Keyboard warriors with style: More people build, customise own keyboards

ST writer Yamini tries her hand at building a keyboard. ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG
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SINGAPORE - In late 2020, marketing executive Caryn Tan was gifted a mechanical keyboard, which she could personalise with keycaps and switches of her choosing.

The 26-year-old found the keyboard too bulky and "clicky", but her interest was piqued. As she was working from home then, she was also keen to improve her tech set-up.

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