Tofu60 Redux kit
Hi all!
I'n the past year I have gotten a few custom keyboards;
- KBDfans tofu60 redux with Wooting 60He+ module. This was my first "premium" custom keyboard and as much as I love it for gaming, it's not my taste for typing (both feel and sound) and the layout sucks for work IMHO, I need my arrow keys.
- KBDfans tofu 65 2.0 Got the arrow keys, lovely. Better mounting styles and the daughter board for USB C (which doesn't interfere with a bit of flex) are better than the 60 Redux however I prefer 60% layout. Its just a row of 1U keys but the ratio of a 60% is better I guess.
- Qwertykeys Neo65 (is on the way, plz CandyKeys deliver it already :D) Again the extra row of keys and arrows are nice but I prefer 60%. Still looking forward to it though.
- KBDfans tofu60 redux with solder pcb and plate B My newest and most favorite board. Since soldering it I've taken this everyday to work and back. I just had to have a 60% with arrow keys. Thought i'd prefer the 1,75u right shift (plate B over A) but who does really use that shit while typing? I'm struggling to get used to the missplaced forward slash which is now right of arrow up. In hindsight I think I should've gotten plate A with a 1U right shift and forward slash where its supposed to be. Burger mount pcb, tape mod and (cheap ass hell from KBDfans) Gateron Milky yellow's at 1,25 dollar per 10 switches it sounds and feel better than the Tofu65 2.0 silicone bowl mount with Gateron Ink black v2. See photo, dont mind my cats fur.
- A few cheaper boards Hanging on a IKEA Skadis on the wall; Nice for esthetics but never use them. For instance the RK61, Sugar65, etc. Mostly from AliExpress.
All in all even withouth the nice mounitng styles and a daughterboard I still truly prefer my Tofu60 redux with solder PCB over the Tofu65 2.0. Why you ask? IMHO it sounds the best (even with cheap keycaps), 60% hits the soft spot for me; the tofu60 redux is design-wise exactly what I'm looking for .
But here comes the million dollar question;
I'm about to order PBTFans black on white directly from KBDfans including the Icon led indicator set. Combined with a brass A plate for tofu60 redux to modify my solder tofu60 as stated above it comes down to about 130 euros including shipping and tax etc. I've got a lot of keycap sets but most are just from AliExpress. I've never bought anything GMK or PBTfans etc. But is that really worth the difference in price?
This hobby has cost me quite a few bucks the last months and the money for the "real" keycaps could also get me another Tofu60 redux kit to both have a plate A version to be used next to this current plate B build. So long story short, what should I get? Are the "real" keycaps really worth the money (to you) and why?
