SPECIFICATIONS
Model
TM680
Layout
Exploded 65%
Frame color
Pink
Frame swap
—
Plate type
Steel
PCB type
North Facing
Mounting style
Tray Mount
Switches
Outemu Milk Peach [Linear]
Keycaps
Cherry Profile, Dye-Sub PBT
Keycap set
GMK Darling Clones
Connection type
Tri-mode
Battery size
2450 mAh
Hotswap
Yes - 5-pin
Special features
Volume Knob
Formerly known as
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My First Barebones Mechanical Keyboard kit, A reward for getting on the Dean's List for the Second Semester of AY 2025-2026. I do feel sentimental towards it
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Description
Built on a Stock TM680 Tri-Mode Kit in pink, Paired with Outemu Milk Peach Switches, Dye-Sub PBT Keycaps that were clones of GMK darlings
Build timeline
*Sep 22, 2026*
- The TM680 Kit Arrived
*Sep 23, 2026*
- The Switches and Keycaps arrived
- The Keyboard is put together
*Sep 24, 2026*
- The Pink Stabilizers arrived
- Pink Stabilizers installed
- The TM680 Kit Arrived
*Sep 23, 2026*
- The Switches and Keycaps arrived
- The Keyboard is put together
*Sep 24, 2026*
- The Pink Stabilizers arrived
- Pink Stabilizers installed
Personal review
So this TM680 is my first barebones keyboard kit, I had gotten this one as a reward for getting on the Dean's list on third year. When the box arrived, It seemed to be battered, But inside the package is completely safe. I waited for one more day for the switches and keycaps to arrive, and according to the Shopee Logs, I spent around 1990-2100 pesos on the whole thing before assembly.
I then added the pink stabilizers to the kit to complete the *pink* aesthetic , Making sure to lube them so they don't sound as rattly, and I am really pleased with the end result, And the keyboard does sound good. The 3.3mm travel on the Outemu Milk Peach switches I have on it prevents the keycap interference with the Cherry Profile GMK Darling clones I have in Cherry profile. So the keyboard sounds rather clacky, but loud because sound but it's really just how I like it. The RGB is also really good.
The knob lighting on the wireless version of the TM680 shows the wireless mode and bluetooth. Green ring around the knob is for 2.4GHz, Blue ring around the knob is Bluetooth device 1, Yellow for Bluetooth Device 2, Red for charging in wired mode.
The volume knob is also responsive and is actually clickable to pause and play the media. The keyboard is really responsive and I like how it feels in all modes.
I then added the pink stabilizers to the kit to complete the *pink* aesthetic , Making sure to lube them so they don't sound as rattly, and I am really pleased with the end result, And the keyboard does sound good. The 3.3mm travel on the Outemu Milk Peach switches I have on it prevents the keycap interference with the Cherry Profile GMK Darling clones I have in Cherry profile. So the keyboard sounds rather clacky, but loud because sound but it's really just how I like it. The RGB is also really good.
The knob lighting on the wireless version of the TM680 shows the wireless mode and bluetooth. Green ring around the knob is for 2.4GHz, Blue ring around the knob is Bluetooth device 1, Yellow for Bluetooth Device 2, Red for charging in wired mode.
The volume knob is also responsive and is actually clickable to pause and play the media. The keyboard is really responsive and I like how it feels in all modes.
Future build plans
In the future I might remove the battery from its internals to make the keyboard last much longer, then foam mod the case so the sound gets deeper. I won't swap out the switches so I don't risk the pcb popping sockets, Although I will take note of the battery connector for the board so I can use it in tri-mode in the future once I am able to use the keyboard more in the future once I have decluttered. Although the Darling does look nice as a display board too, i do wanna keep it running so I can maintain its battery longer.