I own that has a knob installed but it's also the first keyboard that I decided to have a speed switch installed. Today we have the Eclipse EC66 65% mechanical keyboard. I backed the EC66 … Continue reading Eclipse EC66 Triple-Mode RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron Q2 Mechanical Keyboard
You all know that I have been a pretty big fan of Keychron for their value. They started with the K1 low-profile mechanical keyboard on Kickstarter and have expanded to many many more models since. When they announced the second version of the Q series motherboards, the Q2, I decided to order one. The Q2 … Continue reading Keychron Q2 Mechanical Keyboard
Venatos Ven Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
I have been plunging through the vast wilderness of the mechanical keyboard world for budget and interesting models from different manufacturers. I have been eyeing a Ven Mini from Venatos since it's launch and finally decided to take the plunge and pick one up. It took a bit of time to decide as I was … Continue reading Venatos Ven Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Budget Boards: XPG Infarex K10 Gaming Keyboard
This is the first non-mechanical keyboard I have picked up in a long time. I picked up the XPG Infarex K10 because Memory Express was having a $29.99 CAD sale on it and thought, why not? The K10 comes in a black box with lots of colourful marketing on it displaying the keyboard with it’s … Continue reading Budget Boards: XPG Infarex K10 Gaming Keyboard
LTC Nimbleback NB681 65% Mechanical Keyboard
On the desk today we have the LTC Nimbleback NB681 65% mechanical keyboard. Many of you may not actually recognize the LTC name but you may recognize the Royal Kluge brand. They are essentially one in the same. LTC produces the Nimbleback and Royal Kluge keyboards among many other accessories. The NB681’s claim to fame … Continue reading LTC Nimbleback NB681 65% Mechanical Keyboard
Budget Board: Magegee Star61 60% Mechanical Keyboard
Magegee, no I have no idea how to pronounce that, has been slowly making a name for itself in the budget mechanical keyboard world and today we have the Star 61 to look at. It's nearly my favourite form factor at 60% (absolute favourite being a flavour of 65%) meaning it is a 61 key … Continue reading Budget Board: Magegee Star61 60% Mechanical Keyboard
Typing on a Budget: Gamenote 60% Mechanical Keyboard
So I'm always watching Amazon for a deal on a keyboard and I found this Gamenote 60% Mechanical keyboard for $32.99 (currently listed for 41.99). I was intrigued by the fact that not only did it have RGB backlighting (even if static) but also having several available effects that are typically not available on such … Continue reading Typing on a Budget: Gamenote 60% Mechanical Keyboard
Keychron K7 Low-Profile Hot-Swap Mechanical Keyboard
I told you I had several keyboards to review. Here's another from Keychron that's near the top of my favourites. The Keychron K7 is basically the same as the K6 I reviewed previously but in a low profile form factor. Keychron has come a long way from the original K1 that I backed on Kickstarter … Continue reading Keychron K7 Low-Profile Hot-Swap Mechanical Keyboard
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