UK ISO 60% in a Tofu60 Redux
60% · ISO · Tactile
Budget
Updated . Sound tags are editorial, not measured.
A smaller, cheaper way into the UK layout than a 75% kit. The case is the same Tofu60 Redux used elsewhere in this set, and it takes ISO because the PCB decides that. KPrepublic's BM60 is an ISO-only hot-swap board, sold with a matching aluminium plate that is cut for ISO with a 2.25u left Shift.
The PCB ships from China and the other parts come from several shops, so it takes more shopping than a kit. The Keychron K Pro Banana is a firm tactile with a sharp bump near the top, and the plate and case are aluminium.
Compatibility
All 6 parts fit
Checked for mounting, layout, switch fit, stabilizers and keycap coverage.
- You need about 62 switches: 1 pack of 110 leaves a few spares.
Estimated total
≈£131
5 of 6 parts priced. The total leaves out the other 1. Some prices are converted from other currencies (≈). List prices, or the lowest shop price we have seen. Check each shop for today's price.
Parts
≈£44
Slim-bezel aluminium, tray mount, and GH60 standard. KBDfans says ISO support depends entirely on the PCB, which here is ISO-only.
≈£37
A hot-swap ISO 60% board with per-key RGB and underglow, flashed over USB-C with QMK. KPrepublic calls it a GH60 board, so it should fit a Tofu60-style tray case.
Price TBC
Anodised aluminium cut for the BM60 ISO layout with a 2.25u left Shift, on the same GH60 mounting holes as other tray-mount 60% cases. It is sold only as an add-on to the PCB.
≈£12
A medium-weight, factory-lubed hard tactile: 57 g to actuate, with an early, sharp bump near the top of the stroke. It is 3-pin, which suits a PCB that does not state 5-pin support, and one 110 pack covers the board.
≈£30
A Cherry-profile dye-sub PBT set sold in a UK ISO version. Keychron lists it for ISO boards from 60% to full size.
£7.50
KPrepublic does not say whether the PCB has screw-in holes, so we have gone with plate-mount stabilizers, which clip into the plate with no screws.
Before you buy
- KPrepublic sells the PCB and the ISO plate together, with no separate plate price, so the total here leaves the plate out. The PCB ships from China and has no UK price.
- Durock's plate-mount stabilizers were out of stock at Mechboards when we checked. KPrepublic does not confirm the plate's stabilizer cut-outs either, though they are likely.
- The BM60 listing does not say whether the sockets take 5-pin switches, so plan on 3-pin switches or clipping the legs on 5-pin ones.
- We found no UK price for the Banana, only Keychron's US tube of 110, though other UK shops stock it.
Where to buy
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KBDfans Tofu60 Redux Case
Ships from outside the UK, so import VAT and duty may apply.
KPrepublic BM60 RGB ISO Hot-swap PCB
KPrepublic BM60 Aluminium Plate (ISO, 2.25u L-shift)
Keychron K Pro Banana
Keychron ISO Cherry Profile Dye-Sub PBT Keycap Set – White Mint
Durock Plate-Mount Stabilisers