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It took us a long time working up to this moment, but it's finally here. We successfully manufactured the Wooting two Lekker Edition (LE) keyboards.
The production completed on the 9th of February. Now all the keyboards are waiting in a warehouse for the Chinese New Year holiday to end. We were not able to get the goods out before the holidays, this means there is a delay in delivery by about a month.
In this update:
I have to start with an apology here. Since the last update, I have not updated the project timeline on the update page. I realize this created a bit of confusion about the expectation. Especially if you don’t read the updates in detail.
There are three reasons why I was hesitant to update it:
In this update, I’ll publish a new schedule and fill in exact dates every time the manufacturer confirmed. Otherwise, I’m estimating the month it will take place based on experience and feedback from the manufacturer. You can find the new schedule below.
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Hello world…. This is Calder writing an overdue Lekker update using my Wooting two Lekker Edition and it’s working like a charm.
Let’s first appreciate and enjoy the typing sound on the Wooting two Lekker Edition
Typing on the Wooting two LE is an absolute pleasure. The sound is very suppressed, it feels extremely smooth, and there is absolutely no ping present. Deciding to work with Gateron, was the best decision ever.
Read more in the latest blog post
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The last update We Overcame Big Challenges, was an information bomb. We were in the midst of this drastic change making heaps of progress due to switching from switch manufacturer.
In short, we were working with Huano when developing the original Lekker switch but Huano was moving slow. Especially when we pushed for a few important changes. Going into 2020, it became clear we heavily relied on their progress, it was concerning for the project. We started working on an alternative.
Learn all the details in the blog.
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We need to add some final touches to the PCB.
June 2020
July 2020
August 2020
September 2020
In this stage we will produce a small quantity in preparation for the mass production
All 1000 keyboards will be produced.
Extra month unforeseen delays
COVID-19 is causing unstable/very expensive Air freight rates. Unless this stabilizes, we will ship by Sea freight.
This is when we ship the lekker edition to you.
October 2020
November 2020
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This month's update is big. In the last update I had introduced a few different topics that were holding us back. I wasn't able to share all the details due to negotiations still taking place. But now that's for the most part behind us, I can start openly sharing.In the meanwhile, we sold out all 1000 Wooting two Lekker Editions.
Big thanks to you and fellow backers! This made the update so big, that I had separated it into 2 parts. Part 1 is about the business side of things. And part two is the lekker update itself.
P art 1: The business topic and future
Part 2: The Lekker project update
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As captain of this ship, I want to make sure we can sail our boat through these heavy weathers without making hasty decisions. Confidence, security, and trust play a vital role. A big part of that is sharing the information I have at hand and let you know what lies ahead. Regardless of a positive or negative weather forecast. Transparency in communication is key.
Learn all the details in the blog
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We want to give our Lekker Edition backers a major thanks for the patience, trust, and support. It’s a long journey that we’re extremely thankful we’re able to take. It’s not only to deliver an awesome keyboard but also to push Wooting a step further.
That’s why we’re adding the Snackbar – Dye-sub PBT spacebar to all Lekker Edition orders for free. This doesn’t require any action from your side, we will add it inside the packaging.
Other than to continue to do our best to complete the project and deliver the Wooting two Lekker Edition, I feel this is the least we can do to show our gratitude.
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Chinese new year came to an end, or well, did it really?
The coronavirus (COVID-19) is a growing concern and the factories are not back at work yet. Not to worry, progress was made.
We made a custom Lekker Edition cable in real Lekker style and received the now hot-swappable Lekker switch sample. We’re getting close!
Learn all the details in the blog
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If you paid close attention to the timeline, we would finish a trial production in November. However, that’s not the case because we had to a few items still pending:
We had spent a significant amount of resources and time on the switch mechanical design with little avail. Until recently, we were able to make a final decision on a major change (more on this later). This time spent impacted our decision making and development in other areas, causing an overall delay from our original schedule. Learn all the details in the blog
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This is where you pay up
26th September
December 2019
January 2020
Q1 2020
Final product sample tuned for mass production
In this stage we will produce a small quantity in preparation for the mass production
All 1000 keyboards will be produced.
Here is where it will land on your desk
May 2020
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This is where you pay up
You can find the latest project updates below, including the estimated timeline.
You can discuss each update publicly on Twitter and ask questions using the embedded twitter posts. If you’d like to casually talk be sure to say hi on our Discord or join our bi-weekly Twitch livestreams the next one will be 27 September, 15:00 GMT+2
Talk soon!
~ Calder
Thanks a lot for supporting us, you shouldn’t underestimate the impact you have with the pre-order. It gives us a real boost for development and reconfirms our efforts into innovation over something like boosting marketing and sales. Something we’re total noobs with. We sold more than 410 Lekker editions and more are going out every day. Before you know it, it’ll all be gone. That’s good news for the Lekker switch.
Speaking of, we visited different partner factories, checked out the switch assembly machine and confirmed a few final color samples. It’s crazy how complex colors can get once you do something else than black and white. We made a bunch of vlog material at the factories, which will release in due time. In the next update, we’ll take a closer look at the Rapid trigger feature, it’s a real game-changer.
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October 2019
November 2019
January 2020
Final product sample tuned for mass production
In this stage we will produce a small quantity in preparation for the mass production
All 1000 keyboards will be produced.
Here is where it will land on your desk
February 2020
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