Its a black GMMK Pro using the following:
- Durock Medium Tactile, 3203+Deskeys Film and Swagkeys 14.5mm “Classic” 65g springs. The enter/backspace keys use 67g Durock springs, and the spacebar uses the 70g spring from an Ink Black v2. The two shift keys are 65g Durock L2s.
- Hype.Keyboards FR4 plate that I drilled two holes in to allow for use of the middle two standoffs that come with the original plate assembly.
- Durock v2 Stabilizers
- ePBT 9009
- Stupidfish 2mm case foam + 3mm plate foam
- Gaskets replaced with KBDFans D65 gaskets bought from the KBDFans store on AliExpress.
- Firmware changed to VIA using a self compiled keymap from the QMK source.
The numpad is a GK21s in the ABS case variant that uses some Durock T1s with the stock 67g spring and 3203+Deskeys. Its only sideways so I can fit it into the frame, I’m working on getting accustomed to using it southpaw.
It took me a while to hone in on what I wanted but eventually I found that I didn’t really like keyboard bounce, specifically the vibration transfer across the keyboard plate. I liked really uniform typing feel even if it was on the firmer side, so long as the vibrations were damped completely. As for the lighting, I flip between off and rainbow (like in the image) depending on my mood. The rather…esoteric spring and switch combo for the modifier/stabilized keys are mostly because I wanted to try and match the perceived force needed for the keys to the alphas where possible.
I have my eye on the Frog TKL, Freebird TKL and Mode 80 but in all honesty, my typing needs are set and I use the knob a surprising amount every day for volume control on my speakers. I’m quite pleased with this combination.