Need some info on Korean custom Boards

[Velma]

m considering getting one, mostly for the relief of knowing you have the best keyboard avaible on the market and you dont have to keep looking for new better models but it is hard to find information about them, all i know is that that brand is called LZ LE or something but i dont find anything useful on google. So some basic information and links to where and how (and possibly the best way) to get one would be much appreciated.

[alaricljs]

LZ is not technically a brand, and it's not generally what people who know Korean boards will reply with when you ask about Korean Customs.  KMAC, and MX mini are 2 recent boards.  KMAC 2 and KMAC mini are expected to come sometime in the next year.

[Velma]

i see. any links to websites that carry KMAC or MX mini boards? again google doesnt help much

[jcrouse]

i see. any links to websites that carry KMAC or MX mini boards? again google doesnt help much

If you are saying "carry" in the sense of having them available for sale, there is no website. They are produced in limited runs and sell out immediately on the Koream keyboard forums, kbdmania and OTD. The only real way to get one is to buy one used from someone who already has one.

Good luck in your search,
John

[Velma]

i understand. Since theyre called "Custom made" i though they where produced by custom order and that you would  go through a korean website to choose layout, keycap colours etc and then they would make it for you for a hefty price. Hence, always avaible but each board is unique and produced after the customers demanded specifications. Thats what custom order/custom made means in the fashion world where i have my shopaholic origins at least

[jdcarpe]

Exactly. If you buy one secondhand, you might get with one that has color-changing LEDs under Esc and WASD.

[Velma]

Does it work just like in the fashion world, that second hand units are actually more expensive to buy than new ones in times when theyre not avaible from the retailers simply because the demand is high and supply is next to non-existant? some "legendary" status garments out there (like dior leather jackets from the slimane era) cost 5 times more now in second hand condition than they did if you bought a new one when they where produced, simply because so few exist and they have a cult following.

[jdcarpe]

Does it work just like in the fashion world, that second hand units are actually more expensive to buy than new ones in times when theyre not avaible from the retailers simply because the demand is high and supply is next to non-existant?

You got that right.

[boost]

Kmacs are great. Don't forgot about the other Korean boards like The Cheat, ViKi, MX-mini, ect

[Velma]

i see, better wait for the KMAC 2 and cross my fingers that im able to get one before they sell out.

are KMAC the ones who make those small keyboards in "happy" colours with no gap between the keys and those curved cables? kinda like this one:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-yO1952DCi4A/TabS_dMQYlI/AAAAAAAAANI/qgiS9xO7Jrg/s500/1%2520early%2520prototype%2520skull%2520esc%2520kbdmania%2520365.jpg

except the keys are big,  "flat" and have almost no space between them.

if not, who makes those boards? they look darn sexy so im most hyped about getting one of those.

[Velma]

i also seem to recall seeing alot of pastel colours, but the spiraled/curved cable and ultra compat layout should be the key words for  you to know what im talking about