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Some folks think a 60% keyboard is small, they've got nothing on 40% boards.

My first 40% was [Planck]({{ site.baseurl }}/2016-03-02-Building-Planck). As beautiful as my Planck is, I never could master it. Perhaps it was just the 40% size, perhaps it was the ortholinear layout (which I now have a lot more confidence in), but that board never clicked with me. There were other 40% boards out there ([Quark](https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/quark-keyboard-40-staggered-layout-that-fits-all-planck-cases-t10474.html), [JD40](https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57630.0)), but parts were hard to source. After Planck I was on the hunt for a 40% that used the standard staggered key layout.

Golbat is such a board. Sourced out of China, Golbat features a staggered layout, and a sandwich case design made of aluminum and acrylic. Perfect!

![](http://imgur.com/pz8LmWX.jpg)

I joined GL1TCH3D's [group buy](https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=78510.0) on Geek Hack back in January, with an estimated arrival date of March. Of course, like many group buys, this one suffered a few delays, but last week I finally received my Golbat.

<img align="right" src="http://i.imgur.com/G4z054P.jpg"> I'll say outright that I'm not completely satisfied with the board. When I opened the box, my immediate reaction was disappointment. During the group buy, there were several options for plate colors. It turns out my memory is quite faulty. Here I sat for 6 months thinking that I'd ordered a blue plate for this board, only to find out it's actually teal. Looking back at the original group buy post, the plate pictured is indeed teal. In hindsight, I wish I had ordered gold. I'm still attempting to get over the initial disappointment, but as I use Golbat more and more it's growing on me.

### The Parts

+ Golbat 40% Keyboard Kit
+ PCB Mount Stabilizers
+ Gateron Green Switches
+ Gateron Red Switches
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Some folks think a 60% keyboard is small, they've got nothing on 40% boards.

My first 40% was [Planck]({{ site.baseurl }}/2016-03-02-Building-Planck). As beautiful as my Planck is, I never could master it. Perhaps it was just the 40% size, perhaps it was the ortholinear layout (which I now have a lot more confidence in), but that board never clicked with me. There were other 40% boards out there ([Quark](https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/quark-keyboard-40-staggered-layout-that-fits-all-planck-cases-t10474.html), [JD40](https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57630.0)), but parts were hard to source. After Planck I was on the hunt for a 40% that used the standard staggered key layout.

Golbat is such a board. Sourced out of China, Golbat features a staggered layout, and a sandwich case design made of aluminum and acrylic. Perfect!

![](http://imgur.com/pz8LmWX.jpg)

I joined GL1TCH3D's [group buy](https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=78510.0) on Geek Hack back in January, with an estimated arrival date of March. Of course, like many group buys, this one suffered a few delays, but last week I finally received my Golbat.

<img align="right" src="http://i.imgur.com/G4z054P.jpg"> I'll say outright that I'm not completely satisfied with the board. When I opened the box, my immediate reaction was disappointment. During the group buy, there were several options for plate colors. It turns out my memory is quite faulty. Here I sat for 6 months thinking that I'd ordered a blue plate for this board, only to find out it's actually teal. Looking back at the original group buy post, the plate pictured is indeed teal. In hindsight, I wish I had ordered gold. I'm still attempting to get over the initial disappointment, but as I use Golbat more and more it's growing on me.

### The Parts

+ Golbat 40% Keyboard Kit
+ PCB Mount Stabilizers
+ Gateron Green Switches
+ Gateron Red Switches

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