[IC] Keychron Q4 - 60%

[cheswick]

Q4
by Keychron
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• Full aluminium body
• Gasket mount
• 60% layout
• Out of the box QMK & VIA support
• Gateron screw-in stabs
• 5Pin ANSI/ISO hotswap PCB [southfacing]
• Preinstalled Forcebreak mod/Topcase mod [silicon between top and bottom case]
• South facing LEDs
• Physical switch to switch between layers *Explanation down belown
• Barebones: 149$
• Fully assembled: 169$

Our concept was to make a true gasket-mounted full aluminium keyboard that would provide excellent flexibility for typing. And it can be customized and adjusted exactly the way you want it to be. So we made it fully support QMK and VIA, making it easy for everyone to program every keystroke. For this we upgraded the chip to a STM and we changed the ribbon cable to a normal cable so its not that easy to break it for people new to this.



*You don't have to use this switch, you can also switch through the layers purely by using VIA, it's just something on top where u can switch between 2 set layers.
As an example:
Switch state 1: VIA layer 1
Switch state 2: VIA layer 3




Options

Board options

• Fully assembled version including Gateron Pro switches and PBT keycaps OSA profile [OEM height and SA look][atm ANSI only!]: 169$
• Barebone: 149USD

Case colors

• Carbon Black
• Space Gray
• Navy Blue

Plate options

• Steel [default]
• FR4
• PC
• Brass

Size

• Width: 121.00mm
• Lenght: 303.37mm
• Front Height: 20.04mm
• Back Height: 33.80mm
• Feet Height: 2.7mm
• Angle: 6.6 degree
• Weight: 1.6 Kilogramm

Informations
We are working on the first prototypes; this will be an unlimited run of the board, and real-life photos of the boards will be available later.
The estimated launch for this board is expected to be Q1 2022

[Stilou Studio]

Love seeing Keychron putting out all these entry-level boards in all sorts of form factors!

[Neely_12]

Please add an option for wkl/tsangan

[KRY2SOON]

Make an Alice

[JQ27]

Make an Alice

With ISO support :eyes:

But seriously. Loving that Keychron willingly supports us ISO users, helps make that part of the hobby much more accessible to users who wish to stick with the layout.

[unusuaL_]

Add alu plate and tsangan compat please 

[Kokaloo]

where's the 40

[Koniotaur]

where's the 40

I'd be interested in budget non tray mounted 40 as well.

[cheswick]

Added exploded internal view.

[xuyiguanyinsi]

Love seeing Keychron putting out all these entry-level boards in all sorts of form factors!
+1

[Potatomonkey]

this absolutely needs wkl, or at minimum, tsangan support.

[brudder]

The addition of force break mod in the stock board is neat - good to see that Keychron is continuing to make changes based on community feedback

[Keeblover]

Love what you guys are Keychron are doing fan since K1V2!

[Janice Gao]

What about considering to a POM plate?

[cheswick]

What about considering to a POM plate?

We decided on FR4/PC based on feedback from the community, but the plate files are also publicly available, so anyone who wants to can make their own plates from other materials.

[Delbs_]

Welp, count me in! I've been looking like crazy for a Keyboard with similar specs (60%, Gasket Mounted, Alu body, South Facing, Screw In stabs, 150-ish USD and delivers here to Brazil for less than 50 USD Shipping), and with the Q2 just shown around with way better acoustics, this looks like a no-brainer to me!

I would just like that the bezels were a bit more... minimal? They seem kinda big IMHO, but I figure it might be because of the gaskets.

Nonetheless, I am extremely interested on getting my hands on one Hopefully it gets to be a In-stock purchase for everyone

[markwood]

Nice colour, I like 
Dont combine international kits plz, thx 

[Reactive]

Any chance of a Shell White colorway? (similar to Q1)