Lily HHKB - Elegant.

[@alexotos]

Hope you enjoy some highlights and thoughts about the board. I do urge you to watch the FULL vod on twitch for more in depth thoughts since I did go in a bit deeper about the stabs and board for this one: www.twitch.tv/videos/2093592161

[@nobody-bt7mu]

This is the BEST 60% I've seen since 2019. I'm not the biggest fan of HHKB layouts but with this, I'm willing to overlook it.

[@Gemmmmmmmmmmmmmy]

So damn pretty, never tried hhkb layout before so im willing to give it a shot

[@cceyxx]

Most beautiful design I've seen so far. If it were a 65%, I'd buy it instantly.

[@mattdemoraes]

I find this board stunning and love me a HHKB so it’s a no brainer if I can get it in the UK. Thanks for doing a video on it Alex!

[@michaeljosiah536]

HHKB layouts are hard to find.

[@solarbear9510]

I really want to try an HHKB board, they look really cool

[@Keebmen]

Great build! Could you explain what usually causes upstroke stabaliser sounds like you mentioned near the end?

[@zp_haru88]

Great video and build Alex! I got some Geon x Haimu black switches more than a year ago and I noticed they had the same holes in the bottom housing as the Haimu Whispers. I think the idea was maybe to help them leak sound to contribute to the silencing effect? I found them to sound a bit thin because of the holes. Did you experience this at all with your build?

[@FitLabb]

Gorgeous design in every way. Unfortunately HHKB layout doesn’t work for me, but a great showpiece design for those who love this layout. 👍

[@skystrobe3325]

am I crazy or is the lz cls se video gone?

[@tegzguzon]

Any project updates

[@involuntarysoul3867]

so the gaskets are pushing the middle outwards, will the final production fix that huge design error?

[@solaufein]

Hhkb my fav layout, but man, I am already waiting for 2 60% boards.. should I take this one too?

[@Moritz.Langen]

yes

[@solaufein]

but what color?@@Moritz.Langen

[@Moritz.Langen]

Taupe@@solaufein

[@worstrogueever]

Men, the Lily looks insane. I would have to close my eyes the whole time to not feel hurt :D Irrelevant tho, but may I ask what Andromeda version do you own, and what do you use to drive them? I have heard that they are really sensitive and would hiss if used with incompatible devices.

[@grainydaney]

Haimu x geons finally getting love!! And the board is simply stunning

[@fnvfanMSPR]

They aren't that great tbh. Loose housings, average stem wobble and extremely loose leaves.

[@foggytypes]

@@fnvfanMSPR yeah pretty subpar switches tbh. there's way better for less

[@foggytypes]

also they were a pain to solder in, I'm watching the stream and damn they flop right off the pcb. this board might need a removable aligment plate like the geon w1-at if you're not gonna use cherry mx.

[@ternedo6074]

@@fnvfanMSPR I like my HG Whites, I just soldered them in around 2 weeks ago and I think that although the leaf is loose it wasn't terrible. Stem wobble to me is good (similar to my oilkings and better than browns). Not bad for the price.

[@mawsnpaws]

Alex - Elegant.

[@alexotos]

Thank you so much Q_Q

[@kennethng9653]

No ec, no hhkb 6u, plateless no iso support... come on man

[@kaziasifmahmud2839]

Will there be a few in stock units in future?

[@alexchiku]

I think hhkb looks good, however as a gamer, I tend to map my control to something usually, so thats my gripe with it, I cant do that unfortunately :(

[@potehtoo8161]

The lily is so pretty 🫣🤤

[@fnvfanMSPR]

Really interesting board but HHKB is a huge dealbreaker to me

[@alexotos]

I had a feeling! I think i mentioned it in the full vod, but yeah i do feel like this may lose some interested due to a fixed layout.

[@tylerolinde]

Yeah at this price point it needs top plate configuration options. Vertex and the Arc60 did it right.

[@mx3swish]

Doesn't work with the LEDs. This was designed specifically for HHKB.

[@foggytypes]

@@tylerolinde it really does not. it is specifically designed as plateless

[@lawbinson]

HHKB is the way to go. But, I get it. To each their own.

[@SE7VENprod]

So right about hhkb fixed being a turn off, this is one of the most beautiful boards I've seen but the hkkb and the price are a combo of deal breakers which on their own i could look past but combined means I'm going to skip this

[@TechnicalArtistry]

It's nice but need that CTRL key

[@foggytypes]

it’s there……….

[@lawbinson]

it’s where the Caps lock is. After all my life with the control in the bottom left, it made so much more sense and is so much more comfortable where Caps Lock is.

[@ImOnMy116]

very pretty board, brutal that it’s only HHKB, why these designers gotta do me like this? haha still sad about the mode tempo and tastiearossa not offering WK bottom row

[@asianafroo]

Anyone heard about PCB compatibility? No left shift split or iso enter is such a bummer

[@foggytypes]

iso looks like ass on a hhkb form factor

[@foggytypes]

sandblasted >>>>>>> pvd/polished

[@alexotos]

10000000%

[@dar7279]

Nahhhh sand blasted does not look anywhere close to polished. Know never get boards without polished

[@foggytypes]

@@dar7279 enjoy ur scratch magnet I guess

[@SenkoKitsune]

All these boards and not enough money

[@theodorosanastasioy8846]

Slim and pretty but certainly overpriced. Q60 barebone cost $150 usd during Christmas sales. There's nothing to justify the huge difference in price, design, mount style or weight....

[@foggytypes]

sir this is a designer board

[@impointr]

QK60 also has a design made to be cheap to manufacture, is a plate mount only keyboard, has a significantly smaller back weight, uses a cheaper coating/ano method (doesn't mean it's bad), doesn't have a solder PCB option... Apples to oranges.

[@subho1766]

It's a GOK board. It won't have the huge MOQ of Q60. It went through multiple iterations of prototype. Has a SS bottom. The side curves are not easy to machine . Therefore the price.

[@Missingnin69]

This is in no way overpriced. As @subho1766 mentioned, the board doesn't have a huge MOQ like the Q60. It also has more expensive machining and materials (SS, curved side profiles, etc.). Even if you don't like the design of the Lily, therefore, its manufacturing process and scale makes its price justifiable. Gok isn't making insane margins on this or anything. He's just a small albeit well known and liked designer from new zealand. However, there's another question here - whether or not the material cost is justified by manufacturing, is this board worth getting over QK60 boards for somebody who has a full time job and can afford it (i.e. who isn't 12)? Yes. This is obviously incredibly subjective, but QK boards have a design that's cheap, minimalist and tacky. The Lily has real artistry and design put into it - it's not made to be a mass produced and sold board. It's a unique artistic object with an extremely niche design element, curvey side profiles that've been done in a particularly unique way. It's okay not to personally want or value this board. But don't make universal judgements about how it's "overpriced" for all people and how there's "nothing to justify" getting this keyboard over a QK board. Sounds to me like you're some techbro that watches endless phone or graphic cards videos and sees technology in this straightforwards value-based way where you can compare what piece of tech has better 'specs'. Custom keyboards are analogue and they're art. There's not always going to be a 'best' keyboard because they artistically differ in style and sound. I've seen this anti-designer board mentality rise and it's a bit worrying: more access to cheaper boards is good, but if you shit on the designer side of the hobby then you're going to end up with big corporations pumping out the same non-personalized shit and kill the smaller designer scene.

[@limitedhangoutlive]

Pretty. Sound is meh.

[@impointr]

Man how much I wish they got rid of that accent on the right corner... I really can't like those on a 60 no matter what honestly. Everything about this keyboard is great, save for the top accent.

[@HITMAN80g]

mode envoy >>>> hhkb. change my mind

[@cakeycakes9219]

One of the prettiest boards I’ve seen in a good while. I swear gok’s designs are always so good 🤌