[Group Buy] Monokei Kei v2 Kit

Kei v2 Kit

A true classic, refined.

The Kei v2, powered by our all-new BT chip is our take on next generation custom mechanical keyboards. It's simpler, lighter, and wayyyy more fun. 

This is not the greatest board in the world, no, this is a tribute.

Preorder Starts: 15th September 2023

Preorder End: 6th October 2023

- Layout
60% WK
60% HHKB
65% WK

- Top and Bottom Case
Silver Top & Bottom Cases
Noren Blue Top & Bottom Cases
Blush Pink Top & Bottom Cases
Jungle Purple Top & Bottom Cases
Raw Top & Bottom Cases
E-white Top & Bottom Cases
Frost White (Polycarbonate) Top & Bottom Cases
Copper Top & Silver Bottom

- PCB
MX Solder
MX Hotswap
Electro Capacitive (EC)

Product details
Your Kei v2 kit comes with:
- Top and Bottom cases with magnets and magnet caps installed (colour and material of your choice)
- Solder / Hotswap / EC PCB (EC PCB comes with EC plate screws)
- Aluminium Silver MX or EC full plate
"- Silicone Pack containing 4 x feet, 8 x gasket socks, 1 x USB cover, 1 x battery sleeve and 1 x plate dampener (in Frost White)*
*(Includes a Seion sheet in PORON® Black) "
- Bluetooth Daughterboard Pack (contains bluetooth daughterboard, daughterboard screws, daughterboard cable, and lithium-ion polymer battery)
- Accessories (sticker pack, instruction booklet, and microfibre cloth)
- Kaban (Kei Edition)

Typing Angle, Weight and Mounting Style
Typing angle: 6 degrees
"Unassembled Weight (approx.):
- Copper top case with aluminium bottom case: 1.8 kg
- Aluminium top case with aluminium bottom case: 1.1 kg
- Polycarbonate top case with polycarbonate bottom case: 0.7 kg"
Mounting Style: Gasket Socks
Keyboard Dimensions for 60%: 30 (W) x 12 (L) x 3 (H) cm
Keyboard Dimensions for 65%: 32 (W) x 12 (L) x 3 (H) cm
Front Height: 1.8 cm (without feet)

MX PCB & Layout
"Only compatible with MX switches.
Supports PCB mount stabilisers"
- Designed for MONOKEI by Kopibeng
- DB: Bluetooth daughterboard by MONOKEI
- Spacebar Orientation: North
- 1.6 mm FR4 PCB
- RGB underglow
- USB-C
"- PCB comes flashed with the requisite firmware.
Please use VIA to modify it."

 - Solder Layout 60%

 - Hotswap Layout 60%

 - Solder Layout 65%

 - Hotswap Layout 65%

EC PCB & Layout

"Only compatible with electrocapacitive parts.
Tested with Deskeys and OEM parts."
- Designed for MONOKEI by Cipulot
- Spacebar Orientation: North
- 1.6 mm FR4 PCB
- USB-C
- 2u mods are EC compatible (not included in the bundle)
- Spacebar requires MX plate mount 7u stabiliser (not included in the bundle)
- Comes with requisite screws & 2x stabiliser pads
- Comes with 1x spacebar 1u housing
"- PCB comes flashed with the requisite firmware.
Please use VIA to modify it."

- EC Layout 60%

- EC Layout 65%

Regional Vendors

- AU/NZ: DailyClack
- MY: Rebult Keyboard
- CA: Ashkeebs
- TH: Aiglatson Studio
- EU: Keygem
- TW: INPAD
- HK: Kibou
- UK: Prototypist
- ID: Acid&Co
- US: Mekibo
- VN: Iconlabs

Additional Information
More more info: visit monokei.co/kei

Quality Expectations
While we strive to provide a perfect experience no kit can be 100% flawless at our scale of production, as such the caveats are as follows:
- No scratches on exposed / user facing parts of the keyboard (after installation of plate & PCB).
- Possible machining marks / micro scratches on the inside of the kit / pieces not exposed to the user. This includes scratches arising from anodisation hooks.
- Screw holes are NOT anodised.
- Possible marks close to screw area.
"- Raw top and bottom pieces may have scratches present and are susceptible to scratches.
Raw parts may also tarnish over time if left uncoated."
- Anodisation and e-coating variation may be present between top and bottom pieces.
- Copper patina: Copper as a material tarnishes over time, you can clean it but note that it's a form of oxidation that we cannot control.
- Marks / streaks that are not visible after assembly.
- Please note that your purchase denotes agreement to the pre-order rules which include all the above.