Author Topic: [GB] EnjoyPBT Extended 2048 (Read 133907 times)

biip · « **on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 06:55:22 »

Initial IC thread

Group buy will last from April 19th to May 19th.

Proxies

KBDFans
EPBT Extended 2048

Candykeys [EU proxy]
EPBT Extended 2048

Renders

Rama M60-A

Jane 2

Rama M65-A

TGR-910

Andromeda

Pearl

Omega60

Kits

Base kit
which covers from TKL to 60% layouts

Torii kit
Katanaka sublegends

Calc kit
Le numpad.

Nomad kit
which covers everything below 60%

Icono kit
Novelties, basically.

Intl kit
aka NorDeUk kit.

Six Pack,
6u spacebars.
Thanks Oblotzky for the name…

Nav kit,
VIM, HHKB and Poker arrows

Koala switch

- Tactile, 62g (bottom-out).
- Same base as the T1 one from KBDFans (similar to Holy Panda). More info
- Colours are the same as the ones used for Extended 2048

Pricing:
Base Kit - 78€ / $75
Calc Kit - 16€ / $15
Icono Kit - 19€ / $18
Intl Kit - 19€ / $18
Nomad Kit - 19€ / $18
Six Pack - 8€ / $5
Torii Kit - 14€ / $12.5
Nav Kit - 8€ / $5

Thank you all for the amazing support!
You guys are amazing <3

– biip

biip · « **Reply #1 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 08:59:58 »

Final numbers

Base kit	563
Calc kit	202
Icono kit	379
Intl kit	72
Nomad kit	236
Six pack	69
Torii kit	270
Nav kit	156

Photoelectric · « **Reply #2 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:24:53 »

Approval bump! GL with the group buy!

Puddsy · « **Reply #3 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:26:16 »

legends are very pretty, might pick up a set

nice work, biip

ideus · « **Reply #4 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:28:03 »

Quote from: Puddsy on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:26:16

legends are very pretty, might pick up a set

nice work, biip

A good comment from Puddsy means a lot.

Vigrith · « **Reply #5 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:33:17 »

Prices are so good. Well done Biip, been a long time coming.

wixxzblu · « **Reply #6 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:36:54 »

Quote from: ideus on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:28:03

Quote from: Puddsy on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:26:16
legends are very pretty, might pick up a set

nice work, biip

A good comment from Puddsy means a lot.

I'll wait on judgment until we all get them in hand first, epbt BoW is still fresh in mind.

ideus · « **Reply #7 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:43:07 »

Quote from: wixxzblu on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:36:54

Quote from: ideus on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:28:03
Quote from: Puddsy on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:26:16
legends are very pretty, might pick up a set

nice work, biip

A good comment from Puddsy means a lot.

I'll wait on judgment until we all get them in hand first, epbt BoW is still fresh in mind.

Meaning?

Rayndalf · « **Reply #8 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 17:34:33 »

Are the homing keys barred or scooped and barred?

Gati · « **Reply #9 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 18:33:49 »

Quote from: ideus on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:43:07

Quote from: wixxzblu on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:36:54
Quote from: ideus on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:28:03
Quote from: Puddsy on Fri, 19 April 2019, 16:26:16
legends are very pretty, might pick up a set

nice work, biip

A good comment from Puddsy means a lot.

I'll wait on judgment until we all get them in hand first, epbt BoW is still fresh in mind.

Meaning?

BoW was like super white, making it look more artificial than natural (imo kinda like E-white vs. MAO)
I’m with wixxzblu in waiting for samples

wixxzblu · « **Reply #10 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 20:34:05 »

What I'm trying to say is that BoW was a new color for epbt/gateron, and the legends suffered in the process. Not saying the same thing will happen with this, but after BoW, I've been extremely weary of epbt sets. I think BoW also had a lot of warping issues.

Edit: nomad kit is missing R3 1.25 tab

kakiharaOne · « **Reply #11 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 21:33:07 »

Quote from: wixxzblu on Fri, 19 April 2019, 20:34:05

What I'm trying to say is that BoW was a new color for epbt/gateron, and the legends suffered in the process. Not saying the same thing will happen with this, but after BoW, I've been extremely weary of epbt sets. I think BoW also had a lot of warping issues.

Edit: nomad kit is missing R3 1.25 tab

From the IC:
"Alright, so I checked with KBDFans… we can't do the R3 1.25u and 1.75u…"

bciamny · « **Reply #12 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 22:06:46 »

hey biip, can you confirm that the koala switch is supposed to be 5g less in bottoming pressure vs the stock t1 and that there are no other differences? if so, i might have to buy a bunch

Glod · « **Reply #13 on:** Fri, 19 April 2019, 23:34:56 »

Am I seeing right that these come with scoops along with the bars? I haven't seen epbt that has had them so I am wondering if this is the case. Instant buy if so. I am a mega fan of scoop homing.

krey · « **Reply #14 on:** Sat, 20 April 2019, 08:32:42 »

I have joined!

biip · « **Reply #15 on:** Sat, 20 April 2019, 09:31:21 »

Thank you all for the support and the amazing feedback!
The set made a great start

Quote from: Glod on Fri, 19 April 2019, 23:34:56

Am I seeing right that these come with scoops along with the bars? I haven't seen epbt that has had them so I am wondering if this is the case. Instant buy if so. I am a mega fan of scoop homing.

I'll confirm that soon.

Quote from: bciamny on Fri, 19 April 2019, 22:06:46

hey biip, can you confirm that the koala switch is supposed to be 5g less in bottoming pressure vs the stock t1 and that there are no other differences? if so, i might have to buy a bunch

yeah, 62g instead of 67g. And an opaque housing which will result by a deeper sound.

coffeeshopcoder · « **Reply #16 on:** Sat, 20 April 2019, 10:41:46 »

Nice work, and thanks for including the poker support on the nav kit. Bought all but international kit.
Nice pricing !!

biip · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 21 April 2019, 04:29:50 »

After two days:

Current numbers
April 21th

Base kit	127
Calc kit	51
Icono kit	99
Intl kit	9
Nomad kit	56
Six pack	18
Torii kit	54
Nav kit	47

Vigrith · « **Reply #18 on:** Sun, 21 April 2019, 14:34:29 »

Impressive amounts sold thus far, happy to see (almost) every kit pull its weight.

ideus · « **Reply #19 on:** Sun, 21 April 2019, 18:04:17 »

When will the charge been applied? At the time of joining or at the time of shipping?

Puddsy · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 21 April 2019, 18:24:24 »

Quote from: ideus on Sun, 21 April 2019, 18:04:17

When will the charge been applied? At the time of joining or at the time of shipping?

usually you get charged for the item at the end of the buy period, and then charged for shipping when it ships

coffeeshopcoder · « **Reply #21 on:** Mon, 22 April 2019, 03:14:00 »

Nice numbers !! Eill you be getting dye sub samples at some point ?
Just to see how Epbt is handling the thinner legends

Oblotzky · « **Reply #22 on:** Mon, 22 April 2019, 03:17:31 »

Quote from: Puddsy on Sun, 21 April 2019, 18:24:24

Quote from: ideus on Sun, 21 April 2019, 18:04:17
When will the charge been applied? At the time of joining or at the time of shipping?

usually you get charged for the item at the end of the buy period, and then charged for shipping when it ships

Getting charged for shipping is more a keyboard kit thing. I've never seen vendors charging for shipping later on when it comes to keycaps.

biip · « **Reply #23 on:** Mon, 22 April 2019, 04:16:21 »

Quote from: coffeeshopcoder on Mon, 22 April 2019, 03:14:00

Nice numbers !! Eill you be getting dye sub samples at some point ?
Just to see how Epbt is handling the thinner legends

Samples should be finished atm. I will keep you guys in the loop!

biip · « **Reply #24 on:** Thu, 25 April 2019, 07:33:57 »

Pics of the samples

Findecanor · « **Reply #25 on:** Thu, 25 April 2019, 13:31:56 »

The Koala switch looks nice. What kind of plastic is the housing made of?

Hell-es · « **Reply #26 on:** Thu, 25 April 2019, 15:25:08 »

What will be ETA for the switch?

Trends on hitting moq here?

Big

for torii kit

Grandmasternoob · « **Reply #27 on:** Thu, 25 April 2019, 15:46:59 »

Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 25 April 2019, 13:31:56

The Koala switch looks nice. What kind of plastic is the housing made of?

Quote

KBDfans Discord confirmed that it's a recolored POM T1 stem with a nylon bottom housing and a lighter spring, nothing else. So pretty much a recolored 62g T1.

Gati · « **Reply #28 on:** Sat, 27 April 2019, 16:19:19 »

any update on the samples?

Ashardalon · « **Reply #29 on:** Sun, 28 April 2019, 01:50:51 »

I'm interested to hear a sane of a lubed Koala, but I think I might get some either way. The T1s are a pretty fair price, and the nylon housing will allow for a deeper sound which is my kinda acoustic.

Hadi · « **Reply #30 on:** Sun, 28 April 2019, 02:12:59 »

Quote from: Hell-es on Thu, 25 April 2019, 15:25:08

What will be ETA for the switch?

Trends on hitting moq here?

Big for torii kit

GB page just states "June". Looks like caps will be fulfilled a few months after, so make sure you specify that you'd like them shipped separately if you bought them together.

Hell-es · « **Reply #31 on:** Sun, 28 April 2019, 05:18:11 »

Quote from: Hadi on Sun, 28 April 2019, 02:12:59

Quote from: Hell-es on Thu, 25 April 2019, 15:25:08
What will be ETA for the switch?

Trends on hitting moq here?

Big for torii kit

GB page just states "June". Looks like caps will be fulfilled a few months after, so make sure you specify that you'd like them shipped separately if you bought them together.

Yeah, will do that.

Just wanted to make sure that switches arrive before think 6.5

Would be sad to have a keeb and wait for switches.

biip · « **Reply #32 on:** Sat, 04 May 2019, 06:02:12 »

Sorry guys, I wasn't very active lately…

Current numbers
May 4th

Base kit	274
Calc kit	99
Icono kit	189
Intl kit	36
Nomad kit	113
Six pack	34
Torii kit	117
Nav kit	89
Koala switches	9813

skmn · « **Reply #33 on:** Sat, 04 May 2019, 06:56:13 »

Bought a bunch of kits and a bundle of switches, thank you biip!

Nagato · « **Reply #34 on:** Sat, 04 May 2019, 12:11:51 »

Quote from: biip on Sat, 04 May 2019, 06:02:12

Sorry guys, I wasn't very active lately…

Current numbers
May 4th

Base kit 274
Calc kit 99
Icono kit 189
Intl kit 36
Nomad kit 113
Six pack 34
Torii kit 117
Nav kit 89
Koala switches 9813

So MOQ Hit?

biip · « **Reply #35 on:** Sat, 04 May 2019, 12:22:23 »

Quote from: Nagato on Sat, 04 May 2019, 12:11:51

Quote from: biip on Sat, 04 May 2019, 06:02:12
Sorry guys, I wasn't very active lately…

Current numbers
May 4th

Base kit 274
Calc kit 99
Icono kit 189
Intl kit 36
Nomad kit 113
Six pack 34
Torii kit 117
Nav kit 89
Koala switches 9813

So MOQ Hit?

Yes. It was 200 for the base kit. That’s all

ideus · « **Reply #36 on:** Sat, 04 May 2019, 12:23:14 »

KBDFans is known for stocking GB's stuff that make MoQ reachable.

oldcat · « **Reply #37 on:** Sat, 04 May 2019, 14:54:10 »

Congrats everyone! Made MoQ!

TuCZnak · « **Reply #38 on:** Tue, 07 May 2019, 11:51:38 »

T1 Switches are cancelled...
Does this mean Koala is cancelled too? I plan to get into the GB next week, so it'd be good to know if should still add them into the cart or it's pointless now

Starston3 · « **Reply #39 on:** Tue, 07 May 2019, 12:37:28 »

From the looks of it it seems like Koalas are going forward.... but that can be for different factors such as:

1. they are different composite i.e. not clear
2. they have a different spring

So either the leaf or the stem (maybe both) has been modified or the stem to prevent return issues that t1 and holy pandas have had with lighter springs.

Let's wait until the dust settles to get a clear view of what is happening.

rampantandroid · « **Reply #40 on:** Tue, 07 May 2019, 12:58:11 »

Quote from: biip on Sat, 04 May 2019, 06:02:12

Sorry guys, I wasn't very active lately…

Current numbers
May 4th

Koala switches 9813

Any update on the Koalas MOQ? Curious, given the Stealios drama. Does the lack of T1 availability mean that more people will buy Koalas?

Quote from: TuCZnak on Tue, 07 May 2019, 11:51:38

T1 Switches are cancelled...Does this mean Koala is cancelled too? I plan to get into the GB next week, so it'd be good to know if should still add them into the cart or it's pointless now

Per the KBDFans Discord, no - not cancelled.

AlcoholEnthusiast · « **Reply #41 on:** Tue, 07 May 2019, 15:37:04 »

In for a few hundred koalas. Really hoping this pulls through with the recent T1 news.

davidkoleda · « **Reply #42 on:** Thu, 09 May 2019, 03:04:35 »

Are some samples of the keycaps gonna be available before the GB ends?

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biip · « **Reply #43 on:** Thu, 09 May 2019, 03:06:50 »

Quote from: davidkoleda on Thu, 09 May 2019, 03:04:35

Are some samples of the keycaps gonna be available before the GB ends?

Inviato dal mio SM-G960F utilizzando Tapatalk

They should have been done at the end of the previous month. I don't have any other information yet…

BinaryOwl · « **Reply #44 on:** Thu, 09 May 2019, 03:50:24 »

I was wondering whether the J keys in the Nav Kit have homing bars similar to other vim key kits?
Personally I feel the nav keys would be of more utility if the J keys included a homing bar as it would not infringe on my ability to touch type.

Don't know if it's too late to make such a change, I'm new to this whole Keyboard Community. But absolutely love this keyset and was planning for it to be my first keyset.

biip · « **Reply #45 on:** Thu, 09 May 2019, 04:17:19 »

Quote from: BinaryOwl on Thu, 09 May 2019, 03:50:24

I was wondering whether the J keys in the Nav Kit have homing bars similar to other vim key kits?
Personally I feel the nav keys would be of more utility if the J keys included a homing bar as it would not infringe on my ability to touch type.

Don't know if it's too late to make such a change, I'm new to this whole Keyboard Community. But absolutely love this keyset and was planning for it to be my first keyset.

Sorry to hear that, but yeah, it's not too late to make any changes on the kits.
Thanks for the support tho

rondg · « **Reply #46 on:** Thu, 09 May 2019, 05:48:22 »

How are the numbers for the koala switches?

rampantandroid · « **Reply #47 on:** Thu, 09 May 2019, 23:45:05 »

Quote from: rondg on Thu, 09 May 2019, 05:48:22

How are the numbers for the koala switches?

Def would love to know the answer

anonymous · « **Reply #48 on:** Fri, 10 May 2019, 00:23:54 »

I don't know the impact on the cost but is it possible to add another tab key on either the base kit or torii kit? That way it can be used for two boards

biip · « **Reply #49 on:** Fri, 10 May 2019, 02:33:47 »

Quote from: rampantandroid on Thu, 09 May 2019, 23:45:05

Quote from: rondg on Thu, 09 May 2019, 05:48:22
How are the numbers for the koala switches?

Def would love to know the answer

KBDFans numbers need to be updated but 12 586 / 15 000 (MOQ) atm

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