This 8BitDo mechanical keyboard has an extra keypad and is 30 percent off
The 8BitDo mechanical keyboard and dual super buttons. | Image: The Verge If you’re looking for a mechanical keyboard that can give your desk a touch of retro flair, Amazon has 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard with Dual Super Buttons on sale for $69.99, one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the bundle. The styling on this keyboard is thorough, with blocky retro legends on the rounded keycaps, and supplementary buttons and detailing to help match the theme. 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard This mechanical keyboard is designed to look like Nintendo’s original NES controller, with features like two red customizable buttons. Along with Bluetooth support, it also offers a standard tenkeyless layout with clicky, hot-swappable switches. Where to Buy: $99.99 $69.99 at Amazon (N edition) Despite how it looks on the outside, the internals on this keyboard are modern, with support for Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, and a USB wired connection, and compatibility with both Windows and Android. The...
The 8BitDo mechanical keyboard and dual super b***ons. | Image: The Verge If you’re looking for a mechanical keyboard that can give your desk a touch of retro flair, Amazon has 8BitDo’s Retro Mechanical Keyboard with Dual Super b***ons on sale for $69.99, one of the lowest prices we’ve seen for the bundle. The styling on this keyboard is thorough, with blocky retro legends on the rounded keycaps, and supplementary b***ons and detailing to help match the theme.
8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard
This mechanical keyboard is designed to look like Nintendo’s original NES controller, with features like two red customizable b***ons. Along with Bluetooth support, it also offers a standard tenkeyless layout with clicky, hot-swappable switches.
Where to Buy:
$99.99 $69.99 at Amazon (N edition)
Despite how it looks on the outside, the internals on this keyboard are modern, with support for Bluetooth, 2.4GHz, and a USB wired connection, and compatibility with both Windows and Android. The 87-key setup is mounted on white Kailh Box switches for that vintage clicky sound, with a volume knob and function keys for quick controls. The included dual super b***ons connect to the keyboard, and can be programmed to a variety of key combinations and functions without the need for any additional software. These sizable b***ons are great for easy access to shortcuts like copy and paste or media shortcuts, and the bundle includes one, but you can connect up to four to a single keyboard.
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