Hi fediverse.

I am searching for an ISO TKL barebones kit, and so far have come up short. I have found the following: nuphy gem80 (which is out of production and they confirm that a new batch is not in plans). Evo80, which seems to be a bit pricier and out of stock. Luminkey80, seems to not support nkey rollover, so I might be better off using my Model M keyboard.

Am I correct that no keyboard with modern comforts like proper layer dampening, hotswap, gasket mount exist in ISO and in TKL?

EDIT: I already own keychron and ducky, but I would like to have a keyboard where it ticks all the boxes. Like the ones I made as examples in the beginning (gem80, evo80, luminkey80)

Thank you in advance.

EDIT 2: I chose a Neo80 from monacokeys. Thank you for the dialogue, guys!

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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

keychron? most of their kbs can be ordered barebones

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    I recently got myself a Keychron V3 Max with ISO TKL, which has hotswappable switches and a gasket mount.

    EDIT: Keebfinder is nice to get a good overview.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    MonsGeek has some ISO keyboard kits! Their website is kinda confusing but you can easily find them on AliExpress

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    The 75%M1 is the only that checks by boxes besides the fact it’s not TKL 😕

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I've just remembered that Pulsar also sells ISO TKL keebs, I think those might check all of your boxes. There is a Hall Effect one and a traditional mechanical one

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    The GMMK TKL has hotswap, not sure about the rest.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    but I would like to have a keyboard where it ticks all the boxes

    What boxes? Because keychron has keyboards with layer dampening, hotswap, and gasket mounts. What else are you looking for?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    I understand your question. I have a V3 (no gasket, ABS plastic) and a C3 Pro (cheap but gasket). Perhaps I am an addict, but I would like to try that “high end thing” that the ANSI market offers. Aluminium case. POM plate. Poron dampening. I hope it makes sense

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