Name: S46 R3 - Keyboard Kit [Pre-order]
Brand: Sam's Studio
Price: 135.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Pre-order Live!

The original, unlimited Group Buy (GB) ran from April 29 to May 17, 2026.

This pre-order is limited in quantity, and all the items will arrive in the Ocean Freight batch. The pre-order will stay open until the items arrive or sell out.

All items are scheduled to finish production around Q3, 2026 and arrive to us 45-60 days later via a cargo ship.

The DEtails

Specifications

Form factor

46%

Mounting style

Top mount

Case material

Top Case
Aluminum

Bottom Case

Polycarbonate (INCLUDED)

Copper (SOLD SEPARATELY)

Top case finish

White, Cream
Coated

All other colors

Anodized

PCB

Features

- Hot-swap

- QMK & VIAL compatible

- Tri-mode (BT, RF 2.4Ghz & wired)

- RGB underglow

- Type-C USB port

Plate

Polycarbonate (INCLUDED)

Battery

2500 mAh (INCLUDED)

4000 mAh* (SOLD SEPARATELY)

* Cannot use CF battery plate with 4000 mAh battery

Battery life

With RGB at 50%
30 hours

With RGB OFF
200 hours

Typing angle

7 degrees

Front height

18mm

Keyboard dimensions

264 x 98 x 28 mm

Keyboard weight (unbuilt)

With PC bottom case

~600g

With Copper bottom case

~1000g

Stabilizers

1.6 mm PCB mount (SOLD SEPARATELY)

What's new in R3

Tri-mode PCB

Supports wired, Bluetooth or 2.4 Ghz connection modes. Optimized with low-power components for better efficiency and longer battery life!

Full-perimeter RGB

The underglow LEDs have been upgraded to a full-perimeter strip for a more immersive, consistent glow

Cleaner Battery Layout

Redesigned mounting and cable routing system keeps internals fully hidden after assembly

Frosted PC Bottom Case without Sam logo

Clean frosted translucent finish without external Sam branding

Added Switch Foam

Improved typing acoustics with an additional switch foam layer. Of course, if you prefer things loud, leave it off!

2 New Colors

Please see the photographs of color samples to see what Glacier Blue and Ember Orange looks like!

Detachable Brass Badge

Each kit comes with a removable brass badge on the top right corner. Totally up to you if you want to use it, or leave it off to have have another, fully programmable key!

Copper Bottom Case

A copper bottom case can be purchased separately if you enjoy a deeper sound profile and a bit more heft to your setup

Internal PCB kit

The updated tri-mode PCB is available to R2 buyers as a complete kit to bring the improvements in R3 to your R2 unit.

Kit Contents

- Aluminum top case

- PC bottom case

- Detachable Brass badge

- PC plate

- Tri-mode, hot-swap PCB

- PORON foam kit

- Carbon Fiber battery plate

- 2500 mAh battery

- Battery adhesive

- Custom Carrying Case

Supported Layout

Disclaimer

Many of the images provided on the product page are renders and are for display purposes only. The renders are given to provide an idea to what the final product will look like. The physical product may have some differences.

Acceptable Quality Standards

A kit is considered A-Stock if it has no damage, scratches, dents and free from any other defects that prevent it from functioning as it intended.

Any blemish / discoloration smaller than 0.5mm that's not visible from 12" away from the keyboard will not be considered.

There might be slight imperfections to the internal surface (not visible after assembly) of the keyboards, such as marks close to all screw holes, anodisation hook mark in the internal surface of the keyboard case etc.

Links & Files

QMK Firmware 🔗

VIAL JSON definition 🔗

Plate source file 🔗

Videos

Sound test of an R2 kit with a PC bottom case

Pre-order Information

Group buy ran from April 28, 2026 to May 17, 2026

Limited pre-order runs until the items arrive via Ocean Freight or until they sell out

Estimated to finish production in Q3, 2026. Delivery to you depends on the import method of your choice.

Delivery Estimates

Title

Ocean Freight

Arrives to Canada via a ship. Takes 45-60 days in transit. This is the standard import method used in most keyboard / deskmat group buys. It's much cheaper than Air Express but takes longer to arrive.

All units ordered via Ocean Freight are scheduled to ship out of China around Q3, 2026 and should arrive to us around 45-60 days later

IMPORTANT

You cannot combine Ocean Freight and Air Express items in the same order. Each individual order has to contain either all Ocean Freight or all Air Express items. This is because they arrive at different times

Please keep in mind the ETA is just our best guess according to the information currently available to us. Unexpected issues and delays can happen at every stage of the process.

GB / Pre-order Policies

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Combinations

You cannot add any in-stock items to your order as we cannot guarantee its availability when the group buy is ready to ship.

If you're subscribed to our email list, you'll get an email before your group buy is ready to ship. In that email there will be instructions on how to add in-stock items to your group buy order and have them all ship together to save on shipping fees.

Modifications

You may modify your order until the items arrive

Please send an email to help@mech.land from the email address associated with your order and list the changes you'd like to see made.

Cancellations

You may cancel your order and get a refund until the items arrive

Please keep in mind we may keep 5% of the total from the refund as we do not get the transaction fees back from our payment processor. We may apply an additional penalty of up to 20% of the total if you choose to cancel after group buy is over.

Updates

Any status updates pertaining to this group buy will be posted in the status updates page.

Please follow the instructions on the contact us page if you need to change your address before the group buy ships.

Free shipping within Canada!

Sam's Studio

S46 R3 - Keyboard Kit [Pre-order]