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KeyboardBowl & Alexotos · STR · 2025
Details
-
alexotos page - design story mostly
-
bowl page - technical spec mostly
Sales
- format: GB
- MOQ: 300 (reached easily)
- period: Aug 1, 2025 - Sep 1, 2025
- ETA: Q2 2026
numbers
- Around 600 gb units sold (THANK YOU) ref
Pricing
- Starting at $400 USD
- $400 for all aluminum
- $450 for raw copper weight, alu middle piece
- $455 for * coated copper weight, alu middle piece
- $460 for patina copper weight, alu middle piece
- +$100 for copper middle piece (or SE version)
Vendors
- North America: Bowlkeyboards
- Canada: Keybaytech
- Europe: DeltaKeyCo
China: KBDFans- Australia: KeebzNCables
- United Kingdom: ProtoTypist
- Singapore: PantheonKeys
Korea: Swagkeys- Thailand: Aiglatson
Colors
| kit | normal | SE |
|---|---|---|
| Machinist | Raw aluminum top case | Raw aluminum top case |
| Raw aluminum bottom case | Raw copper bottom case | |
| Raw copper weight | Raw copper weight | |
| Pumice | Light gray-beige anodized aluminum top case | Light gray-beige anodized aluminum top case |
| Light gray-beige anodized aluminum bottom case | Sandblasted copper weight | |
| Sandblasted copper weight | Sandblasted copper weight | |
| Americano | Brown anodized aluminum top case | Brown anodized aluminum top case |
| Silver anodized aluminum bottom case | Sandblasted copper weight | |
| Coffee patina weight | Coffee patina weight | |
| Manta | Black sparkle coated aluminum top case | Black sparkle coated aluminum top case |
| Black sparkle coated aluminum bottom case | Sandblasted copper weight | |
| Sandblasted copper weight | Sandblasted copper weight | |
| Tangerine | Frosted acrylic top case | Frosted acrylic top case |
| Raw aluminum bottom case | Sandblasted copper weight | |
| Sandblasted stainless steel weight | Sandblasted stainless steel weight | |
| Motorsport | Silver anodized aluminum top case | Silver anodized aluminum top case |
| Silver anodized aluminum bottom case | Sandblasted copper weight | |
| Red coated aluminum weight | Red coated aluminum weight |
- The Machinist version has a clear coat basically that will be applied on the raw silver case, it will still look raw but just be protected from patina, the copper areas will not have this! ref: discord-alexotos
Case Specifications
- Materials: 6063 Aluminum, Acrylic, Copper, Stainless Steel
- Layout: 65%
- Typing Angle: 8 Degrees
- Front Height: 16.9mm
- EKH: 22.0 mm
- Weight: 1.4-2.0 kg
- Mounting: Gasket Sock, Gasket Grommet, Oring
| Gasket Sock | Gasket Grommet |
|---|---|
 |  |
PCB Specifications
- Material: Black FR4
- Thickness: 1.6mm
- Connectivity: JST to Unified Daughterboard
- Customizability: VIA
- Type: Solderable and Hotswap
- Designer: Gondolindrim
Solder PCB
Hotswap PCB
Kit Contents
- 1x Top Case
- 1x Bottom Case
- 1x External Weight
- 1x Choice of Plate
- 1x Solderable or Hotswap PCB
- 1x C5 Unified Daughterboard + JST to JST Cable
- 1x Carrying Case
- 6x 30A and 60A Gaskets (sock and grommet)
- 1x 50A Oring
- All Screws/Parts/Etc for assembly
*Note switches, keycaps and stabilizers are not included
