[GB] Synovia - WKL TKL with Y2K aesthetics [GB Ended, MOQ met]

[Baionlenja]

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Introduction



Ultra-Luxury Tenkeyless Keyboard echoing the designs of the early 2000's
Demoscene, Drum and Bass, Frosted tips, Silver tracksuits, Fisheye lenses

Intense shapes created by 5-axis machining. Stainless Steel plate mounted with Silicone Dampers provides clacky sound, soft typing comfort and bounce

The entire keyboard is painstakingly machined from 6063 Aluminium and the through-weight is Sandblasted Stainless Steel

BAIONBOLT innovates with no visible exterior screws without the common downsides

Synovia comes with a themed Deskmat and Carrying case

Quick info
Price: 680 USD
Starts at November 7 and ends at December 7

10:00 EET
00:00 PST
16:00 SGT

at www.baionlenja.com

International shipping by DHL
Discord

Origin



Not content with the way exterior screws are commonly hidden, Baionlenja created Synovia to prove that there is room to innovate and improve in custom keyboards.
Some believe there are no more ways left to create unique keyboard designs.
I took that personally.

This is just the beginning.



Synovia's construction includes the eye-catching front and rear ledges that run along the width of the keyboard. Inheriting the top and side bezel ratio of Bias, Synovia is timeless.
Every centimeter filled with attention to detail. Perfect chamfers and smoothly rounded edges not only look great, but feel great to the touch.



The interior remains as intricate as any Baionlenja keyboard. Interesting machining details and optimizations catered to please the most dedicated keyboard enthusiast.
I can't wait for you to explore and learn how I managed to hide the screws.
The BAIONWAVE has been smoothed out and altered to allow more internal room for acoustics. Maximizing the cherry clack.




Features



The most underrated plate material. Baionlenja designed Synovia to subvert expectations by optimizing it for a Stainless Steel Plate.



Synovia's plate is mounted using Baionlenja's custom silicone dampers.
Easily snapping onto the plate, these dampers make plate alignment a thing of history.
Synovia includes two different softness of dampers for ultimate customizability.



Typing angle of 7 degrees and front height of 17.5mm.
Ccombined with the Silicone Damper mount, Synovia offers Steel Plate comfort like no other.



BAIONBOLT SYSTEM tilts the screws and conceals them within the otherwise wasted space within the keyboard.
This innovation makes filing switches to assemble the keyboard a thing of the past.
Additionally no custom PCB is required and M3 screws are used for their durability.


Colours


Gary Of Light (Silver)




Gary Of Darkness (Dark Grey)




Decay (Purple)




Vomit (Acid Green)




Blue (Blue)




Specifications

Items included in the preorder

Synovia keyboard case
Stainless steel plate
Baion-808 PCB with USB-C daughterboard
Two sets of silicone dampers with different softnesses
PCB film
Carrying case
Deskmat
Stickers
Genetic Disc

Optional Addons

Extra Stainless Steel Plate - 60usd
Aluminium Plate - 50usd
Polycarbonate Plate - 50usd
Copper Plate - 80usd
Extra PCB + Daughterboard - 50usd
Extra Misc Kit - 20usd

Price and delivery

680usd + Shipping
Estimated Delivery Q4 2023 or earlier
International Shipping by DHL (50usd)

Sales format

Starts 7th of November
First come first serve, limited units available, precise times up on the quick info section
Orders and order changes open for all items not sold out until Dec. 7th
This keyboard will be retired after this sale
There will be no additional reruns
MOQ = 1
Maximum units = 400


Customer Satisfaction

14 Day Free Returns
2 Year Global Warranty
Cancel pre-order anytime with no questions asked
Spare parts and plate files will be available
EU buyers don't need to pay any VAT on top of the price. I'm paying the difference from my own pocket, you're welcome 
PCB supports ISO, and ISO plate files will be released

Updates

Frequent updates in Geekhack and Baionlenja Discord
Join the official Discord Server for sneak peeks of new projects and more


More Renders

IRL Photos

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[Baionlenja]

Typing test

Steel plate, Cherry MX Blacks lubed with 3204, no PCB film or any other mods

More pictures






Included Deskmat

[Darth_munkee]

Needs more beige for Y2k

[maximm]

Iso support?

[μ]

Decay is an amazing colour

[Baionlenja]

Iso support?

PCB supports ISO, and plate files for ISO users will be released

[herbologist]

Seems a little odd that you'd run another buy before bias has even shipped.

[Baionlenja]

Seems a little odd that you'd run another buy before bias has even shipped.

Costs keep running no matter what. And as a business, gotta keep up with the yearly schedule! 

[japanesehorrorwriter]

Wow. This looks so well done. GL!

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Seems a little odd that you'd run another buy before bias has even shipped.

And went silent on its updates for a month

[Baionlenja]

Seems a little odd that you'd run another buy before bias has even shipped.

And went silent on its updates for a month

I forgot to forward one update to geekhack over the entire year of dutifully updating biweekly, and this is what I get?  You would be shocked to see how some other GB runners handle their updates!

[Darthomen96]

Is the pcb hotswap or solder? Really tossing up between the blue, purple, and silver.

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Seems a little odd that you'd run another buy before bias has even shipped.

And went silent on its updates for a month

I forgot to forward one update to geekhack over the entire year of dutifully updating biweekly, and this is what I get?  You would be shocked to see how some other GB runners handle their updates!

The difference is I had to figure out whether to hand you money today for this board.

[Baionlenja]

The difference is I had to figure out whether to hand you money today for this board.

All well and good! That one missed update was my own fault, but otherwise I have kept up a pace in updates that is quite rare to see. Even if I say so myself 

[Nonnegaard]

Blue (Blue)

[Baionlenja]

Oh yeah, forgot to mention GB is live   

[Baionlenja]

Added more pictures of Blue(blue) also new typing test featuring just the steel plate and no other mods.

[Baionlenja]

Added pictures of included Deskmat!

[Baionlenja]

GB ends tomorrow! Suffice to say, MOQ was met 

[Baionlenja]

GB is over and biweekly updates will commence! Thanks to everyone for joining!

[Baionlenja]

Two more weeks to change orders/colours!

[NightFox99]

Factual opinion : it was a very smooth GB for Bias on any level, a year of updates and community interactions. So no fears for Synovia. We're still waiting for the boards to arrive but if compared to other GB or store handlers (like ****ty situation with 3Dkeebs, for example) Baionlenja is exceptional.

[Baionlenja]

Order changes closed!

[Baionlenja]

Sending final order to manufacturer

[Baionlenja]

Nothing much to update, have been very busy with tragic life related things, but everything is going as planned.

[iamtragic]

Update from Baion's discord.

[hzh0525]

So charming!

[iamtragic]

Seems like fulfillment's been pushed back a year.

[treeleaf64]

Dear Baion I am sorry for being mean to your keyboard marketing  I hope you will forgive me
From treeleaf

[monstermandude]

While this series of events involving the manufacturer sucks, the bright side of this for me at least was that I was able to get a spot for the Synovia since some cancellations occurred. I saw this keeb a few months ago here and was really disappointed that the GB had ended because of how much I loved the design.

[iamtragic]

Latest update from Baion's discord:



EDIT: What an interesting time.

 

[iamtragic]

Doesn't seem like Baion is interested in providing Synovia specific updates at this point in time.

[iamtragic]

Who can say whether this was motivated by the recent discourse surrounding Baion and their outstanding group-buys, but would be nice if this led to boards being produced.

[tactilesbad]

Who can say whether this was motivated by the recent discourse surrounding Baion and their outstanding group-buys, but would be nice if this led to boards being produced.

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kezewa has already produced a full run of the Gehirn (his latest tkl) before the r/mk mess

[iamtragic]

Can't exactly say I'm the biggest fan of removing the originally stated mounting style.