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Borderland, designed by KiwiKey, is an ergonomic mechanical keyboard, inspired by well-known Arisu layout.
It was born based on the idea of spreading ergonomic layouts to everyone, with a reasonable budget.
Hope you are interested in it.
Downloads
- JSON file for VIA: borderland_via.json (no need anymore, Borderland can be detected automatically by VIA)
- VIA firmware: kiwikey_borderland_via.hex
- QMK Firmware source code: GitHub [qmk_firmware/keyboards/kiwikey/borderland/]
Hardware specifications
PCB
- USB Type-C connection
- Hotswap, using Kailh sockets
- Underglow RGB lighting
- Supports 1 Rotary Encoder (top right corner)
Case & Plate
- Stacked style: 7 layers keyboard case & 4 layers keyboard feet
- Material: Acrylic
- Structure: Sandwich Mount
- Various colors available*
- Typing angle: 7°
Weight of kit (no switch, no keycap, no stabs): 770 grams
Weight of fully-assembled: ~970 grams
Layout support
Overview
Group-buy Round 1
*** National Group-buy only (Vietnam) ***
Opening: 20-Nov-2021
Closing: end of 27-Nov-2021, or limitation reached
Estimated Delivery: end of December 2021
Fulfillment: 25 to 27-Dec-2021 (DONE)
What's included:
- 1x Borderland Acrylic Case & Plate
- 1x Borderland Hotswap PCB
- 5x 2u Screw-in Stabilizers (Cherry Genuine)
- Extra screws, diodes, sockets, rubber feet, hex screwdriver
For a ready-to-go keyboard, you also need to purchase:
- Switches: up to 67 switches
- Keycaps: make sure your keycap set contains
- 1.75u Right Shift key
- 2u & 2.75u Space (however, 2u Numpad 0 and 2.75u Shift also work)