Drop Introduces "All-White" CSTM80 Mechanical Keyboard

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When your whole desk needs some whiteout. A PALER SHADE OF PERSONALIZATION: equipped with a white decorative top case, a white bottom case, and a matching white keycap set, this CSTM80 goes all the way with its white appointments.

MADE FOR MIXING AND MATCHING
In addition to the magnetic top case (which you can switch out for a huge range of colors), this white CSTM80 can also be configured with a host of additional add-ons-including several keyboard weights and switch plates. AND FINISHED WITH ENTHUSIAST FEATURES: alongside the top case(s) and long list of add-ons, this CSTM80 comes equipped with a host of enthusiast features: including south-facing LEDs, including removable gaskets, and a full array of foam.




A New Custom Keyboard Experience
To get to the endgame, sometimes you have to change the game. Where customization meets innovation, where performance meets elegance, and where community meets ingenuity—we've created a keyboard like no other. CSTM80: an enthusiast desktop centerpiece that's doing customization differently. How? For starters, with a never-before-seen component, purpose-built for personalization. We're calling it the decorative top case, and it fits magnetically—and seamlessly—onto the CSTM80's specially designed polycarbonate case. It's a breakthrough in the world of keyboard modifications, and we'll be rolling it out in more than a few styles to match community-favorite keycap sets, colorways, and more.



Specs:

• Layout: Tenkeyless (TKL)
• 88 keys
• Case material: Polycarbonate
• Magnetic decorative top case
• Decorative top case material: Polycarbonate
• Plate material: Polycarbonate
• Case and switch foam: PORON case foam, PORON plate foam IXPE switch foam, silicone bottom case patch and gasket layer
• Gasket-mounted with removable gaskets
• Keycap profile: Cherry
• Keycap material: ABS (with laser etched front-facing, shine-through legends)
• Switches: Gateron Brown Pro 3.0 Switches or Gateron Milky Yellow KS3 Switches
• Hot-swappable switch sockets
• 5-pin switch support
• Stabilizers: Gateron PCBA-mounted stabilizers (screw-in)
• Per-key RGB LED lighting
• South-facing RGB LEDs
• Typing Angle: 6°
• 14.7 x 5.8 x 1.3 in (37.4 x 14.8 x 3.4 cm)
• QMK, VIA, and Vial compatible

Included accessories and perks:

• USB-A to USB-C cable
• Switch puller
• Keycap puller
• Mac keys
• Drop 2-year warranty

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[lexluthermiester]

This is really very nice... until you see the price..

https://drop.com/buy/drop-cstm80-mechanical-keyboard?defaultSelectionIds=991417%2C991418

$180 before shipping..

 

[Onasi]

@lexluthermiester
180 for a fully plastic board with ABS caps is an… interesting proposition. I would have to go with “I don’t think so” on that, DROP.

 

[Hecate91]

Drop is owned by Corsair, so they're charging Corsair prices for a keyboard maybe worth $80.

 

[NSR]

I'm in no place to talk about buying expensive tech but any keyboard or mouse above £50 seems a bit much. After a certain price they all have the same features, no?

I returned an £80 mechanical keyboard to use a £10 alternative. Both gave me the exact same experience.

 

[Kadath]

Drop is owned by Corsair, so they're charging Corsair prices for a keyboard maybe worth $80.

Guessed so when I saw that M65. I had it and had to throw it away cause it kept on either triple clicking when clicking once, or not registering the click at all.

 

[lemonadesoda]

Agree. Expensive. But I do link the idea of magnetic drop on covers that can be quickly and easily cleaned, coloured, and styled or logoed.

 

[lemonadesoda]

I'd really like to know if the LED colour could be controlled per-key. All the promo shots show a rainbow colourway across the keyboard. I'd prefer something like my current keyboard - just a plain colour.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I'd really like to know if the LED colour could be controlled per-key. All the promo shots show a rainbow colourway across the keyboard. I'd prefer something like my current keyboard - just a plain colour.

That would certainly make the price more justifiable.