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Hi Everyone,
Excited to announce the K-Type Keyboard is entering the final stages of production! The units we’ve pulled off the production line look great. We have a couple more pictures to share in the discussion (including my cell phone candids).
The K-Type was a much more extensive project than anything we’ve done before and we are happy to be on track to meet our expected ship date of November 10. We can’t wait for everyone to get their hands on this keyboard!
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odev
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Oct 4, 2017
YanboWuHappy to hear things are going well! Keep up the good work, team!
shadowkreep
515
Oct 4, 2017
YanboWuAbsolutely gorgeous. Im happy to hear that production is on schedule!
BlueCrowned
5305
Oct 4, 2017
YanboWuKeep it up, ridiculously excited
TheGoatEater
52
Oct 4, 2017
YanboWuWow it looks great! I can't wait to get mine in. I do have a question about the drop that I thought was mentioned for the switches themselves. Are we going to have a chance to get a drop on them so we can try the other Halo switches around the same time? I wanted to try both and initially was getting one of each until that was mentioned and that we can swap out switches. I have the Halo Trues on the one I am getting but I really would hate to have to wait months after to try the Clears
YanboWuSuper excited! Thank you!
etatauri
329
Oct 4, 2017
YanboWuAre the key puller and switch puller (!) Included? So excited to be able to try out halos boxes and zealios without having to get a new keyboard!
greg94080
107
Oct 5, 2017
YanboWuWhat awesome news! Great to hear that production is on schedule. Too bad the carbon's I bought for this wont be in till what looks to be next summer.
cong314159
102
Oct 5, 2017
YanboWuCan't wait! Quick question, what kind of stabilizer is being used on this keyboard?
RichardV
201
Oct 5, 2017
YanboWuStill patiently waiting for shipping notification.
Elrick
2105
Oct 5, 2017
YanboWuDamn you YanboWu, here I was just about to go to sleep and you send me this luscious keyboard pron to my address.
Now I'll be sleeping with these images in my perverted mind, doing all sort of nasty things to it. It's all your fault Yanbo, you and MD for doing this to me ; )
G3orge
54
Oct 5, 2017
YanboWuLooks great. Can't wait! :)
TragestyX
186
Oct 6, 2017
YanboWuThe diffuser still looks awful.
Bataleon
87
Oct 7, 2017
TragestyXI agree. So much so that I'll have to lower the brightness, or turn it off completely. Hopefully the hotspots aren't as defined as they show up on camera...
TragestyXSorry if i'm being dumb, what do you mean by diffuser? The acrylic layer with the lights not looking good?
Bataleon
87
Oct 8, 2017
BataleonI see what you mean now. Yeah the hot spots don't really look good.
TragestyX
186
Oct 8, 2017
TragestyXYeah that is a lot better than the k-types
BlueCrowned
5305
Oct 8, 2017
Hiroyuki_SawanoThat's a render, it probably doesn't look as good in person.
BlueCrownedIt at least doesn't have the spots like the k-type
Bataleon
87
Oct 8, 2017
Hiroyuki_SawanoSometimes things like this have a tendancy to show up worse on camera than they do in real life, let's hope this is what's happened here!
TragestyX
186
Oct 8, 2017
BlueCrownedNot render and you can see Youtube videos of it already. https://youtu.be/9nUQuD-89oQ
inveigh
5
Oct 9, 2017
TragestyXThe lighting in general looks awful. Not at all impressed so far. Hopefully it is a more impressive product once on the desk.
inveighFrom a top view, it look better than from a side view imo, now that I think about it probably won't be much of a problem because you will mostly look at it from the top.
etatauri
329
Oct 9, 2017
Hiroyuki_SawanoIt could be the light pipes directing light to the keycap legends rather than getting dispersing around the keycap gaps. Honestly though, I'm not too concerned about the lighting as I'm most likely slapping on some PBT caps with dyesub letters anyway. The programming functionality and hotswappable keyswitches is why I got this one in the first place.
etatauriTrue, i never really doubted the other features, its just the lighting that will stand out the most so i want it to be good.
Hiroyuki_SawanoTotally agree! I kinda like the patterning effect of the bottom diffuser. It’s like stamps around it or some kind of pattern that looks neat. I remember seeing a video of someone typing on one and when that person hit a certain key the bottom diffuser looked like it was spinning. I’ll have to try and look for that video. The spinning effect is at the very end of the video. Here it is: https://youtu.be/YQ5ffd_BfGM
BlueCrowned
5305
Oct 9, 2017
rowieWow that was super cool!
LevelSteam
Oct 9, 2017
YanboWuI'm still kicking myself for deciding to wait for the next drop of this :( Hopefully MD and IC can work things out in the future and partner back up for a round two.
BlueCrowned
5305
Oct 9, 2017
LevelSteamI found someone to buy one from and have it reserved already, worth asking around
Yavi
22
Oct 10, 2017
rowieYes the light on that one looks very bad , i would wish it is like the GANSS - but if not, i guess people will have to DIY and make it look propperly :x This makes me sad, a little - well the lightning effect of the keys itself and the programability is awesome But this little dots - well meh , either make it brighter or more milky / so it defuses more
someone31988
48
Oct 16, 2017
YanboWuSo I assume these are still on track to ship in November?
millerb7
46
Oct 18, 2017
LevelSteamHIGHLY unlikely.
TuxKey
456
Oct 18, 2017
YanboWuthx for informing us .. looks good a bit on the white side of things a haha i'm not used to white keycaps i'm more of a light beige like on my FC660C but thank god for the RGB (says the non RGB guy).. printing on the caps looks good from what i can see. Thanks again for keeping us up to date. was getting worried because of the problems between you and the input club guys.. let's all make up. life is to short for anything else.. Look forward to getting my board.. As long as it gets in by december (living in The Netherlands) i'm happy to put it under the tree.
LevelSteam
Oct 18, 2017
millerb7I know but I can hope :(
G3orge
54
Oct 19, 2017
YanboWuOn IC website there is no option for K-Type in configurator. This is still in development?
What about delivery, keyboard will be sent on schedule, or you suspect some delays?
Blue93
24
Oct 24, 2017
YanboWuCan we get updates regarding the shipping of the board. Is everything still expected to ship on time or are we expecting some delays? Thanks!
Bataleon
87
Oct 25, 2017
Blue93I'm not sure about everyone else but I got a DHL tracking number via email today. The board is on the way.
Elrick
2105
Oct 25, 2017
BataleonSame here.
Was surprised in getting the notice so early, was expecting a December notification and then in the New Year, delivery down here in Convict Town ; )
Bataleon
87
Oct 25, 2017
ElrickYeah, I was a little confused when I got it. Happy, but confused, haha.
jaxtrauma
2103
Jun 6, 2020
YanboWuNice. Had no idea kb could look so good. Gonna trash my Razer
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