r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 3h ago

/r/MechanicalKeyboards Ask ANY Keyboard question, get an answer - October 27, 2026

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Ask ANY Keyboard related question, get an answer. But *before* you do please consider running a search on the subreddit or looking at the r/MechanicalKeyboards wiki located here! If you are NEW to Reddit, check out this handy Reddit MechanicalKeyboards Noob Guide. Please check the r/MechanicalKeyboards subreddit rules if you are new here.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 13h ago

News / Meta Important Update for 21XX Keyboards Purchased Through KeyGem

33 Upvotes

We have fully received and QC'd the 21XX Keyboards and addons originally meant for KeyGem. Here is what we are offering for KeyGem buyers, and what we need from them to get them their order.

KeyGem buyers qualify for the following

  • Their full order at original GB pricing (USD)
  • A $200 discount per 21XX Keyboard ordered

KeyGem buyers need to provide us with the following via screenshot/PDF by emailing us at [support@cannonkeys.com](mailto:support@cannonkeys.com)

  • Name and shipping address (we will allow address changes if you have moved, just let us know)
  • KeyGem order number
  • Order date
  • Order contents
  • Email (This must match the email you contact us with)

The keyboards and addons are ready, so once we get everything we need and make the custom discounted orders, they should be shipped out relatively quick. Within a few business days. We also want to extend a huge thank you to the designer of the 21XX, Pontus, who is giving up their design cut on the units purchased by KeyGem during this period to help us offer this discount.

Here is some additional information

  • We will hold off selling any extras to the public for at least a week. If a KeyGem buyer contacts us after this period, we will do our best to get them their order, but we might need to swap the specs of the keyboard or offer different addons. The discount will still be applied
  • If you have an issue with your order, you will be treated the exact same as if your original order was made on CannonKeys.com. This includes support should you have questions about your order/keyboard, or run into any issues.
  • KeyGem buyers can remove items from their order, but cannot add items. For example, if the original order had an addon aluminum plate, the plate can be removed from the order but not swapped for a carbon fiber plate. We only have a limited amount of items so this is necessary.
  • If a customer orders a 21XX Keyboard directly from our website and later requests the $200 refund, we will evaluate the request on a case-by-case basis.
  • We offer delivery duty paid (DDP) shipping to most EU countries, and this discount will hopefully help bridge the price gap between international and domestic shipping.

Thanks for sticking with us,

The CannonKeys Team

We are posting this to reddit as we do not have the emails of those who joined 21XX with KeyGem. This is our best option to try and let those who joined know about the situation.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 15h ago

Builds Athena 75 Cadbury Dairy Milk

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466 Upvotes

I joined the hobby just after the SA Chocolatier group buy on Massdrop, then missed the GMK Chocolatier launch a few years after as I drifted away. I still check in on the scene randomly over the years and when I saw that GMK Chocolatier was back, joined the group buy on a whim. Given all the nostalgia, had to put it on a purple board to match a childhood go-to treat.

KBDFans Athena 75 in raw anodized dark purple, hotswap PCB, plate foam, carbon fiber plate, gasket mount config, Gateron x Siliworks Type R switches, GMK Chocolatier R2 keycaps.

I must say the carbon fiber plate matches really well with the Type Rs in this board, goes well with some plate foam too, nicely snappy and poppy.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 18h ago

Photos Since Ocarina of Time is around the corner, I threw GMK Hero onto my green Pearl

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293 Upvotes

Hey, listen!

- R1 Pearl

- Brass weight

- Brass plate

- GMK Hero keycaps

- Box Jade switches

Master Sword not included.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 5h ago

Builds Neo65Cu Navy with mixed GMK keycaps

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27 Upvotes

Neo65CU - navy top, copper bottom and mirror black weight

Hyperboring Brass plate

All foam

Gateron Ink Stabilizer Pro V2

HMX Hydra (L/F by Lumekeebs)

GMK Parcel set + King of the Seas novelties

Diy Waterslide decal on the back of the board

They sound poppy! Love it 😎


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 6h ago

Photos New build, copper on walnut and leather

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26 Upvotes

I like the feeling of this board, everything is real, be it the walnut case, metallic keys, or leather desk mat. I have only one issue, the space bar is far too easy to actuate. I used Gateron Oil Kings for the switches, is there a heavier switch out there?


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 17h ago

Builds GMK Prussian Alert(less)

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184 Upvotes

Cycle7

CF Plate

HMX Xinhai

GMK Prussian Alert

Knight Stabs


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 14h ago

Photos Forty Squared | Geonworks F1-40 722 / GMK Future Funk R2 + Niuniudo Keyboy40 / GMK Windbreaker

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89 Upvotes

My beloved F1-40 and a really fun project from Niuniudo, both sharing my desk now.

Geonworks F1-40 722

Switches: Cherry MX2A Black

Keycaps: GMK Future Funk R2

Niuniudo Keyboy40

Switches: Keygeek Orange Boi

Keycaps: GMK Windbreaker


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 5h ago

Photos Foxlabs Sanglass Ergo TKL

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11 Upvotes

I was a fool and only bought one PCB when I joined the GB years ago, but some beautiful soul in CN knew the manufacturer and managed to acquire me a couple extra sets of PCBs. Now I can be buried with her ❤️

Foxlabs Sandglass Ergo TKL

Aluminum Skeleton Plate

Hotswap PCB

Cookies N' Cream Silent Linears

21KB Keycaps w/ Arabic Sublegends


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 11h ago

Builds Hi, Im 14 and based in the UK. I designed a custom Macropad!

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30 Upvotes

Haven't Ordered anything yet but I just finished designing it and thought id show it off


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 14h ago

Photos New switches and keycaps for my Evo75

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48 Upvotes

Got my Evo75 last week. I actually liked the Amber switches it came with, but I ordered keycaps and a set of CIY Asuras for it, which showed up today. I like these Asuras even better than the Ambers. I would qualify the Asuras as deeper and quieter than the Ambers. Nothing left to do but type, very pleased with this board.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 9h ago

Mod modded the cable of my Filco MT2 TKL

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16 Upvotes

new to me Filco MT2 TKL, I've made a pig tail mod to more easily swap keyboards at my desk this is the 2nd of these cables I have made as some years ago I made one for my other filco MT2 TKL.

Keyboard: Filco MT2 TKL mx-browns

parts JIST 5Pin Connector / USB Mini Extnsion cable cut to solder onto JIST wires.

Pin out filco 1 +5V 2 Data- 3 Data + 4 GND 5 Shield (can just solder this to Gnd on USB cable)

USB 1 +5V (RED) 2 DATA+ (green) 3 DATA- (white) 4 GND (black)


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 18h ago

Builds Botanica x Soware

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76 Upvotes

Botanica with GMK Soware & HMX Yogurt S on Alu. Snowdrift Devoura by Alphakeys on IG. No foam.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 17h ago

Photos It’s that time of year again…

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54 Upvotes

Holiday boards!!


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 18h ago

Builds Monterey in the Dunes......

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62 Upvotes

Mode Encore Monterey Dune

Milky Yellows , L/SS 18mm 55g springs

Knights stabs

Solder pcb / Al Plate

Mode Monterey keycaps


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 11h ago

Photos Petco Keyboard.

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10 Upvotes

Petco’s point-of-sale keyboard with trackpad. I love the layout. Something about it seems comfortable to use standing up, also. With the right switches, I would have filled out an application lol. Thought I’d share.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 16h ago

Builds First handwired macropad

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23 Upvotes

Built my first handwired macropad.

16 keys, two encoders.

Case - 3D printed in PET-G.

It uses an ATmega32U4, and runs QMK firmware.

The swtiches are Akko Piano Pros I had from my Monsgeek M1W (put Outemu Silent Lemons in that).

Transparent keycaps from a switch tester.

Currently using two layers (changeable with the left encoder):

    • the default layer - acts as a num pad.
    • F13 to F24, Shift+F13, Shift+F14, Shift+F15, Shift+F16

Pressing the left encoder returns to the default layer.

Right encoder - rotation: next / previous; click - play / pause.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 12h ago

Discussion XVX FOUNDATION Series Keycaps

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6 Upvotes

Board is my Keychron C2 Pro with a foam mod (stuffing the included packing foam under the PCB) with soldered Keychron basic Brown switches.

Returned my initial set of Womier dye-sub MOA keycaps due to poor QC and replaced them with this Grey Fog set of HOA caps from XVX.

Overall the sound is a lot thockier than the original OEM caps that the C2 comes with, but not quite as muted as the MOA caps.

Still, I'm coming to really enjoy flat-profile style keycaps, as they have a similar ergonomics to low-profile boards, but at a more familiar wrist angle. I just wish it was easier to find double-shot PBT ones as most of the sets I find are all dye-dub or UV printed.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 1d ago

Builds Bauer Lite IRL

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65 Upvotes

GMK Shadow keycaps and Cherry MX Northern Light switches, sound test here


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 18h ago

Builds Sneakbox AVA w/ Alpaca V2 switches & Durock Screw-In Alpaca edition + brass plate + QPBT Terminal keycaps

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16 Upvotes

Just my current “endgame”.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 1d ago

Builds Top-Mount TKLs Battle - Merisi v Glare v Jane v Kaze - Nixies on PC

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50 Upvotes

An almost fair comparison.
Some things to note:
1. The Nixies on the Jane are slightly more liberally lubed compared to the others. They were done and sent by Alexotos in a giveaway board I won The rest is more or less the same.

  1. Glare has DCS and not GMK. In my experience with both on it, there is not a huge difference.

  2. Merisi has the CEM3 pcb, the others have FR4.

Also, stabs may be different - they are all lubed and tuned.

Switches in the first three builds are the hand modded Nixies from ‪Unikeys.
Watch more comparisons and typing tests on my channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rishavrastogi

Keyboards:

  1. Merisi 500c/m with GMK Prussian Alert
  2. Geon Glare TKl with Brass Bottom with DCS Flex Kits
  3. NRD Kaze TKL with GMK Klassiker
  4. Jane V3 Rubrehose with GMK Mudbeam

r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 17h ago

Group Buy [GB] MWKeys Datenshi

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Hello everyone! Im back with another set this time around, and its called MW Datenshi! Inspired by the song "being low as dirt" by TUYU.

Group Buy Period:

21st March 2026 - 11th April 2026

Pricing:

Base: $80
Novelties: $19
Alt Alphas: $20
40s: $20
Numpad: $18
Spacebar: $15
Norde: $20
Deskmat: $20

Prices are in USD, prices may vary depending on the region. Prices also do not count for shipping, so please be aware.

Vendors:

US: Divinikeys
Canada: Unikeys
Australia: KeebzNCablez
Malaysia: Mecha
Singapore: Ktechs
China: MilkyWay
UK: Prototypist
Europe: MonacoKeys

The final few images posted above are real-life samples that i have gotten from MWKeys themselves so please see if they suit your tastes! Images were taken using an Iphone 14 Pro Max in very bad lighting so i apologize for that.

For socials you can find me on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sofucaps/

Discord: https://discord.gg/U6mTBBUUQh (my server)

Thank you for your time and for giving your interest into my silly keycaps.


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 1d ago

Group Buy [GB] DSS Drank Round 2 - Halfway to MoQ

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45 Upvotes

Introducing DSS Drank R2! After over 5 long years, this classic color way is back! It features updated kitting to cover most modern 40% keyboard layouts. Convex DSA spacebars, QAZ legends, multiple novelties and LAE/ISO keys are now included. Drank R2 brings that purple fix you’ve been waiting for!

DSS Drank


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 1d ago

Builds Finally finished this build, super happy with how it turned out!

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29 Upvotes

Kit: Winmix Ganzo60

Switches: HMX Silent White

Keycaps: SQ Orange Translucent

Plate: FR4

Stabilizers: PA + POM plate-mount stabs

Mods: None

Love the integrated wrist rest and unique Planck layout of the Ganzo60.

The silver aluminum case pairs really well with these SQ orange translucent keycaps.

That forbidden-symbol novelty ESC is from 80Retros, such a cool little detail!


r/MechanicalKeyboards • • 1d ago

Builds My first TGR / Rubrejane

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61 Upvotes

Build with MX black ofc. Gmk blue alert 🥶💙