[IC] Introducing new Equalz mountain a 100% Custom keyboard from C³

[C³—Ears]

Hello Geekhackers,
I am C³—Ears,founder of Equalz. I want to introduce our new brand C³.We are a bunch of keyboard enthusiast from China. C³ represent Custonize,Comfortable,and Cool. We are friend with the same idea which is to create a desk culture.In short term we want to make everything on your desk,not only keyboard. So yes, we have ambitions. Back to keyboard,Equalz will be our high-end keyboard series. This series is all about perfection. We only consider to use the best thing there is.Price is not the priority. Hope you guys can share this idea.
Now this new board is called Mountain. Inspire from ancient Chinese book The Art Of War. We will name our boards 风林火山阴雷（Wind,Forest,Fire,Mountain,Yin,Thunder). This one is Mountain.I dont know if you guy notice there arent many 100% custom keyboard on the market,so we want to make a 100% board. Since the size of the full custom keyboard,we called it Mountain. And there is not many good PCB out there. So we decided to make a new one. When we do the this,on the idea of not saving money,we want every cool thing on it.First it should be RGB and it must be programmable. Mini-usb is out of date so must get rid of it. We should use Type-C. On the other hand many people may not have a Type-C cable so we put another mirco-usb port.Still this is not cool enough for us. The we had an idea of putting an screen on the keyboard. There is enough room above the keypad area. And if we don’t put something there it would be boring.So a screen it is. Well,find a screen is not an easy job,i can tell you that. The case is made by my dear friend EVE. He has done a wonderful job last time doing the 80% keyboard, Zero, for us. I believe the case is the best manufactured in the market. We will use titanium screws to avoid scratches on screws and a longer lifetime. Anyway, we pursue perfection in our keyboard design.













Here are something you need to know about this board:
1,Full RGB PCB. Support 101,103,104 ANSI,ISO
2,Type-C to usb and Mirco to ps2 port. Support NKRO.Fully Programmable. Support Mac OS.
3,Oled screen. Used for programme keys and lights. Also you can use it as a calculator

The case is made by EVE(JD)
Lead time : 3 months
Layout:1,Winkey(103/104)
2,Winkeyless(101)
What’s in the box: 6 series alu case,alu plate,weight,Titanium TA2 screws,3M rubber mat,PCB(include Oled screen)
Color choice(fixed,can’t change):
Tiffany Case+Silver plate+weight
Dark blue Case+sky blue plate+weight
Titanium Case+Coffee plate+weight
Black case+Gold plate+weight
Price:550+paypal fee（0.5%）+shipping(Will charge shipping fee before it shipped)

Additional parts: PCB(screen not included),PC plate(full plate,not partial),Type-C cable(silver/gold)

P.   S. 1,Pcb just need to solder the switch.
     2,Only support plate-mount switches. Too many wire in the PCB there’s no room to support PCB-mount switches.
     3,Oled is way better than the normal screen. The viewing angle,resolution is all better. But it have only 50,000 hour life. So we suggest to set it turn off after N seconds.
Full Album: https://imgur.com/a/jiBPt
RGB Video:http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzI5NDA5Mjk4NA==.html?spm=a2h3j.8428770.3416059.1
It is my honor my brother EVE replied to me    #53


 

[Francisco]

I like it! :-)

[InvidiousIgnoramus]

Never thought I'd be interested in a fullsize. Looks great!

[C³—Ears]

Never thought I'd be interested in a fullsize. Looks great!

thank you !

[C³—Ears]

I like it! :-)

thanks 

[Puddsy]

Equalz is well established in China. This is a ****ing cool board.

[dubious]

looks really nice, I like the bottom texture and the anodizing looks good. And you're right there aren't enough custom, full-size keyboards!

I've always wanted a keyboard with a functional screen in it (reuters 9009) But I would be concerned about having to source my own screen that fits and looks good. Will you be posting what screen you used or some possible sources where people could buy something similar?

[zslane]

I absolutely love the idea of a full-size custom aluminum case. But just like the Peach that came before, here are the reasons I can't use it:

1. The PCB doesn't support hotswapping switches. (I'm not interested in soldering)
2. It can't be used as a replacement for my Realforce RGB cases.
3. White is not offered as a color option.

[C³—Ears]

Equalz is well established in China. This is a ****ing cool board.

thank you 

[shadowrealmwarez]

Dam this looks good, no option of brass weights huh? Would love to see a black case + polished brass weight.

[doom2]

Can't wait for mine! 

[C³—Ears]

I absolutely love the idea of a full-size custom aluminum case. But just like the Peach that came before, here are the reasons I can't use it:

1. The PCB doesn't support hotswapping switches. (I'm not interested in soldering)
2. It can't be used as a replacement for my Realforce RGB cases.
3. White is not offered as a color option.

For your question:
1,We considered Hotswapping. But we can't find the hotswap have a long lifetime.
2,Sorry we didnt design a Realforce Case,maybe later.
3,Well, anode white is not possible. It's just kind of silver.

[C³—Ears]

Can't wait for mine! 

[C³—Ears]

Dam this looks good, no option of brass weights huh? Would love to see a black case + polished brass weight.

Two reason we didnt use Brass:
1,It's already quite heavy since this is a full-size keyboard
2,Brass easy to oxided and dont have many color like Alu

[C³—Ears]

looks really nice, I like the bottom texture and the anodizing looks good. And you're right there aren't enough custom, full-size keyboards!

I've always wanted a keyboard with a functional screen in it (reuters 9009) But I would be concerned about having to source my own screen that fits and looks good. Will you be posting what screen you used or some possible sources where people could buy something similar?

The screen is a custom made.

[kingnestea]

pretty innovative idea

[Jhors2]

I never thought I'd be interested in something larger than CP sizing, however this seems quite interesting.  Count me as in.

Can you comment on overall weight built?

[UsualSuspectXXX]

Wow. Awesome to see a nice full size custom!

The screen feels a bit gimmicky to me.
- Usually when I'm using a calculator, I'm reading numbers from the screen and entering them into the calculator, so it helps to have the calc app close the numbers that I'm reading.
- Really can't see myself programming the board on the fly
IMO, it might have been better to add 4 additional keys above the numpad.

What are the other functions of the screen and how is it navigated? Function layer bindings?

How is the PCB programmed?

Will you be offering spare screens in the GB? Since long time lifespan is a concern it'd be nice to have a spare.

If you ever make a south paw version of this (with the numpad on the left like the LZ-RV I'd definitely be in!)

[DALExSNAIL]

What are the other functions of the screen?

The real function, is that it looks pretty ****in cool.

[jdcarpe]

I'm always hoping for more full size customs here on GH. Great job!

I like the screen! I'll have the calculator please, a la Focus 5001:

[touzi]

It looks awesome, I'm in for a dark blue one 

[UsualSuspectXXX]

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3. White is not offered as a color option.

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3,Well, anode white is not possible. It's just kind of silver.

I believe zslane is talking about a white cerakote finish.

[MatchstickMan]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[xondat]

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3. White is not offered as a color option.

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3,Well, anode white is not possible. It's just kind of silver.

I believe zslane is talking about a white cerakote finish.

Probably MAO, barely anyone does cerakote. )

[Sylvestyeo]

i'm totally in for a full sized keyboard! count me in!

[zslane]

Yes, obviously white requires some kind of powder-coating. One of my Norbauer aluminum Novatouch cases is powder-coated white and it is amazing. Most of my keycap sets only look their best when paired with a white case.

[UsualSuspectXXX]

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3. White is not offered as a color option.

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3,Well, anode white is not possible. It's just kind of silver.

I believe zslane is talking about a white cerakote finish.

Probably MAO, barely anyone does cerakote. )

A couple. But you're right, I completely forgot about micro arc...

[sythie]

sign me up!

looking forward to seeing the firmware for the screen.

[Tasteless]

Looks awesome.  I'll likely be in for one simply to add a full-size to the collection.

[tommyonsn]

buy buy buy! I can't wait!!!!!!!

[Peiweisgreat]

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3. White is not offered as a color option.

...
3,Well, anode white is not possible. It's just kind of silver.

I believe zslane is talking about a white cerakote finish.

Probably MAO, barely anyone does cerakote. )

A couple. But you're right, I completely forgot about micro arc...

Mao isn't very white in person. Its more of a grey/silverish sorta look. Every photo I take makes it look white tho, so that's a plus. Would definitely look into cerakote if you want a more true white.

[ihalatch]

Oho, hello there beautiful! Yes, finally a 100% I like.

[blacksimon]

Yes please, go easy on my wallet daddy

[ihalatch]

Ouch, I just saw the price. It sobered me down.

[C³—Ears]

I never thought I'd be interested in something larger than CP sizing, however this seems quite interesting.  Count me as in.

Can you comment on overall weight built?

Hello Geekhackers,
I am C³—Ears,founder of Equalz. I want to introduce our new brand C³.We are a bunch of keyboard enthusiast from China. C³ represent Custonize,Comfor,and Cool. We are friend with the same idea which is to create a desk culture.In short term we want to make everything on your desk,not only keyboard. So yes, we have ambitions. Back to keyboard,Equalz will be our high-end keyboard series. This series is all about perfection. We only consider to use the best thing there is.Price is not the priority. Hope you guys can share this idea.
Now this new board is called Mountain. Inspire from ancient Chinese book The Art Of War. We will name our boards 风林火山阴雷（Wind,Forest,Fire,Mountain,Yin,Thunder). This one is Mountain.I dont know if you guy notice there arent many 100% custom keyboard on the market,so we want to make a 100% board. Since the size of the full custom keyboard,we called it Mountain. And there is not many good PCB out there. So we decided to make a new one. When we do the this,on the idea of not saving money,we want every cool thing on it.First it should be RGB and it must be programmable. Mini-usb is out of date so must get rid of it. We should use Type-C. On the other hand many people may not have a Type-C cable so we put another mirco-usb port.Still this is not cool enough for us. The we had an idea of putting an screen on the keyboard. There is enough room above the keypad area. And if we don’t put something there it would be boring.So a screen it is. Well,find a screen is not an easy job,i can tell you that. The case is made by my dear friend EVE. He had done a wonderful job last time doing the 80%. The case is the best there is. And we will use Titanium screws which is way expensive than the normal one. But it can last so long. We wont settle for less good.
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Here are something you need to know about this board:
1,Full RGB PCB. Support 101,103,104 ANSI,ISO
2,Type-C to usb and Mirco to ps2 port. Support NKRO.Fully Programmable. Support Mac OS.
3,Oled screen. Used for programme keys and lights. Also you can use it as a calculator

The case is made by EVE(JD)
Lead time : 3 months
Layout:1,Winkey(103/104)
2,Winkeyless(101)
What’s in the box: 6 series alu case,alu plate,weight,Titanium TA2 screws,3M rubber mat,PCB(include Oled screen)
Color choice(fixed,can’t change):
Tiffany Case+Silver plate+weight
Dark blue Case+sky blue plate+weight
Titanium Case+Coffee plate+weight
Black case+Gold plate+weight
Price:550+paypal fee（0.5%）+shipping(Will charge shipping fee before it shipped)

Additional parts: PCB(screen not included),PC plate(full plate,not partial),Type-C cable(silver/gold)

P.   S. 1,Pcb just need to solder the switch.
     2,Only support plate-mount switches. Too many wire in the PCB there’s no room to support PCB-mount switches.
     3,Oled is way better than the normal screen. The viewing angle,resolution is all better. But it have only 50,000 hour life. So we suggest to set it turn off after N seconds.
Full Album: https://imgur.com/a/jiBPt
RGB Video:http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzI5NDA5Mjk4NA==.html?spm=a2h3j.8428770.3416059.1

 

ILOVE YOU LUO

[Puddsy]

Ouch, I just saw the price. It sobered me down.

Honestly, a full size keyboard like this is about the largest most places will CNC. I'm surprised it's not more expensive, given the quality.

[ihalatch]

Ouch, I just saw the price. It sobered me down.

Honestly, a full size keyboard like this is about the largest most places will CNC. I'm surprised it's not more expensive, given the quality.

Yes, I know Puddsy. I hope the quality is great. The WKL looks interesting. Colourwise how the GMC Classic Retro keycaps go with a tiffany keyboard? Any suggestions for the tiffany coloured board?

[ihalatch]

I see silver colour in the photo album too?

[C³—Ears]

I never thought I'd be interested in something larger than CP sizing, however this seems quite interesting.  Count me as in.

Can you comment on overall weight built?

thanks.I will weigh and then update, but I think this keyboard is very, very heavy )

[C³—Ears]

Wow. Awesome to see a nice full size custom!

The screen feels a bit gimmicky to me.
- Usually when I'm using a calculator, I'm reading numbers from the screen and entering them into the calculator, so it helps to have the calc app close the numbers that I'm reading.
- Really can't see myself programming the board on the fly
IMO, it might have been better to add 4 additional keys above the numpad.

What are the other functions of the screen and how is it navigated? Function layer bindings?

How is the PCB programmed?

Will you be offering spare screens in the GB? Since long time lifespan is a concern it'd be nice to have a spare.

If you ever make a south paw version of this (with the numpad on the left like the LZ-RV I'd definitely be in!)

Thank you for your serious reply!  this screen Mainly used for programming and simple calculator functions(+ - ×÷），I will update the firmware to complete the functions of other calculators。
Is the screen as a programming tool, I will update the specific method。
Your concern is not without reason.We will consider offering a separate screen purchase, and it will not be expensive.

[C³—Ears]

What are the other functions of the screen?

The real function, is that it looks pretty ****in cool.

hahaha，The real function is  to driver software

[C³—Ears]

I'm always hoping for more full size customs here on GH. Great job!

I like the screen! I'll have the calculator please, a la Focus 5001:

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thanks，Now that the calculator has only + - × ÷, I will do more complicated calculations by releasing new firmware.this5001 very cool!!!

[C³—Ears]

Absolutely gorgeous!

Thank you brother

[C³—Ears]

i'm totally in for a full sized keyboard! count me in!

thank you brother )

[C³—Ears]

Absolutely gorgeous!

thank you 

[C³—Ears]

Yes, obviously white requires some kind of powder-coating. One of my Norbauer aluminum Novatouch cases is powder-coated white and it is amazing. Most of my keycap sets only look their best when paired with a white case.

yes, white need powder coating, this process is not very durable, micro-arc oxidation is off-white, and it is not very durable, it will become dirty.So I will choose more anodizing, EVE can do it very well

[sagadoi]

Without exaggeration, Equalz Zero is one of the best case I've ever used, maybe the GOAT!
I think the highlight of Zero is the ancient feel Logo Brand and the tiffany PCB, also the sense of design.

[C³—Ears]

Without exaggeration, Equalz Zero is one of the best case I've ever used, maybe the GOAT!
I think the highlight of Zero is the ancient feel Logo Brand and the tiffany PCB, also the sense of design.
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li hai le wo  de  jiang ,But I do not have zero

[ihalatch]

Will there be a silver version, like the one in the photo album?

[ihalatch]

I also saw a YARBO audiophile usb cable in one of the pictures. Is it going to be included with the keyboard?