The Classic TKL - An $89 Keyboard Kit That Sounds Great

[@MatthewEncina]

Always love hearing from designers. Great board and video.

[@PlatformPanic]

The yellow and clear look is really cool

[@flockofwildcactus]

I was not aware of this board prior to the keyboard meetup, but now it's my most anticipated of the year because it has several classic design elements with a modern touch and clearly alot of care and attention to detail went into the design. Hoping for future variations/colorways and to see other projects under the 'Classic' line, like a matching numpad would be amazing (ala G80-3700 / Realforce 23U). Nephlock FTW!

[@zannyrt]

I was not able to watch the stream, really amazing keyboard build Alex! Nephlock did an amazing job on the keyboard!!

[@sentimentalhermit]

Not gonna lie, the Proto Yellow colorway looks great. Glad there will be other transparent colorways in the future

[@requiemgir1]

Clear and yellow giving inspiration for a godtier Gudetama themed keyboard

[@robr640]

Classic TKL, classic Alex, classic NK. This board is gonna be a banger!

[@alexotos]

You the best.

[@Esuppie]

The stream was so fun, Riley had some amazing insight! Made me miss the co-streams Alex used to do with other guests. Happy there are more TKLs coming out though!

[@alexotos]

Glad you enjoyed it! I miss it too, i need to bring those back!

[@beautifulestme]

@@alexotos sorry ,my bad,dont take it ,love you ＜3

[@peanutbutterbean1738]

absolute banger of a board, the LED bar reminds me a lot of the wooting 80HE

[@mrpresreaganb]

"most people will probably end up going for this version" *this version sells out in 30 seconds* XD

[@by_run]

This is a clean board. Would love to grab one.

[@BRSxIgnition]

Wish this was wireless - the silicone bottom and plastic body make it perfect for a home theater PC setup.

[@huffa8562]

Ugh no wireless seems like such a miss.

[@MarcBehar]

Looks great, shame that version is a limited edition

[@alicec2033]

Honestly that's the one thing I'm disappointed about lol. It's the only color combo I think I'd be interested in, and if the NK65 launch was any indication, there is probably no way I'm getting one short of luck and using a bot or something lol Update: by sheer force of luck I managed to snag one :)

[@alexotos]

@@alicec2033 Just spoke to Riley and team, there are plans for other transparent versions already in place for future runs. The limited version is just the yellow silicone/badge/cable, so if you're interested in the transparent shell, more will come.

[@greg-e5f]

waiiiit. you work for novelkeys?! I always assumed novelkeys work for you :p

[@amizan8653]

This is pretty cool. Reminds me of the tiger 80 lite, which is my favorite keyboard

[@SevericK_BooM]

Have more designers on in future it’s great

[@SqueakyTypes]

I'm not really into TKL but this looking so good for 89$ is tempting.

[@SqueakyTypes]

@UnknownSimmer-mi6 I'm more of a 60% person. Thinking of giving this a shot.

[@SqueakyTypes]

@UnknownSimmer-mi6 good stuff you got there!

[@moonlightfilms5279]

This board in classic iMac G3 colors would be beautiful!

[@DinyTancer]

Really enjoyed hearing the guest on stream. How would you personally compare it to the Neo80, with price being a factor in mind since the Neo80 is another budget TKL?

[@solotopp]

Man I am waiting for a tkl with this look but hall effect pcb. Board looks great.

[@kornboards]

Oh great, another sponsored build. Sheeesh jk, love you

[@alexotos]

LOL Love you too

[@Polobaskey]

Hi Alex, wondering what brand you use for your keyboard cable? It looks awesome. Thanks in advance!

[@actualglacier]

would be all over this if it came in wkl

[@keyboardstuffkeeb]

On the NovelKeys page, it says there is an option for extra plate like alu, copper and brass ,but it doesn't say anywhere how much it will add to the cost of the kit. Is it possible for you to talk with a person at NovelKeys to disclose a price for an extra copper plate? Also the video was very informative for me ,as I was considering to buy the keyboard to go with my greg set. Thank You!

[@mikokb]

Ugh I just bought a Transition TKL Lite. Now I need this too

[@cinnamonoa]

can they bring back a reworked nk entry series? I really liked the look of those with the different coloured transparent plastic.

[@nathanmirando7539]

Any time I see a clear plastic case I always get curious to see it in atomic purple

[@crisisza4133]

One day when i have the money im making videos like this, i look up to this guy so much, once i have telhe cash so i can build my pc and start a yt then save for money to do things like this

[@paceymanaois633]

what's the secret to getting a good clacky sound? do you recommend foam and what types?

[@CrispySenpai]

How dare you make disclaimers!! And how dare you work for a company and work for money!! And how dare I don’t have a beautiful mustache like you 🥲

[@alexotos]

LOL i still cant believe someone got mad at me for disclosing that on stream and would rather me lie?! Legit wild to me.

[@Zarazkowy]

​@@alexotos I hope you see this as a joke :c

[@CrispySenpai]

@@Zarazkowy I think he got it lol

[@bradyvilhauer4445]

Thank you for this comment 😂 people who don’t understand economy / business truly like to curse others with judgment

[@Uglyoldhag]

Grab that coin like Mario

[@ziich1]

Can this be compared against the transition tkl?

[@splitzkee_]

He had me at the potential terracotta colorway

[@TerribleGamesTV2]

are these just gonna be first come first serve in-stock? or is this gonna be a group buy? the store page doesn't really make it very clear

[@goatphew]

I really hope they follow through with ISO!!

[@loloioi]

I wonder how this compares against the Transition Lite TKL

[@MeCantSpell]

What happened to showing pictures of the other colours when they are mentioned?

[@tester776]

How does this board compare with transition lite?

[@beaqian09]

What’s the cable that’s always on your table? It looks super cool

[@BeyondJo]

how is it compared to transition lite?

[@JesseMrozowski]

What's the blue keyboard in the top?

[@Soul_Blazer]

Forgive me for asking such a plebian question, but how doe sthis differ from the NK87 line?

[@tsukikotsutsukakushi9339]

damn. finding out that someone worked on gmk greg on a discord call is some serious dad lore xD

[@immaSpy1]

What's the keyboard at the top? :D

[@Mrzombieman]

it does look pretty nice

[@JesseMrozowski]

I might have missed it is it wired only?

[@nowaybernie]

how to watch your stream live?

[@pyrogaunt]

No WKL is a real shame, but it does look quite nice

[@skidrenz]

excited for the other neutral colors!

[@bradyvilhauer4445]

I realized something, Alex offers his wish for better features on nearly every board he touches. Most of the times though, these changes would force the price up. I understand features would be great to see, and the industry has grown a lot for entry level boards, but it is prob tough for the creator to hear him say "I wish these standoffs were removable" when the entire board is intentionally very entry-level at $89. I mean $89 is nuts-low of a cost; I'd be surprised if the creator is making that much off such a low cost board. So I think the context of recommending new features for a board needs to keep that context in mind. Unless Alex's entire goal is actually to say: "I wish these standoffs were removable and the board instead costs $94" for example. Not at all saying he was toxic toward this board, it's just a curiosity of mine. And obviously, yes I think his feature-offerings are very appropriate on expensive boards, where they could have prob done that within their cost of margin and such. But I'm sure there's some reason why I am incorrect in all of my thoughts here; I have never manufactured a board.

[@_IanOfEarth]

I hope there's a 6.25u version down the road and a colorway or two that doesn't have the badge on top. Really like the board otherwise!

[@beautifulestme]

Where is my DUNE65? You are the only blogger who sent it for testing, what are you doing? Hurry up and bring it up

[@alexotos]

Watch streams my dude, already did it.

[@ChubiPanda]

What's the 70% keeb up top? It's very pretty.

[@sixxtylol]

This board sounds too good, crazy it’s at a lower price point

[@timesh_]

ive been looking for a clear/ transparent case, similar to this for a 75% board, anyone have recommendations?

[@mawsnpaws]

Hi from Australia :> 5am here 😭

[@Th0rNe]

3 times rule says i have to rent for the rest of my life :(

[@johndarland3633]

Why was I expecting: "if you guys don't want to trust me.... fuck you." LOL

[@YahooOfficials]

2 minutes ago, got a streak already!

[@KBDology]

big bezel is goooooooooooooooooood........

[@CristianSanchez-d2j]

What’s the keyboard above? The one with the Norse keycaps

[@asterisk4424]

I was wondering the same, looks really nice. Also just noticed it's a 75 that gets rid of the extra side keys on the right. Now I'm really interested. What board is that!?

[@alexotos]

Its called the Univers!

[@hitmanfreak]

It is the Univers by typeface, really cool board I have almost the exact same build and it is one of my favorite boards

[@asterisk4424]

@@alexotos At least it's out of stock, bad decisions would have been made

[@JesusXina]

@@asterisk4424it’s coming back sometime this month I believe

[@timeoutmode]

Transition TKL Lite is $50 though. hmm.

[@sparkplugbarrens]

The lack of layout options is a shame, other than that - cool board! Was super interesting to hear Riley talk about the board! You could feature creators in your builds more often!

[@flockofwildcactus]

Reportedly there will be PCBs with other layouts like ISO in the future, but it wasn't viable for initial release to meet the price point.

[@StevenWhite-u4w]

Hettinger Springs

[@VincentMalory-d3u]

Hettinger Turnpike

[@rocknlefty]

MY OMG'S MADE THE VIDEO!!! lol love you dude

[@my._.name_]

every time i see him post a budget keyboard video i pray that it's bad so i don't have to buy another one lol

[@WA5ON1]

My problem with this abs cases is that if the sunlight hits them they will turn into an ugly yellowish color

[@grantzu]

yay univers i love the univers

[@doggydogworld1]

wish it supports alps

[@ChrisDeger]

I want one sorry i want 3 lol.

[@pencil_pusher]

This board looks and sound really good. I hope they do a 65 layout too.

[@alexotos]

Me too! I would love to see more layouts if this does well.

[@FrancisMontgomery-g1r]

Gusikowski Extension

[@snekker9480]

holy shit

[@getalper]

This should have been wireless

[@CinceTheDay]

TKL always looks like it was dismembered.

[@ConstanceBella-s2c]

Willms Mountains

[@B_M_A]

Spacebar good, everything else flat

[@limitless_motivation_en]

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