[GB] Conone 65 by Kindakeyboards
Hi everybody,
The Group Buy for the Conone 65 will be running from February 15th until March 14th
The starting price for a Conone 65 kit is 410 EUR (Worldwide shipping incl.)
Only 90 units are available.
Link to the Store: https://forms.gle/nEFTxzBxy4KDm3nG8
Link to Website: https://kindakeyboards.be/Conone65
Now that a prototype has been made and tested we’ve been able to make some final decisions. You can find all of the specifics below!
Short Spec Summary
- 65%
- Case material: 6061 Aluminum
- Typing angle: 5 degrees
- USB-C connector
- solder in PCB
- 4 rubber feet
- 1,5 mm thick plate
- Mounting method:
- Case: Magnetic mounting
- Plate: Screw mounting
What’s in the box?
- Conone 65 Case
- Conone 65 Plate
- Conone 65 Main PCB
- Conone 65 Daughter board
- Rubber feet
- The required screws + some spare ones
- Kindakeyboards Sticker
- Certificate of authenticity
OPTIONS
Color
There will be 4 different color options for our Conone 65 case:
Anodized versions:
- Trapped bleu
- Shady green
- Deep Black
Coated version:
- Stormtrooper white (+40 EUR)
Color option Gallery:
- Trapped Blue
- Shady Green
- Deep Black
- Stormtrooper White
Plate layout options
There will be 4 different plate layouts available, all of them do support split left shift and split backspace.
- ANSI 6,25u bottom row
- ANSI 7u bottom row
- ISO 6,25u bottom row
- ISO 7u bottom row
Plate Material
All of the options above will be available in a variety of materials to go with your prefered typing style:
- Aluminum
- Brass (+18 EUR)
- Copper (+36 EUR)
We do recommend you to have a look at the first Conone 65 IC if you are particularly interested why we chose certain partners for this project. The info that’s given about the color options and plate materials in the first IC has changed and will be discussed here.
Link to IC 1: Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
Conone 65 details
The Conone 65 Kit consists out of two main aluminum case parts , one of our four plates in the material of your choice and a Conone 65 PCB combo , that includes the main PCB and the complementing daughterboard. Some feet and the appropriate mounting screws will be in this package as well.
Spare parts will also become available later.
Conone 65 Case
With our Conone Case we want to bring out a case that resembles a sleek and clean design language, therefore we decided to go with a magnetic mounting solution to keep the top and bottom case part together. This will end in a super clean looking and sleek keyboard case. To make sure this case is held together as solid as screw-mounted cases, there will be a total of 5 magnetic mounting points .
The plates will be screwed into the bottom part using 8 screws . The plate is shaped so that a pleasurable amount of flex can be delivered to our Typers.
The Conone 65 case can easily be taken apart because of the magnetic mounting system. The fact that the plate, pcb and switches can be taken out as a whole by unscrewing the 8 screws that hold the plate to the bottom case part will also deliver you a more pleasant building experience.
The case is tilted at a 5 degree angle and milled out of 6061 aluminum . Switches, which are not included in the kit, will need to be soldered into the PCB. The PCB will connect to your device using its USB-C port , a cable for this will not be included either.
The Conone 65 case was designed and machined in Belgium, this will bring to you a high quality mechanical keyboard that’s been made with details and precision in mind. Salvun, the man who is machining them, is known for the insanely high quality he delivers. Nothing leaves his shop unless the finishes on it are perfect.
Only 90 of them are available in this GB.
Conone 65 Gallery:
(These are pictures of the prototypes, not all of them were completely build)
