Buy it for life — If you were looking for a nice 75 percent keyboard that’ll last, Mode Designs is putting its Sonnet up for preorder starting April 29 at 1 p.m. EST on its website.

If you've always fancied having your own bespoke keyboard, the Mode Sonnet is a self-build mechanical model that makes typing a joy and can be customised to an incredible degree.

Mode Designs is a leader in the design and manufacture of high-end custom mechanical keyboards. The brand was established back in 2019 with a mission to elevate keyboards from being a simple ...

Sadly, though, it’ll be at least October 2022 before Mode will start fulfillment (which is still better than many other projects in the keyboard enthusiast space — looking at you, GMK).