Mechanical keyboards from RastPort
I'm the owner of one-man RastPort business. I've seen that my mechanical keyboard KA59 has been mentioned in some other thread. As I don't want to hijack thread of competing product, let's talk about it here.
KA59 is simply a drop-in mechanical replacement of original A1200 keyboard. The project is now at manufacturing stage, however some minor improvements are still introduced. I have decided to finance the project on my own, without paid preorders or crowdfunding and it worked. 8 keyboards have been sold already, and the queue of interested people is 30. As you may guess, keyboards are hand-assembled so it takes time. On the other hand it allows for high level of customization: keycap color set, kind of switches and language layout may be selected by customer. Photos of KA59 and informations about the project can be found on RastPort's Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Product page on RastPort website will be up this year. In the next year I plan to design KA56 – mechanical keyboard for Amiga 600, using the same technology. |
Where did you get the keycaps - did you commission a set from a manufacturer, are they third-party?
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I wonder what are the switch options. Only Cherry MX variants, or compatible switches are possible too, e.g. Kailh BOX, Gateron, etc?
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My wife hates me typing on my original A1200 keyboard each night as the keys are noisy as hell. Can you compare your KB to the old one noise - wise?
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I see, thanks! I guess it's the low profile Kalih then.
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Nice, would be interested if the price is not too steep
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Great work.
My main moan though would be the additional keys, is it not possible to get the original space bar size and remove all extra keys an an option for the purists? if not wouldn't it be better to have the extra keys next to the space bar so that the A and ALT are in their normal locations? also maybe just drop the caps lock light to allow you to use original size CTRL/CAPS keys? I think the size of those keys being reversed would bug me more than lack of a light. You can't please everyone I guess and with you funding it yourself I bet it's expensive but more options would be nice if possible. :) |
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Laptop keys are so flat now thought that you get a "thunk" which can be just as loud.
Dell/Thinkpad scissor switches were great for normal typing, but the unknowing majority wants to kill good ideas. "Mechanical" keyboards are louder than "non-mechanical" if you type normally. There are no silent switches except Topre (with extra silenced upstroke). You can type silently on most keys. So unless RastPort can provide Topre switches with silenced upstroke, you have to either type silently, type in another room, or not type at all. Otherwise no provider can provide. :D |
I would be interested in one, A1200 keyboard, how about price and availability?
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I've set up a preliminary product page for KA59 keyboard on rastport.com. At the moment it contains illustrated instalation guide. More informations and photos will follow.
https://rastport.com/products/KA59/ |
That is an extremely nice looking solution. I will be keeping an eye on this project, may be interested in one later in the year. I wish you every success.
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Great work! An overview image with a closed case would be nice... Thank you for your effort.
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This looks really interesting!
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