BAUER LITE 65%
ENTHUSIAST GRADE.
BEGINNER FRIENDLY.
INJECTION MOLDED MECHANICAL KEYBOARD KIT
Bauer Lite
Does not include keycaps, switches, or stabilizers
Bauer Lite is the injection molded version of our flagship keyboard, Bauer. Over 3 years of R&D lead us to create the best keyboard possible with the most value packed in. Bauer Lite gives you the experience of a $500+ keyboard at a fraction of the cost with no compromises, packing a punch well above it's price!
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OMNITYPE® BAUER™ LITE
Bauer™ Lite is a labor of love and intentionally designed to be affordable and easy to build so that everyone can enjoy the custom mechanical keyboard experience; whether this is your first custom keyboard or the hundredth in your collection.
WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY THINK
MAKE IT YOUR OWN
Mix-and-match tops, bottoms, and plates to create your own custom colorway that is perfect for you!
Breakaway backspace plate design
The Bauer Lite plate is designed to support both full and split-backspace options without the normal compromises of your switch being crooked from the lack of proper support. We achieved this with a unique breakaway plate design. By default, the plate supports split-backspace, but just break off the center support with some pliers to use full-backspace!
CUSTOMIZE TO YOUR WORKFLOW
CREATE A CUSTOM LAYOUT IN JUST A FEW CLICKS
VIA PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE
With your board plugged in, visit to caniusevia.com and select your board to start programming. It is a browser-based program, so you can change your layout anywhere! You can also program your board with QMK.
CREATE YOUR LAYOUT
You have the flexibility to customize any key to perform the specific functions you need. Plus, you can even set up macros for tasks you frequently use. And hey, let's not forget, you can also have some fun and add in a few memes along the way. Let's make your keyboard work for you in the best way possible!
CHANGE YOUR BACKSPACE
If you are planning to use a full-backspace layout, go to the second table on the sidebar and turn on the full-backspace option! You will then see your layout change at the top!
- Top Enclosure
- Bottom Enclosure
- Plate
- Hot-swap PCB
- PCB Standoffs
- Plate Foam
- Rubber feet
- Taco Bumpers
- Donut Bumpers [used with top enclosure]
- Poron Isolation Strips [used with bottom enclosure]
- Screws (Torx)
- Torx Drivers
- Tweezers
- Owner's Manual
Omnitype® - US/NA
Deskhero - Canada
Oblotzky Industries - EU
Prototypist - UK
Daily Clack - Australia/Sea
iLumkb - Asia
Keycaps, switches, and stabilizers are not included.
The images shown are used for illustrative purposes only. While we aim to accurately estimate and reproduce colors, there may be minor variations in the color of the actual product because of differences in display output due to lighting and digital photography and color settings and capabilities of monitors.
Plastic parts are made via injection molding, which has the possibility to have small defects that include flow lines, weld lines, warping, sink marks, and jetting.
Not a bad board at all, a bit expensive for what you get. I would have like more layout options and LED options. I also got the Ghost but not the Ghost rubber bits which was odd.
There are other better keyboards in this price range or cheaper that are aluminum but if you want a good quality polycarbonate keyboard, this is the best one currently available. I purchased the "vintage" ghost just for the green PCB and it's nice to see through the case. If you like how the keyboard looks and the polycarbonate case, this is great. However, I wish the internal weight is available.
This is my 3rd Bauer Lite and was specifically purchased to fit my X-Ray keycaps - I wanted the full see-through build to show off the internals. The green throwback pcb was great with contrasting gold imprints/logos that peek through and add that extra touch. I took 1 star off because they advertise this as coming with a ‘distressed’ box to complete the vintage aesthetic, but in reality it’s just a regular Ghost box that they kicked around the shop floor a few times - I have a regular Ghost box and the only difference is some rather poor scratches so it’s very much a gimmick.
Exceptional, feels good, sounds good, has a nice heft to it. Pretty easy to build. Looks fantastic on my desk and is a joy to type on. I put some crazy bumpy funky tactile heavies in there and typing is exhilarating. Sound is so deep and bassy. Now I wanna build one for my partner. 10/10 great keyboard.
It is my favorite board right now! Extremely fun to build, and the build guide is awesome. I love the way it sounds! Currently paired with HMX Xhinhai’s and GMK Dual Shot
Ever since my friend Graham told me about this keyboard I waited all summer and was checking the website everyday for this to drop. Now that I have it it's never leaving my side. It's going to be with me at work, school, home, and if I play my cards right at gaming conventions.
Good board overall but I was honestly expecting a little more from the plastic, especially considering you don’t even get stabs with the kit. It feels pretty cheap, kind of like a nerf gun. Not a big deal though.
This board really surprised me even though it has been majorly hyped within the mechanical keyboard space. For the price I kept my expectations tempered, but in the end I was pleasantly surprised. Sound, feel, and aesthetics are all fantastic with this board and it has been a joy to tinker with and use. I would highly recommend it to anyone who has been into hobby for a long time or someone that is just starting out. The build guide manual was easy to follow and had great illustrations to take you through the build process.
Now, I would like to note a few things about this board to give feedback and regards to my personal experience. None of the things I will mention are deal breakers by any means but are a culmination of my experiences and observations with this board. I also understand that certain sacrifices had to be made to be able to sell this board at this incredible price point, and it is generally unfair to compare this board to others that are 2x-5xs as expensive.
1. Although this board is not hard to build by any means, I wouldn't say that I love the assembly/disassembly process for this board. Upon my first assembly, I had a difficult time with the taco and donut bumpers staying in place and ensuring they were lined up correctly. I also don't love the way the bottom and the top pieces **** into each other with their deeply recessed **** holes. With the disassembly and reassembly process being a bit more tedious, I have found myself more hesitant on taking it apart and changing out switches/foams than I do with most of my other boards.
2. The top case at the center of the board under the spacebar is not fastened to the bottom case by anything . Every time I pick this board up from the center, I can feel the top case moving/bending a significant bit which is not nice. If you pick it up from the sides you do not get this experience, but it's an area of the board that I wish was secured so this did not happen. I bought this board with the weight and I have not used it without it yet so I believe this may be because of the added weight to the board.
3. The spacing between the top case and the first row of keycaps at the top of the board feels a little too tight. Keycaps do not rub against the top case of the board, but because the space between them is really tight it makes removing keycaps from this board a little bit harder than it should. With enough finessing you can get the keycaps off just fine, but this is one of the first boards that I experienced having a harder time removing keycaps from.
In conclusion, this is a great board and I would highly recommend it to anyone. I plan on getting another one in the near future in a different color because I love it so much. Great job on this one Omnitype team. You knocked it out of the park.
I love the sound of this with an Alu plate and the weight. It's one of my favorites now....
This keyboard is a very good and solid choice for beginners. The packaging is very premium and I love the sound. However I have a few issues that prevent it from getting 5 stars. First for keyboard aimed at new comers to the hobby it should have included a cable. I love the design of board but have two issues with it, since the keyboard is transparent the cable connecting the PCB and the breakout PCB looks very ugly. Finally there should be some sort of LED for indicating caps lock. is on.