Few points
Firstly, how is the plate connected to the board? This was asked above but all you mentioned were the two case halves connecting together; not how the plate was mounted. This will be integral to people’s understanding of the typing experience of the board.
Also, I’m interested in a few measurements; how high at the front is that edge? It doesn’t look particularly low and may affect some people’s typing style.
You also mention that this is going to improve the typing experience - how? What science has been done behind this to show that it improves the typing experience, and what is the baseline that the improvement will be from?
I’m assuming you will do a prototype prior to production as well; many ICs don’t open without a prototype these days to show that it works in practice as well as design.
You also say running a group buy won’t be an issue as you have experience - can you elaborate on that? The packaging, QC, shipping of 90 boards can be quite intensive and it’s worth considering why many keyboard designs run through vendors rather than just individuals doing it themselves.
That being said I really like the look of this design. I do think it would have been nicer as a 60% as you could have really made it fit that futuristic aggressive feel. I also think offering a polished raw case would really fit the style if that’s something you are interested in.
We actually covered this board on Top Clack earlier this week as well where I went into more detail about my thoughts; but big thumbs up for selecting Maarten and Salvun to work with. Maarten has done some great PCBs in the community (including some work for my boards) and Salvun is exceptional at what he does (and is nice to talk to as well).
I can’t wait to see a prototype of this and then pick one up in the GB, then show it off on Top Clack
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