{"product_id":"akko-armor-alice-mechanical-keyboard","title":"Armor Alice Mechanical Keyboard","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description-curated\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section hero-banner\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/3_-_Year-of-the-Snake-XQ-KC-LV_avif.avif?v=1794387126\" alt=\"Akko Year of the Snake Armor Alice mechanical keyboard with its aluminium case lifted away, on moss\" class=\"hero-bg\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"hero-overlay\"\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003eAkko Year of the Snake Armor: Aluminium Alice Mechanical Keyboard\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section split-50-heading-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"heading-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA snake in a suit of armour\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Armor is Akko's Lunar New Year keyboard for the Year of the Snake, and the name is literal: a CNC-machined aluminium shell wrapped around a 68-key Alice layout, with a PVD-finished mirror weight on the underside carved with the snake itself. In Lunar New Year tradition the snake stands for wisdom, strategy and transformation, and the whole board is built around that idea, from the coiling snake across the dye-sub keycaps to the engraving you only see when you turn it over. Around three kilograms of metal, split and angled so your hands sit the way they want to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes in three finishes. Green Snake is spray-coated with a textured, etched PVD weight. Rod of Asclepius is an electrophoresis finish with a colour-engraved weight showing the serpent and staff. Black, named Xuanwu, is a spray coat with glitter in it, and the darkest of the three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-center\"\u003eThree weights, three snakes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-grid-3\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/4_-_Year-of-the-Snake-QS_avif.avif?v=1794387126\" alt=\"Underside of the Green Snake Akko Armor showing the PVD etched snake weight\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/6_-_Year-of-the-Snake-SZ_avif.avif?v=1794387126\" alt=\"Underside of the Rod of Asclepius Akko Armor with colour-engraved serpent and staff weight\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/5_-_Year-of-the-Snake-XW_avif.avif?v=1794387126\" alt=\"Underside of the Black Xuanwu Akko Armor with engraved snake weight\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"image-caption text-center\"\u003eGreen Snake, Rod of Asclepius and Black (Xuanwu). The keyboard shown elsewhere on this page is the Green Snake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section split-50-text-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAlice layout, 68 keys\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn Alice keyboard splits the alphas down the middle and angles each half outward in an inverted V, so your wrists stay straight instead of bending inward to meet a flat row of keys. The Armor keeps 68 keys, which means a full set of arrows and a short column of navigation keys on the left, and two space bars so either thumb can take the job. Akko's own note is that the layout takes somewhere between half an hour and a few hours to settle into, and that the included wrist rest is part of the design rather than an extra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt roughly 381 x 131 x 49 mm it is wide for its key count, which is the point: the halves have room to sit apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-content\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/9_-_Year-of-the-Snake-XQ-CCPL-2.webp?v=1794387126\" alt=\"Akko Armor Alice keyboard dimensions, 380.9 mm wide, 130.6 mm deep, 49 mm high, with 68-key layout diagram\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section split-50-text-right\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpring mount, no tools\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside, the plate sits on a revised version of Akko's spring mount. The old aluminium-and-spring posts are replaced with silicone pillars, which Akko has tuned softer, so the FR4 plate has somewhere to go under your fingers and the sound comes out rounded rather than sharp. FR4 is the middle ground among plate materials: firmer than polycarbonate, warmer than aluminium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe case opens without a screwdriver. A ball-catch system holds the top and bottom together, so the whole thing comes apart and goes back together in seconds if you want to swap the plate, clean it, or just look at how it is put together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-content\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/10_-_Year-of-the-Snake-XQ-CAI-LV_avif.avif?v=1794387126\" alt=\"Akko Armor Alice keyboard disassembled showing the tool-free ball-catch case and FR4 plate\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-grid-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-item-text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAkko Cobras switches\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLinear, 50 ± 5 gf operating force, 3.5 mm total travel with a 2.0 mm pre-travel. A medium-weight linear that suits the heavy case and the softer mount.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-item-text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTri-mode, 8000 mAh\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBluetooth 5.0 for laptops and tablets, 2.4 GHz with the included receiver for the desktop, and wired USB-C. The 8000 mAh battery is sized for a keyboard with side and back lighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-item-text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSide and back RGB\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLight strips along the sides and across the back edge rather than under the keys, so the glow outlines the aluminium instead of competing with the keycaps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section split-50-text-left\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-content\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDye-sub PBT, Cherry profile\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe keycaps carry the theme: a pale cream base with the green snake winding across the alphas and the modifiers, printed by dye sublimation into PBT so the pattern cannot wear off the surface. They are Cherry profile, the low, sculpted shape that most custom keyboard keycap sets use, with row heights from 9.81 mm at the top down to 7.22 mm on the home row.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-content\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/7_-_Year-of-the-Snake-XQ-CT-LV_avif.avif?v=1794387125\" alt=\"Akko Armor Cherry profile PBT dye-sub keycaps with row height diagram\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section full-width-image\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-wrapper\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/2_-_Year-of-the-Snake-XQ-ST-LV_avif.avif?v=1794387125\" alt=\"Akko Year of the Snake Armor Alice keyboard with the included wrist rest\" class=\"full-width\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"image-caption text-center\"\u003eThe wrist rest and a storage bag are in the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image-grid-2\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/8_-_Year-of-the-Snake-XQ-DG2.webp?v=1794387125\" alt=\"Side view of the Akko Armor aluminium case and PVD weight\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/1_-_C-_Users_Owner_Desktop_Year-of-the-Snake-XQ-Q-LV_avif.avif?v=1794387125\" alt=\"Akko Year of the Snake Armor Alice mechanical keyboard in Green Snake on moss\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-section qa-specs-columns\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"text-center\"\u003eQ\u0026amp;A \u0026amp; Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"two-column-layout\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qa-column\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eQuestions \u0026amp; Answers\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qa-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eIs an Alice layout hard to learn?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people are typing normally within a day. The split happens between the T\/Y and G\/H columns, so if you touch-type with standard finger placement, nothing moves; if you reach across the middle with the wrong hand, you will notice for a few hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qa-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhich finish should I pick?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen Snake is the one in most of the photos, with the textured etched weight. Rod of Asclepius is the lighter electrophoresis finish with the serpent-and-staff engraving. Black (Xuanwu) has a glitter spray coat and reads as near-black on the desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qa-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eDoes it come with a wrist rest?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, along with a storage bag. Akko recommends using the rest, as the Alice case sits fairly tall at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"qa-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow heavy is it?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAkko lists the raw weight at around 3 kg. It will not move on the desk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"AKKO","offers":[{"title":"Black (Xuanwu)","offer_id":71873573191933,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Rod of Asclepius","offer_id":71873573224701,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Green Snake","offer_id":71873573257469,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0646\/3471\/6413\/files\/O1CN0149bFzw2DmfscWcqy6__2200624428652.png?v=1794386877","url":"https:\/\/www.ozokeyboards.com\/products\/akko-armor-alice-mechanical-keyboard","provider":"OZO Keyboards","version":"1.0","type":"link"}