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CMKB News 02-DEC-2017: group buys and interest checks about keyboards and keysets from Zfrontier

Group Buys // Keysets

GMK 80s Kid (for Minivan / Roadkit ONLY!!!!!)
Maxkey Berserk SA
DSA Peach
Hidden Labs Gundam
Update from Hidden Labs is 480 sets ordered as of 01-DEC-2017. There are additional novelty keys for 600 and 800 set ordered. It's $110 up to December 24th. After that it's $130.

Group Buy // Keyboards

Uniqey C70 
Will premier on Massdrop, so link coming in later
ALF X2 60 R2
ALF X2 60 is a special project from ALF Group. This special 60% will have a USB HUB (adds 2 ports?), as well as 2 microswitches (what you do with it is up to you, macro buttons?) and this special custom kit will include:
  • Upper case (both regular and HHKB style)
  • Bottom case
  • Steel switch mounting plate (both regular, and "left-shifted")
  • Front display plate (removable)
  • 2 aluminum microswitch buttons
  • ALF logo made of brass for inset into the case
  • Acrylic diffuser
  • All the necessary bolts and screws and such
Some parts can have alternate colors.
The description was a bit vague on what the switches can do. Sound like additional macro buttons?
Planck EOTW Set
EOTW = Easy on the wallet, apparently a cost-reduced version of Planck that brings the total cost of keyboard to under $80
SaiB-CP
A Korean KBDLab special 980 layout, close in about a week.
1up's Klippe High Profile 60% case

Interest Checks // Keysets

GMK Camping (IC)
GMK Camping is at Rev 4, better get in soon.
SA By the Sea (IC)
SA Fortune (IC)
Apparently derived from GMK Faded
DSA TI30Xa and TI30XIIS // DSA Scientific (IC)
If you miss your old TI calculators, these should be right up your alley.
SA Royalty (IC)

Interest Checks // Keyboards
TriangleLab Mickey -- 60% BT Aluminum case MKB
Powered by 2 AAA batteries, not LiIon packs. NO WIRED OPTION.
Doyu 60% Case w/ Brass Plate and Translucent Bottom
Doyu Studio sells MKB parts from Taiwan, and this custom kit is a new case design with 7% slope, brass plate.
SX60
A DIY Split 60%, inspired by VE.A but nowhere as fancy.
MxSS by MxBlue and SolidSnake
How about a transparent 65% keyboard with a brass plate?
Polycarbonate Switch Stickers
It's supposed to reduce switch wobble, and it's definitely fancier than just paper.

Other News
NOTE: This is NOT a word by word translation, and the original is at https://www.zfrontier.com/post/detail/3536 all credit goes to OP, any translation error is my own.

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