Vanguard Keyboard Outsider
Vanguard Keyboard Outsider is a modular ortholinear board released by DreaM117er. It supports QMK/Vial and ZMK, offers 40–49 keys with many layout variations, MX or Choc switches, a break-off two-column part, Pro Micro footprints, and trackpad support on QMK. It also supports encoders and is based on the Explorer Keyboard Blank architecture.
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