| Kit | MOQ | Dixie Mech | CandyKeys | Daily Clack | IlumKB | zFrontier | |
| Tenkeyless | 500 | $110 | 107€ | C$145 | A$151 | S$151 | ¥818 |
| Numpad | 250 | $40 | 44€ | C$52 | A$55 | S$54 | ¥272 |
| Extension | 150 | $35 | 37€ | C$46 | A$48 | S$47 | ¥242 |
| Icon mods | 250 | $35 | 37€ | C$46 | A$48 | S$47 | ¥242 |
| RGB mods | 250 | $38 | 39€ | C$50 | A$52 | S$52 | ¥263 |
| Novelties | 250 | $35 | 39€ | C$46 | A$48 | S$47 | ¥242 |
| Spacebars | 150 | $28 | 29€ | C$38 | A$38 | S$38 | ¥192 |
| Accent | 150 | $23 | 24€ | C$32 | A$32 | S$32 | ¥155 |
| NorDeUK | 100 | $68 | 59€ | C$90 | A$93 | S$93 | ¥480 |
| RAMA cap | 100 | $38 | 44€ | C$50 | A$62 | S$58 | ¥275 |
| Deskmat | 100 | $25 | 21€ | C$30 | A$27 | S$26 | ¥120 |
Approved :thumb:
3u spacebar from GMK, it is the first time!
Great work !
Congratulations, voodoo6k, on a successful group buy launch.
This is a very nice, understated set. I especially like the CP colour legends. I think this might just have to be my first ever group buy. :-)
There is however one thing that bothers me slightly; I was interested in the Numpad kit, but unfortunately there doesn't seem to be full NorDeUK coverage for the Numpad, as the R4 "," key is missing from both those kits.
I tried searching the GMK Database (https://matrixzj.github.io/) for other sets with the CR/CP colour combination, but didn't have much luck. Most WoB sets seem to be CR/WS1, for example. Certainly the NorDeUK extensions. Does anyone know another GMK set where I could find an R4 "," key in such a colourway? If not, I might have to forego the numpad kit. Either way, it's not a huge deal. I'm sure I'll be quite happy with the rest of this set.
Thanks for making it happen.
That's a very nice set, close to the thinkpad spirit.
I'm kind of sad that the French layout is not supported though. I usually don't mind as I'm touch typist, but for this one, I would have like it (essentially to brag at work!).
Thank you for this amazing set, definitely all in on this one.
Nice to see this hit GB finally! GLWGB
3u spacebar from GMK, it is the first time!
Great work !
There were recent group buys with 3u spacebar, but this is the first one with Minila support. ;)
If you can find a OG WOB french iso for the alphas, then you can make your own GMK Thinkcaps!That's really a good idea, I've got to look into that !
If you can find a OG WOB french iso for the alphas, then you can make your own GMK Thinkcaps!That's really a good idea, I've got to look into that !
For the few GB I've followed where there was a French layout, the numbers were extremly low. It's clearly a niche. Canadians use a modified qwerty, that allows to type letters with accent. Despite it's a smart layout, I couldn't get use to it...
wow that deskmat is lazy as hell, would have liked something more inspired for the legacy of thinkpads
Did Dixie Mech stop taking orders for the RGB mods? Its the only item in the group buy that I can't add to my cart.
Did Dixie Mech stop taking orders for the RGB mods? Its the only item in the group buy that I can't add to my cart.
No, you should be able to... I'll notify them.
Did Dixie Mech stop taking orders for the RGB mods? Its the only item in the group buy that I can't add to my cart.
No, you should be able to... I'll notify them.
Hey there you made your post while I was editing. It was an issue on my end. I'm good to go. Sorry about that.
Here with a numbers update! Kits are looking good 1 week in!
All proxies are outdated and one has no numbers at all updated.
No extras.
TKL - 230
Ortho - 54
Numpad - 61
Extension - 43
Icon Mods - 50
RGB Mods - 90
Novelties - 77
Spacebars - 74
Accent - 52
Norde - 1 (Candykeys has said they will buy out)
RAMA Caps
Only Dixie has filled in numbers
R1 - 34
R4 - 15
Deskpad
Only Dixie andCandyKeys have filled in numbers
Circles - 40
GB progress update:
1. I've taken the decision to cancel the Ortho & 40's standalone set. It's something I insisted on and wanted to offer for a long time, but the current sales numbers (one week in) are too low. In fact, they include a (very kind) buyer who had committed to getting 30+ sets for their keyboard shop, so the actual number is even lower. :(
We had a long IC phase and many people signed our form. More than 1500 entries overall, with 365 for the Ortho set specifically. I tried something experimental despite my vendors' warnings, and it didn't work out. I'd rather have tried and failed than not give it a shot. I'm terribly sorry to the 20-some buyers who already bought the Ortho set, you will be refunded in full.
2. I remain very optimistic for the rest of the GB, with the TKL set already at more than half way to MOQ! The other kits are priced competitively. Thanks again to everyone who has joined this group buy. :)
I am all in on this one! Love love love thinkpads.
All sets ordered. I am so looking forward to these, they would be perfect on a full size keyboard if anyone was to design and make such a thing. Well done on the complete design and careful attention to detail with this set.
sad. and not even an emergency 40s mod kit to fill out boards.
no i know it's impossible for ya'll, jus a lil stanky that that's how it be.sad. and not even an emergency 40s mod kit to fill out boards.
I wouldn't be able to get a quote before the GB ends...
GB progress update:Wow. I wish I hadn't waited to purchase the Ortho/40s set. I didn't think it would matter if I bought it in the first week or the last. Sad!
1. I've taken the decision to cancel the Ortho & 40's standalone set. It's something I insisted on and wanted to offer for a long time, but the current sales numbers (one week in) are too low. In fact, they include a (very kind) buyer who had committed to getting 30+ sets for their keyboard shop, so the actual number is even lower. :(
We had a long IC phase and many people signed our form. More than 1500 entries overall, with 365 for the Ortho set specifically. I tried something experimental despite my vendors' warnings, and it didn't work out. I'd rather have tried and failed than not give it a shot. I'm terribly sorry to the 20-some buyers who already bought the Ortho set, you will be refunded in full.
2. I remain very optimistic for the rest of the GB, with the TKL set already at more than half way to MOQ! The other kits are priced competitively. Thanks again to everyone who has joined this group buy. :)
What happened to the Canadian vendor (yakk.shop)?
Any report on MOQ?
Any report on MOQ?
Yeah we're at around 430 base sets. I'll send the current numbers to @dvorcol for a nice graph.
Show Image(https://i.postimg.cc/Gbbg2D6k/GMKthink-Caps-Status201204.png)
GB progress update:
1. I've taken the decision to cancel the Ortho & 40's standalone set.MoreIt's something I insisted on and wanted to offer for a long time, but the current sales numbers (one week in) are too low. In fact, they include a (very kind) buyer who had committed to getting 30+ sets for their keyboard shop, so the actual number is even lower. :(
We had a long IC phase and many people signed our form. More than 1500 entries overall, with 365 for the Ortho set specifically. I tried something experimental despite my vendors' warnings, and it didn't work out. I'd rather have tried and failed than not give it a shot. I'm terribly sorry to the 20-some buyers who already bought the Ortho set, you will be refunded in full.
2. I remain very optimistic for the rest of the GB, with the TKL set already at more than half way to MOQ! The other kits are priced competitively. Thanks again to everyone who has joined this group buy. :)
thinkcaps in KAT profile for the ortho kit someday please?
So, I'm assuming that if MOQ doesn't get hit the GB is cancelled?
thinkcaps in KAT profile for the ortho kit someday please?
Going for niche of a niche now I see. Joking aside, I'm a little surprised the ortho/40's numbers didn't pan out.
Consider that I'm not a full-fledged store with capital on hand. I was ready to buy a fair number of extras, with the help of a fellow keyboard store (not even part of this GB!). However, I'm simply not in a position to buy 100+ sets, ie. dropping 10k one year in advance during a global pandemic. I took a chance and it didn't pan out.
Is there not usually a huge surge in sales in the closing days of most group buys? With 5 days still to go, these MOQ could be met?
Is there not usually a huge surge in sales in the closing days of most group buys? With 5 days still to go, these MOQ could be met?
Well, Ortho40s has been cancelled for weeks now if that's what you are talking about, hottrout. I was planning on buying it, actually. I suppose it would have been smart to make very clear that the Ortho40s is a maybe and that it depends a lot on first week sales. I guess, then a lot of people (including me) would have prioritized this and bought right away, and I am guessing we may have ended up with around 120 kits sold? Add extras to that, and we might be looking at 200 kits (pure conjecture right here), so that voodoo would still have had to spring for 50 kits. I guess it was a question for voodoo to leave Ortho40s open longer and still have to cancel it at the end because of lackluster sales, which would probably not have turned into additional TKL sales. I, as a result of all this, bought two bases, but just because I want to be able to switch out the kit after it's all shiny (and I got a 12% discount for BF on CandyKeys). However, I'm quite sad the board I was looking to fill with this set is no longer supported (Adélie).
In conclusion, to me, the only way Ortho40s would have made it is a much lower MOQ, maybe 100? But that would have meant (i guess) 20-30$ higher price... Not sure how many people would have taken that, I feel that overall this is getting much too low sales (e.g. comparing to the 80082, which is pretty and memey, but this one here is a true classic), so that is just reflected by what we are looking at.
Best
Johannes
So, I'm assuming that if MOQ doesn't get hit the GB is cancelled?
No, the GB won't be cancelled. Vendors will buy out the kits.
FYI, base set is passed MOQ.
Final day to join!Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/Pwa1nRj.jpg)
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/kcc743/final_day_to_join_gmk_thinkcaps_supports_exotic/
Also, what layout is that? Looks super weird, but I kind of want to try it. I really dig the spacebar/layer controls.
Sorry for the delay in posting these numbers. You can keep up with production status updates on our weekly project updates at https://news.dixiemech.com.
FINAL NUMBERS W/O EXTRAS
937 TKL
277 Numpad
155 Extension
204 Icon Mods
351 RGB Mods
367 Novelties
312 Spacebars
138 Accent
105 NordeUK
225 RAMA R1
119 RAMA R4
152 Deskpad
Is Candykeys the best place to keep tabs on production status?
277/937 != 10%. Just saying.
277/937 != 10%. Just saying.
Sorry, what are you referring to?
277/937 != 10%. Just saying.
Sorry, what are you referring to?
277/937 * 100 = 29.56 or 30% actually.
Referring to the fact that only 277 people ordered the numpad kit compared to 937 for the TKL kit. This is a pointless observation to make on the basis that almost no keyboards designed and made by the community have a numpad. In fact in the last year I don't remember anyone designing and running a GB for any full size keyboards. Personally I would love to see some full size designs coming to the community and I also ave to say, that I almost always order the numpad kit when ordering, just in case.
Also interesting to note that NordeUK kits, although understandably lower, were still significant and important for many people, myself included.
277/937 != 10%. Just saying.
277/937 != 10%. Just saying.
Sorry, what are you referring to?
277/937 * 100 = 29.56 or 30% actually.
Referring to the fact that only 277 people ordered the numpad kit compared to 937 for the TKL kit. This is a pointless observation to make on the basis that almost no keyboards designed and made by the community have a numpad. In fact in the last year I don't remember anyone designing and running a GB for any full size keyboards. Personally I would love to see some full size designs coming to the community and I also ave to say, that I almost always order the numpad kit when ordering, just in case.
Also interesting to note that NordeUK kits, although understandably lower, were still significant and important for many people, myself included.
Will there be extras on any vendor sites?
Will there be extras on any vendor sites?
Yes!
I'm just kind of butting in here. I don't know if it helps but this was the latest bit I could find...
https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-thinkcaps (https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-thinkcaps)
sefixmm is your avatar Rachel?
sefixmm is your avatar Rachel?
Yes :)
As an avid ThinkPad enjoyer I am bummed I missed this one
Does anyone had any news about the production ?
Does anyone had any news about the production ?
Find some news,
https://omnitype.com/blogs/timelines/gmk-thinkcaps
GMK ThinkCaps:
+ Designer has received samples and is now awaiting GMK to ship the reference caps to them for comparison.
Does anyone have any informations about this GB ? (No news since more than 2 months)
The last update on the link in your post above is:
+ Estimated shipping date from the manufacturer has been updated to the week of April 4th [pending color matching] (as of 1.7.2022)
No information about how colour matching is going though.
Yes, any pics of the sample ?
Any eta on when extras will happen?
Yes, any pics of the sample ?
Blue was matched to a new T420 keyboard. Here are the samples compared to a Lenovo Preferred Pro:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/9rsOvfu.jpg)
In reality the colours will seem darker.
Got my accent kit in today and was quite disappointed. I know you said it will seem darker in reality but I believe this is a departure from the thinkpad blue entirely. This picture is with me drowning it with light to make it as bright as possible. Any normal or natural light it is still very dark and I see it as more of a dark grey than a blue as shown in the second picture. Not sure if the accents kit ended up with a different blue than the base kit pictures from above but I could not get it even close to that hue of blue.
Yes, any pics of the sample ?
Blue was matched to a new T420 keyboard. Here are the samples compared to a Lenovo Preferred Pro:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/9rsOvfu.jpg)
In reality the colours will seem darker.
Got my accent kit in today and was quite disappointed. I know you said it will seem darker in reality but I believe this is a departure from the thinkpad blue entirely. This picture is with me drowning it with light to make it as bright as possible. Any normal or natural light it is still very dark and I see it as more of a dark grey than a blue as shown in the second picture. Not sure if the accents kit ended up with a different blue than the base kit pictures from above but I could not get it even close to that hue of blue.Show Image(https://imgur.com/83Svc3a.jpg)Show Image(https://imgur.com/ZkdXtO7.jpg)
Yes, any pics of the sample ?
Blue was matched to a new T420 keyboard. Here are the samples compared to a Lenovo Preferred Pro:Show Image(https://i.imgur.com/9rsOvfu.jpg)
In reality the colours will seem darker.
Got my accent kit in today and was quite disappointed. I know you said it will seem darker in reality but I believe this is a departure from the thinkpad blue entirely. This picture is with me drowning it with light to make it as bright as possible. Any normal or natural light it is still very dark and I see it as more of a dark grey than a blue as shown in the second picture. Not sure if the accents kit ended up with a different blue than the base kit pictures from above but I could not get it even close to that hue of blue.Show Image(https://imgur.com/83Svc3a.jpg)Show Image(https://imgur.com/ZkdXtO7.jpg)
If anyone who purchased the NordeUK kit is willing to sell me the UK keys do hit me up!
I see you got yours - did you get from CandyKeys?If anyone who purchased the NordeUK kit is willing to sell me the UK keys do hit me up!
I feel your pain but I need my UK set. I will ask around for you and hope you get sorted.
I see you got yours - did you get from CandyKeys?If anyone who purchased the NordeUK kit is willing to sell me the UK keys do hit me up!
I feel your pain but I need my UK set. I will ask around for you and hope you get sorted.
It's almost 3 years by now and I still haven't received mine :(
The status on CK says it is still in manufacturing.
It's almost 3 years by now and I still haven't received mine :(
The status on CK says it is still in manufacturing.
I got mine from CandyKeys, no problem.
Did you send him an email?