Altair & Altair-X Round 2

Altair / Altair-X Round 2
Live September 19th to October 20th
ETA Q3 2026

Altair is coming back to GB! We're keeping the design the same, but offering some new additional colors and addons that can be used with the original round! Check out the CannonKeys listing for even more info, images, and renders!

What's New?

• New colors - Black, Camo Green, Navy, Silver
• Soft carrying pouch addon
• Aluminum weight with threaded hole addon for tripod mounts
• New PBS keycap set with Altair kit
• Coiled USB cable to connect both halves together as an addon
• Solder PCB Addon
• Improved screw threads

Colors




Round 1 Proto Photos




Pricing

The keyboard kit pricing will start at $300 for Altair-X & $315 for Altair- the same as R1.

Altair Addons & Pricing

• Extra set of 2 PC plates - $40
• Extra set of 2 alu plates - $55
• Extra set of 2 FR4 plates - $24
• Extra set of 2 Hotswap PCBs - $55[
• Extra set of 2 Solder PCBs - $50
• Foam kit - $28
• Set of 2 steel weight - $135
• Set of 2 alu tripod weights - $45

Altair-X Addons & Pricing

• Extra set of 2 PC plates - $37
• Extra set of 2 alu plates - $52
• Extra set of 2 FR4 plates - $21
• Extra set of 2 Hotswap PCBs - $51[
• Extra set of 2 Solder PCBs - $46
• Foam kit - $26
• Set of 2 steel weight - $130
• Set of 2 alu tripod weights - $41

Shared Addons & Pricing

• Extra gaskets - $7
• Extra USB-C cable - $5
• Extra set of 2 daughterboards - $11
• Set of 2 wooden wrist rests - $28
• Set of 24 feet - $5
• Soft carrying sleeve - $13
• Coiled USB-C interconnect cable - $5

PBS Set Addon

We are working on a new keycap set in the PBS profile to be sold alongside Altair & Altair-X. It will be a single kit for both units, and we hope the price will be under $30! We'll share more details and renders once the design is finalized.

Kit Contents

• The case halves
• Polycarbonate plates
• Brass weights per half
• PCB and daughterboard per half, along with their ribbon cables
• Straight USB-C to USB-C cable for interconnect use
• Custom hard carrying case
• Rubber feet and gaskets
• Screws and hardware for assembly

Specifications

• Typing angle: 7deg
• Materials: Aluminum case, polycarbonate plate (by default), brass weight
• Manufacturer: Hongtu
• Weight (both halves combined): ~1.2kg (Altair 5-row) | ~900g (Altair-X 4-row)
• Dimensions (per half): ~143.6 x 126.4 x 30.0mm (Altair 5-row) | ~143.6 x 107.4 x 27.9mm (Altair-X 4-row)
• PCB: 1.2mm thick; hotswap

Vendors

• US: CannonKeys
• UK: Mechboards
• CN: zFrontier
• KR: Swagkeys
• OCE: KeebzNCables
• EU: Keygem
• JP: Yusha Kobo
• ID: Acid & Co