E8.5 - 80% custom keyboard.(Groupbuy open)

[phorx]

I'm a bit sad there doesn't seem to be a PVD silver weight being offered for the alu version. Love the look of the black with a silver accent.

Same, really wanted a silver weight and matching corner accent.

Me too, would have been amazing with purple.

[excluisve]

Groupbuy launch time :

                                   FE Raffle   22th, 11:00am EST

                                   PC FCFS    23th, 11:00am EST

                                   Alu            24th, 11:00am run two weeks

[isaackang7]

Groupbuy launch time :

                                   FE Raffle   22th, 11:00am EST

                                   PC FCFS    23th, 11:00am EST

                                   Alu            24th, 11:00am run two weeks

Excited! Hope I am lucky with the raffle^^


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[Critical_Thinker_]

This guide should point out the color options you can choose from. I'll update the image if there's something incorrect

• You can swap top and bottom colors in the same order, so long as they're both aluminum
• The middle gasket part is optional (costs more $$) and only comes in aluminum e-white or e-black
• The founder's edition has a e-white and e-black treatment to the bras you can choose from as well
• You cannot mix PC top / bottom with an aluminum or brass top or bottom

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This time we do not charge extra for E color !

Upgrading
TI plate + 55
brass plate (sand) +$35
Brass side weight (sand)+$40
Brass accent (sand )+$15
Brass accent (pvd silver)$25
Get alu inner middle (black or white )+45  for gasket mount

Extra
Pcb : $48
Alu /pc plate $38
Brass plate (sand) $55
Alu accent :$15
Brass accent(sand):$20
Brass accent(pvd silver):$30
Brass side weight(sand) :$58

No extra inner middle ,no extra ti plate

Extra accents max 3

Had been pulling my hair out when trying to figure which options to go for. But, now it's much easier since I can just get extras accent/weight  :thumb:

Thought I would combined some of the info.

[Visionaire]

Current timelines for the releases.

[SolidCactus]

Groupbuy launch time :

                                   FE Raffle   22th, 11:00am EST

                                   PC FCFS    23th, 11:00am EST

                                   Alu            24th, 11:00am run two weeks

Awesome! Let’s go! Best of luck to all

[cicatriz]

What's the estimated run time till shipping? ~3-4 months?

[pears]

Where will the gb happen? Is there a gb page setup?

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[Visionaire]

Where will the gb happen? Is there a gb page setup?

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GB will be executed via Google forms. Link to the form will be provided shortly before window opening.

[pears]

Where will the gb happen? Is there a gb page setup?

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GB will be executed via Google forms. Link to the form will be provided shortly before window opening.

Thank you

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[orim23]

hm, thought I could get it in E-Yellow. doesnt look like that now.

[Aredus]

Am I too late to join the raffle?

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[excluisve]

Am I too late to join the raffle?

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Groupbuy not open yet

check  the up floor

[excluisve]

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/est

check this website ,i will use this one to open form in time tmr

[delrn]

Sorry if I missed some of the info, but I have a few questions regarding the Polycarbonate version.

1. What exactly will be included in the standard 'configuration' with no upgrades? (in regards to weight, accent and plate)      I'm assuming alu plate+alu accent+alu weight?
2. How is the sale going to happen exactly? Google form for the keyboard first and another form for extras and upgrades afterwards if you got a keyboard?
3. Any experience with customs to europe?

Thanks!

[Robosculpts]

Is there a shot of the pcb somewhere?

[Visionaire]

Sorry if I missed some of the info, but I have a few questions regarding the Polycarbonate version.

1. What exactly will be included in the standard 'configuration' with no upgrades? (in regards to weight, accent and plate)      I'm assuming alu plate+alu accent+alu weight?
2. How is the sale going to happen exactly? Google form for the keyboard first and another form for extras and upgrades afterwards if you got a keyboard?
3. Any experience with customs to europe?

Thanks!

Standard configuration:

- Case: PC top and bottom
- Plate: Your choice of PC or Alu at no extra charge (up charge for Titanium or Brass)
- Accent: Your choice of PC or Alu at no extra charge (up charge for PVD silver or Brass)
- Weight: Your choice of Alu (up charge for brass)

Extra purchase: Aluminium Gasket ring inside the case for the rubber gasket to sit onto

Make sense?

How is the sale going to happen exactly?

For PC:

- Prior to opening, a Google form link will be shared via GH and Discord
- Form opens at 11/23 at 11am EST
- Form will be a single field (your GH name or discord name)
- Will collect first 60 people who submit the form
- Those people will be given a longer Google form with all of the options to choose from
- First 50 people on the list will receive PayPal invoices
- PayPal payments due by 11/30
- Anyone who doesn't complete payment by 11/30 will be passed up and invoices will be sent to the next person on the list beyond 50 (51, 52, 53, etc)

Europe

Yes, E has shipped prior buys to Europe

[delrn]

Sorry if I missed some of the info, but I have a few questions regarding the Polycarbonate version.

1. What exactly will be included in the standard 'configuration' with no upgrades? (in regards to weight, accent and plate)      I'm assuming alu plate+alu accent+alu weight?
2. How is the sale going to happen exactly? Google form for the keyboard first and another form for extras and upgrades afterwards if you got a keyboard?
3. Any experience with customs to europe?

Thanks!

Standard configuration:

- Case: PC top and bottom
- Plate: Your choice of PC or Alu at no extra charge (up charge for Titanium or Brass)
- Accent: Your choice of PC or Alu at no extra charge (up charge for PVD silver or Brass)
- Weight: Your choice of Alu (up charge for brass)

Extra purchase: Aluminium Gasket ring inside the case for the rubber gasket to sit onto

Make sense?

How is the sale going to happen exactly?

For PC:

- Prior to opening, a Google form link will be shared via GH and Discord
- Form opens at 11/23 at 11am EST
- Form will be a single field (your GH name or discord name)
- Will collect first 60 people who submit the form
- Those people will be given a longer Google form with all of the options to choose from
- First 50 people on the list will receive PayPal invoices
- PayPal payments due by 11/30
- Anyone who doesn't complete payment by 11/30 will be passed up and invoices will be sent to the next person on the list beyond 50 (51, 52, 53, etc)

Europe

Yes, E has shipped prior buys to Europe

Thanks a ton, that's all the info I needed!

Regarding question 3 though, I was trying to ask how likely it is for it to pass customs. I know some chinese couriers like JCEX/4PX get around import taxes etc. somehow, so I was trying to see if there was any info on that from previous GBs.

[Aredus]

Anyone got an invite to his discord? Seems like the ones posted have expired.

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[Visionaire]

https://discord.gg/6UpDm6d

[Visionaire]

So, I'll let Exclusive edit this and put it in the original post, but it looks like this is what he's going to do in terms of process for the stages of the GB:



FE Edition - Raffle
+ A Google Forms link will be provided via GH and Discord prior to opening
+ Form will open and start collecting responses at 11:00 am EST on 11/22 (form will contain all options for the order)
+ Responses will be collected for 22 hours until 9:00am EST on 11/23
+ (10) Winners will be drawn and announced by 10:00am EST on 11/23
+ Forms can be edited for 3 days through 11/25
+ Invoices will be generated and sent out via PayPal on 11/26
+ Payments will be due by 11/27
+ If payments are not received in time, another winner will be redrawn from the pool

PC Edition - First Come, First Serve
+  Prior to opening, a Google form link will be shared via GH and Discord
+ Form will be a single field and submit = your GH or discord name
+ Form will activate at 11:00am EST on 11/23
+ The first 60 people who submit the form will be collected
+ Those people will then be given a longer Google form to complete all choices for their order
+ Those choices can be edited for three days until 11/26
+ PayPal invoices will be generated for the first 50 people in the list between 11/27 - 11/28
+ Payment for invoices will be due by 11/30
+ Any user who does not pay their invoice by 11/30 will be passed up and invoices will be generated for the next person in line (#51, 52, 53, etc)


Aluminum Edition - Unlimited
+  Prior to opening, a Google form link will be shared via GH and Discord
+ Form will contain all options for the order
+ Form will open and start collecting responses at 11:00 am EST on 11/24
+ GB will be open for 2 weeks through 12/6
+ Submitted responses will be available for editing options for 5 days and close on 12/11
+ PayPay invoices will be generated and sent out between 12/13 - 12/16
+ Payment for invoices will be due by 12/19

[excluisve]

So, I'll let Exclusive edit this and put it in the original post, but it looks like this is what we're going to do in terms of process for the stages of the GB:

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FE Edition - Raffle
+ A Google Forms link will be provided via GH and Discord prior to opening
+ Form will open and start collecting responses at 11:00 am EST on 11/22 (form will contain all options for the order)
+ Responses will be collected for 22 hours until 9:00am EST on 11/23
+ (10) Winners will be drawn and announced by 10:00am EST on 11/23
+ Forms can be edited for 3 days through 11/25
+ Invoices will be generated and sent out via PayPal on 11/26
+ Payments will be due by 11/27
+ If payments are not received in time, another winner will be redrawn from the pool

PC Edition - First Come, First Serve
+  Prior to opening, a Google form link will be shared via GH and Discord
+ Form will be a single field and submit = your GH or discord name
+ Form will activate at 11:00am EST on 11/23
+ The first 60 people who submit the form will be collected
+ Those people will then be given a longer Google form to complete all choices for their order
+ Those choices can be edited for three days until 11/26
+ PayPal invoices will be generated for the first 50 people in the list between 11/27 - 11/28
+ Payment for invoices will be due by 11/30
+ Any user who does not pay their invoice by 11/30 will be passed up and invoices will be generated for the next person in line (#51, 52, 53, etc)


Aluminum Edition - Unlimited
+  Prior to opening, a Google form link will be shared via GH and Discord
+ Form will contain all options for the order
+ Form will open and start collecting responses at 11:00 am EST on 11/24
+ GB will be open for 2 weeks through 12/6
+ Submitted responses will be available for editing options for 5 days and close on 12/11
+ PayPay invoices will be generated and sent out between 12/13 - 12/16
+ Payment for invoices will be due by 12/19

Cool,those info will be add in groupbuy thread tmr

[CJackson19]

Are there any renders where the Inner Middle Gasket is show other than the expanded parts image? You will be able to see the Inner Middle Gasket from the outside of the board correct? Thanks! Can't wait for this GB!

[cicatriz]

1. Generally speak PC material was flexible when start cnc the case would be a little warped and hard to control the quality

especially tkl top case .However,when you screw up you  wont see the warpe

2.About the tool marking on the bottom .i get feed back from E6.5 . It just a little case have it .you can see the marking clear

but you cant fee it .pc and alu were same CNC process but when sandblasted the alu case tool marking will be recover but pc

case cant .so we need do the pc bottom slow than alu to  reduce marking appearance .but i cant promise make it perfect

3.For sure we want make the pc case quality better but for now we have limitations， so make sure when you purchase PC case

care about those phenomenon or not

Would it be possible to get a few example pictures of the kind of markings that will be visible? Even if its not the same keyboard, just so I can visualize the marking appearance.

[excluisve]

Are there any renders where the Inner Middle Gasket is show other than the expanded parts image? You will be able to see the Inner Middle Gasket from the outside of the board correct? Thanks! Can't wait for this GB!

Sorry,there was no render for it

the inner middle you cant see it outside

[excluisve]

1. Generally speak PC material was flexible when start cnc the case would be a little warped and hard to control the quality

especially tkl top case .However,when you screw up you  wont see the warpe

2.About the tool marking on the bottom .i get feed back from E6.5 . It just a little case have it .you can see the marking clear

but you cant fee it .pc and alu were same CNC process but when sandblasted the alu case tool marking will be recover but pc

case cant .so we need do the pc bottom slow than alu to  reduce marking appearance .but i cant promise make it perfect

3.For sure we want make the pc case quality better but for now we have limitations， so make sure when you purchase PC case

care about those phenomenon or not

Would it be possible to get a few example pictures of the kind of markings that will be visible? Even if its not the same keyboard, just so I can visualize the marking appearance.

Those marking was show on someone`s 6.5 bottom case ,but on e8.5 bottom there was not appear. since we keep cnc works slowly.
also you can check this pic https://i.imgur.com/sTyxin8.png

[IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES]

Good luck to everyone going for FE tomorrow. Gonna grab a purple on Sunday but have to think of the top accents colors...

[hiko13]

Good luck to everyone going for FE tomorrow. Gonna grab a purple on Sunday but have to think of the top accents colors...

Purple looks so awesome. Torn between that or just black w/brass accent to go with Red Samurai.

[Robosculpts]

Good luck to everyone going for FE tomorrow. Gonna grab a purple on Sunday but have to think of the top accents colors...

Purple looks so awesome. Torn between that or just black w/brass accent to go with Red Samurai.

That purple is so legit. If I do end up going for this board, I'm totally getting the purple with a yellow accent to go with Skeletor.

[jooobe]

So win the raffle and pay $888?

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[Steezus]

So win the raffle and pay $888?

Plus any extras you want and then eventually shipping for the hunk of metal.

[nathanchere]

It seems like a strange oversight to offer split  shifts and stepped caps but not split backspace. Mistake or intentional?

[ksc]

Am I able to grab two boards? Does anyone know? These are too beautiful, want a PC as well

[Aredus]

Am I able to grab two boards? Does anyone know? These are too beautiful, want a PC as well

Yes, you will be able to order as many as you want but only the alu ones.

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[excluisve]

Am I able to grab two boards? Does anyone know? These are too beautiful, want a PC as well

PC one per person ,alu no limited .

[nathanchere]

GB is imminent...

[excluisve]

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=103520.0

Gb thread ,wait approval it !

[excluisve]

FE was raffle so no matter who filled fast or later .

[ogp3]

What is the expected shipping time for this group buy?

[excluisve]

Alive

[excluisve]

Groupbuy alive:https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=103520.0