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Specifications
- Form factor
- 65%
- Key count
- 68
- Mounting style
- Tray mount
- Typing angle
- 8°
- Hot-swap
- Yes
- Socket
- Kailh Hotswap
- RGB
- Yes
- QMK
- Yes
- VIA
- Yes
- Layouts
- ANSI
- Pins supported
- 3, 5
- Connectivity
- Wired USB-C
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Compatibility
- Hot-swap
Kailh Hotswap sockets
Switches can be swapped without soldering.
- Switch pins accepted
3 / 5 pin
Both plastic-leg and bare-pin MX-style switches.
- Layouts supported
ANSI
NK65 Entry Edition — the budget all-polycarbonate version of NovelKeys' NK65 platform. Single injection-molded polycarbonate case and plate (tray-mount construction). 65% standard fixed ANSI layout (68 keys). Hotswap PCB (designed by yiancar) with Kailh hotswap sockets — accepts both 3-pin and 5-pin MX-style switches. Per-switch SMD RGB programmable through VIA (QMK firmware underneath). 8-degree typing angle. Plate-mount NK_-branded stabilizers (plate-mount only — no PCB-mount stab support). Silicone dampening pad inside case. Wired-only USB-C with coiled cable included. Carrying case included. Switches and keycaps NOT included — barebone kit. No Bluetooth or 2.4 GHz wireless.
Side-by-side comparison
| Spec | AkkoAkko 3061S | AkkoAkko 3061S HE | AkkoAkko 3068 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form factor | 65% | TKL | 60% | 60% | 65% |
| Keys | 68 | 87 | 61 | 61 | 68 |
| Hot-swap | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Connectivity | Wired USB-C | — | Wired USB-C | Wired USB-C | Wired USB-C / Bluetooth (5.0+) |
| Score | — | — | — | — | — |
| From | — | $99.00 | — | — | — |
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