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Title: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:08:18
     I would like to gather a list of all the standard aftermarket 60% keyboard cases. This list will include very limited runs as well as commercially available cases. Your input will help to fill in this list so please comment below! I would like to have some 'Unique' photos not just a copy paste from google, so please post up pictures of your board if you would like them to be included.

Needed information:
  - What is the case called?
  - What are the variants of the case?
  - Who makes this case?
  - What Year was it made?
  - What mount style is it?
  - What color variations does it have?
  - How many were made?
  - Market price if still avail.
  - Seller if still avail.

Please note: If the case has a very large production run I will classify it as 'Unlimited' this does not mean that they will continue to make it for the rest of eternity.

Tray Mounted:

Name: 60% Aluminum Milled Case
Variants: (1)
Designer: Sentraq (Sentraq.com)
Year: Present
Mount: Tray
Colors: Silver, Black, Purple, Cyan
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited)
Market Price: $65.00
Seller: sentraq.com

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/Sentraq%202_zps2zndk6jq.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/Sentraq%202_zps2zndk6jq.jpg.html)
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/Sentraq_zpsxybnfbz2.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/Sentraq_zpsxybnfbz2.jpg.html)
Credit: graefeln

Name: Tric SandWich 60%
Variants: (1)
Designer: Lyucas and Dobe
Year: Present
Mount: Tray
Colors: Black, Red, Dark Gray, Silver, Tiffany Blue (cyan-ish), and Orange
Quantity: limited still available
Market Price: $130.00
Seller: in TaoBao

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/Tric%20Sandwich_zpsdylmrkec.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/Tric%20Sandwich_zpsdylmrkec.jpg.html)
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/Tric%20Sandwich%202_zpsuq7nxati.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/Tric%20Sandwich%202_zpsuq7nxati.jpg.html)
Credit: menuhin

Name: LZ-CE
Variants: (1)
Designer: LifeZone
Year: 2013
Mount: Tray
Colors: Black, Silver, Metal Gray, Wine Red, and Gold
Quantity: Unknown (Discontinued)
Market Price:
Seller:

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/LZ-CE_zpsthzjgb3m.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/LZ-CE_zpsthzjgb3m.jpg.html)
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/LZ-CE%202_zpsqwqow1nc.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/LZ-CE%202_zpsqwqow1nc.jpg.html)
Credit: DanielUCF & TacticalStache

Name: Datamancer Wooden case
Variants: Oak, Walnut
Designer: Datamancer (?)
Year: 2015 (?)
Mount: Tray
Colors: Wood
Quantity: still available
Market Price: ~189 USD
Seller: https://datamancer.com/product/datamancer-oaken-60-keyboard-case/

(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/Datamancer3_zpsndf2bd6f.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/Datamancer3_zpsndf2bd6f.jpg.html)
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/NSCcreators/Datamancer_zpsl9lm1xk0.jpg) (http://s1372.photobucket.com/user/NSCcreators/media/Datamancer_zpsl9lm1xk0.jpg.html)

Name: 60% Aluminum Case
Variants: Lipped & Non-Lipped
Designer: Tex
Year: Present
Mount: Tray
Colors: Green, Silver, Bronze, Red, Grey, Blue, Purple, Orange, Black
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited)
Market Price: $119.00
Seller: mechanicalkeyboards.com

Name: 60% CNC Frame
Variants: 60%
Designer: Vortex
Year: Present
Mount: Tray
Colors: Silver
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited)
Market Price: $119.00
Seller:mechanicalkeyboards.com

Name: 60% Acrylic Case
Variants: 60%
Designer: Tex
Year: Present
Mount: Tray
Colors: Frosted Clear
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited)
Market Price: $74.00
Seller: mechanicalkeyboards.com

Name: 60% Black Cast Frame
Variants: 60%
Designer: Vortex
Year: Present
Mount: Tray
Colors: Black
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited)
Market Price: $69.00
Seller: mechanicalkeyboards.com

Name: Clear Mini Keyboard Plastic Case
Variants: 60%
Designer: NPKC
Year:
Mount: Tray
Colors: Clear
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited)
Market Price:
Seller:

Name: 60% Feetless Acrylic Case
Variants: 60%
Designer: bdtbinh
Year: 2016
Mount: Tray
Colors: Frosted Clear
Quantity: 23 (Limited)
Market Price: -
Seller: -

Name: 60% Wooden Case w/ Wrist Rest
Variants: 60%
Designer: Royal Glam
Year:
Mount: Tray
Colors: Black Walnut, ?
Quantity: ?
Market Price:
Seller:

Name: 60% Wooden Case
Variants: 60%
Designer: Royal Glam
Year:
Mount: Tray
Colors: Padauk, Black Walnut, Oak
Quantity: ?
Market Price:
Seller:

Name: Eagle/Viper V1
Variants: HHKB, 60%
Designer: Duck
Year: 2014
Mount: Tray
Colors: Black, Silver, Red, Blue/Gray
Quantity: 100+
Market Price:
Seller:

Top Mounted:

Name: X60
Variants: HHKB, WKL, 60%
Designer: xondat
Year: 2016
Mount: Top
Colors: Black, Dark Gray, Silver, Red, Gold
Quantity: 100 (Limited)
Market Price:
Seller:

Name: Eagle/Viper V2
Variants: HHKB, 60%
Designer: Duck
Year: 2016
Mount: Top
Colors: Black, Silver
Quantity: Unknown (GB opened in Korea) (Still Available)
Market Price:
Seller:

Name: Happy
Variants: HHKB, 60%
Designer: KMAC
Year: 2013
Mount: Top/Bottom
Colors: Black, Silver, Red
Quantity: Unknown (Discontinued)
Market Price:
Seller:

Mid Mounted:

Name: 356mini
Variants: 60%
Designer: OTD
Year: 2010
Mount: Mid/O-Ring
Colors: Black, Silver, Red
Quantity: 100 (Limited)
Market Price:
Seller:

Name: Weaven R1
Variants: 60%
Designer: bazh
Year: 2016
Mount: Mid
Colors: Unknown
Quantity: 15 (Limited)
Market Price:
Seller:

Name: Weaven R2
Variants: WKL, 60%
Designer: bazh
Year: 2016
Mount: Mid
Colors: Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Red, & more
Quantity: 30 (Limited)
Market Price:
Seller:
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:14:38
So I didn't want to mention this in the OP, so here it goes. I was wondering what you guys personally think should be added/removed/changed. Should I include: Original Price and/or Links to buying options. I can also include current sales of the limited cases that may be on the Classifieds page or on r/MechMarket. Also as you can see I mostly just included commercially available cases, I know of several others but I would like more information on them before I post a description.

Others:
-Duck Poker
-Hammer Case
-FMJ Case (Looks like Duck Poker) I know very little about this one
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: 1swt2gs on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:19:29
For the TEX may want to add that there are 2 options, lipped and lipless.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: graefeln on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:25:58
Name: 60% Aluminum Milled Case
Designer: Sentraq (Sentraq.com)
Colors: Silver, Black, Purple, Cyan
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited?)


Mine just arrived earlier today; all together, not a bad case.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:31:24
For the TEX may want to add that there are 2 options, lipped and lipless.

Perfect, ill just include it as part of the original case description and we can put pictures of both under it.

Name: 60% Aluminum Milled Case
Designer: Sentraq (Sentraq.com)
Colors: Silver, Black, Purple, Cyan
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited?)

Mine just arrived earlier today; all together, not a bad case.

Sweet, I look forward to a picture when you have it all setup  ;)
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: xondat on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:32:50
Are these exclusively tray mount cases?
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:38:59
Are these exclusively tray mount cases?

No this is for all 60% cases. So I can categorize them based on mount style. Like I tried to explain in the first reply, any suggestions are welcome.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: graefeln on Mon, 17 October 2016, 19:52:16
Name: 60% Aluminum Milled Case
Designer: Sentraq (Sentraq.com)
Colors: Silver, Black, Purple, Cyan
Quantity: Still Available (Unlimited?)

Mine just arrived earlier today; all together, not a bad case.

Sweet, I look forward to a picture when you have it all setup  ;)

http://imgur.com/a/mXWWQ - I threw some into an album earlier.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: captsis on Mon, 17 October 2016, 20:18:05
Add this (https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Clear-Mini-Keyboard-GH60-plastic-Case-for-60-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-Compatible-Poker2-Pok3r-Faceu-60/429151_32559075729.html) to the list. Apparently made by NPKC.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: xondat on Mon, 17 October 2016, 20:20:58
Name: 356mini
Designer: OTD
Year: 2010
Mount: Mid/O-Ring
Variants: 60%
Colors: Black, Silver, Red
Quantity: ~100

Name: Happy
Designer: KMAC
Year: 2013
Mount: Top/Bottom
Variants: HHKB, 60%
Colors: Black, Silver, Red
Quantity: Unknown

Name: LZ-CE
Designer: LifeZone
Year: 2013
Mount: Tray
Variants: 60%
Colors: Black, Silver, Metal Gray, Wine Red, and Gold
Quantity: Unknown

Name: Eagle/Viper V1
Designer: Duck
Year: 2014
Mount: Tray
Variants: HHKB, 60%
Colors: Black, Silver, Red, Blue/Gray
Quantity: 100+

Name: Weaven R1
Designer: bazh
Year: 2016
Mount: Mid
Variants: 60%
Colors: Unknown
Quantity: ~15

Name: X60
Designer: xondat
Year: 2016
Mount: Top
Variants: HHKB, WKL, 60%
Colors: Black, Dark Gray, Silver, Red, Gold
Quantity: 100

Name: Weaven R2
Designer: bazh
Year: 2016
Mount: Mid
Variants: WKL, 60%
Colors: Black, Silver, Gold, Blue, Red, & more
Quantity: ~30

Name: Eagle/Viper V2
Designer: Duck
Year: 2016
Mount: Top
Variants: HHKB, 60%
Colors: Black, Silver
Quantity: Unknown (GB opened in Korea)



This is all my knowledge summed up of the more custom side of the 60% form factor. By my definition, which is full aluminium/metal construction, all but the Weaven fit due to its carbon fibre plate.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Mon, 17 October 2016, 21:21:49
Thank you very much xondat. For those listed as unknown, are they limited, still available, or discontinued?
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: xondat on Tue, 18 October 2016, 07:29:06
Thank you very much xondat. For those listed as unknown, are they limited, still available, or discontinued?
Happy and LZ-CE are discontinued, Eagle/Viper is ongoing.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Thu, 20 October 2016, 08:58:49
Pictures. Pictures anyone?
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: menuhin on Thu, 20 October 2016, 10:32:09
Why don't you suggest 3 other very important info?
Market price, where to buy, and photo

For example:
Name: Tric SandWich 60%
Variants: ?
Designer: Lyucas and Dobe
Year: 2016
Mount: Tray
Colors: black, red, dark gray, silver, Tiffany blue (cyan-ish), and orange
Quantity: limited still available
Market Price: ~130 USD
Seller: in TaoBao
(https://gd4.alicdn.com/imgextra/i4/1852830294/TB2J9eEnVXXXXbSXXXXXXXXXXXX_!!1852830294.jpg)
(http://img0.zealer.com/10/53/a8/9730bc9b32f6beb250955b19ea.jpg?imageView2/2/w/746/h/0)
(http://img0.zealer.com/14/c5/7d/73a14ffbf69e9415b2da37d716.jpg?imageView2/2/w/746/h/0)
http://uwsl.pub/home/view/57501 (http://uwsl.pub/home/view/57501)
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: Puddsy on Thu, 20 October 2016, 10:33:53
Pictures. Pictures anyone?

LZ-CE (Pics from DanielUCF)

(http://i.imgur.com/M2GR63M.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/rKaBH1S.jpg)

I'll take a few more when it shows up in the mail.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Fri, 21 October 2016, 10:53:05
Why don't you suggest 3 other very important info?
Market price, where to buy, and photo

Yes agreed, those are important. However, market price and seller aren't totally necessary if the case was a limited run (imo). Thanks for the pictures guys.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: Omnipotent on Fri, 21 October 2016, 11:47:22
Great list blackriver.

If you can, you should definitely add info on the, "Non-Standard Keycaps" for each board. It really helps people who are looking for boards with standard ANSI/ISO layouts. Another thing that would be nice is including the stabilizer type (Eg: Costar, Wire, or Cherry).

This list has some other good 60% boards, as well as some 65%'ers too.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4ciatx/guide_65_keyboards_what_they_are_and_where_to_get/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4ciatx/guide_65_keyboards_what_they_are_and_where_to_get/)
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Fri, 21 October 2016, 13:55:51
Great list blackriver.

If you can, you should definitely add info on the, "Non-Standard Keycaps" for each board. It really helps people who are looking for boards with standard ANSI/ISO layouts. Another thing that would be nice is including the stabilizer type (Eg: Costar, Wire, or Cherry).

This list has some other good 60% boards, as well as some 65%'ers too.
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4ciatx/guide_65_keyboards_what_they_are_and_where_to_get/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/4ciatx/guide_65_keyboards_what_they_are_and_where_to_get/)

I appreciate the kind words, yeah this weekend I'm going to try and clean it up and add more. Thanks for the recommendations I'll jump on it soon.
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Sun, 23 October 2016, 16:32:39
If you can, you should definitely add info on the, "Non-Standard Keycaps" for each board. It really helps people who are looking for boards with standard ANSI/ISO layouts. Another thing that would be nice is including the stabilizer type (Eg: Costar, Wire, or Cherry).

Actually I just noticed this lol, I must have been really tired on my last post. This is a list of cases only, not boards. Do some 60% cases require different caps or were you just referring to boards?
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: Omnipotent on Sun, 23 October 2016, 22:13:19
If you can, you should definitely add info on the, "Non-Standard Keycaps" for each board. It really helps people who are looking for boards with standard ANSI/ISO layouts. Another thing that would be nice is including the stabilizer type (Eg: Costar, Wire, or Cherry).

Actually I just noticed this lol, I must have been really tired on my last post. This is a list of cases only, not boards. Do some 60% cases require different caps or were you just referring to boards?
Oh my bad, haha. No problem, you're totally right. Ignore that part. xD
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: blackriver on Wed, 02 November 2016, 12:03:56
Bump
Title: Re: 60% Keyboard Case List
Post by: menuhin on Wed, 02 November 2016, 13:25:43
Just for wooden case, I easily find 5+ version, with or without lid, etc on TaoBao.

The Datamancer wooden case is just one of these:

Name: Datamancer Wooden case
Variants: Oak, Walnut
Designer: Datamancer (?)
Year: 2015 (??? Before Datamancer died if he designed it)
Mount: Tray
Colors: Wood
Quantity: still available
Market Price: ~189 USD
Seller: https://datamancer.com/product/datamancer-oaken-60-keyboard-case/

(https://datamancer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/dwlnt-main-1000x500.jpg)
(https://datamancer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/02-4-1000x667.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/vgajQFj.jpg?1)