Hi everyone, 80 here,
9.25 UPDATE: Payment Collected, Deposit Paid to ALF You can check the orders here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Gvtz7gh2hRnw0u1vduaLifWRRc_tG3sOpt0f2FL6FFo/edit?usp=sharingThanks for the feedback! Very helpful!!
I will declare some less-important details and compromises here, you can skip this if you are not interested.
Check more pics here:
https://imgur.com/a/r8NgDcNSize: 335 × 127 × 33mm
Weight: 1.4kg / 3.1lb default alu case including PCB, switches and SA caps.
front height: 17mm (switches sit 2mm lower)
I put a lot effort to lower the overall height of this keyboard, make it lower than most custom and mass production keyboards. You can see from the picture, Doro with SA caps has the same height as Skog with GMK. I think this will give you a better experience if you prefer high-profile caps.
Layouts
I know a lot of you guys hate those "compatible plates", which full of holes make switches unstable. It is also important to me, I wanna the plate has a minimal cutout, make it clean and steady. As other layouts, since this is an integrated plate keyboard, fully customization will probably end up 10+ different version of the top case. That is not affordable. So, we decide to provide 4 top case versions.I realize this can't make everyone happy, but it is the best we can do.
PCB
After receiving some request for back-lighting, I added an in-switch RGB PCB cost extra $15. The RGB version only supports default layout. You can only choose Multi-compatible PCB if you prefer other layouts. All the switches of both PCBs are south-facing (led at the bottom). Both boards work with PCB mount-stabs (regular or screw).
Logo option:
The bottom IC shows that quite a few like the logo but seem to hate the text. I think it's weird simply remove the text. I decide to keep the logo as a default, if you hate it so much you can choose to not have it.
Box
The keyboard will come with a box. Here's a leak:
Rubber feet
The rubber feet will change to following in the final product. I will give some extra both black and grey.
Tolerance
The tolerance between caps and the top case will be smaller in the final product.