You're a little late to the party, friend, as others have pointed out.
The group buy came out of nowhere for the mk ii. I read that there are about 250 pre-orders in the works.
Of course, many of them were for the T1 switches and the Stealios switches, so I imagine that they are in the process of being cancelled.
There is some consternation about the gray colour. First, there is a gray and silver option, both of which are a little uninspired.
Second, there is no two-tone option for gray, as there was in the original KBD8x.
Finally, there is dissatisfaction at the shade of gray being used, as it is very basic.
[I would be happy if they brought back the two-tone gray colours, or offered a true dark gray option].
This is a truly great budget TKL kit that is being marred by the controvery and disruption caused by the T1 switches and fake Zealios.
And I doubt the timing is truly accidental. If KBDFans had been able to go ahead with the KBD8x mkii production while also selling thousands of T1s and fake Zealios/Tealios that used Zeal and Gateron IP, that's a lot of revenue missed by Zeal and Gateron.
So now that matter has to get straightened out before KBDFans becomes the preferred all-inclusive budget TKL shop. Hopefully, it does all get straightened out before the next round of GBs, because I really want an 8x mk ii.
I also encountered a personal issue when trying to order the 8x mkii.
I wasn't sure what weight of the Zealios to go for, or whether to get the T1 [all moot points now].
My other option was the Kailh Pro Purples, but I have no idea how they will perform on a brass plate.
Unlike many other keyboards KBDFans offers, the 8x mkii comes with either a brass or polycarbonate plate. Full-plate and half-plate available. I have no experience with either. I assume that the brass is broadly similar to an aluminum plate, but I'm not sure.
I was running Pro Purples on a TeamWolf Zhuque, which is pretty great. Alum plate, alum case.
But I've found Pro Purples to not be so great on something like a GMMK. Not sure why. Maybe it was a bad batch of purples. [Ordered from AliExpress instead of KBDFans].
So, I don't really know what to order. Although my instinct is to order Pro Purples on a full brass plate.
I'd like to see how the colours in the first batch turn out, before I make any decisions.
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[Sorry if this post seems obnoxious. I'm testing a new keyboard, a Perixx Periboard 324 scissor-switch keyboard by typing this post].