GEN ONE 65 (65% Gasket Mount Keyboard) (UPDATED)

Hello Everyone! We are a new keyboard company called GEN ONE and this is our first post on geekhack. We are a team of 4 dedicated individuals in Miami, Florida. We would like to introduce our very fist keyboard called Gen One 65.





We have been working on this keyboard for about a year and a half now and it has undergone major major changes throughout the year. It was originally named Eclipse-65 and was featured on both Taeha Types and Alexotos Twitch channels. After hearing community feedback we decided to hold off putting our keyboard through a group buy/ Pre-order and work on the design and the mount type. After Three months of redesigning, we believe we have come with an overall better keyboard.

Case Features
- Gasket Mount (poron adhesive strips)
- Two tone color (Matte Black being the bottom case)
- Anodized Aluminum
- 7o angle
- Case Weight: 1.18 Kg / 2.6 lbs.
Update (3/23/21)
- Side Bezels are 5 mm
- Front and Back Bezels are 9.5 mm
- Front Case Height is 20.5 mm (.8 inches)
- Keyboard Length is 32 cm (12.6 inches)
- Keyboard width is 11.8 cm (4.6 inches)
- Internal Depth of the case is 18 mm

PCB
The PCB is solderable only. It has a 65% ANSI layout that uses 68 keys. Our previous keyboard is already QMK compatible. We are currently working on changing the name and adding VIA compatibility, this should be completed before the keyboard goes to group buy.
Update (3/23/2021)
We did a small redesign of the PCB on our AutoCAD software to include multiple bottom row layouts. We will post a screenshot of the PCB 3D model . We will be ordering the new PCB to make sure the changes are working 100% and if we get a chance we will post some photos.



Currently, there is only one layout. I have just read a couple of comments in regards to having multiple bottom row layouts. We are going to work on this aspect of the PCB this week and will update this post as soon as possible.
Update (3/23/2021)
Updated the PCB to include various bottom row layouts.


Colors

To keep the price more affordable we are going to offer two common colors, a full Matte Black and Red top/ Black bottom keyboard. (Less expensive option)

We are also making the third option. Where people get to choose the color of their choice from the provided color chart below. The color chart was provided by our Anodizing manufacturer. (More expensive option)


Release and Pricing

- Currently not available, we are trying to start the preorders/group buy by Beginning/Mid-April. We will also be sending them to streamers soon.
- If you choose one of the two standard colors offered the price of the keyboard is $270.
- If you choose a color from the chart the price of the keyboard is $370.

More Information / Links
- We will try to answer as many questions as possible. Some of the links below contain more pictures and information.

Website: https://www.genonemerch.com ( For more information)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/genonemerch/ (For more Pictures and content)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/genonemerch (For the latest news, we try to keep people informed with the most recent activity)
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/J2TRQXMymq (For the latest news)