80Retros XT1981 FRL TKL Mechanical Keyboard Kit

The 80Retros XT1981 is named for the heyday of old-school handheld gaming. The decade was the ‘80s, and gaming on the go was almost as fun as the arcade at the mall—and now, a few decades later, 80Retros is capturing that time with a superbly built keyboard. On this typing throwback, a powder-coated aluminum CNC shell has been colored to look just like that iconic grey-beige of your favorite retro handhelds, while the flex-cut plate, stack-mounted system, and array of Poron dampening foam puts the feel firmly in the modern day. The 6-degree typing angle is just the right incline for most typers, and the south-facing LED-enabled PCB sports hot-swappable sockets for easy customization. This keyboard kit comes with almost everything you’ll need to get started—just bring your own keycaps, because 80Retros is throwing in a set of pre-installed HMX Mono Switches to get you in the game faster.