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Chocofly 3.0
Vitaly Volkov released version 3 of his 60-key low-pro monoblock keyboard, the Chocofly.
Published October 8, 2024
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The Chocofly is a 60-key low-profile unibody split keyboard designed by Vitaly Volkov aka vlkv/vitvlkv, featured earlier here (V1) and here (V2).
Here is version 3.0 of the Chocofly keyboard. […] Not a lot of changes, but they make a huge difference to me – vitvlkv.
According to Vitaly, who is also the creator of the true split Avalanche, the main idea of the Chocofly is to be thin and suitable for "sonshi"-style usage, which means placing it on top of the laptop keyboard.
Updates
The main features of this update include:
- New dimensions that perfectly match the MacBook Air 13" size.
- Updated switch spacing, specifically designed for CFX (Chosfox low-profile Choc V1) keycaps. The goal was to fit the new dimensions while maintaining a uniform 1 mm spacing around each keycap.
- Improved placement of the power on/off switch.
Features
- 60 keys
- low-pro Choc, hotswap or soldered
- Pro Micro footprint
- slight splay (outer columns)
- encoder
Resources
Published on Tue 8th Oct 2024. Featured in KBD #176 (source).
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