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Title: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: Zetina on Sat, 14 December 2024, 08:54:55
(https://i.imgur.com/gGBaPUu.jpeg)
Photo of the Keykobo run of the set by keebrasil (https://www.instagram.com/keebrasil/)

Interest check form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1LcI-nnhxtqK3yGcMMMwW23TZdQ7sNyAX6FyxcTHB320/edit)

October 3rd to November 3rd 

Kits

Same colors as the Keykobo version, the only real change is that this time the set will use regular GMK Icon mods instead of centered icon mods.

Base kit

(https://i.imgur.com/1ePoLQN.jpeg)


False alarm (non alert kit)

(https://i.imgur.com/Uagz1j6.jpg)

Spacebars

(https://i.imgur.com/61Cojpe.jpg)

NordeUK

(https://i.imgur.com/kzF2Y6p.jpeg)

Pricing
  • Base kit: $150 
  • Spacebars: $35
  • False alarm/Non alert: $45
This pricing is only for the US region and during the GB period, other regions can vary


Vendors
US: Divinikey (https://divinikey.com/)
CA: Minokeys (https://minokeys.com/)
KR: Geon (https://geon.works/)
EU: CandyKeys (https://candykeys.com/)
SEA: iLumkb (https://ilumkb.com/)
CN: KBDFans (https://kbdfans.com/collections/pbtfans)
UK: Prototypist (https://prototypist.net/)
ES: EloquentClicks (https://eloquentclicks.com/)
AUS: Switchkeys (https://www.switchkeys.com.au/)
JP: Yushakobo (https://shop.yushakobo.jp/)


Renders

(https://i.imgur.com/BEBV2Cu.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/Pi0WBCe.jpg)
F2-60 by Geon (https://www.instagram.com/geonworks/)

(https://i.imgur.com/7bJeG7p.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/hFCRksl.jpg)
Ocho Cuatro by Daji (https://www.instagram.com/dajikeyboards/)

(https://i.imgur.com/8TsIMLH.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/PPI4WoP.jpeg)
Pegasus by Melon Bred (https://www.instagram.com/melonbred.kb/)

(https://i.imgur.com/QoVfjLA.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/byKN9pQ.jpeg)
Quetzal by Pensa73 (https://www.instagram.com/pensa.73/)



Keykobo R1 Photos

(https://i.imgur.com/lk3tw4X.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/G3n9I1M.jpg)
Photo by Kal-El on the QQ Keykobo group chat

(https://i.imgur.com/AX2kpTw.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/p2g6PGr.jpeg)
Photo by keebrasil (https://www.instagram.com/keebrasil/)

Color samples
(https://i.imgur.com/lLm0Hqx.jpeg) (https://i.imgur.com/OGHWTpf.jpeg)
On the second photo, GMK on the right, Keykobo on the left

Links

If you are interested in being a vendor or doing a collab for the set you can reach out to me on discord as zetina.kb
You can also follow me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/zetina.kb/) for more updates or join the Room 181 discord (https://discord.gg/EuXAc2AR)
:pollo: (https://i.imgur.com/IZxQ2Se.png)


Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: mr_foggy on Sat, 14 December 2024, 09:01:15
be a chad and put both numrows in base.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: mul7i on Sat, 14 December 2024, 09:49:03
glwic i already have the kkb one  ;D
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Sat, 14 December 2024, 11:47:20
Ayyyy decent vendors on board
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: twitchytheinsideman on Sat, 14 December 2024, 15:45:16
glwic

consider purse caps lock
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: Rassles on Sat, 14 December 2024, 18:48:06
very nice!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: lampmk on Sun, 15 December 2024, 15:34:01
2024 the year of the alert set
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: LXVRGS on Sun, 15 December 2024, 20:12:44
Quote from: twitchytheinsideman on Sat, 14 December 2024, 15:45:16
glwic

consider purse caps lock
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: xjack312 on Sun, 15 December 2024, 21:30:38
maybe windowed keys :D
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: kkai on Mon, 16 December 2024, 02:12:51
How many colorways in the Alert series?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: dvorcol on Mon, 16 December 2024, 23:37:30
Quote from: kkai on Mon, 16 December 2024, 02:12:51
How many colorways in the Alert series?

If by "Alert" you mean including an accent number row, counting past GBs and ICs there are more than a dozen. Keep in mind that some sets with an accent number row don't have "Alert" in their name, and some with "Alert" in their name don't offer an accent number row.

Although not complete, https://keycaplendar.firebaseapp.com/ is a good source of info.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: Faraday on Wed, 18 December 2024, 11:31:11
in for a set of spacebars since I forgot to order them for my KKB set  ;D
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: kkai on Mon, 23 December 2024, 03:45:41
Quote from: dvorcol on Mon, 16 December 2024, 23:37:30
Quote from: kkai on Mon, 16 December 2024, 02:12:51
How many colorways in the Alert series?

If by "Alert" you mean including an accent number row, counting past GBs and ICs there are more than a dozen. Keep in mind that some sets with an accent number row don't have "Alert" in their name, and some with "Alert" in their name don't offer an accent number row.

Although not complete, https://keycaplendar.firebaseapp.com/ is a good source of info.
Thanks for the info, I thought the "Alert" sets were designed by the same designer or studio.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: Zetina on Sat, 18 January 2025, 12:21:05
Hi! some updates:

-A hibi for the set is in the works so stay tuned for that  :cool:
-The NordeUK kit has been reworked to better fit the set (before it didn't include the colored row which after some thought I realized didn't make sense)
-We have vendors for most regions except one or two which are in the works atm
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: CandyKeys on Mon, 20 January 2025, 07:18:48
If anyone has feedback for the NORDEUK Kit regarding the top row color, let us know, I made the decision to make it in the more interesting colored top row, keeping the price to normal, we would like to in-stock this a bit more and providing 100 EUR INT kits is not a vibe.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: WoobEC on Tue, 21 January 2025, 04:35:00
Super excited to be running this with GMK!

Would you guys like to see an ESFR kit done for this? Would be interesting to put one together
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: Adelscott on Tue, 21 January 2025, 12:30:53
Quote from: WoobEC on Tue, 21 January 2025, 04:35:00
Would you guys like to see an ESFR kit done for this? Would be interesting to put one together

Yes !
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: Zetina on Wed, 12 February 2025, 15:30:19
Hello! it's been around a month since the last update for the set. ;D

First of all, the design for the hibi has been finilized, you can find it above.

Second, we have the final vendors list for the set!

And last but not least, pricing has been requested to GMK and we should be getting quotes back soon so expect the set to run in the next couple of monts  :cool:, in the meantime all feedback is greatly appreciated as always
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert
Post by: Spring. on Tue, 04 March 2025, 14:54:30
One thing that really pisses me off is when a key set has no basic alice support. You already put an extra B in the base kit, is there a reason why you couldn't include a 2.25U and 2.75U spacebar into the base kit? What you can do is have accented 2.25U and 2.75U in the "Spacebars" kit instead which I don't see included. You put accented 6.25U and 7U in there however. Please give alice/ergo users some love.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14
Post by: Zetina on Sat, 15 March 2025, 09:02:06
Hi everyone, just added the GB date, see you in a month  :cool:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14
Post by: incrediblejr on Sat, 15 March 2025, 09:43:26
Looking forward to the GB.

Quote from: Zetina on Sat, 14 December 2024, 08:54:55
Same colors as the Keykobo version...

Which was CP legends, U9 mods and custom violet ?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14
Post by: Zetina on Sun, 16 March 2025, 17:35:02
Yeah

Quote from: incrediblejr on Sat, 15 March 2025, 09:43:26
Looking forward to the GB.

Quote from: Zetina on Sat, 14 December 2024, 08:54:55
Same colors as the Keykobo version...

Which was CP legends, U9 mods and custom violet ?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14
Post by: Natetypesfast on Mon, 17 March 2025, 15:21:13
I am most likely being a blind idiot here but for the life of me I cannot discern the difference between this and the KKB version. 
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14
Post by: dvorcol on Mon, 17 March 2025, 17:38:58
Quote from: Natetypesfast on Mon, 17 March 2025, 15:21:13
I am most likely being a blind idiot here but for the life of me I cannot discern the difference between this and the KKB version. 

Very subtle difference. From the OP:

Quote from: Zetina on Sat, 14 December 2024, 08:54:55
Same colors as the Keykobo version, the only real change is that this time the set will use regular GMK Icon mods instead of centered icon mods.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14
Post by: mr_foggy on Wed, 19 March 2025, 13:32:01
Quote from: Natetypesfast on Mon, 17 March 2025, 15:21:13
I am most likely being a blind idiot here but for the life of me I cannot discern the difference between this and the KKB version.

(mod icons and) kitting
replicating the KKB kitting might have helped the basekit owners pick up the kits they missed
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14
Post by: tuxkey on Thu, 20 March 2025, 19:07:22
i'm in .. i think this set would look nice on my Burgundy F1-8X v2..Thankfully there is a EU vendor..
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB starting April 14 | Pricing added
Post by: Zetina on Fri, 28 March 2025, 17:48:14
Hi! this will probably be the final update for the set  :thumb:

Pricing has been added!, the pricing above is the pricing for the set in the US (sold via divinikey) as always pricing can change from vendor to vendor, also I did not include this on the main update but for my EU people the NordeUK kit pricing (at least from Candykeys) will be 56€.

As always thanks for the support.  ;D
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB TBD until further notice
Post by: dvorcol on Mon, 14 April 2025, 17:19:01
Sad to hear GB is postponed due to tariffs, but completely understandable. These are unsettling times for the global economy.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB TBD until further notice
Post by: tuxkey on Thu, 17 April 2025, 12:07:21
Quote from: dvorcol on Mon, 14 April 2025, 17:19:01
Sad to hear GB is postponed due to tariffs, but completely understandable. These are unsettling times for the global economy.

The Economy is always in sum sort of crises. Ever since 2007-2008 we have not fixed the underlying issues so don't expect to get out of the feeling things might crash all around us.
Having said that, Tariffs coming from an economic illiterate isn't helping things.
i wish that blabbering baboon in the US did not have such a big impact on the whole world..From proclaiming himself the world police to now even getting in to my hobby and i live next to Germany.
So their would be no tariffs for me but i understand that a GB is Word Wide so. And I'm happy to have and be part of such a wounder full keyboard community that has GB all over the world..
Ahh well let's hope someone can get true to him and convince him tariffs won't help. I think he rolled back the EU.. So technically that would fix the problem as they are produced in Germany....
Will see.... Good luck my brothers of the Keyboard community..   
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB TBD until further notice
Post by: Kiririn on Thu, 17 April 2025, 14:35:37
Quote from: tuxkey on Thu, 17 April 2025, 12:07:21
The Economy is always in sum sort of crises. Ever since 2007-2008 we have not fixed the underlying issues so don't expect to get out of the feeling things might crash all around us.
Having said that, Tariffs coming from an economic illiterate isn't helping things.
i wish that blabbering baboon in the US did not have such a big impact on the whole world..From proclaiming himself the world police to now even getting in to my hobby and i live next to Germany.
So their would be no tariffs for me but i understand that a GB is Word Wide so. And I'm happy to have and be part of such a wounder full keyboard community that has GB all over the world..
Ahh well let's hope someone can get true to him and convince him tariffs won't help. I think he rolled back the EU.. So technically that would fix the problem as they are produced in Germany....
Will see.... Good luck my brothers of the Keyboard community..

EU goods are still being tariffed 10% and add on the 10% drop in value of the USD... People in the US are pretty much screwed into paying extra just like what happened to GMK CYL Prussian Blue.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB TBD until further notice
Post by: Guuuf on Wed, 23 April 2025, 13:00:48
Violet Alert looks absolutely amazing – fantastic color choices and a really unique vibe. I’d love to add this to my collection!

That said, I did notice that False Alert support is missing from the NordeUK kit. It would be amazing if that could still be added – I know it might be too late at this point, but that addition would absolutely seal the deal for me.

Fingers crossed – this is such a great set, and with that one tweak it’d be a perfect fit for my setup!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB TBD until further notice
Post by: dvorcol on Wed, 23 April 2025, 16:37:43
Quote from: Guuuf on Wed, 23 April 2025, 13:00:48
That said, I did notice that False Alert support is missing from the NordeUK kit. It would be amazing if that could still be added – I know it might be too late at this point, but that addition would absolutely seal the deal for me.

The current NorDeUK is 51 keycaps. You'd need an additional 25 for full False Alarm support. A 76-key NorDeUK kit would be prohibitively expensive.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK Violet Alert | GB TBD until further notice
Post by: tuxkey on Fri, 25 April 2025, 17:52:47
Quote from: Kiririn on Thu, 17 April 2025, 14:35:37

EU goods are still being tariffed 10% and add on the 10% drop in value of the USD... People in the US are pretty much screwed into paying extra just like what happened to GMK CYL Prussian Blue.

Welcome to our world buddy. For years and years , and years i have paid true the noise to get stuff from the US. Standard is 21% on the total price including shipping part that really hits hard.
And then add 11% of the total as customs fees. So in total i always pay 32% more for stuff i buy from US vendors. These days i limit that to the bare minimum if i have no other option and i feel i must have that thing.. But Yah that really sucks mate.. The drop in value of the USD that's something else entirely also something i had to deal with for over a decade being in this hobby.. That red fearless leader is sure making a mess of things haha 
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: Zetina on Tue, 15 July 2025, 19:33:46
After some time we are finally back  :cool:

Violet Alert will be running from October 3rd to November 3rd! A few changes have been made to the set, most important one being that the Hibi has been canceled due to circumstances beyond my control.

Color samples have also been requested from GMK, and things are moving forward!

I’m really happy about finally getting this set to GB. Thank you all again for your continued support!  :thumb:
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: incrediblejr on Tue, 15 July 2025, 23:29:06
It's alive, great news!
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: OrinNYC on Mon, 21 July 2025, 17:48:40
Personally i like the colors but forced alert in this economy is a miss. Interested in why this was included this way?
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: dvorcol on Mon, 21 July 2025, 19:36:37
Quote from: OrinNYC on Mon, 21 July 2025, 17:48:40
Personally i like the colors but forced alert in this economy is a miss. Interested in why this was included this way?

I'd argue the opposite – that most people don't want forced non-alert. Here are three supporting examples:

1) GMK Blue Alert R2's (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=123626) Accent Row child kit orders were 88% of Base kit orders (384/437):
(https://i.postimg.cc/jxFh5KZy/GMKblue-Alert-R2orders240927fin-Next2.png)

2) Gtour's "Do you want a Non-Alert row?" poll in the GMK Prussian Alert IC: (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=122534.msg3198794#msg3198794)
     • 44% didn't care about a Non-Alert row.
     • 32% want Alert row in Base & a Non-Alert child kit.
     • Only 21% want Non-Alert in Base & an Alert child kit.
(https://i.postimg.cc/0jynL2fN/Poll-for-Alert-vs-Non-Alert-kitting-9-Gt2-Xe-Y.png)

3) KAM Sewing Tin's (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=115240) Non-Accent kit sales were less than 9% of total Accent-only Alphas kits: 33/(56+178+151):
(https://i.postimg.cc/t9Lfff3K/KAMsewing-Tin-Orders211209fin-Next.png)
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: OrinNYC on Tue, 22 July 2025, 08:30:12
My numbers were completely different. Only 41% of users who filled out my IC wanted an alert row at all...

Blue alert also had different kitting, text mods, set colored winkeys, and was priced at $170 for base+alert as well as a much different economy. $190 to have a clean set without an alert row might cause some churn.

That said I hope the set does well and I'm excited to see how this performs with the non-alert split out.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: Zetina on Fri, 25 July 2025, 14:22:48
Quote from: OrinNYC on Mon, 21 July 2025, 17:48:40
Personally i like the colors but forced alert in this economy is a miss. Interested in why this was included this way?

I have to agree with dvorcol here, from the info I've gotten from the IC form and through DM's most people do prefer the alert row to be included in the base kit and not be a separate child kit.

Quote from: OrinNYC on Tue, 22 July 2025, 08:30:12
My numbers were completely different. Only 41% of users who filled out my IC wanted an alert row at all...


Blue alert also had different kitting, text mods, set colored winkeys, and was priced at $170 for base+alert as well as a much different economy. $190 to have a clean set without an alert row might cause some churn.

That said I hope the set does well and I'm excited to see how this performs with the non-alert split out.

Regarding US pricing, there's not much more I can do given the current tariff situation, the set should not be as expensive for international buyers but at the end of the day Alert sets tend to be on the more expensive side of things because of the amount of keys they have.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: hicals on Sun, 31 August 2025, 00:55:26
Please avoid dealing with dishonest companies like Switchkeys in the future
Please consider excluding switchkeys from the list of vendors in the future, as they are a vendor that deceives customers
I would like to advise everyone to be extremely cautious when purchasing anything from switchkey
I ordered a Cloudline V2 at the end of March and waited four long months before finally receiving it at the end of July.
My initial excitement quickly turned to disappointment: within 5 seconds of unboxing, I noticed a visible dent on the bottom case.
I immediately emailed switchkey to inform them of the issue and requested a replacement bottom case.
They offered me 50 AUD as compensation, which I declined, insisting instead on a replacement—even at my own shipping cost—because I wanted an A-grade keyboard.
switchkey replied that they had no replacement stock and told me to return the product for a refund. I agreed.
However, they then demanded that I cover round-trip international shipping, which exceeded 100 USD.
I understand that QC errors can happen.
However, charging the customer for switchkey’s own QC mistake is completely unreasonable.
I insisted again that switchkey cover the return shipping, but they refused.
It became clear to me that they are exploiting the difficulty of international returns to deter refunds,
essentially shifting the cost of their own QC failure onto the customer.
In my view, switchkey knowingly shipped the defective bottom case, fully aware it wouldn't meet A-grade standards,
and used their return policy to make it impractical for the customer to send it back.
They even claimed the dented bottom case falls within their QC spec-in, which shocked me.
To be certain, I emailed JJW, the keyboard designer, and asked whether the unit I received was A-grade.
He confirmed it was somewhere between A- and B grade.
That says everything.
I strongly discourage anyone from buying from a site that can’t even properly distinguish between A and B-grade keyboards.
Thank you.
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: Zetina on Sun, 31 August 2025, 13:59:15
Added photos of the GMK Color samples (plus a comparison pic between the KKB and GMK versions).
Title: Re: [IC] GMK CYL Violet Alert - GB OCTOBER 3rd
Post by: GG-Bond on Sun, 31 August 2025, 16:00:46
That purple looks really nice, kind of like the colour of a plum.