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by AnthonBerg 26 days ago
Stalled project: I ordered a replacement keyboard for an Alienware gaming laptop, one that has Cherry MX ULP ultralow profile switches. Very very nice. Then I was going to butcher it into a triptych – cut it in three parts – and bodge a RP2350 controller on each. And figure out some kind of case-something. Tadaa! Actual keyboard – real keyboard – that's actually portable.
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There are lots of DIY keyboards that use Kailh choc switches.

They're not as low as Cherry MX ULP, but I bet they feel better to type on.

I expect to better be able to port the Cherry MX ULP board and choose to call it portable