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Saru48W+

Salvatore La Bua's Saru48W+ is a handwired 13x4 ortholinear keyboard in a nice case.

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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.

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Specs

  • 48-key ortho (13x4 layout, but the bottom row has larger caps)
  • nice!nano, ZMK
  • encoder
  • handwired
  • 3D printed case (and encoder knob)

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Resources

Check out the repo for more photos and info:

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Published on Fri 12th Jan 2024. Featured in KBD #150 (source).

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