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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: PleaseBeMyFriend on Tue, 06 July 2021, 15:36:28

Title: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: PleaseBeMyFriend on Tue, 06 July 2021, 15:36:28

Hello! Good Evening :^)

What everyone wants after a hot AfterNoon is a relaxing and balanced Evening:

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Design:
65% symmetrical blocker with left-side rotary encoder and macro column and off-set right cluster for a balanced feel
Stainless Steel PVD ZTBoards Knob and Blocker
Waterfall design on top bezel

Specs:
6 deg typing angle
Full or half FR4 Plate w/ Brass or PC add-on
Flex cut plate tabs
ZT x AE Isolation Gaskets with Squish Mounting Mechanism and alignment tabs
SS Mirror PVD bottom unless price is prohibitive - bottoms will be alu with a SS plate/weight

PCB:
VIAL and QMK compatible
Designed with Unified C3 daughterboard
Hotswap and Solder PCB - flex cuts only for solder PCB

Colors:
4 color options (TBD)

Pretty renders.
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More renders:
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Leaf Spring plate render.
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Pricing:

MOQ 150 units worldwide, 200 units MAX

Price: TBD
Looking to keep it around $650 for full SS bottom (less for alu+SS weight bottom if full SS bottom is not possible)

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Updates
Design
3D printed prototype completed to test fitment
Pre-production prototypes ordered in each colorway

Timeline
Pending prototype fitment - run may possibly start sometime late Aug-September.

PLEASE fill out the form below so we adjust the design as needed and offer options that will make buyers as happy as possible :)

HUGE THANKS TO:

Everyone at AEBoards for the guidance throughout the first GB and their continued trust in us...

All our buyers and supporters!

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: bowen on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:04:13

digging the ios settings toggles in the top right, gj

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: bthezebra on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:04:33

Ready? Yes I am

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Goguma on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:13:03

I wish this had one more knob

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Alejo1707 on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:17:10

Quote from: Goguma on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:13:03

I wish this had one more knob

Why?

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Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Adelscott on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:26:34

Quote from: Alejo1707 on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:17:10

Quote from: Goguma on Tue, 06 July 2021, 16:13:03
I wish this had one more knob
Why?

Sent from my GM1917 using Tapatalk

Nostalgy maybe

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Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Alvin12356lol on Tue, 06 July 2021, 18:08:15

Hot

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Tree_ on Tue, 06 July 2021, 18:13:04

The KLE for the layout shows Esc in the knob position - Can a key be placed there instead of the knob?

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: EnlargedCrouton on Tue, 06 July 2021, 18:30:06

interesting...

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: ZavaZ86 on Tue, 06 July 2021, 23:31:06

ISO option ty

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: rpiguy9907 on Wed, 07 July 2021, 07:52:03

Weird, this is so close to symmetrical but not actually symmetrical, which hurts my eyes.

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Alejo1707 on Wed, 07 July 2021, 08:06:30

Quote from: rpiguy9907 on Wed, 07 July 2021, 07:52:03

Weird, this is so close to symmetrical but not actually symmetrical, which hurts my eyes.

I personally like how it's not symmetrical. I would remove the right function column and separate the arrow cluster. Maybe at most an F13.

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Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Diggidy on Wed, 07 July 2021, 10:11:49

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: jaron on Thu, 08 July 2021, 03:02:32

I've been obsessed with getting a 65% layout that's actually symmetrical, so I like the idea. I just personally feel like if a board is just trying to go symmetrical, I'd prefer it to be as close to perfectly symmetrical and clean as possible. For me, I don't like knobs, logo/symbol type badge things, the thick top bezel, and the not quite symmetry. However, I think this is a good idea that plenty of people that aren't me will love. Hopefully we'll be able to see more symmetrical designs in the future.

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: RoyalOak88 on Thu, 08 July 2021, 04:39:58

Beautiful board! Now just give us an ISO option ;D

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: EdgeOfInfinity on Thu, 22 July 2021, 01:18:12

the bottom-left key kinda irks me

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: udller on Thu, 22 July 2021, 01:34:34

i quite like this, just wish the knob could be an extra key. also wish the extra macro keys were in line with the rest.

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: Havattack on Thu, 22 July 2021, 13:47:21

I think it would look better if you nixed the macro column and the off right cluster, so it's just a wkl 60%, but with those big side bezels.

Title: Re: [IC] ZT x AE Evening - a 65%+ keyboard
Post by: LeoZ on Thu, 22 July 2021, 16:01:04

the indent on the top could be turned into some rgb monstrosity :)