Orbit R2 || GB is live now!

Orbit R2
Designed by Machina

UPDATE 10-17-24







Hello keyboard friends, I'm very excited to share more details about the upcoming Orbit R2.

The last Orbit group buy went really well, and I’ve received so many DMs about R2—huge thanks to everyone who made it happen!

For the R2 design, I’ve taken a lot of feedback from R1 users to make it even better.
Some key changes include:
1. replacing the long feet with 4 short ones
2. adjusting mounting positions
3. ensuring full compatibility with R1 components.
4. Geon's Venom HE pcb support


About the name
The external curves and internal pattern give me an astronomy vibe, I hope this keyboard is also in your orbit
The look of this keyboard is influenced by the HHKB series (HG variant and Pro2).


IC FORM: https://forms.gle/wCGh7HWpPMSAmXF86

DISCORD LINK: https://discord.gg/KZ7axT7zKg

INSTAGRAM LINK: https://www.instagram.com/machina.syd/





0. CONTENTS

1.DETAILS
2.VENDOR
3.PRICE & SALES DETAILS
4.LAYOUT
5.PHOTO
6.DESIGN CHANGELOG
7.PROJECT STATUS






1.DETAILS

- Typing angle 7.0°
- Front height: 17mm
- Mounting style: Silicon pin/ Tadpole (4 hardness options)
- 4 friction fit short feet
- PCB: Inhouse design with USB-C daughterboard - configurable with QMK/VIA, hotswap, and solder option available.
- Will come with a matching carrying case
- Weight: Around 2.6KG built

- Materials:
- Aluminium Top Case
- Full Copper Top Case
- Full Brass Bottom Case with nano-coating finish (matte, same as C9)
- Full Copper Bottom Case with nano-coating finish (matte, same as C9)
- Full SS Bottom Case with machining marks (raw SS, same as C9)






2.VENDOR

South Korea: Geonworks https://geon.works/
AU & Rest of the world: www.machina.mx






3.PRICE & SALES DETAILS


Sale Format: GB on 14th November, 2024
Target Price:

• Anodized Top Case + Full Brass Bottom Case (Nano Coating) $399
• Anodized Top Case + Full Copper Bottom Case (Nano Coating) $439
• Anodized Top Case + Full SS Bottom Case (Raw) $529
• Full Copper Top Case +Full Copper Bottom Case (Nano Coating) $649
• Hotswap +$10
• E-coat +$20

* Prices in USD
** By default, it comes with a full aluminium plate, 70A hardness silicon pins, 1.6mm PCB, and no flex cut on either PCB or plate.





4.LAYOUT







5.1 RENDER










5.2 PHOTO
From R1 GB:







6.DESIGN CHANGELOG









7.PROJECT STATUS

It's going to GB next month, review units are about to ship out to content creators by the end of this month!



Thank you for reading till the end!

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