The WhiteFox Keyboard - New keyboard :o

davido_labido · 14 Dec 2015 at 21:00

Has anyone else seen these? I have just ordered one (Well Saturday evening)

I have ordered it with Green switches and iirc, vanilla layout, but I might change that, not sure. I am definitely keeping the Cherry greens though. With the selections I have made, I will have to make it myself, but I'm not too worried about that, shouldnt be too hard.

I havn't linked it just in case it is seen as a competitor, but yeh, just google it and you will find it on the site that allows you to mass purchase things as a group.

he WhiteFox Mechanical Keyboard is the dream keyboard of Matteo Spinelli (Matt3o), creator of famous keycap sets such as Granite, DSA Retro, and Skull Squadron. In 2013, Matteo wrote a legendary post on how to create the BrownFox DIY keyboard kit, igniting a custom mechanical keyboard movement. The WhiteFox represents the conclusion of Matteo’s hunt for the perfect keyboard, in form factor, material choice, and programming options.

The board:

Aluminium case:

PCB:

Specs:

WhiteFox
65% layout
CNC anodized aluminum case
Dye-sublimated PBT keys
Cherry Profile
White Costar stabilizers
Floating keys
Aluminum-and-rubber cone feet

Included in my kit:

WhiteFox
65% layout
CNC anodized aluminum case
Dye-sublimated PBT keys
Cherry Profile
White Costar stabilizers
Floating keys
Aluminum-and-rubber cone feet

What do you guys think? I think it looks really nice!

TheEnosFam · 14 Dec 2015 at 21:35

Hmmmm.. May have to look into getting one of these. I love my full-size keyboard for day to day use but have been wanting to get something a bit smaller for photos and other various things.

SuperG · 15 Dec 2015 at 12:43

That looks really nice, What a classy looking kb. How much did it go for?

davido_labido · 16 Dec 2015 at 12:07

SuperG said:
That looks really nice, What a classy looking kb. How much did it go for?

i think overalll, with the green switches it was £150 but no doubt I will get shafted at customs.

with red or blacks you can get it pre built for £120 i think

davido_labido · 16 Dec 2015 at 12:07

TheEnosFam said:
Hmmmm.. May have to look into getting one of these. I love my full-size keyboard for day to day use but have been wanting to get something a bit smaller for photos and other various things.

tbh, i would go for a more mainstream one then dude, Rapid-I or if you want 60% a poker II or V60, maybe even the ducky mini

Josh · 16 Dec 2015 at 12:11

I like the clean design and the uncluttered look.

SuperG · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:48

davido_labido said:
i think overalll, with the green switches it was £150 but no doubt I will get shafted at customs.

with red or blacks you can get it pre built for £120 i think

That's steep!

tom_e · 16 Dec 2015 at 15:51

What makes this different to any other small mech keyboard, am I missing something?

SuperG · 16 Dec 2015 at 16:27

tom_e said:
What makes this different to any other small mech keyboard, am I missing something?

Other than the PBT keycaps it comes with and the 65% form I'm not quite sure if there's much else different from other small mech kb's.

dacads · 16 Dec 2015 at 22:20

Yeah seen this on massdrop, a bit on the expensive side but probably worth it considering the customisation options, which include ISO layout unlike most other keyboard drops.

davido_labido · 16 Dec 2015 at 22:57

Yeh, it is a little expensive, but I love my V60, which cost me around the same after buying an aluminium case and also key caps.. It is currently my favorite keyboard.

click here for my fb pics of my V60

There are some really nice programmable functions to this board, not to mention I will finally find a keyboard I like with Cherry Greens!!!

The 65% is a strange form factor for me also, bought it because of the novelty as much as the functions. I will be ditching the key caps it comes with probably and go with blanks again.