[IC] Vega - GB begun; in-stock units shipped/shipping

[DZSlasher]

Looking forward to try to purchase this board. Will there be a limit to the number of in stock boards you can purchase per user/address?

[dtywill]

So what is the price of the additional solder kit during the hot-swap in-stock?


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[dtywill]

Also is there an equal number of units per color option?  Sorry if this has been covered already in the thread.  I tried discord but didn't see any mention of it and looks like the channels are locked for discussion.

[NathanCVII]

iirc he said in the discord that it's not the same across units, its based off past runs and big brain things like that. So assume more units of colors that more people would buy I guess?

[dtywill]

Ok thanks. Basically just think that black with the silver bottom is gonna be real popular and that’s the one I want lol


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[preonoid]

very much interested in this board on aesthetic alone, but could anyone explain the advantages of this board?

With keyboards, the differences are fairly small and diminishing returns kicks in fast.
This specific board uses gaskets and dampers for typing comfort over extended use and controlled acoustics, but whether or not the typing differences will be worth the price difference will be entirely based on how much one values it.

that makes sense. I am guessing there won't be a sound test video put out before the launch, so would it be a somewhat close approximation for the vega if I referred to polaris sound tests?

[brianjking]

Looking forward to try to purchase this board. Will there be a limit to the number of in stock boards you can purchase per user/address?

I'd hope 1 per person/address for the in-stock sale. Otherwise it's just gonna be flippers snatching up multiple units. Sat75 sold over 1k units today at a higher price point in minutes.

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[ai03]

that makes sense. I am guessing there won't be a sound test video put out before the launch, so would it be a somewhat close approximation for the vega if I referred to polaris sound tests?

Supposedly Kevinplus sent a unit to both TaehaTypes and Tae, so there is a chance that a build stream or review may appear online prior to sale.
In general, sound is similar sort of character as Polaris, albeit slightly improved.

[dennisbrochill]

so excited for this to be thru deskeys!

[808San808]

that makes sense. I am guessing there won't be a sound test video put out before the launch, so would it be a somewhat close approximation for the vega if I referred to polaris sound tests?

Supposedly Kevinplus sent a unit to both TaehaTypes and Tae, so there is a chance that a build stream or review may appear online prior to sale.
In general, sound is similar sort of character as Polaris, albeit slightly improved.

I love my Polaris, can't wait for this

[dstaar]

forgive my didn't go over the 14 pages, this probably had been asked and answered,
is the later GB limited or unlimited?

[elmo]

forgive my didn't go over the 14 pages, this probably had been asked and answered,
is the later GB limited or unlimited?

no info on that yet.

ai03s answer was "figuring out the details for the gb"

[dstaar]

no info on that yet.
ai03s answer was "figuring out the details for the gb"

thank you,
hopefully it's peace of mind, finger crossed!

[Nepherte]

forgive my didn't go over the 14 pages, this probably had been asked and answered,
is the later GB limited or unlimited?

Limited. According to ai03's instagram post.

[..//dexx]

forgive my didn't go over the 14 pages, this probably had been asked and answered,
is the later GB limited or unlimited?

There will be a "soft limit" to the GB. According to the post in IG and Discord, in-stock orders will have 1000 units and the GB will have higher number. It wasn't specified exactly how many more just more than 1000 units.

[LONGZILLA]

Case Color Options
All weights are matte black PVD unless otherwise stated.
- Grey
- E-White
- Blue
- Green
- Rose Gold
- Black (Silver PVD weight)

Is the 2nd from the left, grey finish? or like a silver prototype?  Sorry, I struggle with color/shade matching

[xarly06]

Case Color Options
All weights are matte black PVD unless otherwise stated.
- Grey
- E-White
- Blue
- Green
- Rose Gold
- Black (Silver PVD weight)

(Attachment Link)

Is the 2nd from the left, grey finish? or like a silver prototype?  Sorry, I struggle with color/shade matching

I think it is the Rose gold

[..//dexx]

Case Color Options
All weights are matte black PVD unless otherwise stated.
- Grey
- E-White
- Blue
- Green
- Rose Gold
- Black (Silver PVD weight)

(Attachment Link)

Is the 2nd from the left, grey finish? or like a silver prototype?  Sorry, I struggle with color/shade matching

From left to right: e-white, rose gold, green, blue, grey and black.

[LONGZILLA]

From left to right: e-white, rose gold, green, blue, grey and black.

thanks mate

[Pwnmode]

Is there any comparison of the Grey in this run to the Space Grey on the Polaris run? I'm trying to figure out if I want to try to match the Polaris and Vega if the colors are similar or if I will go a different color.

[Eonday]

Fat cop

[azzipa]

Any price update? I'm kinda sorta looking at Vega vs. Pizza keeb. Wondering if I want to dip my toe in the 65% waters.

[sirieous]

Any price update? I'm kinda sorta looking at Vega vs. Pizza keeb. Wondering if I want to dip my toe in the 65% waters.

359 USD for in stock. 329 USD for GB. It's been posted in replies, just do a bit of digging.

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[preonoid]

that makes sense. I am guessing there won't be a sound test video put out before the launch, so would it be a somewhat close approximation for the vega if I referred to polaris sound tests?

Supposedly Kevinplus sent a unit to both TaehaTypes and Tae, so there is a chance that a build stream or review may appear online prior to sale.
In general, sound is similar sort of character as Polaris, albeit slightly improved.

that would be amazing, thank you so much for the info !

[peterg]

Hopefully, GMMK Pro being released soon will increase the chances that I get one of these. How much units did Polaris sell?

[azzipa]

Thank you. And you're right: I could have read through 14 pages of comments, or I could look at the OP and see this:

Any price update? I'm kinda sorta looking at Vega vs. Pizza keeb. Wondering if I want to dip my toe in the 65% waters.

359 USD for in stock. 329 USD for GB. It's been posted in replies, just do a bit of digging.

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[aclassynerd]

Had the same issue. All 14 pages or the OP. Update the OP and we wouldn't be asking this often.

Thank you. And you're right: I could have read through 14 pages of comments, or I could look at the OP and see this:

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Any price update? I'm kinda sorta looking at Vega vs. Pizza keeb. Wondering if I want to dip my toe in the 65% waters.

359 USD for in stock. 329 USD for GB. It's been posted in replies, just do a bit of digging.

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[elisyan]

Is there any chance we could get some more pictures of the finalized green color? In the renders it appears very green but in the early color samples picture it appears more muted like a sage green.

Edit: referring to this

[maxohmax]

Will be looking forward to getting on the pre-order or joining the group buy. Green looks amazing.

[DukeEsquire]

Is there a time for the in stock sale? I can't find it anywhere.

[wholypantalones]

Is there a time for the in stock sale? I can't find it anywhere.

TBA

[Galk]

Availability
In-stock: 1000 units, available on November 14, shipping out within a few weeks.
GB: The GB period will open a few weeks after the in-stock units sell out (currently working out the details), and will ship a few months after in typical GB fashion.



This is what the update says (in the comments)

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[ZongZiWang]

Availability
In-stock: 1000 units, available on November 14, shipping out within a few weeks.
GB: The GB period will open a few weeks after the in-stock units sell out (currently working out the details), and will ship a few months after in typical GB fashion.



This is what the update says (in the comments)

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Note that there are nearly half of the 1000 in stock units already sold in China exclusive in stock sale event last weekend.


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[hkhawk]

I'd love to see more pictures of all of the color choices

[A.Belousov]

Same, i can't choose colour because of lacking pictures of different colours. Please consider adding some. Thanks!

[kev0]

Here is the blue from someone in the Discord who has their hands on a real board. I'm sad it is not as Navy as it looked in the render, but I guess it will have to do.

[paperassgasket]

It's funny how green that blue looks in the picture...

[anticlockwise5]

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Here is the blue from someone in the Discord who has their hands on a real board. I'm sad it is not as Navy as it looked in the render, but I guess it will have to do.

I think it's because of intense lighting, if you look at the weight, it's supposed to be matte black, but it's showing grey in the photo, that means the blue is lighter than it should be in the photo.

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[codedf]

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Here is the blue from someone in the Discord who has their hands on a real board. I'm sad it is not as Navy as it looked in the render, but I guess it will have to do.

I think it's because of intense lighting, if you look at the weight, it's supposed to be matte black, but it's showing grey in the photo, that means the blue is lighter than it should be in the photo.

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The "matte black" weight will look more or less like the pictures. I have the polaris and the weight on the back matches the picture above.

Either way, I'm very excited for this board. Kev and ai03 did an amazing job yet again.

[sevenseacat]

So... sale is tomorrow, do we have a time/place yet?

[ai03]

Release time announcement

Vega's in-stock international sale batch will be released on November 14th at 12:01 PM EST. We picked the time to be a nice compromise to make it as accessible as possible around the globe; hopefully this won't result in everyone having to wake up super early in the morning or whatnot.

The payment methods available will be Shop Pay (Shopify Pay), Google Pay, and typical regular checkout (entering card info and addr real-time).
Over the next day or so, the storefront will be finalized and published at http://typeplus.net/. This will likely be the last reliable announcement from my side regarding the release time, so please set your alarm clocks and convert timezones as necessary.

Best of luck to all who wish to purchase, and if you miss, don't panic for the group buy announcement is right around the corner.


P.S. I am 1000x more active at Discord to the point where I oft forget to post to GH in general. If you wish to get consistent, reliable info, please join my Discord server linked on the first post and obtain the necessary roles for receiving notifications.

[sevenseacat]

uh, what timezone is that?
edit. UTC-5. Had it shouted at me rather snarkily on Discord because everyone knows that American timezones are the only timezones apparently.

[elmo]

uh, what timezone is that?
edit. UTC-5. Had it shouted at me rather snarkily on Discord because everyone knows that American timezones are the only timezones apparently.

It literally says EST in ai03s post.
Learn how to read.

[pdiddy]

uh, what timezone is that?
edit. UTC-5. Had it shouted at me rather snarkily on Discord because everyone knows that American timezones are the only timezones apparently.

It literally says EST in ai03s post.
Learn how to read.

Man you are nothing but negativity

[bball2]

uh, what timezone is that?
edit. UTC-5. Had it shouted at me rather snarkily on Discord because everyone knows that American timezones are the only timezones apparently.

[brouhaha]

[rychaithescienceguy]

This might be a dumb question, but do the number of gaskets impact the typing feel?

[ai03]

This might be a dumb question, but do the number of gaskets impact the typing feel?

I'd say the implementation matters more than the quantity.
With Vega, the number grew due to necessity more than anything else.

[bball2]

RIP, sold out in < 30s

Fingers crossed for group buy

[coffeeshopcoder]

Dang ! Sold out before I could checkout