Budgeting for Beginners - Custom Keyboards!

*as promised, here is my updated budget guide to beginners who want to build their own custom keyboards! i'll be making one more at the end of the year for 2023 budget boards! subscribe to stick along ❤

Keyboard Kits

1. Low Tier


2. Mid Tier

Switches
1. Basic

2. Fun

Keycaps
*LEGAL*

*ILLEGAL*
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[RedaGD]

i literally refreshed your channel this morning cause i read that you were planning on doing this video. Thank you soo much for helping a newbie like me

[ifteykharulislam]

Thanks for making video for poor people like me

[Tabbyroom]

Lewis is one of my favorite keyboard YouTuber can’t wait to see what he brings us in 2023

[Emilyspace_]

Love that you're actually providing budget options. As a college student, I really want to get into the hobby but I absolutely don't have the funds to start with a GMMK or Akko board. Especially not knowing whether I will stick with it for a long time so I can't justify that kind of investment.... yet lol

[dannyman]

I stg you are the only person in this hobby who actually knows what budget means. All others are like “NEW BUDGET KING” and the board itself ends up being $180+

[kiboshinji]

my friend was about to buy a new keyboard, so glad i come to this video that i stumble across Monsgeek M1, went to check to online local store, and it's avaliable in stock!

WTF what a total banger for an alu board just for 99$. i owe you again for this one!

[Joang]

Another budget kit is the GMK67, it's a really good kit for its price and even has a knob. Worth looking into it!

[johnpaulgonzalez]

Normally when they say budget, was expecting redragons or royal kludges but wow, none of them were mentioned, very insightful vid

[kkenny]

This is such a good video for beginners like me. Thank you Lewis for keeping the hobby alive and accessible!

[Keybored]

Vid quality getting better and better!

[JL-bjlh]

Thanks, I've been trying to pick out the best parts for my budget for months!

[Straus-lrif]

the reason he is one of the best keeb youtubers is becuase he communicates so much with the comments and the audience and listens to recommendations. keep up the good work❤❤❤❤

[gamingsoups]

Switches made by KTT are extremely budget friendly and absolutely amazing

[dojuns]

I'd like to add budget switch & keycap options beside AKKO & Gateron:
For the switch it's KTT, JWK, Aflion, Ajazz Fruit series. Those are what i can think of.
For the keycap it's Shenpo, Xiami/21kb. Both are good PBT dye-sub keycaps for a "budget" price. Yongqiu/Aifei/whatever it is are also good double shot PBT/ABS, nice sound and also cheap.

[Bonkboo]

For the cheap section try searching for the "GMK67", its a 67% more flexible gasket mount with south facing sockets, with a knob too. it's probably the best for the 50$ mark

[SKULLBLASTR]

Like someone said in the comments the GMK67 is a great budget board. I'd also recommend the bakeneko65 for custom keyboards

[Jason-ussz]

Would greatly appreciated a recommendation for a full size hot swap keyboard. Keep up the great work and videos. Thank you!

[rohitmishra]

Loved the video. As a person who is getting into custom boards, this was very helpful.

[BriZl]

its not just that the only difference is the mounting type, it also got rgb, + rechargeable batteries + thicker case with thicker frame + it can be connect with cable

[minhquanvu]

In the Aluminum area, Monsgeek M1 main land Chine version (Via unsupported) goes at 75$
FinalKey Cidoo V65 goes at 95$ (nicer alu than M1, Via supported, bluetooth supported, extra fr4 plate and keycaps included)