Drop expands fully customizable keyboard lineup with new CSTM65 keyboard
The leading community-driven mechanical keyboard brandDropToday launches the CSTM65 Keyboard – a 65% mechanical keyboard that provides a compact canvas for personalization. Following the launch of the CSTM80, the CSTM65 is the latest member of Drop’s CSTM series of highly customizable keyboards, providing a superior typing and customization experience.
Building on the success of the CSTM80, the CSTM65 presents a compact 65% layout for users looking for a more streamlined and portable typing experience, while offering the same level of customization as its predecessor. A hallmark of the CSTM series, the CSTM65 features an interchangeable magnetic casing (polycarbonate or aluminum) that wraps nearly the entire keyboard, which not only encourages users to easily configure the keyboard to their liking, but also provides designers with a wider canvas to facilitate the creation of more imaginative designs. Designed to be easily removed and replaced, users can choose from a variety of colorful and beautifully decorated cases with beautiful artwork to further personalize their keyboard. Combined with a variety of keycap options, switches, custom weight options, switch plates and cables*, users can easily mix and match designs to create a keyboard that reflects their personal style.
The complete CSTM65 keyboard features audiophile-grade technology features, including a gasket-mounted design, custom ABS keycaps with side legends optimized for south-facing switches, PCBA mounting stabilizers, 5-pin switch support, dynamic LED lighting, and customizability weight and five switch plate options. In addition to these features, the keyboard features multiple layers of premium foam for enhanced sound and feel. For the optimal typing experience, users also have the flexibility to choose between two switch options: tactile Gateron Brown Pro 3.0 or linear Gateron Yellow KS3.
“Personal expression and customization have always been at the core of Drop’s identity and remain our core focus in 2024,” said Lukas Mondoux, Director of Corsair Drop Studio. “With CSTM65, we are giving users a more compact keyboard option that they can Customize to your specific preferences. With numerous case designs, switches and keycaps, the possibilities for self-expression are endless – and that’s just the beginning. We look forward to releasing more beautifully designed cases and showcasing them through our The CSTM series introduces more people to the world of mechanical keyboards.”
CSTM65 keyboard features
- Gasket-mounted design, compact 65% layout, customizable housing with magnetic adhesion
- Per-key RGB LED, custom ABS south-facing keycaps, PCBA mounting stabilizer, and 5-pin switch support (fully assembled keyboard comes with a set of MacOS keys for Apple users)
- Polycarbonate color shell: White, Black, Laser Violet, Skiidata Orange and Jasmine Green
- Aluminum housing: anodized silver and black
- Decoration case: Overgrowth by OSHETART
- Custom weight options: stainless steel with black PVD coating, stainless steel with color PVD coating, and brass with clear coating (available separately)
- Switch Plate: Aluminum, Brass, Fr4, Carbon Fiber and POM (can be purchased separately)
- Keyboard configurator that supports Drop, QMK, VIA and Vial
The CSTM65 is available for pre-order now on the Drop website in barebones (MSRP $79) and fully assembled configurations, including keyboard, keycaps, switches, stabilizers, and black polycarbonate shell (MSRP $129). Customers can also purchase polycarbonate colored cases individually in white, black, laser violet, Skiidata orange and jasmine green (MSRP $25 each), as well as upgraded forged aluminum cases in anodized silver or black (MSRP each Price: $59). Decorative boxes designed by OSHETART are also available for purchase (MSRP $35), with more design boxes and collaborations coming soon.
For more information about the new CSTM65 keyboard, please visit: https: //drop.com/buy/drop-cstm65-mechanical-keyboard
*Keyboard, case, cables and keycaps sold separately unless purchased fully assembled
