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Offline livingspeedbump

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Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« on: Wed, 14 December 2016, 18:33:17 »


I've just gotten some details about this new keyboard from 0.01.

Full rundown of the details I have so far: https://www.keychatter.com/?p=8791&preview=true

Notable features:
  • split spacebar
  • full aluminum case, 3% angle, screws on the bottom
  • USB-C
  • Currently comes in silver/black
  • fully programmable
  • on Massdrop sooner than later

More pics of this beauty:





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Offline Tuntematon

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 17 December 2016, 18:18:24 »
Slick design. Any keyboard with a split space bar has my attention. The space bars are a little larger than necessary, for me anyway, but I understand the reasoning - oneness with the HHKB - that should appeal to a lot of people. I do like the left hand bias (with the left space positioned underneath the "B" key), since I'm a left thumb spacer. I'm curious to see the pricing! 
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 18 December 2016, 16:02:31 »
Quote from: Tuntematon on Sat, 17 December 2016, 18:18:24
Slick design. Any keyboard with a split space bar has my attention. The space bars are a little larger than necessary, for me anyway, but I understand the reasoning - oneness with the HHKB - that should appeal to a lot of people. I do like the left hand bias (with the left space positioned underneath the "B" key), since I'm a left thumb spacer. I'm curious to see the pricing!

Should be well below $200. I'll have a unit in sometime sooner than later and post up a review of it here  :thumb:
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 18 December 2016, 16:09:57 »
I am excite
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Offline condekind

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 18 December 2016, 21:04:15 »
I'm in! Hope the DIY kit wins, just ordered a bunch of zealios 78g :)
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 18 December 2016, 23:38:52 »
Effff. Didn't realize it's an HHKB style backspace/backslash. Deal breaker right there.

Shame
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 19 December 2016, 22:22:49 »
sorry but I disapprove of the position of one-and-only Fn.
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Offline dredwerker

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Tue, 20 December 2016, 00:18:06 »
Take my money :)
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Offline Tuntematon

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 20 December 2016, 15:16:30 »
Quote from: Tom_Kazansky on Mon, 19 December 2016, 22:22:49
sorry but I disapprove of the position of one-and-only Fn.

Notable features:
  • split spacebar
  • full aluminum case, 3% angle, screws on the bottom
  • USB-C
  • Currently comes in silver/black
  • fully programmable :)
  • on Massdrop sooner than later

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Offline xondat

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 20 December 2016, 15:20:41 »
Really pretty case.

There is one thing that's bothering me though. Where did the name Z70 come from for a 65% board? Surely Z65? :))
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 20 December 2016, 20:50:40 »
Quote from: daerid on Sun, 18 December 2016, 23:38:52
Effff. Didn't realize it's an HHKB style backspace/backslash. Deal breaker right there.

Shame

I've already mentioned a kit version in the future would be good. Would prob need some PBC/Plate revisions but this would be something that could probably happen in the next drop.
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 20 December 2016, 20:57:38 »
Quote from: daerid on Sun, 18 December 2016, 23:38:52
Effff. Didn't realize it's an HHKB style backspace/backslash. Deal breaker right there.

Shame

Deal sealer right here!
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Offline condekind

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Wed, 21 December 2016, 10:43:51 »
Quote from: ReverbSlush on Tue, 20 December 2016, 20:57:38
Quote from: daerid on Sun, 18 December 2016, 23:38:52
Effff. Didn't realize it's an HHKB style backspace/backslash. Deal breaker right there.

Shame

Deal sealer right here!

Deal sealer indeed! Would even get rid of arrows and the "extra 5%" of the board, If possible. Split spacebar is love :D
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #13 on: Wed, 21 December 2016, 11:46:57 »
I should have one of these boards later today, will try to get some initial thoughts and pics posted asap.
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #14 on: Wed, 21 December 2016, 16:30:28 »
Quote from: livingspeedbump on Tue, 20 December 2016, 20:50:40
I've already mentioned a kit version in the future would be good. Would prob need some PBC/Plate revisions but this would be something that could probably happen in the next drop.

That would turn me around right quick. I was really looking forward to the KC60 on Massdrop until I read all the reviews about how terrible the KC drops have been.

A standard ANSI 60% layout fully programmable board would be great (preferrably with gateron browns).
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Offline droshi

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 22 December 2016, 21:54:12 »
Just got an email notification about this going up on massdrop for any who didn't realize (live on Dec 27th):
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/z70-mechanical-keyboard?mode=guest_open

How does everyone think it would compare to the WhiteFox? I missed that drop but was looking into it. I didn't really stay up to date on how well it went.
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 28 December 2016, 06:43:42 »
Quote from: livingspeedbump on Wed, 21 December 2016, 11:46:57
I should have one of these boards later today, will try to get some initial thoughts and pics posted asap.
Any thoughts and pics for our Christmas present?
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Offline agHalides

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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #17 on: Thu, 29 December 2016, 20:41:37 »
Folks - took the liberty of reimplementing this keyboard on Keyboard Layout Editor - thought it could be useful for those of you trying to envision your future setup. More importantly, I wanted to see the unit sizing of certain keycaps... like the spacebars!

156405-0

See the link below - I couldn't shorten the URL due to its length, so I put in markdown file.

https://gist.github.com/tsaiDavid/b2b2ce374a78e8fd2376f015f453fc35
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Re: Z70 Split Spacebar 65% Aluminum Keyboard
« Reply #18 on: Fri, 30 December 2016, 04:11:25 »
how's the warranty for this?
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