Hi, Geekhack! We are excited to announce that round 2 of Z40-Pastry had started. Round 1 GB started on 15th Jul, finished on 15th Aug, production of R1 starts on 2nd Aug(most of the orders happened in first half of R1), thx to full support from factories, we managed to pull off the R1 production way ahead of time, Now, Z40s of R1 is going to be shipped on 15th Sep. We'd like to shout out a big THANK YOU for all the trust and support from buyers.
R2 had already started on 4th Sep, and will end on 4th Oct, lasts a month. We'll place the production order according to situation of sale, lead time is NO MORE THAN 60 days depending on order quantity and factory schedule.
Upgrades from origin IC of Z40-Pastry
- Keyboard PCB is no longer lowpro switches exclusive, switch compatibility enlarged to compatible with regular MX switch, Kailh V1 & V2, Cherry lowpro and TTC lowpro.
- Brass stand-offs included in case regular switches is the consideration
- Poron Case foam is included
- Poron PCB foam is included
- A new 'Taro' color Ceramic coating has joined R2 GB
Build and Review videos of Z40-Pastry engineering samples
Thockit channel build & review Zen the Geek channel build & review Wan Syazlina channel build & review
Group Buy link (https://www.quarkeys.com/product-page/lopro-z40)
Discord (https://discord.gg/znB8uCymK5)
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Dimension:
- 0°, without brass foot is: 236*84*21mm (height 19.97 without silicon foot pad)
- 5°, with brass foot is: 236*84*26mm
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Specs:
- Designed by Quarkeys Studio
- QMK driven, VIA support
- Infrastructure: Bottom mount with soft dampener
- 5° or 0° typing angle
- Custom PCB design, switch type compatible with all regular MX switch, Kailh V1 & V2, Cherry Lowpro, TTC lowpro
- TTC lowpro comes with the package is Modded switch, caps are raised by 0.8-1mm to avoid the most commonly known plate-hitting problem, DSA, XDA, SA cap types were tested and worked perfectly.
- Per-Key SMD RGB light
- Centered type-C USB socket
- Firmware: Custom version downloadable with layer indicator & VIA enabled
original version downloadable without layer indicator - Weight: 480g with brass foot(5° typing angle), 331g without it(0° typing angle)
- With caps, rear-height is 2.6CM with brass foot, 2cm without it.
- Case Material:CNC Aluminum
- Color currently available: Anodized Black, Anodized Dark Blue, E-White, Ceramic Pink, Ceramic Sky Blue, Ceramic Taro
Kit Include:
- Key Switches (Modded TTC lowpro) x50pcs(3 extra)
- 2U PCB-mount low profile Stabiliser x1pc
- XDA PBT Key Caps (BoW legends) x1set
- Case x1pc: Aluminum CNC machined with glass-blast finishing
- Switch Plate x1pc: default is FR4, optional with Carbon Fiber and Brass
- Solder PCB x1pc: Compatible with regular MX switch, Kailh V1 & V2, Cherry Lowpro and TTC lowpro
- Case Foam x1pc: place between case & pcb
- PCB Foam
- Accessories:
- USB-C Cable x1pc
- Screws: M2*5 Titanium coated flat head x6(2 extra); M3*5 Nickel coated flat head x6(2 extra)
- Cushion Pads x4pcs: place between case post and switch plate
- Silicone foot pads x8pcs, 4 extra when foot mounted, 2 extra when foot removed
- USB-C Cable x1pc
Optional Parts:
- Switch Plate: Carbon Fiber(Matte surface) or Brass(Send Blast finishing)
- Optional Foot: Brass(PVD Mirror finishing)
Pricing:
- Default Package: FR4 plate; no foot(0° typing angle); everything else; $184/kit
- Brass Plate (in order): +$10, extra brass plate: $15/pc
- Brass Foot (in order): +$20, extra brass foot: $25/pc
- Color: E-White, Ceramic Blue/Pink/Taro: +$7
- Extra TTC lowpro Switches(Modded): 50pcs: $30.5
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- Extra set of keycaps: $50
Timeline & Notice:
- R2 Group Buy link opened on 4th Sep 2021, lasts a month till 4th Oct.
- Latest updates will be always in discord (https://discord.gg/mj5DgPrku7)first.
- No Minimum OQ.
- Lead time: estimated production time is the second day R2GB finishes, then 60days lead time is expected, actual shipping day could be ahead of schedule.
R1 users had received their Z40s, we'll keep posting their proud build :D
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