Review Mode Sixty-Five (2024) Review: A Renewed Classic

"It starts affordable and escalates quickly..."

"Starts Affordable"???? The thing starts at $249, how is that "affordable", especially for a keyboard, in any universe? Yes, I get that it's custom and small production, but regardless, no regular person would ever consider $250 for a peripheral to be "affordable", even in the custom keyboard world that isn't affordable. If I go on Aliexpress right now and look at keyboard kits, their average price is in the $75-$125 range, so at $250 I would classify the Mode 65 as definitely NOT "starting affordable".