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geekhack Marketplace => Interest Checks => Topic started by: norbauer on Thu, 24 May 2018, 21:27:09
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I keep promising myself that each run is going to be the last, but then my inbox keeps filling up with people friendly requests for another round of my "Norbatouch" cases for Cooler Master TKL boards (https://shop.norbauer.com/products/cnc-aluminum-case-for-cooler-master-tkl-boards-round-2-5). I'm still closing out the last round (the last cases, a few in "Venice Beach" powder coat, are set to be ship next week), but then I'll at least be in a reasonable position to consider making a few more. :)
It's both cool and slightly baffling to me that there is still such demand for a housing for three keyboards that aren't even in production any longer, but such is the magic and mystery of the keyboard world. :rolleyes: I'm happy to do what I can if there is sufficient interest to make the economics work out.
If you'd be down to get a "Norbatouch" in a new run, please vote here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKN83DG).
These are the keyboards they fit:
- Novatouch TKL
- Rapid-i ("small" model)
- MasterKeys Pro S ("small"/"80%" layout)
There are a million pictures and typing videos and such of these out there—just Google around or check out YouTube (happily people seem to really like them!)—but here are a few of my own photos:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1571/5135/products/alu-right-side-1_1fd0ae7a-963e-4143-b5dd-841eea939eff_1024x1024.jpg?v=1504735708)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1571/5135/products/main-1_39aef87b-85ab-449f-ac27-cebd2dba8368_1024x1024.jpg?v=1504735708)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1571/5135/products/Silvermain-1_f8054768-0544-4afe-8795-b374a994f85a_1024x1024.jpg?v=1504735708)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1571/5135/products/retro-green-1_55f6fc61-15a3-496a-8aaf-a1cd019489c1_1024x1024.jpg?v=1504735708)
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1571/5135/products/galaxy-console_2_922cf440-9c0b-4dd5-98da-ebe13fe9d83e_1024x1024.jpg?v=1504735708)
Any thoughts are questions, of course never hesitate to post them here, as always. ;D
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YES YES definitely in for one!
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Do you expect them to be the same price as previous cases?
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Do we know if these fit the Masterkeys S (non-backlight version) TKL?
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In for Retro Refrigerator.
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I was hoping these would be back. I'm interested.
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Just got mine in last week from r2.5 and I absolutely love it. I would definitely get another one if I had another novatouch haha.
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I went to put in for one. But I really want a Space Station White. Will you be offering that one? I didn't see it in the survey. :(
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don't hurt yourself, only offer ano colors
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Oohh this is really exciting :) Does this mean it won't fit the original QFR?
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Oohh this is really exciting :) Does this mean it won't fit the original QFR?
at no point did these cases fit an original qfr
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Oohh this is really exciting :) Does this mean it won't fit the original QFR?
Sadly, it only fits the three keyboards mentioned above.
Do we know if these fit the Masterkeys S (non-backlight version) TKL?
Even though the plate on the Masterkeys S is really close to the Masterkeys Pro S (and the name is almost identical), they're actually not cross-compatible. However, I did make a modified version of my design for Originative that does fit the MasterKeys S TKL (non-backlight/PBT version). I believe Sheraton has a large supply of these keyboards and is working on manufacturing some cases based on that design.
I went to put in for one. But I really want a Space Station White. Will you be offering that one? I didn't see it in the survey. :(
I expect the numbers
Do you expect them to be the same price as previous cases?
As above, I'm not sure what the final numbers would look like, so it's hard to say, but that would certainly be my target. I expect that the factory MOQ of 50 will probably be what we should be shooting for on this run (and I'm not sure if even that will be feasible), but I'm happy to be proven wrong. Past runs have been significantly larger, so it's possible that I may need to raise the price. Or I can maybe make up for it by doing sea shipping rather than air. It would mean shipping would be later but I could keep roughly the same price even if the quantities are much lower than previous runs.
don't hurt yourself, only offer ano colors
Man, I would love to. I see what the survey numbers look like after a week or so. There is always a small minority of people who really seem to want powder though. In any case, I appreciate your kind concern for my sanity, Puddsy. :D
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You don't know how happy i am to see this. I think it was just earlier this week that I emailed you asking if you would produce these beautiful cases again. :p
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Happy to see the possibility of another group buy! Definitely in for an Aerospace aluminum.
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Not to be nitpicky but it appears the form says Norbaforce rather than Norbatouch. That said, if the buy is at least a month out, I'll definitely get one. Not the absolute best timing for me but these are really special and as someone who really does like the Novatouch, passing up the opportunity for the 3rd time would be crass.
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Does this fit the Masterkeys Pro S RGB (http://www.coolermaster.com/peripheral/keyboards/masterkeys-pro-s/)?
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Echoing what the above poster said, it seems a bunch of people are believing there is already another round of the Norbaforce in the works, as I was directed here by this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/8lz8me/usca_h_paypal_w_norbaforce_whenever_it_ships/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/8lz8me/usca_h_paypal_w_norbaforce_whenever_it_ships/).
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Oohh this is really exciting :) Does this mean it won't fit the original QFR?
at no point did these cases fit an original qfr
Ahh I see, thanks. I guess I can try to make my own fun little project out of it!
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Not to be nitpicky but it appears the form says Norbaforce rather than Norbatouch.
Echoing what the above poster said, it seems a bunch of people are believing there is already another round of the Norbaforce in the works, as I was directed here by this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/8lz8me/usca_h_paypal_w_norbaforce_whenever_it_ships/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/8lz8me/usca_h_paypal_w_norbaforce_whenever_it_ships/).
Oops! Thanks for pointing this out, guys. I actually just copied one of the old Norbaforce surveys into a new one in SurveyMonkey to make the survey and forgot to change that. Sorry. I fixed it. I'm an idiot.
Not to be nitpicky but it appears the form says Norbaforce rather than Norbatouch. That said, if the buy is at least a month out, I'll definitely get one. Not the absolute best timing for me but these are really special and as someone who really does like the Novatouch, passing up the opportunity for the 3rd time would be crass.
lol. Crass is a strong word. I love it.
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Does this fit the Masterkeys Pro S RGB (http://www.coolermaster.com/peripheral/keyboards/masterkeys-pro-s/)?
Affirmative. I believe in CoolerMaster's confusing parlance "Pro" = "RGB".
PS: Nice signature. :))
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Yes, please. Have a set of the Galaxy keyset coming in and would really love to see the Galaxy Console to put it on!
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Yes please!
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Count me in!
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I kind of want in if the pricing is the same as last time, but do you plan on making a new norbaforce if/when topre makes a realforce rgb 87u? I don't have a topre board yet but novatouches are expensive...
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Do I vote here? If yes, the answer is a definite YES.
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Do I vote here? If yes, the answer is a definite YES.
Please fill out the form on SurveyMonkey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKN83DG) so I can keep an accurate count. :)
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Do I vote here? If yes, the answer is a definite YES.
Please fill out the form on SurveyMonkey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKN83DG) so I can keep an accurate count. :)
Just done that. The anodized black vs powder coated black, I assume the powder coated one would be dull matte compared to anodized?
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Do I vote here? If yes, the answer is a definite YES.
Please fill out the form on SurveyMonkey (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKN83DG) so I can keep an accurate count. :)
Just done that. The anodized black vs powder coated black, I assume the powder coated one would be dull matte compared to anodized?
Correct, but it also has a slight texture in addition to looking more matte.
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Is the Masterkeys Pro S no longer in production?
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Is the Masterkeys Pro S no longer in production?
I don't think any of them are still in production! (Cooler Master is a bit of a mess.) But apparently there are plenty of all of these still floating around out there.
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Slightly off topic, but would you ever consider doing these alu cases for the Topre 104U?
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I am also very interested.
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I would like a Norbauer case for the Novatouch I have saved for the occasion! :thumb:
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Is the Masterkeys Pro S no longer in production?
I don't think any of them are still in production! (Cooler Master is a bit of a mess.) But apparently there are plenty of all of these still floating around out there.
Wouldn't the Masterkeys PRO S RGB work out?
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I'm in for one in the galaxy console color!
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Is the Masterkeys Pro S no longer in production?
I don't think any of them are still in production! (Cooler Master is a bit of a mess.) But apparently there are plenty of all of these still floating around out there.
Wouldn't the Masterkeys PRO S RGB work out?
Yeah he said a little bit earlier that pro s rgb will work with the case.
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OMG I'm so glad I found this topic, I've been looking around for an used one from previous round, but definitely in if there's a R3.
Count me in!
Also, not to be nitpicky, again as one of the poster above, but I think you fixed the form name from Norbaforce to Norvatouch, but in question 1 it's still saying Norbaforce :) !
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OMG I'm so glad I found this topic, I've been looking around for an used one from previous round, but definitely in if there's a R3.
Count me in!
Also, not to be nitpicky, again as one of the poster above, but I think you fixed the form name from Norbaforce to Norvatouch, but in question 1 it's still saying Norbaforce :) !
Haha. Oh man, I'm such a mess. Thanks for pointing that out. It's fixed now. :D
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OMG I'm so glad I found this topic, I've been looking around for an used one from previous round, but definitely in if there's a R3.
Count me in!
Also, not to be nitpicky, again as one of the poster above, but I think you fixed the form name from Norbaforce to Norvatouch, but in question 1 it's still saying Norbaforce :) !
Haha. Oh man, I'm such a mess. Thanks for pointing that out. It's fixed now. :D
And in this line :))
If you'd be down to get a "Norbaforce" in a new run, please vote here (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GKN83DG).
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lol. See, that's why I hate all this "Norba-nonsense" naming scheme that the community has nudged me into. :p So confusing.
Happily, I'm simply calling my next case the "Heavy-6."
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It's a good idea but you know someone is going to call it the Norbapold or Norba6 or something :P
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It's a good idea but you know someone is going to call it the Norbapold or Norba6 or something :P
Norbapold sounds promising
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Does anyone know if these also fit the older quickfire rapid? http://a.co/6k7KLMs
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The mint looks nice, would look really cool with hyperfuse origins.
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Hey all. I'm happy to report, to my surprise, that it looks like we easily have the numbers to do another small run of these, so let's call this a go. :thumb:
My plan is to hopefully run this Norbatouch r3.14 group buy concurrently with the Heavy-6, hopefully around the time of KeyCon (towards the end of June), or shortly thereafter. Doing both at once will just make some of the logistics easier for me. In short: stay tuned, but it looks like doing this should be no problem. :D
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My plan is to hopefully run this Norbatouch r3.14 group buy concurrently with the Heavy-6(...)
Oh boy oh boy.
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My Retro fridge from Oco was cancelled. This needs to happen again! Do it!
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My plan is to hopefully run this Norbatouch r3.14 group buy concurrently with the Heavy-6(...)
Oh boy oh boy.
WOW cool, i'm so so expecting for this!
Will I get an email notification once the GB start? (I filled out the Survey form)
Tks!
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Will I get an email notification once the GB start? (I filled out the Survey form)
Tks!
Absolutely. I'll post a thread here on GeekHack and will send out notifications to the survey participants and my normal email list (http://norbauer.com/list).
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I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one.
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I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one.
I take it you're in for Astrophysical Purple?
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I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one.
I take it you're in for Astrophysical Purple?
Yes, if offered. It looks phenomenal in the pictures and I'm sure it's even better in person.
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I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one. I don't need another one.
I take it you're in for Astrophysical Purple?
Yes, if offered. It looks phenomenal in the pictures and I'm sure it's even better in person.
It is one of the ones I'm planning on doing, yes. I really like how they came out in the last round, and—happily—everyone who got one seems to agree. :cool:
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bought a novatouch earlier today excited for this ;D
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I just bought a norbatouch yesterday. Can't wait to get another case for my old novatouch here :)
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I'm going to go ahead and get a novatouch in preparation for this sale. It'll also force me to get around to selling all the extra junk I've been meaning to...
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Novatouch --> Check.
Astrophysical Norbatouch --> Waiting for GB.
(Gonna be an expensive month with the Heavy-6 dropping at the same time)
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I bought a novatouch in preparation for this case drop.
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Really najs looking case
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Definitely in if another round comes along. The Retro refrigerator looks great.
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Push this up just because I'm too excited lol !!! Hopefully the GB will be start soon!
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Well.. I have five keyboards already. Can you sell me your hands?
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Hey Ryan,
Sorry if you have already answered this, but do you have any timeframe for when a potential GB will take place? :)
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Hey Ryan,
Sorry if you have already answered this, but do you have any timeframe for when a potential GB will take place? :)
I'm working diligently to try to get everything up within the next week or so. :) I am waiting on re-confirmation of pricing from the factories and also want to take some pics of the powder colors for which I only had swatches last time.
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Any thoughts on doing hard anodization for this round? I know the Norbaforce cases had this option.
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Any thoughts on doing hard anodization for this round? I know the Norbaforce cases had this option.
that is my plan! Hoping to get the GB up later today. :D
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that is my plan! Hoping to get the GB up later today. :D
:)
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Any thoughts on doing hard anodization for this round? I know the Norbaforce cases had this option.
that is my plan! Hoping to get the GB up later today. :D
Awesome! Thanks Ryan!
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I noticed the page was up last night, and got myself two. I'm excited to get my Retro Refrigerator case this time! Thanks for giving us another chance at this case, Ryan.
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My pleasure. I just haven't announced it and posted a link here yet because I'm waiting for a GeekHack mod to see and approve the GB thread. :)
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Hi all. I'm happy to report that the full group buy thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=96300.0) has now been approved, so I'll go ahead and close this thread and we can move the conversation over there. :)