Cepstrum - Choc Low-Profile 65%/65XT Split Staggered Keyboard Kit

$119.99

A 65%/65XT split staggered keyboard, with 2x5 macro section option for the left half. Just like the Quefrency, but this time, low-profile! This board features hotswap sockets for Choc Low-Profile switches and per-key RGB LEDs. Cepstrum is pronounced as KEP-strum.

Pre-Built Option: Don't want to build this yourself? That's okay, we have a pre-built version available for you: Cepstrum Pre-Built Keyboard

Features

  • Kailh Choc Low-Profile V1 switch support only
  • Kailh Choc hotswap sockets
  • Per-key RGB LEDs and underglow LEDs
  • USB-C ports for both connection to computer and in between halves
  • Key spacing: 17mm vertical, 18mm horizontal (MCC/MBK spacing)
  • Layout: Cepstrum KLE
    • Macro section on left half can optionally be broken off
  • Reprogrammable with QMK, pre-flashed with VIA support
  • Slim - height of under 19mm when including keycaps and silicone feet installed

Kit Includes

  • Left and Right Half PCBs
  • Switch plates and bottom case plates made of 1.2mm FR4
  • 12 M2 6mm standoffs
  • 24 M2 4mm screws
  • 5 Choc Stabilizers
  • 8 Black SKUF Feet

Additional Items Needed for Build

Miscellaneous Notes

  • Keycaps featured are MCC Spectrum with MBK Convex POM Modifier Kit
  • Clear and Black middle layers are shown in some of the pictures
  • Kits and case parts for 65% (w/o macro section) are not available yet, sign up for restock notifications if you are interested in that layout

Build Guide

Cepstrum Build Guide

Fully built Cepstrum keyboard with the left-hand macro section and black keycaps.
Bare Cepstrum PCB, switch plate, bottom plates, a baggie with choc stablizer pieces, and a pouch with screws, standoffs, and SKUF feet.
Left half of a Cepstrum with a macro section and black keycaps and right half of a Cepstrum with white keycaps. Each have a 3D printed translucent midlayer between the switch plate and the bottom plate.
Fully built Cepstrum keyboard with black keycaps and a black 3D printed middle layer.
Cepstrum keyboard shot from the side, showing how much thinner it is than an MX-style board.
Fully built Cepstrum keyboard with white keycaps. The two halves are sitting on top on one another.
Left half of a Cepstrum keyboard without the macro section.
  • Fully built Cepstrum keyboard with the left-hand macro section and black keycaps.
  • Bare Cepstrum PCB, switch plate, bottom plates, a baggie with choc stablizer pieces, and a pouch with screws, standoffs, and SKUF feet.
  • Left half of a Cepstrum with a macro section and black keycaps and right half of a Cepstrum with white keycaps. Each have a 3D printed translucent midlayer between the switch plate and the bottom plate.
  • Fully built Cepstrum keyboard with black keycaps and a black 3D printed middle layer.
  • Cepstrum keyboard shot from the side, showing how much thinner it is than an MX-style board.
  • Fully built Cepstrum keyboard with white keycaps. The two halves are sitting on top on one another.
  • Left half of a Cepstrum keyboard without the macro section.