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Offline Siraj

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« Reply #700 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 13:33:27 »

I still haven't got mine, at #3245  :'(
Me neither at 3211.

Strange. I already got mine at #3351. But it is untracked, so maybe he is waiting for tracking confirmation on tracked orders.

Perhaps it is because you two are in Canada/USA whereas we are international?

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« Reply #701 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 13:45:53 »


Perhaps it is because you two are in Canada/USA whereas we are international?

Germany here.

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« Reply #702 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 13:56:19 »

I still haven't got mine, at #3245  :'(
Me neither at 3211.

Strange. I already got mine at #3351. But it is untracked, so maybe he is waiting for tracking confirmation on tracked orders.

Perhaps it is because you two are in Canada/USA whereas we are international?

I am 3269 and am CONUS and didn't get mine yet either.

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« Reply #703 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 14:38:44 »

I still haven't got mine, at #3245  :'(
Me neither at 3211.

Strange. I already got mine at #3351. But it is untracked, so maybe he is waiting for tracking confirmation on tracked orders.

Perhaps it is because you two are in Canada/USA whereas we are international?

I am 3269 and am CONUS and didn't get mine yet either.

#3245 CONFIRMATION RECEIVED THE BOYS.
I don't think I've been pumped so much for something since I discovered fapping.

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« Reply #704 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 14:53:29 »

I still haven't got mine, at #3245  :'(
Me neither at 3211.

Strange. I already got mine at #3351. But it is untracked, so maybe he is waiting for tracking confirmation on tracked orders.

Perhaps it is because you two are in Canada/USA whereas we are international?

I am 3269 and am CONUS and didn't get mine yet either.

#3245 CONFIRMATION RECEIVED THE BOYS.
I don't think I've been pumped so much for something since I discovered fapping.

Less than an hour after my previous post, got shipping confirmation. Scheduled to arrive Wednesday. So pumped to get these!

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« Reply #705 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 15:18:10 »

I still haven't got mine, at #3245  :'(
Me neither at 3211.

Strange. I already got mine at #3351. But it is untracked, so maybe he is waiting for tracking confirmation on tracked orders.

Perhaps it is because you two are in Canada/USA whereas we are international?

I am 3269 and am CONUS and didn't get mine yet either.

#3245 CONFIRMATION RECEIVED THE BOYS.
I don't think I've been pumped so much for something since I discovered fapping.

Less than an hour after my previous post, got shipping confirmation. Scheduled to arrive Wednesday. So pumped to get these!
Nothing for me 3211 yet.

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« Reply #706 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 15:56:16 »
3395 just shipped.
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« Reply #707 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 17:31:21 »
Got the shipping notice for 3207 now, guys just be patient.

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« Reply #708 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 17:37:25 »
Yay, 3211 shipped!

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Re: [GB] R2 PURPLE ZEALIO SWITCHES (Currently Packing)
« Reply #709 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 17:44:21 »
Shipping confirmation for order #3336

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Re: [GB] R2 PURPLE ZEALIO SWITCHES (Currently Packing)
« Reply #710 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 17:57:25 »
#3332 just shipped  :D

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Re: [GB] R2 PURPLE ZEALIO SWITCHES (Currently Packing)
« Reply #711 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 18:06:07 »
Just packed 200 orders over the weekend+today. A few all nighters were required :))

This time I packed the orders in a larger range, so when fulfilling, I just grab whatever box is ready. That's why some larger order #s were fulfilled before others. Rest assured, they'll all go out today.

Orders #3150-3400 all shipped, unless containing a pre-order lube/local pickup, etc.

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I should also mention that 95% of orders destined to USA should deliver tomorrow. Some exceptions such as Hawaii, remote cities, etc take 2 days.
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« Reply #712 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 18:07:23 »
Woohoo!!  I can get started on my board soon!

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« Reply #713 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 18:25:04 »
Received mine yesterday here in Melbourne, Australia. THANKS ZEAL!
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« Reply #714 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 18:42:36 »
Just packed 200 orders over the weekend+today. A few all nighters were required :))

This time I packed the orders in a larger range, so when fulfilling, I just grab whatever box is ready. That's why some larger order #s were fulfilled before others. Rest assured, they'll all go out today.

Orders #3150-3400 all shipped, unless containing a pre-order lube/local pickup, etc.

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I should also mention that 95% of orders destined to USA should deliver tomorrow. Some exceptions such as Hawaii, remote cities, etc take 2 days.

Holy cow, sir! You are one crazy dude! Thanks for such an amazing group buy. Super pumped to complete a couple keyboard builds with these switches!

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« Reply #715 on: Mon, 11 April 2016, 18:59:06 »
Just got a notification for 3378 - thanks!
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« Reply #716 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 05:21:29 »
Received my 65g's yesterday. Thanks!

These are my first Zealio switches and I couldn't be happier - the tactility was exactly what I was after (coming from Cherry MX Brown). I'm not ashamed to say that when I hold the switch to my ear while I press it, the sound is almost orgasmic! Incredibly satisfying and well built switches. I appreciate the effort you made with the packaging too.

Just awaiting my Whitefox now to continue the build!

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« Reply #717 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 06:55:26 »
When's the next one going to run? I missed out on the 67g switches :))
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« Reply #718 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 07:53:18 »
Received my 65g's yesterday. Thanks!

These are my first Zealio switches and I couldn't be happier - the tactility was exactly what I was after (coming from Cherry MX Brown). I'm not ashamed to say that when I hold the switch to my ear while I press it, the sound is almost orgasmic! Incredibly satisfying and well built switches. I appreciate the effort you made with the packaging too.

Just awaiting my Whitefox now to continue the build!
Did that for weeks when I received my switches! :D

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« Reply #719 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 10:59:46 »
WTF. HOW ZEAL? I received shipping info yesterday sometime after noon.

They are arriving here TODAY by the end of the day from CANADA TO MA, USA?

I can't decide what to do with mine. I know in my heart I'm going to have an Ergodox at some point but I do also have this Planck drop coming in a few months. Decisions decisions. I only ordered 90x :(
  
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« Reply #720 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 11:08:00 »
WTF. HOW ZEAL? I received shipping info yesterday sometime after noon.

They are arriving here TODAY by the end of the day from CANADA TO MA, USA?

I can't decide what to do with mine. I know in my heart I'm going to have an Ergodox at some point but I do also have this Planck drop coming in a few months. Decisions decisions. I only ordered 90x :(

Hah, I received my shipping notification yesterday afternoon and DHL has them on a truck to be delivered today. I am even further away than you are.

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« Reply #721 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 11:49:55 »
Mine is on the way too!
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« Reply #722 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 11:53:39 »
WTF. HOW ZEAL? I received shipping info yesterday sometime after noon.

They are arriving here TODAY by the end of the day from CANADA TO MA, USA?

I can't decide what to do with mine. I know in my heart I'm going to have an Ergodox at some point but I do also have this Planck drop coming in a few months. Decisions decisions. I only ordered 90x :(


At checkout it does say DHL Express - 1 Business Day...

If you were to go to a DHL and ask for the same service, you'd be paying upwards of $55-60 :)
The $15 starting rate to USA is really a steal for the delivery time and service. I need to get less emails asking for slower service, cause who doesn't love overnight delivery? :))
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« Reply #723 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 12:26:51 »
JESUS. THEY JUST ARRIVED. Mind boggling shipping speed. I'd say exactly 24 hours.

65g Feel like they are going to be my goldilocks!!!
  
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« Reply #724 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 12:29:45 »
I can only imagine how amazing these will be when properly lubed :D
  
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« Reply #725 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 13:01:57 »
Received notification yesterday and the switches are on my doorstep less than 24hrs later. Definitely fine with overnight shipping. :thumb:


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« Reply #726 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 13:10:07 »
#3199 arrived :) 78g!!! Thank You!  Now I wait until June/July for the Planck drop to arrive to put them on something  :-\

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« Reply #727 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 13:33:21 »
I can only imagine how amazing these will be when properly lubed :D

What are your plans for them?

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« Reply #728 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 16:10:16 »
Got my shipping notification. Zeal for Gateron CEO!  :thumb:

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« Reply #729 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 18:38:32 »
Just got my shipping confirmation this morning on #3350!  :cool:

and came home to them today! Pretty sure it was a drone delivery.

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« Reply #730 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 18:53:36 »
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« Reply #731 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 19:36:33 »
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I have some 78g Zealios saved just for my own one of those :D
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« Reply #732 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 19:54:30 »
Zeal, the switches arrived today with everyone else. Thank you so much for running such a great group buy.

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« Reply #733 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 21:18:04 »
I have some 78g Zealios saved just for my own one of those :D


Oooo 78's is exactly what I've put in! :D
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« Reply #734 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 22:06:20 »
I have some 78g Zealios saved just for my own one of those :D


Oooo 78's is exactly what I've put in! :D

How do you like the 78g?

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« Reply #735 on: Tue, 12 April 2016, 22:09:59 »
I have some 78g Zealios saved just for my own one of those :D


Oooo 78's is exactly what I've put in! :D

How do you like the 78g?


Good good!
I got the 62g as well, definitely like the 78 more!
Has a nice bounce to it with the SA profiles loaded :D

Out of preference I wish it had more click like blues though, but yeah, personal preference, I enjoy clicky things :P

Definitely one of the more aesthetically pleasing looking switches that's for sure
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« Reply #736 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 03:59:32 »
Got the shipping confirmation on Monday and they arrived on my door on Wednesday. This is to the UK!

The 67g feels fantastic in my switch tester, will have to wait a while before being able to use them in a proper build though :(

Edit: after spending a while tapping away at the switch tester with some decent keycaps on, I really cannot wait to build my first keyboard with these. Compared to the clears, they are lighter in that they are less fatiguing, the tactile bump is just as pronounced as clears but feels a lot smoother to go through. I have previous swapped in lighter springs into a clear switch on my switch tester, but found that the tactile bump took too much force to go through compared to the weight of the spring afterward, which made it feel like the switch was all bump and then nothing until abruptly bottoming out. With the Zealios it feels like the bump and spring weight are perfectly matched. It feels a bit like the MX brown (experience of which is limited to switch tester), but with a stronger tactile bump and much smoother travel. The brown feels quite "scratchy" and uneven by comparison.

This is definitely what a tactile MX switch should have always been. I feel like the 62g would have definitely been too light and the 65g would have been the lightest I would go to. I may have liked the 78g but I think at that point it would have been too close to regular clears and possibly begin to feel fatiguing. A 78g spacebar may be a good choice.
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« Reply #737 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 04:07:48 »
Just received my order, and I'm in Europe. Thanks Zeal, the way your organised all this is amazing  :thumb:

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« Reply #738 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 06:39:04 »
Got mine earlier today in the UK!
No PCB to mount it on atm but just playing with it, the tactility is pretty nice.
Can't wait to mount it on :)
Thanks again for a smooth gb Henry.
Hope you'll be able to bring in more cool stuff in the future!

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« Reply #739 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 07:14:28 »
Got mine earlier today in the UK!
No PCB to mount it on atm but just playing with it, the tactility is pretty nice.
Can't wait to mount it on :)
Thanks again for a smooth gb Henry.
Hope you'll be able to bring in more cool stuff in the future!

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« Reply #740 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 10:13:38 »
Got mine yesterday, 65g plate mount.
Dont have my plate yet but they feel great.

Heavier than browns, not sure what other people were saying

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« Reply #741 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 10:56:10 »
Just received my order yesterday.  Thanks Zeal for a smooth switch and group buy.  Now I wish I bought more at the GB price.   :cool:

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« Reply #742 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 11:11:11 »
Got mine last Thursday, and built my board on Sunday.  I'm really happy with them!

I got both 67 and 78g, not sure which one I would prefer.  I wound up going with 78.  They definitely felt different to me, but I didn't notice a huge difference in weight.  The feel of the tactile bump is different.  To me, the 67s almost feel stiffer and the 78s a bit more even and smooth.

But then again, I bottom out MX Clears and may not have the most discerning fingers.  Both felt really good and I'm very happy with the finished board!  I posted a photo over in the LeandreN GB thread.

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=76809.msg2136376#msg2136376

Instead of cutting the PCB mount "legs" off the switches, I decided to try squeezing them with needle-nose pliers (I had read about this somewhere but can't remember where).  Giving them a few good squeezes with the pliers (turning the pliers 90 degrees in between squeezes) I was able to push the switches down through the plate into the PCB.  Still had trouble with a couple of the switches, but for the most part it worked well.

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« Reply #743 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 14:23:57 »
Am I the only one getting chattering switches?  I even have the milky ones.  Don't understand what I'm doing incorrectly I solder with 300C temp.  Would replacing the bottoms with a bottom from a regular cherry mx switch maybe fix my problem?
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« Reply #744 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 15:04:26 »
Am I the only one getting chattering switches?  I even have the milky ones.  Don't understand what I'm doing incorrectly I solder with 300C temp.  Would replacing the bottoms with a bottom from a regular cherry mx switch maybe fix my problem?

I sent a user here to test out the R2 prototypes first prior to ordering with Gateron. He received 20x of each weight, totaling 80 switches. Each switch was tested a minimum of 100 times, a few were tested 500-1000 times, and a small portion tested 3,500-4000 times, each. No reports of chattering prior to soldering.

Not sure how long you're heating each pin/pad for. I solder with Kester 44 63/37 at 650F (343C), and heat each pin/pad for under 2 sec each with a chisel tip.
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« Reply #745 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 15:40:01 »
I can only imagine how amazing these will be when properly lubed :D

What are your plans for them?

I am getting close to ordering all the parts for a DIY ergodox :)

Can't freaking wait.
  
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« Reply #746 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 15:48:28 »
Got the shipping confirmation on Monday and they arrived on my door on Wednesday. This is to the UK!

The 67g feels fantastic in my switch tester, will have to wait a while before being able to use them in a proper build though :(

Edit: after spending a while tapping away at the switch tester with some decent keycaps on, I really cannot wait to build my first keyboard with these. Compared to the clears, they are lighter in that they are less fatiguing, the tactile bump is just as pronounced as clears but feels a lot smoother to go through. I have previous swapped in lighter springs into a clear switch on my switch tester, but found that the tactile bump took too much force to go through compared to the weight of the spring afterward, which made it feel like the switch was all bump and then nothing until abruptly bottoming out. With the Zealios it feels like the bump and spring weight are perfectly matched. It feels a bit like the MX brown (experience of which is limited to switch tester), but with a stronger tactile bump and much smoother travel. The brown feels quite "scratchy" and uneven by comparison.

This is definitely what a tactile MX switch should have always been. I feel like the 62g would have definitely been too light and the 65g would have been the lightest I would go to. I may have liked the 78g but I think at that point it would have been too close to regular clears and possibly begin to feel fatiguing. A 78g spacebar may be a good choice.

Out of keyboard testing, I have to agree. 67 Feel amaze... as do 65g though. Real world test trumps all though and it's too hard to tell outside of a board. 68g Ergos were great out of keyboard but then too heavy in.
  
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Offline Gengarfan

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Re: [GB] R2 PURPLE ZEALIO SWITCHES (Complete)
« Reply #747 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 17:06:00 »
Just got order 3440 and they feel amazing. Can't wait to put them in the ZZ96 in a few months  :p

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Re: [GB] R2 PURPLE ZEALIO SWITCHES (Complete)
« Reply #748 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 17:06:43 »
All these people talking about their switches makes me want my switches :/
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Re: [GB] R2 PURPLE ZEALIO SWITCHES (Complete)
« Reply #749 on: Wed, 13 April 2016, 17:17:43 »
All orders have now been shipped. All regular orders coming in will be fulfilled same day/next day.

March 28 start, April 13 finish. 17 days to finish shipping out the whole GB :cool:

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