r/MechanicalKeyboards

HHKB Pro 1 PD-KB300B - 400 Boxed, flawless, stock/ unopened.

Original Gokukawa leather wrapped keycaps

Original sealed USB cable

Original user manual

Serial/date: #000140 - 2005/01

I bought it from a guy who told me:

it was a random buyee/mercari find last year, managed to get a friend in japan to message the seller on mercari to get more info but all he said was this "旧社員の所有 物。2007年頃、オフィスのクリスマス景品として、さくら F

which translates to:

Property of a former employee. Produced by Sakura around 2007 as a Christmas prize for the office.

im trying to find contacts at PFU to see if i can find out more about this...

Don't know how this keeps happening to me, but a week after my $100 haul from FB Marketplace, I somehow found someone selling a Realforce keyboard on there. Guy had it listed for $40 initially and someone got to it before me. I bid up to $80 for it, lmao.

Mode Sonnet (2026) - Forest Mocha
Alu plate
GMK Olive modifiers & GMK Modern Materials alphas
HMX Macchiato v2 switches

Another fun week of keyboard builds in the books. I had an absolute blast hanging out with everyone during the livestreams this week. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to chat, lurk, or just kept me company while I built boards!
Started the week with the Raw Tofu60 Redux V2 paired with an HE PCB, and this thing absolutely slaps. I’m a sucker for a raw aluminum finish, and this one looks even better in person.

🎥 Review: https://youtu.be/rG3QcKQloX4?is=pTQJEM8Ynxljt_Sx

Next up was the Mode Encore 2026 in Matcha Cream. The new Crown Mount system feels incredibly well thought out. It isolates the plate and PCB really well, giving the board a clean, consistent typing experience. And honestly, Matcha Cream looks so good in my setup.

🎥 Review: https://youtu.be/ynSR0YwgtYo?is=UXPov79m07jV_QjN

I also built the Agar Micro, which was my first real experience with a 40%, let alone a 40% Alice layout. Such a fun little board with a ton of personality. The curvy design is adorable, and I ended up enjoying it way more than I expected.

🎥 Review: https://youtu.be/GjfaksKciEg?is=mAk8JrLNONmcnweb

To wrap up the week, I pulled out the Kafka sporting GMK CYL Cherry Love for this week’s Setup Sunday photos. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this combo.

If you’d like to see more of my photography:
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/captain.sterling

And if you ever want to hang out while I build keyboards live:
🎮 Twitch: https://twitch.tv/thecaptainsterling

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend! What did you build this week?

MTNU Mictlan on Typface Univers.

My latest restyling, so magnificent colors.

I was inspired to make some Honkai: Star Rail builds from keycaps I saw on Aliexpress. This is a build inspired by Firefly, with Teal notes and a vibrant personality.

Neo98 Anodized Teal

Akko Cilantros

PP Plate

Silicone Gasket Mount

PBT Dye-Sub Keycaps

Sound Test

(Not sponsored, did not get these for free, I'm not selling anything, etc)

XIDA x BSUN Usagi V2 (28g) Stats:

• Type: Linear
• Actuation Force: 28g
• Bottom-Out Force: 34g
• Pre-Travel: 1.8mm ± 0.3mm
• Total Travel: 3.6 ± 0.2mm
• Spring: 20mm
• Housing: PC and Nylon
• Stem: UPE Blend (or maybe Y3? Getting mixed signals from various sites)

There are other heavier versions available, and they go up to 50g/50g.

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So I got these just now, straight from KPrepublic on Amazon. I know they're not a well-regarded seller in some circles but they were the cheapest by far and also had the bonus of being on Amazon to make things go a bit smoother if a problem were to crop up.

(Also despite them being by XIDA and BSUN, from what I can see, you'll very rarely find BSUN's name attached to these. Not sure why.)

These are not the same as the ones you can find reviews for online! You can tell the difference by looking for the Usagi face as a light diffusion panel. These have got to be the cutest switches around, especially for apparently being a Chiikawa collaboration. No actual switch with Chiikawa or Hachiware on them though, I wonder why. Also no information on these things anywhere, either. Like no official retailer or anything, it's just there on some switch seller sites and on KDrepublic's page on Amazon.

All the pics of these switches that you can find online show the rabbit faces being south-facing. That's only true if your keyboard lighting is south-facing, you'll get normal north-facing whatever that you can't look at with transparent keycaps on any average keyboard. Here is what you'll see in use, and here are the bunny faces in action. They actually do show up very well and it's super cute, but impossible to show properly. The light diffusion is great.

These switches feel amazing to use. I've got some chunky keycaps on at the moment (for those interested), and it feels like I'm typing on air. Like there's nothing there. Like, no joke, I should have gotten these switches from the get go, because this is what I imagined a mechanical keyboard would feel like before I used one before. I'd always been looking for a lighter switch, and this one fits the bill so well. I'm definitely not sure how else to describe my experience with them other than I would buy someone these to make them try them.

The sound is also pretty good. With the chunky keycaps and the keyboard choice (Dustsilver D87), there's this very good "thock". It's like the kind of sound you hear on all those cerakey typing tests. It's insanely wild to be getting that kind of sound with keys like this. And with other keycaps, of course, the sound is almost equivalent to what you'd be getting out of a low profile keyboard. Not a silent keyboard at all by any means but it's also not really too intrusively loud either. Just not something you'd take to the library to type with. Typing on it almost sounds to me like dice rolling, especially the specific dice rolling sound you hear in video games. It's such a cool sound.

All in all, I really enjoy these switches.

I'd give them a 10/10 in all aspects, honestly.

Featuring Hope in the colourway caeruleus. What do you think of this keycap pairing?

Hope's production run is progressing as anticipated. We are now well into the machining of the enclosures, switch plates and authentication crests, and expect to move into surface preparation and anodising in the coming weeks.

We’re excited to see Hope in people’s hands once they ship!

A very limited number of in-stock extras will be available for purchase. To be among the first to hear when they go live, be sure to subscribe to our mailing list and join our Discord.

If you're interested in our boards...
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Renders by MiKeyDigit

GMK Dualshot Slot Collection Order⤵️

This release features 5 Dualshot colorways, including the Gray Base Slot and four color-body versions combined with a gray-tone base.

📷 All photos were taken in natural daylight.

Each colorway is limited to 10 pieces, and every keycap will be numbered based on the order of purchase.

🔴 Red Slot — ₩91,000 / $60
🔵 Blue Slot — ₩91,000 / $60
🟢 Green Slot — ₩91,000 / $60
🟡 Yellow Slot — ₩91,000 / $60
⚪ Gray Base Slot — ₩91,000 / $60

Domestic shipping is free.
International shipping is included.

Bundle Discount
4 keycaps: $240 → $209
5 keycaps: $300 → $260

For orders of 5 keycaps, you will receive one 4-keycap box and one single-keycap simple package.

Sales Period
July 4, 11:00 PM (KST) – July 11, 11:00 PM (KST)

I will share updates during the sale period so you can check the remaining quantity of each colorway.

Thank you for your support!

In less than 3 weeks going to get married and thought of making smth awesome with these because they have been sitting in my closet for 2+ years.

Edit: thank you everyone for ideas. Will be looking closer to the keycap wall and 3d keychains.

Not angry but please don’t ask to send them over after the ceremony. I’m too lazy to count, pack and send them to anyone unless you are willing to pick them (after the wedding) in person all of them (it would be a cool road trip tho).

Snagged an Albatross TKL off of Ebay, the nicest typing experience I've had in a while.

Ikigai Albatross TKL

CYL Mictlan Papel Picado

Cherry Mx2a Oranges

completely custom split ortholinear keyboard based on the same footprint as the lumberjack 60 but with a 2.8" lcd. runs retro-go on esp32 and qmk on rp2040 all on the same pcb. in-game controls remappable in vial.

case: PLA

switch: KTT sea salt lemon

plates: fr4

game: tetris rosy retrospection romhack

Got it for $75

W or L?

Tofu65V3.0 build

My first Tofu, and I'm really impressed with the material quality and sound!

Specs:

Tofu65V3.0 Raw, wired only PCB, PEI plate, gasket mount, no foams, Copper weight

Stabilizers: Typeplus x YIKB - lubed and tuned

Switches: Bsun Golden Apple

Keycaps: GMK CYL Hi! Viz R2

Cable: Koolkeys Pro Themed - Hi! Viz

I wanted to see what a full PEI build would sound like, and I'm amazed at how mellow and deep the build sounds with no foams or tape (besides case force break). I should have a CF plate coming and am planning to build that one top mount with some HMX Cthulhu switches to see how loud I can make this board!

I haven't used a split backspace in a long time, and I'm super happy to be back to having it plus 7u spacebar.

I love the overall look of these PBTfans Virtuoso keycaps on my desk. The silver Neo65 and clean keycaps go well with the iMac and accessories. But, they have some issues for me:

- They are very smooth and I would prefer some texture.
- Maybe because of the smoothness, they tend to pick dirt very easily. They end up looking grimy pretty fast.
- They are dye-sub PBT and I wrongly assumed they were double-shot. My bad here. The thing is, even though they sound nice and clean (better than some other PBT keycaps I have) I know they won't allow the full potential of my Neo65 clacky build.

So… even though these weren't cheap and I really wanted to use them, I think I'll be looking for alternatives.