It also appears they have an accompanying 87 key FR4 plate and hotswap/solderable/Bluetooth PCB, but the hotswap sockets are North facing.
Darn. Thatās a show stopper.
Itās a truly bizarre hotswap/solderable combo where each switch can be soldered in south facing or hotswapped in north facing. Thereās also a Bluetooth variant.
Iāve seen this sort of thing too many times. Instead of just addressing shortcomings, they throw some wild stuff on top, turning a decent product into a cheap sideshow.
Is that beige or white? Whatās the deal with these NCR colors?
Will they finally be offering a proper ācool grayā (NCR-3007) like they tried to do in R2?
This is kind of a dumb questionā¦ but is the NCR-80 [like presumably all MK] compatible with Windows language settings?
The NCR-80 for my relative is going to be used for English / French work. So I guess they will be using software shortcuts within Windows to access special characters.
Thereās no problem with this, right? The NCR-80 should be fully compatible with whatever OS-level language functions exist in Windows, and any software settings just like a normal keyboard?
Yes, language is controlled by the OS, not the keeb.
Is there a way to buy the R3 yet? Iād be quite interested in a WK ISO-compatible version of this.
https://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?t=27498
The project owner posted last month about the NCR80 R3 and keycaps, it doesnāt seem thereās been any movement since then. Perhaps a ZFrontier run at some point? Itās difficult to say.
The R3 is now available to buy, btw:
Welp, got mine today. Thereās some issues unfortunately.
- menu key would not work, despite the socket and diode looking fine. (pads donāt trigger with tweezers) and upon reassembly another key stopped working.
- the LEDs are incredibly searingly bright. Had to stick small squares of tape to the case top to reduce the brightness. (also the Scroll lock LED, which you canāt in any way turn off or on is just permanently on. Not great.)
- thereās a bunch of screws missing inside, which I gather is the norm with these boards.
Overall Iām not thrilled, because otherwise the board is exactly what I want from a keyboard. If it just worked right.
edit: Turns out Iām a dumbass and solely responsible for my misfortune.
The menu key was mapped to Fn, which does not show up in key tester. Remapping it to anything else works. I did however manage to snap off a diode on the Right key, looks like.
Goddamit.
Your sacrifice is much appreciated.
Quick question: I have an extra NCR-80 hotswap PCB lying around.
Using the supplied USB cable, is this something I could plug into a computer and use for testing switches?
I donāt see why not. As long as it isnāt sitting on / touching anything conductive thatās a fine way to test switches.
Someone is selling a NCR80 kit for $60 shipped.
Iād buy it in a heartbeat if I didnāt already own mine
Already sold. Whew. Dodged another impulse buy by luck.
Does anyone know what the typing angles of this board are?
Iāll try to measure in a bit
Thanks! It has very good angles, so I wanted to know what they were.