I'm once again looking at possible 'upgrades' to my phone contract, 'upgrades' because I can save 20% in exchange for an 88% loss in data allowance staying on 4G, which isn't ideal.  But for the same price I can have an 800% increase in data on 5G?

I would suggest this is because they want to sell me a shiny new tracker phone but both options are sim only, so there must be some technical reason it's so much cheaper which makes no sense when there is no 5G coverage for about 95% of the UK so assumedly they need to put up many more masts.

What's going on?

It looks too shiny.

Hi

I am after the keyboard pictured below. Does anyone know where I will be able to purchase one of these?

Thanks Mitch

Altair Final Announcements

With the Altair group buy starting less than a week away on the 29th, the final details have finally been confirmed.


Vendors

The vendors for the group buy are as follows:

• US - CannonKeys
• UK - Mechboards
• CN - KBDfans
• ID - Acid & Co.
• KR - Swagkeys
• ME - Sandkeys
• OCE - Keebz N Cables
• EU - Keygem
• JP - Yushakobo

GB Span

The group buy will run from April 29 to June 3.


Wristrests

This was the source of the announcement delay - the first proto unexpectedly tipped over due to its design and the pressure from the wrists, so they've been fully revised to resolve that problem.
The wristrests will be machined from walnut - note that due to it being a natural material, there may be imperfections and unpredictabilities.



Other Misc Tidbits

The weight will only be offered in brass this time around - steel ended up being too expensive to machine with this design without the price skyrocketing.
The default plate will be polycarbonate, which fits in well with the goals of the board to be as ergonomic and comfortable as possible.
A basic USB-C cable will be included for the split interconnect; any USB 2.0 or higher C-to-C cable should work fine as well.


The Full Pricing List

Altair (5-row)
- Case - 315 USD for dark grey and rose gold, 325USD for e-white
- Learning keyset - 30 USD
- Extra plates - 40 USD for a pair of PC, 55USD for a pair of alu, 25USD for a pair of FR4
- Extra hotswap PCB pair - 55 USD
- Foam layers kit (midfoams, bottomfoams) - 28 USD

Altair-X (4-row)
- Case - 300 USD for dark grey and rose gold, 310USD for e-white
- Learning keyset - 27 USD
- Extra plates - 37 USD for a pair of PC, 52USD for a pair of alu, 21USD for a pair of FR4
- Extra hotswap PCB pair - 51 USD
- Foam layers kit (midfoams, bottomfoams) - 26 USD

Common Accessories
- Extra gaskets kits - 7 USD
- Extra USB-C interconnect cable - 5 USD
- Extra USB daughterboards - 11 USD
- Wooden wristrests pair - 28 USD
- Extra rubber feet (a whopping 24 per kit to account for 6 per each wristrest) - 5 USD


This will likely be the final announcement regarding the project until the day the group buy goes live.