As our first keyboard design we wanted to do something sleek and minimal for our desk spaces. We've designed a compact board with a weighty feel and style that contrasts with its soft typing experience.
The PLX is comprised of a 3 layer construction. The top and middle cases are machined from solid billet 6063 aluminium and feature soft chamfered edges and modern rounded corners. The solid brass base weight is fastened through the plate and PCB to achieve an entirely screwless appearance.
Inside, your choice of plate material is mounted between gasket strips, with kerf cuts in the north and south ends of the plate. Each keystroke has a soft bottom out and quick return. Offered in winkey, winkeyless and HHKB designs our variable soldered layout will please any compact connoisseur.
TECHNICAL SPECSTyping Angle: 7
oFront Height: 20mm
Materials: aluminium top & middle case, brass bottom weight
Weight: 2.7kg built
Colours: anodised black | e-white | anodised red
Mounting Method: gasket (poron)
Plates: 1.5mm aluminium | 1.5mm polycarbonate | 1.5mm FR4
Top Case Options: WK | WKL | HHKB
PCB: variable soldered layout | designed by 2Moons (Basekeys) | USB-C daughterboard | configurable with QMK/VIA | No LED support | Includes ESD Protection
or fixed hotswap layout
Solderable PCB Layout Options: locked tsangan bottom row | split BS | split RS | ISO | stepped caps
Hotswap PCB Layout: locked tsangan bottom row | splits BS | split RS
Soldered PCB Layout
Hotswap PCB Layout
RELEASE INFORMATIONBased on initial interest and feedback from the community, we have decided to offer the PLX firstly through a 300 unit soft cap pre-order. This will reduce the chance of people missing out on the opportunity to purchase a PLX and helps bring the price down slightly. If the soft cap is reached, we will increase the cap. After all pre-order units have been shipped, we plan to offer in-stock extras.
Colour Options = Rosso (red) | Phantom (black) | Bliss (white) Dates = Pre-order opens at 6pm on the 1st February 2022 and will close on the 1st March 2022 The sale will occur through our website, sign up for the email list for updates -
Peac DesignMore information and updates available on our
Discord and
InstagramWhat’s in the box?1 x custom PLX carry case & cleaning cloth
1 x top case | anodised
or e-coated aluminium
1 x mid case | anodised
or e-coated aluminium
1 x weight | pvd brass
1 x plate | anodised aluminium
1 x plate foam | poron
1 x PCB (solderable or hotswap), JST cable, usb-c daughterboard
21 x poron gasket strips
4 x bumpons | silicone
1 x screw and accessory bag
Note: extra plates, PCBs (solderable and hotswap), top cases, weights and accessories will also be available for purchase.
PRICINGPLX Base Kit - $450USD(+$10 for e-white, +$10 for hotswap PCB)
Extras:Top Case - $120USD (+$10 for e-white)
PVD Weight - $180USD
Aluminium Plates (Black & Rose Gold) - $35USD
POM Plate - $30USD
PC Plate - $30USD
FR4 Plate - $20USD
PCB (Solderable) - $40USD
PCB (Hotswap) - $50USD
Plate Foam - $10USD
Gaskets - $5USD
Shipping:Melbourne - Free Delivery
Within Australia - Sendle - varies based on location
International - DHL Express - $75USD flat rate (base kit) + $10USD (extras)
PROTOTYPESV2 PrototypeThe V2 Prototypes feature subtle internal improvements which improve the building experience for the end user. The anodizing and e-coating is of extremely high quality, and we are very happy with the base weight PVD coating. The V2 prototypes have been tested extensively with a range of plate and switch combinations, and overall we are very happy with the sound, feel and build experience. We have reduced the colour options for this first round of pre-order, as the Racing (Green) and Yukon (Navy) could not be colour matched to our standards.
Additionally, we received revised FR4 plates, Polycarbonate plates, Aluminium plates (black & rose gold) and accessories.
Rosso
Bliss
Phantom
PVD Weights
V1 PrototypeMore
CONTENTThe PLX will be built and reviewed by several content creators in the coming months, including:
- TaeKeyboards (the King of Mechanical Keyboard YouTube content)
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Warmthoughts (Twitch) -
SwitchDoctorAU (Twitch) -
OziiObsessions (Instagram & Twitch) -
Alexotos (Twitch) -
DutchmasterW (Twitch) -
Sampakpak (Twitch) -
TimKeyLess (Twitch) -
Gymleadernathan (Twitch) -
EuraPSD (Twitch) -
Enomooshiki (Twitch)Streaming / Video Release dates TBC - Join our Discord and follow all the above creators for updates.
DESIGN CHANGELOGV1 Prototype Revision Notes - Thicker edge of base weight to reduce warping.
- Brass base weight no long offered. Polished or PVD stainless steel only.
- Revised bumpon shape.
- JST cable channel adjusted.
- Notches added to case to align plate.
- Revised plate flex cuts.
- Screw locations between bottom case and weight shifted.
- Unified all screws to be M2.5. (ty Gok)
More
New Bean Feet
Distortion in plate manufacturing avoided with new kerf cut design.
Rev. A weight was prone to warping on the edges, new thicker designs prevents this.
New middle case design with more tailored cable channel and uniform slope.
Middle case now has notches to align plate and recess for locating gaskets
COLOURWAY RENDERS
PLX Phantom with GMK Slasher by DALExSNAIL & GMK White on Black
PLX Bliss with GMK Classic Red by Warren & future set in progress
PLX Rosso with GMK Red Alert by break & GMK Evil Dolch by S3LQ
FAQ 1. Where will the keyboards be shipped from? Melbourne, Australia 2. Will there be any other vendors? No. All sales will occur through our website 3. Do you have a sound-test? Sound tests will be conducted by each reviewer listed above. Check them all out on their respective platforms!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thank you to the following people for the help and support to get this project going:
Mr. Nobody
2Moons
Cloudburst
Cujo26
Stan
A big thank you to the keycap designers of the sets used in this IC.
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