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[GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« on: Mon, 20 November 2023, 10:36:55 »

*keycap set rendered here is ePBT Dreamscape by tsoiab10

Product Page: Sneakbox.com
Group buy is live from 11/19 - 12/17 12/20

Updates on the project can also be found in these Discord channels:
Sneakbox
patty.cannot.design


Technical Details
Board front height: 18.5mm (measured at chin)
EKH: 22.64mm/23.64mm with feet (measured at right alt)
Typing angle: 4 degrees
Materials: aluminum 6063 (top, bottom), copper (inner weight, coated), polycarbonate (light diffuser, DB wire cover)
The external accent will be available in alu 6063, coated copper and raw SS304
Weight: ~3.1lbs built (1406.14g), 2.45lbs unbuilt (1111.301g) with the alu external accent
Mounting Style: O-Ring tab gasket mount, top mount
Standard Alice layout compatible with top-mounted USB-C PCBs, some USB-C daughterboard Alice PCBs
Manufacturer: DDS



Color Options, Plates and PCBs
Body: Black, Silver, Light Purple, Dark Red, Pink
External accent: Anodized Alu (matched to the body), Clear-Coated Copper, Raw SS304
Included plate options will be PC and Aluminum, Alu Half plates can be purchased as an add-on
You can choose between no PCB, the Sneakbox Alice Clone PCB, or the Sneakbox M5 PCBs (either hotswap or solder)





Group Buy Information
Units: 100
Pricing (@50 MOQ):
With PCB
Alyssia Standard: $430USD + shipping/tax
Alyssia Copper Upgrade: $480USD + shipping/tax
Alyssia Raw SS Upgrade: $520USD + shipping/tax

NO PCB
Alyssia Standard: $390USD + shipping/tax
Alyssia Copper Upgrade: $440USD + shipping/tax
Alyssia Raw SS Upgrade: $480USD + shipping/tax

Extras/Add-Ons:
External accents (anodized alu, copper and raw SS)
PCBs offered by Sneakbox
Alu plate, pc plate, alu half plate

Estimated fulfillment: Q2 2024

Included in the base kit
Alyssia Body, External Accent, DB Wire Cover, Light Blocker, Inner Weight
PC or Aluminum Plate
PCB or no PCB
Case screws, top mount screws, o-rings, feet
Carrying case, microfiber cloth
DB M3 standoffs (for the M5 PCBs)
Torx screwdrivers (T6, T10), Hex Nut Driver (to help screw/unscrew standoffs)

Vendor
Worldwide: Sneakbox

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Content
Upcoming streams (5th prototype and a special unit):
Starfirepenguin (5th prototype)
Xinxinwong (5th prototype)
Alexotos (special unit)

Fifth Prototype
Xinxinwong Stream Recap

Third Prototype
Lightning Sound Test (Alu half, JWK Cotton Candy, Tab O-Ring mount)

Nainaigogo Sound Test 1 (PC Plate, Stock Mode Obscuras, Tab O-Ring mount)

Nainaigogo Sound Test 2 (PC Plate, Stock Punkshoo Runners, Tab O-Ring mount)

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Second Prototype
Alexotos VOD

Built with broken-in MX blacks on a PC plate, GMK WoB


Special Thanks To
The community:
It's super hard to explain in words to you guys how excited I am that this is finally happening, I am incredibly grateful for the support and love this project has gotten.
It's been about a year and a half now since I started on the first designs for what would eventually become the Alyssia, and it's been a heck of a journey going from design,
to prototyping, to changes, to the final design you guys see now. I truly hope that everyone who joins in receives a board worth all the patience and generosity you've given,
and I hope that the Alyssia is worth as much to you as it really is to me.

Once again, I thank all of you, and a special thanks to the Sneakbox Design team for partnering up with me, I genuinely could not have done any of this without all of your support.

Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

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Yuktsi for the TGR Alice, for open sourcing the layout, and for my eventual love of typing on Alice-style keyboards
All the Alice designers out there, I love all of your boards, they are all beautiful
heyimpanda for being a great friend both in and outside of this hobby and for building the second prototype/creating the sound test
Alexotos for agreeing to showcase the 2nd prototype and the special unit, love you Alex!
Nainaigogo for agreeing to showcase the 3rd prototype, YOU'RE AMAZING NAINAI!
Lightning for agreeing to showcase the 3rd prototype, THANK YOU SO MUCH LIGHTNING I'M A HUGE FAN
Xinxinwong for agreeing to showcase the 5th prototype, also my middle name is Patrick and my friends call me Patty so we basically have the same name
Starfirepenguin for being so so so supportive of the project and for agreeing to showcase the 5th prototype, you have a beautiful cat

« Last Edit: Thu, 14 December 2023, 16:41:46 by Patty »

Offline Patty

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 20 November 2023, 19:10:19 »
Reserved!

Also, the Alyssia has already hit MOQ on day 1!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 25 November 2023, 13:35:47 »
Xinxinwong is showcasing a build of the 5th prototype tonight!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 25 November 2023, 14:05:40 »
Reserved!

Also, the Alyssia has already hit MOQ on day 1!

Grats, it really is a beautiful board! I'm hoping to sneak a order in for one myself before the limit is hit, either way though GLWGB!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 25 November 2023, 21:48:36 »
Reserved!

Also, the Alyssia has already hit MOQ on day 1!

Grats, it really is a beautiful board! I'm hoping to sneak a order in for one myself before the limit is hit, either way though GLWGB!

Thank you!! I'm glad you find it beautiful and I really appreciate the consideration!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 05 December 2023, 13:13:58 »
Just under 2 weeks left in the GB! Thank you again to everyone that has joined in so far!

Alexotos will be building/showcasing a special Alyssia unit on Dec 12th!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 12 December 2023, 17:51:09 »
5 days left in the GB! Alexotos will be streaming the Alyssia R0 unit tonight!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 14 December 2023, 16:39:22 »
GB has been extended till Dec 20th to ensure we get one more stream in!

Starfirepenguin will be doing a build stream of the 5th prototype on the 20th right before the GB ends

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Tue, 19 December 2023, 23:15:43 »
Just under 24 hours left in the GB!

Starfirepenguin will be streaming a build of the 5th prototype tomorrow (12/20/2023) around 10:30AM PST, please join in for the final Alyssia stream before the GB ends!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 21 December 2023, 10:48:01 »
GB has ended!

I want to thank everyone who joined, truly thank you so much, I don't know how much I've said it but I honestly can't say it enough so thank you again and again and again

I'm incredibly lucky to have this community come together to make this a reality for me, I can't wait for the day the Alyssia gets into your hands and I'm looking forward so much to seeing the pics and everyone's builds!

I will be providing monthly updates, first update will be when we put the order in/pay the invoice so keep a lookout!

Thank you again everyone, and I hope you're all having a wonderful December/holiday!

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 07 February 2024, 17:51:05 »
Update 1

I missed the update on invoice payment! Apologies! Sneakbox paid the invoice to DDS back in December

I've completed purchasing accessories (gaskets, screwdrivers, microfiber cloth, etc) and will packing them on my end ahead of time before shipping them to Sneakbox to speed up final packing

DDS has informed us they won't be able to begin machining until after LNY, will update here once I get news that machining has started

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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 07 February 2024, 18:40:19 »
I appreciate the transparency and frequency updates  ;D
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Re: [GB] Alyssia - A thin bezel, dual mount Alice-style keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 19 March 2024, 12:17:31 »
Update 2

Machining has finally started! Here are some progress pics