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| PBTfans Calkis | Keyreative KAM Soaring Skies | Keyreative KAT Great Wave |
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Name PBTfans Calkis | Name Keyreative KAM Soaring Skies | Name Keyreative KAT Great Wave |
Release year 2025 | Release year 2023 | Release year 2026 |
Profile Cherry | Profile KAM | Profile KAT |
Sculpted | Sculpted | Sculpted |
Material PBT | Material PBT | Material ABS |
Layout standard ANSI | Layout standard JIS, ISO, ISO-UK | Layout standard JIS, ISO FR, ISO, ANSI |
Sub-Legends Japanese | Sub-Legends Japanese | Sub-Legends Japanese, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji |
Shine through | Shine through | Shine through |
Wall thickness 1.3mm | Wall thickness - | Wall thickness - |
Legend method Dye-sublimation | Legend method Dye-sublimation | Legend method Double-shot |
Pudding style | Pudding style | Pudding style |
The PBTfans Calkis keycap set offers a unique blend of style, quality, and functionality for mechanical keyboard enthusiasts. Drawing inspiration from a well-known Japanese soda brand, these keycaps feature a vibrant red, white, and blue color scheme paired with Japanese sublegends. Crafted with premium materials and designed for MX-compatible keyboards, the Calkis set is an excellent choice for users seeking both aesthetic appeal and durability.
The Calkis keycaps are made from high-quality PBT plastic, known for its durability and resistance to shine over time. Unlike typical PBT keycaps, PBTfans enhances the material by incorporating glass microspheres, which improve the sound profile when typing. This innovation results in a clearer, crisper acoustic experience, often described as Hi-Fi quality. Each keycap is approximately 1.3mm thick, providing a solid and satisfying typing feel while maintaining a comfortable skin-like texture on the surface.
Designed in the popular Cherry profile, the Calkis keycaps offer a comfortable and familiar typing experience. The Cherry profile is known for its medium height and sculpted shape, which reduces finger fatigue during extended typing sessions. This profile is widely favored by both gamers and typists for its balance between speed and accuracy. Additionally, the set includes Japanese sublegends, adding a unique cultural touch and enhancing the overall visual appeal.
The PBTfans Calkis set comes with a full range of keycaps to cover various keyboard layouts, including base keys, novelty keys, a numpad, and even emotes for added customization. All keycaps are MX-compatible, ensuring they fit most mechanical keyboards that use Cherry MX-style switches. The set is currently available for preorder, with an estimated shipping date in mid-December 2025. Buyers can combine preorder items with in-stock products, with the entire order shipping once all items are available.