Recently, I became interested in building my own mechanical keyboard. I'm picky, and I couldn't find any keyboards that suited my requirements. When I was shopping around the Internet, I was looking for a few things:

1. I wanted a keyboard with a small form factor.
2. I didn't want anything bigger than my Apple wireless keyboard.
3. I also wanted it to have arrow keys.
4. I also wanted it to be programmable because I'd be using it for gaming on Windows and coding on Mac.
5. I wanted something beautiful, something to fit along with the aesthetic of my desk, preferably white.

For a time, I had my eyes on the WhiteFox. After missing the Massdrop for the keyboard, I looked into the Leopold FC660M. But I soon realized that I wanted a keyboard with arrow keys closer to the space bar, like on my Apple keyboard. This lead me down the rabbit hole of searching for 60% keyboards with arrow keys.

In my search, I found a hand full of keyboards that met my criteria, and most of them were custom made. After researching a variety of PCBs that support the size and layout I was looking for, I eventually settled with the GH60 Open Source PCB. I chose this board because it was cheap, but it also provided me with the freedom to program different layers. I took the plunge and bought the board. In my search, I also found WASD could provide me with a set of white Mac key caps. To match the look of my Mac setup, I also picked out the TEX 60% Aluminum Case, and the Sentraq Aluminum plate mount to accompany the case. Here are some photos from the build!