Good morning, everyone! Going to try and answer all the questions/concerns posted so far.
"limited quantity" again...
This is one of the hardest problems to solve unfortunately. While we'd love to make as many boards as needed, it simply isn't feasible when managing risk. As quantity grows so does our financial responsibilities as well as the infrastructure needed to facilitate it. While the FE will be very limited and only ever run once, we'll do our best to make available as many of the standard version as we can handle. If there is still demand after the first run, we will likely run a round 2 at some point in the future as well.
Thanks for the feedback, all. I own the 268.1 and it is indeed almost exactly flush from case top edge to bottom of GMK caps. Don’t suppose we convince you to adjust the design closer to 7.5mm? Especially since the inner edge has a fillet
We're still actively talking about this right now. The current idea on the table is to slightly increase the height of the top shell to allow keycaps to recess a bit further without adding any height to where the keycaps themselves sit, so only a visual change without any change in ergonomics. As Xondat mentioned, 7mm may not be enough, but anything over 7.5mm might be too much.
Is that rose gold plate and weight going to be in the gb?
The "rose gold" plate/weight pictured in the renders is supposed to represent mirror-polished copper which is the materials we've chosen for the Founder's Edition of the board. I think Abec did a great job capturing that on the renders.
Any idea about prices?
We are still waiting to hear back from potential manufacturers so I don't want to commit us to any pricing just yet. With that said, our goal is for this to remain a hobby and not replace our day jobs, which gives us room to play with the prices. We've already made some internal changes to reduce machining costs based on recommendations from potential manufacturers and will continue to do so as long as it does not compromise the function or design of the board. You can safely expect the Founder's Edition of the IRON165 to be very expensive given the materials we're using and the increased machine time.
WIll there be color options for the logo?
We are still exploring color options for the standard edition release, but the Founder's Edition will likely only have mirror-polished copper be an option for the rune badge.
very luxurious!! any estimates on when the GB would run, hoping it'll be a while so my wallet has time to recover from all the recent keycap GBs
No estimates for a GB timeline just yet. There is still lots do before setting a date. Once we have a date, we will announce it well in advance though.
Is there a clear coat or PVD on that copper ? It will get green-ish then black after a while if not protected...
The plan is to coat the copper and we're leaning towards clear cerakote right now. It's really, really cool. A raw option will likely be available upon request. Personally, I'd love to see one with intentional patina. Patina on copper can look really amazing.