What is SpaceFN and why you should give it a try
The SpaceFN concept - setting up your space key as a layer switch when held - is probably one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby. Let me explain how it works. My SpaceFN article on kbd.news made some rounds recently - quite surprisingly given the age of this concept. This piece you're reading is a condensed version of the full post. If you're left with unanswered questions, you'll most likely find the info you're looking for in the original write-up. On my imaginary top list of the most useful keyboard features, tweaks and hacks, SpaceFN would deserve a podium finish for sure. But what makes it so special? In short: SpaceFN is easy to implement, easy to learn, costs nothing, can be used with any keyboard, and can improve your productivity instantly. I will list its benefits below, but can state right at this point that the SpaceFN concept, setting up your space key as a layer switch when held, is clearly one of the most useful tweaks in the keyboard hobby....
Apr 30, 2024
Here's a TKL with SMD LED's, very easy to re-solder new switches in if ya want (the one I own, Ive replaced the blue's with brown's) :
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019O9BLVY?keywords=K552%20RGB&qid=1457982630&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
And another with with through switch LED design, not as compact as the first though (and harder to replace the switches if ya want, cause you'll also have to de-solder 4 pin RGB LED's along with the switches to replace them) :
http://www.amazon.com/Redragon-K553-RGB-Backlit-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B019O9LPI8/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1457982594&sr=1-2&keywords=K553+USAS
Both are full RGB with the same effects and per key lighting as the E-Element RGB Keyboard.
Also, for those asking for the drop to start, they can only start it when the manufacturer is ready for an order. And with the sheer amount of different model key boards this manufacturer has flooded the market with (seriously, like a quarter of the mechanical boards on the market are made by them), it's understandable that a large quantity order takes them a little while to re-tool and restock to be ready for it.
Edit:
Also for this Keyboard, there is software for it to program lights and macro's that most don't know about cause it only shown on Chinese sites that sell the keyboard, so for those that haven't read back quite a few pages, I'll quote a couple of my older posts:
"Actually the real name of this Keyboard is "E element Z-77 Fighting Falcon Symphony RGB". This, the Redragon, and the EagleTec keyboards, also Redragon, and UtechSmart mice (all sold on Amazon) are just distributor names. All are made by the parent company Eastern Times Technology Co. Ltd and distributed to various vendors to be sold. There's even programmable software for the Keyboard that most don't know about, cause its only advertised on tw.taobao.com, here's the link to it:
http://www.eyspc.cn/CNwebFile/services/services12.shtml
It's the "FwCustom Driver.zip" and the file above it, you can use Google Translate to see the file names. It's a small world, and if you investigate stuff, you'll find mostly everything we buy is usually manufactured by one company in China and just sold under different distributed names."
And a translation I did of the software manual in English:
"OK, I've translated the text in the manual, some of it might be a little wonky, but you'll get the gist. I couldn't add English pictures into the .pdf cause I only have the Redragon K555 version and the chip is different and wont allow me to open the program once installed. But comparison of the text and English visuals of your program installation should suffice." :
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=38162461923530998479