AliExpress CNC case (60%)

[pixelpusher]

Just got this in the mail.  Found it on AliExpress a while back and ordered it not knowing what to expect.  Here's the product page:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mechanical-keyboard-shell-anode-aluminum-shell-gh60-poker-60-mechanical-keyboard-shell/32677137562.html

Very nice product.  Hardly any blemishes and high quality finish.  I'm very pleased.  It weighs close to 4 pounds, and I have placed a v60, Pok3r, and GH60 Satan in it without any issues.



Full album here:
http://imgur.com/a/G1JmV

[stoic-lemon]

Thanks for the info. How long did it take to get to you?

[pixelpusher]

Thanks for the info. How long did it take to get to you?

I did free shipping.  It took 20 days. 

[tron]

Did you get the extra $10 weight add-on? Do you think the screw in weight makes a difference with typing feel or sound? I'm tempted to get one of these but not sure if the usb cut out will fit the Zeal 60 pcb.

[Puddsy]

Did you get the extra $10 weight add-on? Do you think the screw in weight makes a difference with typing feel or sound? I'm tempted to get one of these but not sure if the usb cut out will fit the Zeal 60 pcb.

Zeal60 is just a poker PCB, right?

It'll probably fit just fine.

[pixelpusher]

Did you get the extra $10 weight add-on? Do you think the screw in weight makes a difference with typing feel or sound? I'm tempted to get one of these but not sure if the usb cut out will fit the Zeal 60 pcb.

I did buy the weight.  It just adds weight, and it does not change the sound at all.  No issues with USB on the v60, gh60, or poker.  I don't have a zeal board to see the differences.  I will say the ONLY negative I've found with it was the tolerance on the edges.  There is around a 2mm gap on all sides of the plate. It looks good still, but tighter fit would have looked better.  It would have been a deal breaker if it was a case where the plate is flush with the top of the case; however,t the higher edges make it look just fine. 

[schoolbus]

I ordered this case too, it's really nice and hefty however the angle is a bit too much for me. I wish there were more high-profile options w/ less of an angle- I'll probably sell mine which is a shame because it is really nice for the price. Works great with hasu's Alps 64 as well.

[pixelpusher]

I ordered this case too, it's really nice and hefty however the angle is a bit too much for me. I wish there were more high-profile options w/ less of an angle- I'll probably sell mine which is a shame because it is really nice for the price. Works great with hasu's Alps 64 as well.

Good point.  I forget that some people have trouble with steeper inclines.  I don't rest my hands on the desk when I type, so it isn't an issue for me. Therefore, I often forget about incline being an issue.  Same goes with SA profile keycaps. 

[orpheo]

Finish is not perfect,  but for the price of one nicely finish 60% you get four of those!






It weights a ton,  I got some blemishes on the case and on the weight,  but man that is 70€ for both shipped!  Wanted to try purple on the cheap!

Even without switch plate (satan)  the PCB feel is so solid.  And with a steel plate oh boy!

[tron]

I ordered this case too, it's really nice and hefty however the angle is a bit too much for me. I wish there were more high-profile options w/ less of an angle- I'll probably sell mine which is a shame because it is really nice for the price. Works great with hasu's Alps 64 as well.

Good point.  I forget that some people have trouble with steeper inclines.  I don't rest my hands on the desk when I type, so it isn't an issue for me. Therefore, I often forget about incline being an issue.  Same goes with SA profile keycaps.

What color do you have? I may want to buy your case if it's silver or black. I'm in Ohio so shipping would be reasonable.

[orpheo]

And to compare with the similarly priced Lambo case on Ali.
The Lambo is annoyingly thin,  and make the cherry ping really loud.  But it's anodizing is more high end and the case is way more refined on the edge.  I guess you can't have it all for that kind of money!

Still Lambo is beautiful to look at,  less so to type on.

I tried some mats to tame the thinness of the case but it's miles away from the **** brick heavy one with the steel weight.

[schoolbus]

I ordered this case too, it's really nice and hefty however the angle is a bit too much for me. I wish there were more high-profile options w/ less of an angle- I'll probably sell mine which is a shame because it is really nice for the price. Works great with hasu's Alps 64 as well.

Good point.  I forget that some people have trouble with steeper inclines.  I don't rest my hands on the desk when I type, so it isn't an issue for me. Therefore, I often forget about incline being an issue.  Same goes with SA profile keycaps.

What color do you have? I may want to buy your case if it's silver or black. I'm in Ohio so shipping would be reasonable.

I have silver- shoot me a private message if you're interested and we can probably work something out

[pixelpusher]

And to compare with the similarly priced Lambo case on Ali.
The Lambo is annoyingly thin,  and make the cherry ping really loud.  But it's anodizing is more high end and the case is way more refined on the edge.  I guess you can't have it all for that kind of money!

Still Lambo is beautiful to look at,  less so to type on.

I tried some mats to tame the thinness of the case but it's miles away from the **** brick heavy one with the steel weight.

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well that's just crazy... I have my keyboard sitting on a piano keyboard at the moment as well.  Great minds think alike!

[Puddsy]

LZCE > these cases

so thick, so heavy, so good, so gold

[pixelpusher]

LZCE > these cases

so thick, so heavy, so good, so gold

Is the LZCE case available to order anywhere?  I bought this case because I really wanted something nice and there are no currently available 60% cases that fit the bill.  There are some options out there, but not a lot if you want a keyboard with a nice full bezel.  Most are low profile or thin bezel.  Anyway, here is what I am aware of:

Readily available aluminum cases:

-Tex fat lip case (flat profile)
-Tex thin frame case (flat profile)
-Ebay cases for GH60 kits
-This case from Aliexpress
-Lambo case from Amazon and other places
-Vortex low profile CNC case

Readily available wooden cases:

-Datamancer, low profile (no border)
-Royal glam (currently not in stock anywhere.  I wouldn't recommend anyway b/c I waited 5 months for one from Massdrop and had to modify it to work with my Pok3r and refinish it.)
-I found some nice 60% wooden cases with larger frames on aliexpress, and I ordered one in zebra wood, but it will be another two weeks before it shows up: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-GH60-Solid-Wooden-Case-For-60-Mini-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-Compatible-Poker2-Pok3r-Faceu/32784211265.html

Readily available plastic cases:
-GH60 plastic cases off of ebay (black, white, clear, and purple)
-3d print z-cases
-Tex acrylic cases (fat lip)

Then there are various sandwich-style cases that you can sometimes add diffusers to for under/side glow effects.

 Are there any other substantial 60% cases on the market to add to the list?

[menuhin]

LZCE > these cases

so thick, so heavy, so good, so gold

 
Someone trolling here.
All right, we understand that expensive cases should be MUCH better given the 5x+ price.
In my opinion, the purple setup posted by Orpheo above also look really gorgeous despite much more affordable.

There's a "random guys guess price of female undergarments" game.
We can also invite non-enthusiasts to guess the price of cases (okay, perhaps it's not good to drop all their jaws...) or show them cases in pairs and let them guess which one is more expensive and how many times more expensive, given the pair of cases share similar features, e.g. underglow vs underglow, sandwiched acrylic vs sandwiched acrylic, solid metal vs solid metal.
 )

[need]

Finish is not perfect,  but for the price of one nicely finish 60% you get four of those!

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It weights a ton,  I got some blemishes on the case and on the weight,  but man that is 70€ for both shipped!  Wanted to try purple on the cheap!

Even without switch plate (satan)  the PCB feel is so solid.  And with a steel plate oh boy!

Oh man... you really have a good eye! 

Are those esc and spacebar in N5 colour code (Bluegaloo) ?

[orpheo]

LZCE > these cases

so thick, so heavy, so good, so gold

What is this Lzce? I can't find anything.

[orpheo]

And to compare with the similarly priced Lambo case on Ali.
The Lambo is annoyingly thin,  and make the cherry ping really loud.  But it's anodizing is more high end and the case is way more refined on the edge.  I guess you can't have it all for that kind of money!

Still Lambo is beautiful to look at,  less so to type on.

I tried some mats to tame the thinness of the case but it's miles away from the **** brick heavy one with the steel weight.

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well that's just crazy... I have my keyboard sitting on a piano keyboard at the moment as well.  Great minds think alike!

Hehe,  love piano as well, you have great taste sir!

[orpheo]

Finish is not perfect,  but for the price of one nicely finish 60% you get four of those!

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It weights a ton,  I got some blemishes on the case and on the weight,  but man that is 70€ for both shipped!  Wanted to try purple on the cheap!

Even without switch plate (satan)  the PCB feel is so solid.  And with a steel plate oh boy!

Oh man... you really have a good eye! 

Are those esc and spacebar in N5 colour code (Bluegaloo) ?

Yup,  space bar I bought it from Oco and the esc key I got from the esc pack from bluegaloo esc pack.  Thanks man!

About this build,  as I am in love with keyboard since more than 25 years now and I love the azerty layout,  I am stuck in finding vintage keycaps from Cherry. No ever GMK GB for French funk that!  Those alphas I paid 10€. I luckily found the purple mods. This build is not too much and I am even more glad because the case is stellar for the price.  I got many alu 60% and I for the life of me couldn't afford if they were the price of custom Korean,  Eagle,  vipers,  Lcze

By the way I have all four color for this case and my least preferred is the silver one.  I just love the red and black one!

[orpheo]

One day I hope there will be a good Chinese designer who will produce tons of nice cases with thick bezel like this photoshop mockup I made from my Norbauer case.  I love that one by the way,  and it was all in all reasonable cost wise .
Peeps seems not so hot on a this 60% concept,  but now I love thick bezel. Please dear Chinese community,  make this happen:

[OfTheWild]

I have this same case from when Massdrop had them... i've been trying to find a good source for the weight insert - any suggestions?

[orpheo]

Sure,  go to the link in the first OP post,  choose color,  then coose the weight of metal.  It's 11 bux shipped. To be safe message the seller and ask him for the screws too.

[happylacquer]

If you guys use ePacket shipping on Aliexpress it is literally the EXACT SAME SERVICE as China Post's EMS but much much cheaper. You can get it delivered in under two weeks if you do this. It is my plan for my Alps64

[OfTheWild]

Sure,  go to the link in the first OP post,  choose color,  then coose the weight of metal.  It's 11 bux shipped. To be safe message the seller and ask him for the screws too.

I mean is there something other than the steel plate, like brass or something? I'm just wondering if its a standard insert for some GH60 style case. None the less i picked one up from the OP link! Thanks.