I got Framework Laptop 16 with RGB US English keyboard.
As a native Russian/Ukrainian speaker I wanted a combined Cyrillic layout printed on the keycaps, as described in this post: Bounty for a cyrillic keyboard? - #20 by ratijas.
So I searched for “laser engraving” on the local maps, and found a couple of businesses around. After chatting with them over WhatsApp I brought the laptop to one of them. (Needless to say they were quite surprised to see such a “Lego laptop”, eh.) We settled on an Apple font, tested on the dot/comma keycap first, and decided to proceed with the rest. It took around two hours to complete. It cost me 14 000 ₸ (~28 $) for the base RU layout plus 6 000 ₸ (~12 $) for the additional unique UA letters, so 20 000 ₸ (~40 $) total. Here’s the result (this photo hopefully contains an Ultra HDR image, if your device is capable of displaying it):
The newly etched symbols are dimmer than the original ones, which creates a nice subtle distinction between main/auxiliary key functions. In the workshop they said it’s because their laser does not cut deep through all the layers of paint — they only remove the top black layer.
I’m still trying to figure out the clear keys RGB Macropad Module. As you can see on the photo, it is much brighter than the keyboard even at the minimum brightness due to the amount of exposed area (basically, all of it, compared to thin etched letters on the keyboard). In the same workshop they suggested me the following:
- Pluck the key caps out of the module.
- Black matte finish spray paint.
- Laser engraving.
- Transparent protective varnish.