Been enjoying my R0 unit from the moment I received it, probably my most used board for the past few months, can only recommend.
It sounds amazing with ergo clears, eager to maybe try adding an half plate as the mod might be the only thing that doesn't sound excellent on my unit

Looks stunning in both colors.
Which mounting method do you prefer for this board?

GLWGB!

My favorite is 100% PCB mount with POM half plate. It's absolute bliss.

Extra tops will be available?

I can't wait to get my hands on this board. I have been following the project for quite a while and I'm really excited!

Regional vendors added. OCE/AUS is the only pending one.

starting price very very good

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This was my goal with the project. Bring an interesting board that you can spend hours tinkering with at an affordable price. It is not budget by any definition but I am happy with the price we achieved.

We are still working on finalizing pricing information for extra PCBs, support and top mount plates and other miscellaneous things.

Will this have support for other pcbs like the h60?

Don't suppose there's a chance for a top mounted SKU with hot swap sockets? Don't trust myself enough with a soldering iron to stake $380 on it

The number of SKUs is already pretty high due to all the support plates, so unfortunately not. That being said, soldering nowadays is pretty painless if you get good solder and a half decent iron. It took me like 2 sockets to get the hang of it, it is not scary at all!

The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.

Quote from: keenest on Sat, 13 May 2023, 04:32:02

Will this have support for other pcbs like the h60?

No, but I will make sure to keep PCBs in stock so that those who need more can get more, no need to worry about PCBs being hard to get after the group buy.

I was mostly wondering because the stock PCB doesn't support split spacebars. It's pretty reasonable not to support it since it's such a niche use case but I'd appreciate it if you provided files for the PCB so you could make your own, is that something you're planning on doing?
Really cool board btw, would love to get my hands on one if I'm able to financially when the group buy starts

Almost no difference between renders and photos. Amazing

Quote from: mr_foggy on Thu, 27 October 2022, 08:11:14

Quote from: Rafa_n on Wed, 26 October 2022, 19:34:26

Love the weight design.
Please consider EU vendor.

it's 100% going to be mykb so it's a quite easy pass

When you see how efficiently and quickly the closed group buy was fulfilled (I was the vendor myself) you will be surprised. Regardless of which vendors I use I am going to be managing things myself so rest assured, things will be speedy.

fast forward to now: super happy eloquentclicks is handling this. can safely say I'll be in.

RESERVED 

November 17th Update :


Overall project updates:

• Beige prototype has arrived, I have built it and all tolerances are perfect, will upload pictures of internals within the coming days (not home for thanksgiving break)
• R0 units are expected early December, once they arrive and I have completed QC the sale for the extras will happen.
• Discussion with vendors is ongoing, but EU/NA have been agreed, information to follow.
• I have added a Topre drop-in kit for Leviatán. Both MX and Topre will be supported with the same case. MX will be plateless as originally intended Topre will be top mount with an FR4 plate.

December 5th update

All the closed group buy units have shipped to me, I should be receiving them this week. Once I have quality checked them all I will compile a list of the available extra units to be sold. Because I do not have the infrastructure to use fancy raffle sites I will just compile the entries on a google forms and invoice the respective winners. My goal is to have the main boards out of my house before Christmas, with the extras sale happening once everyone has received their unit and there are no issues anywhere.

I will keep a fairly large amount of PCBs stocked up so that those with a need for more PCBs can get one. Sagrada is delivering Q1 2023 as well, with the PCB being shared across both projects. This was done to make sure borked PCBs can be replaced easily and cheaply.

I am working with vendors to secure the final group buy information, and I have already implemented topre to the design. More information to come soon.

Looks very sexy, I want one

Quote from: shendoo on Sat, 13 May 2023, 21:07:07

The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.

Awesome thanks for the info! Will probably go full on solder then.

06/09/23 update:

Canadian vendor added: DeskHero will be the Canadian vendor for Leviatán!

Dual mounting so good

Will Leviatan fit an H60 PCB in top mount config?

No. The JST position is different + there are clearance issues with some walls. I will have PCBs in stock as well as CK and other vendors to cover any duds, or people wanting more. No need to worry about PCB shortages.

Is there any chance of the GB happening before July 1st? I just want to know if I can spend this months budget on something else LOL :-D

Please just say "no, July 1st at the earliest but probably mid-July".

No. The group buy will open July 1st and it will run though July, until the 31st!

Quote from: LaminarDesigns on Tue, 16 May 2023, 11:14:40

Quote from: shendoo on Sat, 13 May 2023, 21:07:07

The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.

Awesome thanks for the info! Will probably go full on solder then.

I can tell you from experience that mill-max even with a full plate, if your plate doesn’t fit your switches tightly enough you can have issues with lots of switches pulling out when changing keycaps. For me personally I would never mill-max a plateless or half-plate build. I think the fact that boards intended to be built this way don’t offer hotswap further backs this up.

what keycaps are those in the first couple renders?

Looks like gmk seafarer

Quote from: shendoo on Fri, 19 May 2023, 09:50:51

Quote from: LaminarDesigns on Tue, 16 May 2023, 11:14:40

Quote from: shendoo on Sat, 13 May 2023, 21:07:07

The board looks absolutely great. Noob question here but can you mill max a plateless build? Are the switches going to pop off? Even with a half plate build?
Also, would there be a Canadian vendor or Canadians should go through Cannonkeys?

I have never tested this so I cannot say for sure. With a half plate it should be OK on the mods/keys that are supported but depending on what switch you use the legs may be loose. I suggest trying with a switch or two and seeing how they work. I do not ensure,or support millmaxing the PCB-mounted PCB without a full plate, just so we're clear.

As for a Canadian vendor unfortunately we already have a record number of vendors so we cannot add one more, so you will have to go through CannonKeys.

Awesome thanks for the info! Will probably go full on solder then.

I can tell you from experience that mill-max even with a full plate, if your plate doesn’t fit your switches tightly enough you can have issues with lots of switches pulling out when changing keycaps. For me personally I would never mill-max a plateless or half-plate build. I think the fact that boards intended to be built this way don’t offer hotswap further backs this up.

Yeah absolutely. I had to be very clear that it is NOT supported, even tho some designers have begun doing it; its very unsafe. One keypress at an angle and away goes the switch. As for the keycap set send a ping to @zetina on my server, he can tell you!

Any updates on this?

Quote from: Lhviola on Wed, 28 June 2023, 21:50:12

Any updates on this?

gb goes live july 1st:
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120681.0

Sincere thanks for updating them, I forgot to edit the IC post with the link to the GB post.

Thank you, kind stranger <3

 

The wait begins 😅