#Neo80/75CU alternatives

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warm wraith
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Aloha everyone,

Next month, I will be in Tokyo and plan to hit up the Yushakobo in Akiba.

I am looking to build my first and (hopefully) my last custom keyboard, end game. I will be using this keyboard daily for years, for gaming, typing, and just general use all around.

I love the form factor of the QK Neo80. However, I like the Neo75Cu with its copper base. I would wait for a Neo80Cu if it's coming this year, but I don't want to wait any longer.

No matter what case I get, I will be pairing it with JTK Night Sakura keycaps to match my SFF PC case cerakoted with sakura trees on it. I don't mind getting the case in some random/obscure color, as then I could have it cerakoted as well to match my PC case.

What alternatives would there be for a Neo80 that supports 2.4Ghz wireless?

Apologies for any formatting issues, I wrote this on mobile.

ocean harness
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I can’t help a lot as we speak already about those

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But I will be here to assist

warm wraith
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If it means anything at all, I've used a fair share of gaming keyboards, but I'm looking for something nicer and more refined.

I've been using a Corsair K100 Air for a little over 15 months now, and I don't really have many complaints about it.

Ideally, I would pair tactile keys with the board. I'm open to full sized boards as well.

I've soldered a few things before as part of 3d printing projects and I know how to do it, albeit very poorly. Hotswap PCBs are my preference.

Thank you for the help in advance!

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Bonus points if I can find the case/PCB in Japan and get it tax-free.
I don't really have a fixed budget, but nothing insane like $1,000.

I would like to keep it within $500, however if there is a much nicer board slightly outside of that price range I don't mind splurging, given this board will be in use for years to come.

cold scarab
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You can get something like a pt 1/75 for around $250?
Or you should be able to find f1s for around that price

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Not sure who the local vendor is for Japan

warm wraith
cold scarab
# warm wraith What's an f1s keyboard? I'm trying to search it on Google but it comes up with t...

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Geon F1-8X V2 Barebone Keyboard Kit

Geon F1-8X V2 is an F12 WK or WKL layout keyboard that is produced by Geon Works in South Korea. The F1-8X V2 has been highly regarded as a premium quality board through Geon's exceptional build quality, intentional design language, and usage of six copper weights. This board has a large number of compatible accessorie

warm wraith
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Case looks sweet. However, is there any 2.4 wireless PCB that would work in this case?

burnt wraith
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no

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most wireless in customs is not that great, which is why you see a lot of wired

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there is good wireless but right now only in 60/65 with ZMK powered boards

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wireless in customs is more of a novelty, and a lot of the cheap amazon keyboards focus on wireless a lot

cold scarab
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And it would not work too well cause you would need to get custom batteries made to be able to fit in that case

brittle blade
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I heard there is in fact a neo 80 cu coming. I don't remember where I heard this (probably in this server tho) and when it's coming

warm wraith
warm wraith
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pure pivot
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@warm wraith what's your expectation with coming to japan and getting a keyboard?

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most keyboard stuff are chinese - and everything that can be imported to japan can also be imported to all over the world anyway

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if you've never went to a mechanical keyboard brick and mortar store then yushakobo is pretty fascinating

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but nothing there can't be bought online

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sadly nothing there screams end game either

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they have no neo stuff

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they had meletrix stuff

warm wraith
pure pivot
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hmm ok

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I don't know if they still have their switch board or not

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and if it's updated or not

warm wraith
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I've been to maybe 1/3rd of all the microcenters and all of them are missing half the keycaps on their testers

pure pivot
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last time I went there was like a few months back and they barely have any new switches on their switch board

warm wraith
burnt wraith
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yusha will have a lot of switches then to check out but keyboard wise, nothing special

pure pivot
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yea last time I went there it was so disappointing, like, missing switches and keycaps

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I wonder if milktooth still do switch samplers

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I mean yeah do give them a visit

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but don't set a high expectation of coming out from the shop carrying your endgame

warm wraith
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Are there any other brick and mortar stores in the Tokyo area or just yusha

warm wraith
burnt wraith
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they are not going to sell anything special

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bic camera and many electronic stores at most sell keychron

pure pivot
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yep

warm wraith
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I asked in the QK discord and they said Neo80CU will launch within a year if they have the production capacity

pure pivot
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it's pretty fun going around electronics stores testing around

burnt wraith
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but you wont find anything special and even less options since a lot of what they carry are for the average japanese

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which means a lot of japanese layout keyboards

warm wraith
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I was in Tokyo in March but going back to check this place out

burnt wraith
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yeah yodobashi is just another normal electronics store

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custom keyboards is still a rather new and small community in japan

warm wraith
burnt wraith
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most people in japan that do get into custom keyboards are engineers who end up designing their own ergonomic keyboard

pure pivot
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malaysia and singapore got pretty nice brick and mortar kb shops

warm wraith
tight maple
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sry for necro but 80cu is in the works so u could look into that

brittle blade
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now that it has been nekro'd (and it turned up in my menu too) the DK1-TKL that Alex streamed yesterday!

ocean harness
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But idk if he would like it

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@warm wraith

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hollow lodge
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qk80 mk2

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