XVX M68 Review: A WOODEN KEYBOARD For LESS THAN $100!?

[@joeyboyjoeyboy2]

um...this looks....delicious

[@TheManicGeek]

Forbidden Chocolate 🍫

[@IndecisiveStoner]

Modded but with the stock caps sounded best imo. I’ve got a Womier G75 with Cerakeys and zeal clickiez 75g modded to tactile mode. I love it but miss a numpad. Can you recommend a 96% board or maybe even a discrete numpad?

[@TheManicGeek]

Keychron makes a decent discrete numpad (Q0) if you're good to spend on something a bit more robust. Yunzii has a really inexpensive numpad (YZ21), but that might be a bit TOO "cheap" depending on what you're looking for. Solid middle ground includes Varmilo numpads (requires desoldering to change up the switches), and mechanicalkeyboards.com still has some KBDPad kits from KBDFans that make really handsome numpads.

[@NoThisIsPatrick.]

Or they could add holes to the rubber feet so you won't have that issue anymore.

[@TheManicGeek]

Yep, that's an absolutely viable solution, then they could still glue the foot to the case and not force the customer to remove it.

[@eytfiftin]

Or they just put holes on the rubber feet for better access to the screws.

[@TheManicGeek]

Yep, that's another viable solution! It just depends on what would make the most sense given their manufacturing process. My money's on a friction-fit foot since that allows them to save on adhesive and keep the design both simple and robust. Holes in the foot might create lower yields than using the same basic top mold design and adjusting the lower half to accommodate friction-fit pegs that slot into the holes where the case screws are. Who's to say for sure, tho, other than the manufacturer.

[@Cnamonn]

Looks similar with akko mu01

[@TheManicGeek]

Yep, that's what I was mentioning near the start of the video, that's likely the exact same board, just with different keycaps and switches.

[@rainicestorm04]

akko mu01 comes with 1.6mm pcb without flex cuts. this one is with 1.2mm with flex cuts. not sure if that'd make a huge difference in decision making between these 2 but its something worth mentioning. i think akko would sound better foamless

[@tanmaypanadi1414]

Hello

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[@tanmaypanadi1414]

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