The Gentleman 65 is a unique keyboard combining natural wood and frosted acrylic, featuring a 65% layout, rotary encoder, and RGB underglow. It offers hot-swap and soldered PCB options in walnut and bamboo. A limited edition will feature PVD brass and Gabon Ebony. Pricing ranges from $150-$165.
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Community Feedback & Sentiment
Feedback Highlights
Positive (4)
"Many users love the clean and unique design."
"The use of bamboo and walnut as materials is appreciated."
"Excitement for the mixed acrylic and wood aesthetic is high."
"Community members express strong interest in the project overall."
Negative (3)
"Concerns about bezels being too small."
"Some users are not fans of the rotary encoder feature."
"Worries about wood stability and maintenance over time."
Suggestions (4)
A request for wider bezels for better visibility of design.
Suggestions for additional wood options like cherry.
Interest in a matching built-in wrist rest as an optional add-on.
Possibility of releasing plate files for custom cuts.
Questions (3)
Inquiry about the support for different layouts on the soldered PCB.
Questions about how charred edges are avoided in laser cutting.
Concerns regarding stabilization methods for wood integrity over time.
Duckeebs Analysis
The thread has 29 unique comments with active engagement. The positive sentiment outweighs the negative, indicating a strong interest level in the project.
Project Specs
- Name
- Gentleman 65
- Layout Size
- 65%
- Mount Style
- Top mount
- Typing angle
- 7°
- Switch Options
- -
- Connection
- USB C
- Polling Rate
- -
- Hot Swappable
- Yes
- Knob Support
- Yes
- Display Support
- No
- Mac/Win Support
- -
- Multi-Media Keys
- -
- USB passthrough
- -
- RGB underglow
- Yes
- Battery capacity
- -
- Case Colors
- -
- Case Material
- Wood and Frosted Acrylic
- Keycaps Material
- -
- Dimensions
- -
- Weight
- -