Zoom TKL EE Updates - GB live!

Edit: November 18th

Zoom TKL EE is live on Meletrix


Hi Everyone,

Thank you for following our project so far, we have updated tons of images and photos based on feedback from our community. Today we gonna update our GB pages with all these photo updates, add-on prices, current confirmed vendors and the timeline for WKL.

Zoom TKL Essential Edition (EE) GB Details

Renders

Prototype Photos

Small Batch production photos


















Streamers

* Alexotos, wild green

* Apiary, Blurple

* Xingxing Wong, Navy

* Clackbait, Sky Blue, schedule TBD

We will update other streamers’ info as soon as we have schedule.

Assembly Video

Check Zoom TKL EE Assembly Guide Here

Pre-order Bonus: Kitty & Corgi Keycaps

Check the cute Kitty & Corgi Keycaps here

The 4 cute keycaps, in 1 case, will be gifted to orders placed on the first 3 days of the GB from both Meletrix and vendors.


Zoom TKL EE GB Time

November 15, 11 PM, Beijing Time - Nov. 29

Vendors will launch almost at the same time, exact time will be updated to our GB page before GB.

Mix and match case and bottom plate colors.

10 different case colors

* White

* Black

* Cool Grey

* Wild Green

* Scarlet Red

* Blush Pink

* Lilac

* Faint Blurple

* Sky Blue

* Navy

12 bottom plates and back accents

* White (Stainless steel PVD Mirror)

* Black (Stainless steel PVD Mirror)

* Gold (Stainless steel PVD Mirror)

* Carbon Fiber

* Gradient Cool Grey (Glass Mirror)

* Gradient Wild Green (Glass Mirror)

* Gradient Scarlet Red (Glass Mirror)

* Gradient Blush Pink (Glass Mirror)

* Gradient Lilac (Glass Mirror)

* Gradient Faint Blurple (Glass Mirror)

* Gradient Sky Blue (Glass Mirror)

* Gradient Navy (Glass Mirror)

Replaceable back plates and back accents

Back plates and back accents can be disassembled and replaced. Just unscrew and screw in, you can easily replace them.

Check how to remove and replace back plate here

Two Default Plate Options

You can choose either Aluminium or PC plate as the default one, so that you don't need to purchase 1 more plate.

Default Features

* Bluetooth 5.0

* VIA supported

* Both wired and wireless

* Connect 3 devices

Case finish

Among the desktop objects, Zoom TKL is relatively large. After the discussion of our team, it is unlikely that it should be taken out for business trips. Therefore, wear resistance is not the first consideration. This time, we will use nano-coating, it’s delicate and smooth. Please check the small-batch-production photos below.

Check Zoom TKL Photos Here

Default Layout

* WK

* Splits: 3 space bar splits, left and right shift splits

Default Specs

* 80% with F13,WK

* Gasket mount

* Typing angle: 5°

* PCB: 1.2mm, with Ai03 DB

* Front height: 18.86mm

* Finish treatment: nan-coating, glass, stainless steel

* Default plate: PC or Aluminium Plate

WKL and New PCB Timeline

We have been discussing with our engineers and also manufacturer partners about the WKL and extra PCB timeline. Since we are already producing current PCBs and also need 2-3 months to test the new designed PCB, we decide to arrange WKL and PCB to R2, which will be in Feb or March 2023. If you would love to have a WKL or later PCB version, you can wait till R2.

New PCB specifications

* WKL+WK

* wired+wireless

* 7U spacebar (south facing switch) +Tsangan bottom row

* ANSI+ISO

* Per Key RGB

* Step caps lock

* Hotswap

* Note: R1 PCB (with 6.25U spacebar) will still be available in R2

WKL Top case

There will be a WKL version as default version in R2.

WK/WKL plates

The plates will be compatible for both WK and WKL with above PCB.

Zoom TKL Assembled Edition (AE)

Zoom TKL AE Prototype Photos, six colors

Zoom TKL AE will add WS Doubleshot PBT Keycap and WS switches to the Zoom TKL EE with default PC plate and poron dampeners.

Zoom TKL AE has limited color and custom options but will be pre-built at with lubed switches and stabilizer. They are designed for user who don’t want to build a board but want an upgraded one from their normal mechanical keyboards. Thus, in order to make this available to more people, and also give a good price, we decided to launch this version to Kickstarter (Zoom TKL EE will still be available from Meletrix and vendors’ GB).

If you are interested in Zoom TKL AE please feel free to check more about it here.

Zoom TKL EE IC Form

Please share your ideas to this IC form

More Discussion

Please feel free to join our Meletrix Discord Channel Here

Thank you!