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That's awesome, I love it!
The keycaps just look like they'd be so satisfying to press on. I don't know if it's the lighting or the shape or what, but damn >

XDA profile is always a joy to type on, love it! >

I really have try a xda set sometime, they look nice.
Just haven’t seen one I really like the design of. >

Tester68 (AliExpress)
HolyPandas (AliExpress)
Retro style, XDA profile, PBT keycaps by TaroDepato (Etsy) >

How good is the Tester68? I thought about getting it as well for a beginner build for my gf >

It’s a decent no soldering, plug and play keyboard. 
Pros:
- Easy to assemble out of the box (hot swappable)
- Very affordable 
- Fun colors
- the stock stabilizers are surprisingly great 
- Dongle + storage spot for the dongle
Cons:
- Hollow sound (easily fixed if you don’t like the sound
- No wired option
- AAA Batteries required >

wait so is it solely bluetootch and no USB option?
(and thank you so much for your time/effort) >

It is just a wireless keyboard, that I don't know why, but it's good for trying out stuff ig. >

it not having any usb options sucks :( >

i recommend the gas67 as a wired alternative if you were thinking about getting the tester68 >


gas67 

Thank you so much! Will definitly check out! >

GMK67 is amazing too >

I've got a set of those caps! I love em. >

Option and Command are reversed. That's how MacOS maps a PC keyboard but you should fix it in keyboard settings. >

Omg I need an apple keycap like that! >

Windows layout with Mac keycaps >

It’s a really easy build (he’s 10 so we wanted to start with the basics) - Tester68, HolyPandas, & Retro Keycaps >

You’re an awesome parent. 10 year old me would be ecstatic over being able to build this. Thank you for the resources to make my own 😁 >

Absolutely! The Keycaps were the most expensive part of this build but it took less than 30 mins for everything. We’re going to revisit it after he’s used to it and determine if we need to add foam, tape mod, lube switches, etc — the stock stabilizers are surprisingly great for such a basic, budget board. >

For future reference, I’d avoid buying keycap sets from Etsy as the vast majority are dropshipped and sold for 2-3x the original price! 
This set is about 1/2 the cost on average on aliexpress, but the board looks sleek and if I were your son, I’d be stoked 👌🏻👌🏻 >

This really makes me wish we had more choice when it comes to legend fonts. Most of GMK and Domikey's legends are the same comic-sansy bubble font, which means all the cheaper keycap makers do the same thing. >

The keycaps look like marshmallows and the grey spacebar is a great contrast to the all-white keyboard. Your son has good taste. >

For others who are interested in the keycaps: Don’t buy from etsy. I just bought the same set from aliex for less than half the price. >

I’ve never heard of buying full sets on etsy but I know amazon often has clones for pretty cheap too. >

This is awesome! Great work by your son, and I hope this starts him on a path of future keyboard building! >

That is a very sexy little keeb. 
I may or may not be ripping off this idea as we speak …… >

This would be a dream for me when I was 10 😁👍 Amazing job! >

Super clean build.  What exactly is it?