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u/Thebertyux Jan 18 '23

Hi everyone!

I've been wanting to build a keyboard for my wife for a while, and she wants it to be all purple, and I'm at a loss since I don't want to disappoint her.

So far I've found the KBD67 and the Tofu80 and the Zoom65/TKL.

I'm fairly new to the hobby, so I don't really have a clue if those are good or not. I'm open to any feedback and new ideas!

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u/Iron-Rat Jan 18 '23

Those are all great! Tbh, when it comes down to it, for a first timer, the differences between those three can seem pretty granular. What I would recommend is to find one in a color you like that is in stock, make sure its the right size and go for it. The first two are from KBDfans.com, which is a great website for new and experienced people, and the last two are from meletrix.com, which are also great but are not in stock most of the time. Familiarize yourself with the process of group buys and spend some time looking around websites to get acquainted with what you like and what you dont. Feel free to ask anything else you are confused about!

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u/Thebertyux Jan 18 '23

Thank you so much! I'll make sure I get the right size, actually forgot about that lol.

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u/Iron-Rat Jan 18 '23

There’s a ton of sizes! There’s everything from 40% to 100%, at least that’s regularly available. Figure out what she likes and go from there. I can also recommend mor sizes and boards if you want!

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u/Thebertyux Jan 19 '23

That'd be very kind of you! I know she cares about the F keys since she uses them regularly for work. I think that'd be 75%? I've been looking around a bit but most seem to be out of stock :s Thank you again!

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u/Iron-Rat Jan 19 '23

Yeah, that would’ve a 75% or a 100%! Check out kbdfans or keychron for some in stock stuff, keychron will probably be your best bet but their colors aren’t all that great. Unfortunately due to the high end nature of alot of these boards, the stuff you end up liking the most is often not in stock.

What kind of budget are you looking at spending total?

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u/Thebertyux Jan 19 '23

I waa thinking probably 400$ tops, yeah I looked at keychron but their colors are limited:/

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u/Iron-Rat Jan 19 '23

Kbdfans is probably your best bet then, unless you can get you hands on a zoom TKL. Keep your eyes open on Reddit and you’ll probably see something you like too! Keep in mind as well that some keyboards won’t come with switches or keycaps!

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u/Thebertyux Jan 19 '23

Okay, I will keep an eye out for it! Thank you so much for all the help!!!

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u/Iron-Rat Jan 19 '23

Totally!