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[AuthenticDanger]

I actually think the best option would be for the 40 kits to be able to choose your base and accent color instead of these 4 fixed ones.

I 100% agree. I'd love Red with a grey shell.

[Peiweisgreat]

Yeah Id love a green/white combo for this board.

[lecorsair]

I agree, for this price, one should be able to freely choose accent colors.

[unmuscular_michael]

Just got the notification e-mail for this. I really wish they'd allow plate/case selection too - white with red would look great with Honeywell.

[ihalatch]

Yes, it's very expensive and out of reach for me

[Starius]

I've been monitoring this thread for awhile, and never actually felt the need to create a account here and participate.  That is, until now... because I have a couple things I just wanted to verify before taking a stab at the group buy tomorrow night.

1. Am I correct in assuming that this is still a "kit keyboard," in that no switches or keycaps come with it?
2. If so, does. the PCB have hot swap sockets or will the buyer need to solder their switches?
3. Will anything else be required separately to make it fully functional?  Such as stabilizers?
4. I know the keyboard has bluetooth, but does it also have a USB port?  And if so, which type of USB?

And finally,
5.  With only 40 offered in the Asian market and 40 offered in the western market, are we just looking at a total of 80 boards in existence for the X3 Renova?  Is this a one time run or might it be offered again in the future?


 

[Peppermint216]

I've been monitoring this thread for awhile, and never actually felt the need to create a account here and participate.  That is, until now... because I have a couple things I just wanted to verify before taking a stab at the group buy tomorrow night.

1. Am I correct in assuming that this is still a "kit keyboard," in that no switches or keycaps come with it?
2. If so, does. the PCB have hot swap sockets or will the buyer need to solder their switches?
3. Will anything else be required separately to make it fully functional?  Such as stabilizers?
4. I know the keyboard has bluetooth, but does it also have a USB port?  And if so, which type of USB?

And finally,
5.  With only 40 offered in the Asian market and 40 offered in the western market, are we just looking at a total of 80 boards in existence for the X3 Renova?  Is this a one time run or might it be offered again in the future?

From what we know:

1. Correct.
2. Soldered switches.
3. Stabs, switches and keycaps, possibly leds for the indicator top.
4. Yes, unknown port, probably mini usb.
5. 80 yes if they sell out, unknown future buys.

[Starius]

I've been monitoring this thread for awhile, and never actually felt the need to create a account here and participate.  That is, until now... because I have a couple things I just wanted to verify before taking a stab at the group buy tomorrow night.

1. Am I correct in assuming that this is still a "kit keyboard," in that no switches or keycaps come with it?
2. If so, does. the PCB have hot swap sockets or will the buyer need to solder their switches?
3. Will anything else be required separately to make it fully functional?  Such as stabilizers?
4. I know the keyboard has bluetooth, but does it also have a USB port?  And if so, which type of USB?

And finally,
5.  With only 40 offered in the Asian market and 40 offered in the western market, are we just looking at a total of 80 boards in existence for the X3 Renova?  Is this a one time run or might it be offered again in the future?

From what we know:

1. Correct.
2. Soldered switches.
3. Stabs, switches and keycaps, possibly leds for the indicator top.
4. Yes, unknown port, probably mini usb.
5. 80 yes if they sell out, unknown future buys.

Thank you for the reply, Peppermint.  I appreciate it.
One follow up question..... (and forgive me if this is a newbie-ish question) Would this board require the plate mount style of stabilizer, opposed to the pcb screw in style? 

[Peppermint216]

No it will need PCB mount. Not all PCB mount are screw-in.

[Starius]

Looks like we now have a ALF X3 Renova placeholder page up, with ALF X2 content inside....

https://en.zfrontier.com/products/group-buy-alf-x3-renova

[Photoelectric]

Looks like we now have a ALF X3 Renova placeholder page up, with ALF X2 content inside....

https://en.zfrontier.com/products/group-buy-alf-x3-renova

zFrontier shows its old group buy webpages even after group buys have closed.  It's likely not a placeholder, and X3 will have its own page.

[Peppermint216]

It does say ALF X3 Renova....

[Photoelectric]

It does say ALF X3 Renova....

Oh yeah, I should have looked :facepalm:  If only that price were correct, sigh.

[Peppermint216]

It does say ALF X3 Renova....

Oh yeah, I should have looked :facepalm:  If only that price were correct, sigh.

Haha I thought the same.

[Starius]

And now the page disappeared. 

Guess we weren't supposed to see that just yet.

[zF_ScrambledEggz]

Yup guys;)

A little updates regarding colors and usb before the buy:

MINI - USB
and
The aluminum insert and mid-piece will have the same color, four options - purple, green, red, orange
The housing and plate will have the same color, four options - white, silver, gray, black

And Yes, you don’t have to go with the combos I mentioned previously.

[Peppermint216]

Yup guys;)

A little updates regarding colors and usb before the buy:

MINI - USB
and
The aluminum insert and mid-piece will have the same color, four options - purple, green, red, orange
The housing and plate will have the same color, four options - white, silver, gray, black

And Yes, you don’t have to go with the combos I mentioned previously.

So in a way it's 40 fcfs of any colour?

[zF_ScrambledEggz]

Yup guys;)

A little updates regarding colors and usb before the buy:

MINI - USB
and
The aluminum insert and mid-piece will have the same color, four options - purple, green, red, orange
The housing and plate will have the same color, four options - white, silver, gray, black

And Yes, you don’t have to go with the combos I mentioned previously.

So in a way it's 40 fcfs of any colour?

40 units in total, color does not affect the total number.

[zF_ScrambledEggz]

I actually think the best option would be for the 40 kits to be able to choose your base and accent color instead of these 4 fixed ones.

I 100% agree. I'd love Red with a grey shell.

  and now you could do that!

[Peppermint216]

What are the layout options?

[Poesjuh]

I actually think the best option would be for the 40 kits to be able to choose your base and accent color instead of these 4 fixed ones.

I 100% agree. I'd love Red with a grey shell.

  and now you could do that!

NAISUUUUUU. For those ordering that is


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[zF_ScrambledEggz]

GB will begin in less than 3 hours

GB post already submitted https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=95452.0

[Starius]

Do you guys think these stabilizers will work well with the Renova PCB?
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/transparent-gold-plated-pcb-mount-screw-in-stabilizers

[ptiede]

Do you guys think these stabilizers will work well with the Renova PCB?
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/transparent-gold-plated-pcb-mount-screw-in-stabilizers

Yep! Zeal stabs are expensive though.