The Orange Boy Ergo (OBE) is an ergonomic mechanical keyboard kit designed to be affordable and customizable. It features a BlackPill development board, a symmetrical FR4 plate, and options for unique artwork or a stacked acrylic case. The kit supports layouts like split backspace and split right shift.
Community Sentiment
High Interest
Positive59%
Neutral29%
Negative12%
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Community Feedback & Sentiment
High Interest
Positive–59%•Neutral–29%•Negative–12%
Positive (10)
"Commenter's excitement and support for the project."
"Positive reception of the price point as affordable."
"Interest in the unique cat graphics."
"Encouragement and good luck wishes for the interest check."
"Expressions of eagerness for the group buy."
"Appreciation for the potential of the project as a beginner-friendly kit."
"Recognition of the kit's use case for experimentation."
"Interest in the design and layout options."
"Desire for specific color variants."
"Overall enthusiasm among beginners and experienced users alike."
Negative (2)
"Concerns that the board won't fit inside an Alice case."
"Hesitation from beginners regarding additional work required, such as soldering."
Suggestions (3)
Consider providing an EU proxy for the group buy.
Offer an orange color variant alongside the regular options.
Clarify the layout compatibility with existing cases.
Questions (2)
Inquiries about the curve angle of the layout.
Requests for more details on the BlackPill development board.
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Duckeebs Analysis
The thread has a good mix of positive enthusiasm and constructive feedback, with no duplicates in sentiments. The interest is high due to the number of comments and the positive to negative feedback ratio.
Project Specs
- Name
- Orange Boy Ergo (OBE)
- Switch Options
- -
- Profile
- -
- Layout Size
- 75%
- Layout Standard
- Alice
- Layout Ergonomics
- Ergonomic
- Connection
- USB-C
- Polling Rate
- -
- Battery capacity
- -
- Mount Style
- Plateless
- Case Colors
- -
- Case Material
- -
- Keycaps Material
- -
- Dimensions
- -
- Weight
- -
- Hot Swappable
- No
- Knob Support
- No
- Display Support
- No
- Mac/Win Support
- -
- Multi-Media Keys
- No
- USB-C
- Yes
- USB passthrough
- No
- Hall Effect Support
- No
- QMK Support
- Yes
- VIA Support
- -
- N-Key Rollover
- -
- Rapid Trigger
- -
- Screw-in Stabilizers
- -
- Sound Dampening
- -
- Backlight
- -
