Wind Studios Wind X98 Custom Keyboard Kit Review (In Stock)

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Last month, we took a look at the Wind X R2 from Wind Studios and found it to be a unique and innovative keyboard kit for gamers and keyboard enthusiasts alike. Today, we’re looking at the Wind X98 , the bigger brother, and a keyboard that’s designed to be the perfect mechanical keyboard for work. Featuring a customized compact full-size layout and packed to the seams with enthusiast-level features and customization options, it’s a keyboard you can truly make your own. The best part? It’s in stock and won’t make you wait on a group buy if you decide to pick one up for yourself.

The Wind X98 from Wind Studios is perhaps the most anticipated keyboard build I’ve ever done. Ever since the first Wind X98 was announced, I watched it with bated breath. It was a super stylish keyboard that aimed to deliver equally for productivity and gaming, all while answering many of the much lauded featured popular with the custom keyboard community: customizability, foam configuration, flex cuts, finely tuned acoustics, and a superb attention to detail. Sometimes a product just catches you and you say, “I wish.” The Wind X98 was that keyboard for me. 

The Wind X98 is a compact full-size custom mechanical keyboard. It’s close to an 1800 layout, which keeps the function row, arrow keys, and number pad, but squeezes the Numpad close to the main keyset. With the Wind X98, a single row of navigation and editing buttons separate these areas. The remaining keys are moved above the Numpad. The result is a layout that has nearly all of the functionality of a full-size layout while only having a footprint slightly larger than a TKL.

Wind Studios is a favorite in the custom keyboard community for its innovative designs, and that’s certainly the