Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $15050
1. Drop + OLKB Planck Mechanical Keyboard Kit V7
#1 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Solid, Powerful Compact Keyboard. I've had my Planck v6 for two months now and overall, it is a joy to type on. Pros: +The QMK firmware offers a level of..." Read More
2. Womier K66 V2 Hotswap Acrylic RGB Mechanical Keyboard
#2 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
White gets its hue by reflecting all colors on the visible light spectrum. In a sense, it’s a rainbow in disguise. Read More
3. Keydous NJ80 Barebones Wireless RGB Keyboard
#3 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Solid for a plastic build. The NJ 80 is a great novice build. Bought one for my 8yr old son, which he now claims is his favorite. We used GoPolar Azure Dragon switches..." Read More
4. Drop GMK Lime Custom Keycap Set
#4 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"be more beautiful than one looks. Full of fresh lemon feel, it goes very well with grey or white housing" Read More
5. CTRL V2 Mechanical Keyboard
#5 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Just perfect. I am so impressed by the perceived quality of this product. Quality of materials, perfect noise... Everything is magic." Read More
6. Drop CSTM65 Mechanical Keyboard
#6 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"More than what I expected! I built out a barebones CSTM80 for my wife with the Overgrowth case and she loves it. As I usually prefer 65% boards I was really curious..." Read More
7. Womier K21 Hot-Swappable RGB Acrylic Mechanical Keypad
#7 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great pad! Bought this for my girls setup. It’s one of her favorite pieces" Read More
8. Megalodon Dual Layer Knob Macropad
#8 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Very useful multipurpose devise. I use thr inner wheel to change Spotify volume and the outer wheel to change master volume!" Read More
9. Drop ALT V2 Mechanical Keyboard
#9 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"My new favorite mechanical keyboard. Now that I've had this keyboard for almost a year, I feel qualified to review it properly. This has become my new favorite, and..." Read More
10. Drop ALT V2 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#10 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great Out Of The Box. I had switches and keycaps but kept going through case after case without landing on just the right sound for the office. I pulled the trigger..." Read More
11. Drop CSTM65 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#11 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Amazing barebones keyboard for less than $80. TL; DR This is a counter-review. The long version: I have read the other reviews, and I must say, do better...." Read More
12. DSA Scrabble Keycap Set by Clackeys
#12 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"First DSA... impressed! This is my (and my mom's) first DSA kit, and I can say I'm impressed. The keys look and feel great, and the profile is interesting. I picked..." Read More
13. Drop ALT V2 High-Profile Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#13 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"The size and weight makes a big difference in my backpack. Happy I got the smaller one" Read More
14. INFIVERSE INFI75 Triple-Mode Hi-Fi Mechanical Keyboard
#14 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Keyboard Thocc Worthy of an Audiophile. I can remember when I first spotted this keyboard, or rather, the keyboard's title. Smack dab in the middle of it was the word..." Read More
15. Drop + OLKB Preonic Keyboard MX Kit V3
#15 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"My absolute favorite. Easily my favorite keyboard form factor of all time. It has everything I need and nothing I don't use (and layers for things I want but don't..." Read More
16. Drop Keycaps Mystery Box Sale
#16 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Good deal, good variety. I received a cherry PBT dye sub set, 2 shine through sets, the Drop MT3 Marvel Iron Man set, and metal WASD keys. I think it’s a good..." Read More
17. Drop SENSE75 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#17 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Don’t purchase at full price! Although I had reservations about considering this mid-range keyboard at its regular price, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that..." Read More
18. Womier K61 Acrylic Mechanical Keyboard
#18 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Looks better in person. I ordered the barebones version and as a first custom keyboard it’s great and looks good! Definitely looks better in person. Solid build and..." Read More
19. NPKC KC21 RGB Mechanical Numpad
#19 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great little numpad. I have no complaints besides the lack of instructions. After searching the web and messing around with it, I figured it out. I wish you could..." Read More
20. GK GK21S Dual-Mode Wireless Mechanical Numpad Kit
#20 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Multi-functional numeric keypad. This is the GK21S, a numeric keypad that supports Bluetooth & wired. It has built-in RGB LEDs, and the artisan keycaps glow..." Read More
21. GK64X Hot-Swappable RGB Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#21 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Poggers. Very Pog" Read More
22. AKKO Tokyo World Series Mechanical Keyboard Suite
#22 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"It's what I wanted, high quality, worth the price. Caps are quality. I gave them a test run on one of my other boards before writing this. All the cap stems sit..." Read More
23. IDOBAO ID80 75% Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#23 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great layout, solid build at a great price. Very nice quality, the andonization color was very clean and even. Stabilizers are PCB mounted clip style and are a bit..." Read More
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24. Geekboards RGB Aluminum 8-Key Hot-Swappable Macropad
#24 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Solid build, great functionality - Love it! Very easy to assemble, solid build and a great feel to it. Plus the QMK compatibility basically sold me from the start. I..." Read More
25. Keydous NJ80 Wireless RGB Keyboard – Drop Exclusive
#25 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great keyboard. This keyboard immediately caught my eye with its layout. I love the compact size with addition to function keys. I wasn't the fan of the keycaps at..." Read More
26. GK64 Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#26 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Love It. I have to say that my expectations for this kit where not the highest when I ordered it, though after having it now for a couple weeks I am ready to give my..." Read More
27. Megalodon Macropad With Outemu Big Switches
#27 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Cool. Nice. This scratches both my need to press clicky buttons and to have interesting things on my desk to look at. The RGB on the big buttons creates a really..." Read More
28. Magicforce 82-Key Mechanical Keyboard
#28 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Got this board with Gaetron browns. I've been using it daily at work for over a year now, I like it. The build is solid, no issues with reliability. The switches seem..." Read More
29. NYM96 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#29 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"I concur with Juffo. It's a giant hunk of metal, weighty and substantial. I got mine preassembled with box switches. Worked right out of the box. QMK is a bit hit or..." Read More
30. GK GK21S ABS Wireless Mechanical Numpad Kit
#30 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Almost 3 months early? Bought this on October 22nd, 2021 expecting to arrive around the end of February. I just got it on December 4th, 2021. Nicely built, easy to..." Read More
31. Kezewa Enter67 Mechanical Keyboard Kit - Drop Exclusive
#31 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Fantastic value, great feel, bright LEDs. I've been using the Enter67 on and off for a few months now and it's one of my favorite builds. The floating case design..." Read More
32. ID75 Hot-Swappable Ortholinear Keyboard Kit
#32 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"First mech, quite nice. I like the light touch of the gateron red switches, and ortholinear is an improvement over staggered columns. The quality of the plate is very..." Read More
33. Womier Stacked Acrylic RGB Mechanical Keyboard
#33 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
White gets its hue by reflecting all colors on the visible light spectrum. In a sense, it’s a rainbow in disguise. Read More
34. MelGeek Mojo60 Ember Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard
#34 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great intro to MKs! I personally love this keyboard. It's my first MK, so I don't know much about specs or programmability. But, it gets the job done and it looks..." Read More
35. SK61 Optical Switch Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#35 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Well lubed and works great. It works right out of the box and the software is very customizable, but only in Chinese, so if you don’t know chinese you should be..." Read More
36. Magicforce 68 V2 Bluetooth 4.0 Mechanical Keyboard
#36 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great Board - No issues. I'll occasionally use this board over some of my more expensive boards just because it never double-taps or ghosts. The Bluetooth is nothing..." Read More
37. Womier 65% Hotswap Acrylic RGB Mechanical Keyboard
#37 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Very Good Worth Your Money. Just out of the box this is really cool the rgb is so bright and is very colorful. but my only problem is the space bar is to mushy but i..." Read More
38. Zeeyoo 65% Hotswap Acrylic RGB Mechanical Keyboard
#38 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Very Good Worth Your Money. Just out of the box this is really cool the rgb is so bright and is very colorful. but my only problem is the space bar is to mushy but i..." Read More
39. NiZ Plum84 Pro Electro-Capacitive Keyboard
#39 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"I like the layout, the basic aesthetic, the extra function combos. Despite it not being RGB, it can still adjust the white led's intensity. Compared to matias quietpro..." Read More
40. Keydous NJ68 Bluetooth Hot-Swappable RGB Mech Keyboard
#40 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great Budget Keyboard. The good thing is it’s cheap and it works as intended. The bad thing is it’s documentation is pretty hard to understand. The quality of this..." Read More
41. DNA65 RGB Stacked Acrylic Mechanical Keyboard
#41 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great price, and a very good board with a little work. I don't recall why I bought this keyboard in the first place, but upon receiving it and trying it out I thought..." Read More
42. YC96 Bluetooth RGB Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#42 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"good keyboard. Does what it says it will do." Read More
43. NYM84 75% Aluminum Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#43 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great board, horrible documentation and support. 5 stars is for the board itself. I ordered prebuilt with cherry blacks and it is a wonderful feeling board. Very..." Read More
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44. Keebmonkey KBM68 65% Barebones Wireless Keyboard
#44 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"just absolutely loving it! Finally I have a keyboard hooked up to my phone that I built myself. It has the option to save 2 bluetooth devices. hit Fn + W for device 1..." Read More
45. Tada68 PBT Dye Subbed Keycaps set
#45 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Simple and Affordable. Needed a no frills and affordable keycaps for a 65% keyboard. This fit the bill and did it's job. Also really like the retro color wave." Read More
46. IDOBAO ID67 65% Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#46 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"very lovely board. My first custom board and I must say I'm very impressed for only $142. Big step up from my Ducky. The frame is a large sized chunk of well machined..." Read More
47. Magicforce 82-Key V2 Mechanical Keyboard
#47 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Exactly as expected. Every switch works perfectly, the gateron blues are nice to use. Handsome and simple keyboard." Read More
48. Skyloong SK64 Optical-Switch Hot-Swappable 60% Keyboard
#48 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"awesome for price. great value for the price, 2x better than a ducky keyboard and competes with the anne pro 2." Read More
49. KBDfans S60 Mechanical Keyboard DIY Kit
#49 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Easy to assemble, and rock solid. Mostly easy to assemble, the stabs can be tricky if you've never assembled them before. Overall a very solid keyboard." Read More
50. Keydous NJ68 Bluetooth RGB Hotswap Mechanical Keyboard
#50 in Best Custom Layout Mechanical Keyboards under $150 of 50 products
"Great Budget Keyboard. The good thing is it’s cheap and it works as intended. The bad thing is it’s documentation is pretty hard to understand. The quality of this..." Read More
