Hey everyone! Sorry it's been a little bit quiet here in this thread. Most of the discussion takes place in the 40% Discord server. However, I have some news that I think you might find interesting!
Thanks for everyone that submitted an IC form. The feedback has been really helpful! The only major change that was done to the board itself was the addition of rotary encoder spot in the top left corner. There are now a total of 3 locations where a rotary encoder can be used, but please remember that they are all tied to the same pins. Meaning you can only use one encoder unless you want multiple having the same functions.
so for the bigger news.
Group Buy info:
I am incredibly stoked to announce that the Group Buy for the MB-44 will
begin on Friday, April 9th, on Aeternus (
https://store.aeternus.co/) !
The group buy will run through April 30th or until 200 units are sold. If you would like an email notification, I encourage you to sign up for the Aeternus newsletter which can be found at the bottom of the Aeternus store page. We are estimating 3 months from the close of group buy to shipping.
The base kit will be $250 USD plus applicable taxes and shipping and will include:
- Anodized aluminum case in blue-grey, green, purple or black
- FR4 switch plate
- PCB mainboard and daughterboard
- Hardware, bumpons, JST cable.
The following add-ons will be available for purchase through Aeternus:
- Plate foam ($10 USD)
- Polycarbonate plate ($25 USD)
- Extra mainboard PCB ($35 USD)
- EC11 rotary encoder ($3 USD)
For other plate materials, P3D will be offering MB-44 plates in POM and PETG! These will be available for purchase on
https://p3dstore.com/If those materials don't quite tickle your fancy, the plate file will be made available after the close of group buy.
Additionally, Dededecline will be doing a build stream of the MB-44 on Saturday, April 3rd. Please be sure to tune into that if you'd like to see the board in more detail and hear dede's thoughts on it all !
https://www.twitch.tv/dededeclineShould there be anything left unclear or if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for your interest thus far and hope to see you at group buy!