Introduction

Ducky made a strong impression with its ProjectD lineup of new keyboards and keyboard kits when I visited them at Computex last year. The ProjectD Outlaw 65, for example, is a premium keyboard kit you assemble yourself allowing a lot of customization and modding potential in addition to different colors and associated switches/keycaps you can go with. This allows you to have a custom keyboard at a reasonable price, but such kits can still be either too expensive or take up more time and effort than what many would prefer. Some would rather get pre-built keyboards and that is where Ducky's ProjectD Tinker series comes in with the same internals but paired with a more affordable chassis.


As the name suggests, the Ducky ProjectD Tinker 75 is a 75% form-factor gasket mount keyboard which has been gaining a lot of popularity lately given it gives you most of the user experience of a larger TKL (tenkeyless) keyboard in a smaller form factor that should help with typing ergonomics. The ProjectD Tinker 75 is quite new too having come out after the Tinker 65—the direct analogue to the Outlaw 65—did. Note the plastic case this time round, although here too Ducky adds some flair by going with a two-tone chassis in black and white. The keyboard is wired only but goes for an open-source controller offering easy firmware support with QMK/VIA for those who want something ready to go, in addition to the ability for people to program the keyboard entirely to their liking. The Tinker 75 comes as a barebones kit that is ready to go for your switches and keycaps or as a pre-built keyboard that uses Cherry's new MX2A switches. Thanks to Ducky for providing a review sample to TechPowerUp as we begin with this review with a look at the product specifications in the table below.

Specifications