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uchigaytana t1_j16mjaq wrote

Reply to comment by keebagrains in Ordered the SA Espresso (Alphas + Novelties) from Kono. Turns out the modifiers are a separate set for TKL that's 100 bucks extra for the 5 keys that I'm missing :( by Space_Floof

It's not usually because of poorly thought out kitting, though. The kitting of this keycap set is just a bad/not-fully-thought-out move on Kono's part - something that I've heard is all too common with them.

(Instead, the $1k+ price tag is because people end up buying a limited-run $600+ keyboard kit, a $150 GMK set, two sets of $70+ switches for a single set of frankenswitches, a $50 cable, and an extra $50 on stabilizers, film, lube, and other extras.)

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raijba t1_j176how wrote

This kitting is normal for SA sets. Some SA sets run full base kits but very frequently run them a la carte like SA Espresso did. Pretty much all Signature Plastics SA sets on Drop except SA Godspeed ran kitting like Espresso for example. Also, Kono doesn't dictate kitting on SA sets and kitting is usually agreed upon by the designer and the vendor.

By all means, we should be shitting on Kono for the prices they charge. But the kitting here was standard was standard and solid. OP just made a mistake in assuming a novelties set was meant to kit a 65% keyboard's modifiers. If he was too lazy to look up 65 modifiers sizes himself, he probably could have asked the designer in the reddit group buy thread and the designer would have told him exactly what he needed.

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zvexler t1_j16zq5n wrote

GMK set? What’s that

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uchigaytana t1_j17a3xd wrote

GMK is a keycap manufacturer based in Germany. They use the original Cherry keycap-making equipment to make doubleshot ABS keycap sets that are expensive, but relatively high-quality. GMK sets are popular both because of this quality, and because of their legacy as the "original" brand for premium keycaps.

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