This great retro-inspired keyboard now comes preassembled

A beige keyboard with cream-and-beige keycaps on a blue watercolor deskmat, surrounded by objects including a yellow notepad and pink pen.

“Where’s the number pad?” The number pad is holding you back. | Photo: Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

You probably know just by looking at it if the Classic-TKL Underscore Edition is for you. Do you want a retro-looking wired keyboard without a number pad? Great. Do you care that it doesn’t have wireless? Perfect. Do you want it preassembled? Buddy, you’re in the right place.

But Nathan, you might say, preassembled is the regular way to buy a keyboard. That is the baseline expectation. Most people buying a cake expect a cake, not a box of cake mix. And that’s true, for most people and most keyboards. But until now, the Classic-TKL has only been available as a bare-bones kit, and now you can buy one ready to go, with quality components, for …

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