The Paragon is a 75% keyboard designed by Artemis, featuring a unique gasket mounting system and a rotary encoder. It combines aesthetics inspired by previous designs with practical functionality. A group buy is planned, with options for customization like various finishes and PCBs.
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Community Feedback & Sentiment
Feedback Highlights
Positive (4)
"Many users express excitement and love for the board's design."
"Commenters appreciate the unique features proposed for the keyboard."
"Participants are eagerly willing to join the group buy and have filled out the IC form."
"Several users compliment the aesthetics and express emotional attachment to the design."
Negative (3)
"Concerns about the pricing structure and potential cash grab due to lack of physical prototypes."
"Users criticize the similarity to existing designs like Rama Koyu, perceiving it as unoriginal."
"Some commenters express doubts about the viability of an unlimited group buy without a solid vendor plan."
Suggestions (4)
Add ESD protection to the PCB.
Consider adding a vertically offset cluster or other layout options.
Shorten the rotary encoder knob for better aesthetics.
Offer different color variations to enhance appeal.
Questions (4)
What is the height of the board's front?
Will there be compatibility with VIA?
Is it possible to have an ISO variant of the PCB?
When is the expected group buy start date?
Duckeebs Analysis
The thread has a substantial number of unique replies, with many positive comments indicating strong community interest. Duplicate comments were filtered out, and the general engagement pattern demonstrates enthusiasm, despite some criticisms regarding originality and pricing.
Project Specs
- Name
- Paragon 75%
- Release year
- 2022
- Switch Options
- -
- Profile
- -
- Layout Size
- 75%
- Layout Standard
- -
- Layout Ergonomics
- 7-degree angle
- Connection
- USB-C
- Polling Rate
- -
- Battery capacity
- -
- Mount Style
- Gasket Mount
- Case Colors
- black, deep navy, gunmetal, purple, e-white
- Case Material
- -
- Keycaps Material
- -
- Dimensions
- -
- Weight
- 6 lbs
- Hot Swappable
- Yes
- Knob Support
- Yes
- Display Support
- No
- Mac/Win Support
- -
- Multi-Media Keys
- -
- USB-C
- Yes
- USB passthrough
- -
- Hall Effect Support
- -
- QMK Support
- Yes
- VIA Support
- -
- N-Key Rollover
- -
- Rapid Trigger
- -
- Screw-in Stabilizers
- -
- Sound Dampening
- -
- Backlight
- No