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Saru48W+
Salvatore La Bua's Saru48W+ is a handwired 13x4 ortholinear keyboard in a nice case.
Published January 12, 2024
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As for the layout, the Saru48W+ is a vanilla 13x4 ortho, however, an exceptionally nice one with some clever ideas. Handwired, driven by a nice!nano, designed by Salvatore La Bua aka slabua
My third keyboard designed from scratch […] I wanted a more compact portable keyboard with Bluetooth connectivity and an encoder. Different MCU, different firmware – slabua.
Specs
- 48-key ortho (13x4 layout, but the bottom row has larger caps)
- nice!nano, ZMK
- encoder
- handwired
- 3D printed case (and encoder knob)
Resources
Check out the repo for more photos and info:
Published on Fri 12th Jan 2024. Featured in KBD #150 (source).
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