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Title: [IC] Novus 60 - GB LIVE NOW
Post by: mikestah on Tue, 31 August 2021, 14:49:43
Novus 60

LIVE NOW
Product Page Link (https://mechsandco.com/collections/current-group-buys/products/gb-novus60-keyboard) (M&C)
Format: FCFS 100 Units
GB Page (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=114986)

Please see our Discord or the GB page for updates. This page will not be updated.


[Prototype Pictures]

(https://i.imgur.com/7tdq4AG.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/8rkPqgn.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/uwH9n6N.jpeg)


More


(https://i.imgur.com/nLj2jsX.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XtRV0xc.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/noprflm.jpeg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LxmDim9.jpeg)

[PCB R1 Prototypes]

(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/792404999744913421/882362029078360124/FPCB.jpg)
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/792404999744913421/882363790732197938/BPCB.jpg)



Specifications

Keyboard
Plate
PCB

(https://i.imgur.com/H0UuZnC.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/DBxtzZg.png)


Pricing

Limited to 100 A-Stock
US Vendor: Mechs & Co. (https://mechsandco.com/)
GroupBuy Date: Oct 15th 8pm EST

A giveaway will be held next Thursday (Oct 14) on Mechs & Co.'s Instagram (@mechsandco (https://www.instagram.com/mechsandco/?hl=en))

Base Kit ($229) 

Plate Alternatives

Extras


Discord Server: Novus 60 (https://discord.gg/PNuzDfGuh2)




Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Pyroo on Tue, 31 August 2021, 14:51:31
ne iso avail?
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Pyroo on Tue, 31 August 2021, 14:51:50
:)
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: AstralYT on Tue, 31 August 2021, 15:11:26
Damn, looks much better now than in the previous IC especially with the prototype. Might get a gray one, polypropylene plate is welcome addition. 20.5mm front height sorta high, but manageable.

Sent from my GM1917 using Tapatalk

Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: _rubik on Tue, 31 August 2021, 15:26:10
WK only... I like it :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: pool on Tue, 31 August 2021, 15:28:00
Love the clean design
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: unusuaL_ on Tue, 31 August 2021, 16:34:35
Nice.
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Baka Bot on Tue, 31 August 2021, 17:00:06
Plz include exploded image of keyboard.
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: mikestah on Tue, 31 August 2021, 17:24:48
Quote from: Baka Bot on Tue, 31 August 2021, 17:00:06
Plz include exploded image of keyboard.

Added :D
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: treeleaf64 on Tue, 31 August 2021, 21:54:26
Design is simple, differentiates itself from other offerings by lower pricing. In addition, bonus points for plum color.
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Dran on Mon, 06 September 2021, 03:22:50
Looks good  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Gvalch_ca on Mon, 06 September 2021, 06:26:48
Pretty good budget board IMO (looking better than S58m to me).
But no WKL and HHKB means an easy skip. Sorry for that. WK is just an ugly layout for me and lots of other people.
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Friendship on Mon, 06 September 2021, 11:13:19
Quote from: Gvalch_ca on Mon, 06 September 2021, 06:26:48
WK is just an ugly layout for me and lots of other people.

how many people?
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: hottnucks on Mon, 06 September 2021, 12:17:43
Why is this a thing when there’s the Cannonkeys Brutal 60 in-stock for cheaper?
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: lys.nordique on Mon, 06 September 2021, 12:40:48
Quote from: hottnucks on Mon, 06 September 2021, 12:17:43
Why is this a thing when there’s the Cannonkeys Brutal 60 in-stock for cheaper?

The more refined aesthetic (chamfers/radius and a nice usb-c cutout instead of a rectangle...) of the Novus is worth the $10 difference for me. I was really disappointed with my brutal 60. There was sharp edges everywhere, sand blasting/anodizing was very average, the top was bent, it cames with the wrong screws (they were too long, so the first one I tighten seized in the case because I was not expecting that...). I received literally no support from Cannonkeys, so for these reason I would gladly buy the Novus instead. 


EDIT: I just saw that the Brutal 60 at $215 doesn't come with a PCB, so it is actually more expensive than the Novus... Too much for what it is...
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Friendship on Mon, 06 September 2021, 14:04:13
Quote from: hottnucks on Mon, 06 September 2021, 12:17:43
Why is this a thing when there’s the Cannonkeys Brutal 60 in-stock for cheaper?

pack it up boys, you heard the guy. no more 60% designs, cannon keys already has theirs for sale!
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: pool on Mon, 06 September 2021, 20:50:58
Quote from: hottnucks on Mon, 06 September 2021, 12:17:43
Why is this a thing when there’s the Cannonkeys Brutal 60 in-stock for cheaper?
Yeah I have a Razer Coolermaster G800 why buy a ****ty Korean custom TKL LOL!!!
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: mikestah on Fri, 10 September 2021, 15:11:33
Added pictures of PCB to IC. Let me know if there's anything in particularly you'd like to see pictures of.

Also added an updates/changelog section. We're primarily just waiting on the second round of PCB prototypes right now.
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - Top Mount 60% Keyboard
Post by: Dinerenblanc on Tue, 21 September 2021, 16:23:24
That plum is beatiful
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - GB DATE ANNOUNCED
Post by: mikestah on Sat, 09 October 2021, 10:56:15
GB Date announced:
Oct 15, 8pm EST, FCFS 100 units.
A giveaway will be held next Thursday* (was delayed a day) on Mech's & Co's Instagram
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - GB LIVE NOW
Post by: mikestah on Sat, 16 October 2021, 12:54:36
GB page live: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=114986
Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - GB LIVE NOW
Post by: brodiegrizz on Sun, 24 October 2021, 12:57:37
Glad I saw this before buying a Brutal60, seems to be better in a lot of ways. A nice little 60% to build!

What's the weight with brass plate?

Title: Re: [IC] Novus 60 - GB LIVE NOW
Post by: mikestah on Wed, 27 October 2021, 19:11:39
~3lb or 1.36kg