Do you like this layout?
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Gah, can't really order yet. Moving into a dorm soon over the summer and I don't know my address yet...I don't want to ship to home and have to shipped it to me again. :/
Hope this group buy doesn't close for 10 more days.
Hey boost, any chance I could do a local pickup? I think we live in the same borough :p
So is this directly from Leopold? Likely when 30 people sign up and the order happens, it would ship right then? No wait
bp
Maybe a silly question, but I saw them as options for purchase on international sites (at least I believe, they don't translate that well)
These will come with the lavender clusters and red escape key, correct?
Maybe a silly question, but I saw them as options for purchase on international sites (at least I believe, they don't translate that well)
These will come with the lavender clusters and red escape key, correct?
Im not sure if these will come with the extra keys, IIRC those were a promo thing for launch day.
Are there blank key-cap options?
can you find out? For that import price & considering whats comes with the 87U, I sure hope they're included.Maybe a silly question, but I saw them as options for purchase on international sites (at least I believe, they don't translate that well)
These will come with the lavender clusters and red escape key, correct?
Im not sure if these will come with the extra keys, IIRC those were a promo thing for launch day.
can you find out? For that import price & considering whats comes with the 87U, I sure hope they're included.Maybe a silly question, but I saw them as options for purchase on international sites (at least I believe, they don't translate that well)
These will come with the lavender clusters and red escape key, correct?
Im not sure if these will come with the extra keys, IIRC those were a promo thing for launch day.
I filled out the form. So this GB is limited to only the first 30?No, there's a 1 week buffer before he closes it after it hits 30.
can you find out? For that import price & considering whats comes with the 87U, I sure hope they're included.Maybe a silly question, but I saw them as options for purchase on international sites (at least I believe, they don't translate that well)
These will come with the lavender clusters and red escape key, correct?
Im not sure if these will come with the extra keys, IIRC those were a promo thing for launch day.
I will find out, but is it a deal breaker?
Oh gawd, why nowwwwwwwwwwww?! Do these feel identical to a RF 45g or HHKB?
It's never a deal breaker if Boost's involved here.You're right. I would rather not deal with EK since Topre arrow and WASD clusters would run $30 plus shipping. If these do come with those accessories then I'd be much more comfortable justifying it. They look very nice with the nonstandard layout.
Oh gawd, why nowwwwwwwwwwww?! Do these feel identical to a RF 45g or HHKB?
I'm sure you've read this a couple of times by now.. ;)
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42825.0
Well, I don't need time to think about it. Another Topre keyboard? Hells yeah.
Wished I were really wealthy, I would just fly to South Korea, buy about 50, bring them back and sell them at cost to fellow GH members at cost.
Damn, I can't wait to get this keyboard in my hands...excited doesnt begin to describe my joy and anticipation of this. I check this thread about every hour to see if Boost has posted an update that he's taking payment!
Excited......
J.
Wished I were really wealthy, I would just fly to South Korea, buy about 50, bring them back and sell them at cost to fellow GH members at cost.
Damn, I can't wait to get this keyboard in my hands...excited doesnt begin to describe my joy and anticipation of this. I check this thread about every hour to see if Boost has posted an update that he's taking payment!
Excited......
J.
Heck, if you were really wealthy, you should just start a keyboard business that stocks all the mechanical keyboards we have trouble getting outside of east Asia, even if you take a loss. We would all appreciate that.
Also, the occasional keyboard giveaway would be nice.
You guys won't be disappointed. This board is jaw-droppingly fantastic
*this post written on a Leo FC660C*
Order List:
geminimech
genkigavin
wiltshi
Permeability
JimByr
acediac01
ktownhero
Prdlm2009
Glod
Guillairmo
Binge
turkishrambo
WhiteFireDragon
JKSteger
tjcaustin
Kelske
nismoo
eth0s
feng
Lbeuol
Total: 21/30
It really is too bad I'm not going to Korea this summer :( Have multiple friends going though... But I don't think I can ask a bunch of girls to pick up keyboards for me :))
Updated as we need 9 more and then close 1 week later.
Thanks
It really is too bad I'm not going to Korea this summer :( Have multiple friends going though... But I don't think I can ask a bunch of girls to pick up keyboards for me :))
Ah hell I'm impatient, I put an order in for one. Let's do this!
I'm starting to not like this forum for how much money it's making me spend...
Doesn't that feel better? A load off your shoulders.
I'm starting to not like this forum for how much money it's making me spend...Posts: 1
I have to admit that my keyboard funds are a bit low right now. Plans to do this again if this one works out?
Thanks!
Boost, are we locked in at only one KB per GH member order?
J.
ordered... my new 55g rf will be in the classified section shortly I'm thinking....
ordered... my new 55g rf will be in the classified section shortly I'm thinking....
:eek:
I've never participated in a group buy before so I have a question. What if we have the 30 but then one or two cannot actually follow through with payment? Does this cause the entire GB to be cancelled?
I know you said this GB would be open for a week for payment when we get to that point but if we get payments in before a week is up will you order the GB early?
Sorry for being such a complete n00b here!
my fingers are delicate apparently... I think I would be much more into the 45g switches...
^.^
if it helps... I like browns the best for mx switches I have tried and I feel like these 55g's are heavier than my browns on my WASD.my fingers are delicate apparently... I think I would be much more into the 45g switches...if it helps I like browns the best for MX switches - these 55g switches feel heavier than my browns on my WASD.
^.^
It's okay :P I think Greens are one of the best feeling switches but I had to sell mine because my ring and pinky finger couldn't deal with it :))
Hmmmm I really wish I knew if I preferred 55g or 45g for captivate switches.
It's okay :P I think Greens are one of the best feeling switches but I had to sell mine because my ring and pinky finger couldn't deal with it :))
Hmmmm I really wish I knew if I preferred 55g or 45g for captivate switches.
I'm starting to not like this forum for how much money it's making me spend...
I'm ending up with too many expensive hobbies....
I'm ending up with too many expensive hobbies....
You say that as if there is an inexpensive hobby out there.. ;)
25/30
Not bad at all, I think we can def hit the 30 so lets get this done!
Still no word from Leo about the extra keys.
Thanks
I'm pretty sure we are over 30, closing 1 week from today.
I just got on-board.
bp
I'm pretty sure we are over 30, closing 1 week from today.
I just got on-board.
Giving up on gmarket?
So, this is my first group buy here. Sorry if it's obvious, but I signed on to the list today. Do I make payment straight away (if so, to whom?) or wait for an email requesting payment. I just don't want to hold anything up. Thanks.
bp
PM/Emails will be sent out on how to pay once this closed next week.
Thanks
PM/Emails will be sent out on how to pay once this closed next week.
Thanks
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Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ :D
Hey Boost! Do you know if that right shift is the same size as HHKB right shift?
With all these people with excellent taste jumping in on this GB.. Anyone interested in starting a keycap GB? Topre keycaps with 1.25x modifiers ;D
With all these people with excellent taste jumping in on this GB.. Anyone interested in starting a keycap GB? Topre keycaps with 1.25x modifiers ;D
I'd be in for a blank set. I'm Colemak, so key inscriptions are kind of pointless for me. Unless...I could get a Colemak set. Now THAT would be cool!
Hey Boost! Do you know if that right shift is the same size as HHKB right shift?
Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ :Dugh...
Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ :D
Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ :D
Nice one. If you make the payment deadline by next Friday 17th of May, that'll be sweet and easy ;) .
n00b question: do signature plastic's keycaps work with topre keyboards? Do they have a family which are compatible therewith?
n00b question: do signature plastic's keycaps work with topre keyboards? Do they have a family which are compatible therewith?
nope. they won't work at all. you'll have to buy replacement keycaps from EK only.
I love Brian. He's been supremely helpful every time I've had to deal with him.
Isn't there a version of the 660 with Cherry MX switches?
Iirc. Leopold will be releasing keysets for the 660c but don't know when
Iirc. Leopold will be releasing keysets for the 660c but don't know when
If this means there's a potential for blanks, I'll sign up for 2 :) I know you can't say for sure, but did you get any indications what might be available?
No. But don't want to be help responsible if they don't drop keysets as I'm not 100% sure.
Selling a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 i5 to help build up my Paypal funds for this board! I will do what I must to cover this purchase. ;D
Rumor has it that EK will be stocking the 660C, Should this groupbuy continue?
Rumor has it that EK will be stocking the 660C, Should this groupbuy continue?
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I'm still okay with going through with the GB if the majority wants to, because I'm sure you've already put some effort into this and I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to have it sooner rather than later. If I'm in the minority then I'm okay with canning it too, because at least I'll have an outlet to buy it at some point.
Well, I am going to close today. 1 week for payments and 1-1 1/2 weeks for me to get them and 1 week for enduser to get them...
If we can get some type of time frame from EK on when they will be stocking that would be awesome!
Thanks
Boost
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I'm still okay with going through with the GB if the majority wants to, because I'm sure you've already put some effort into this and I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to have it sooner rather than later. If I'm in the minority then I'm okay with canning it too, because at least I'll have an outlet to buy it at some point.
This ^
Updated the 2nd post, got 42 orders and another 5(maybe).
WE ARE CLOSING THIS TODAY @ 10:00 PM EST
Updated the 2nd post, got 42 orders and another 5(maybe).
WE ARE CLOSING THIS TODAY @ 10:00 PM EST
Oh the topre army grows!
boost mentioned customs fees >:D not happy about anyone having to pay more.
boost mentioned customs fees >:D not happy about anyone having to pay more.
I'm pulling out of the group buy. If the rumors are true about EK carrying them, I would rather give my business to them. Brian's a good egg.
Updated the 2nd post, got 42 orders and another 5(maybe).
WE ARE CLOSING THIS TODAY @ 10:00 PM EST
Rumor has it that EK will be stocking the 660C, Should this groupbuy continue?
Updated the 2nd post, got 42 orders and another 5(maybe).
WE ARE CLOSING THIS TODAY @ 10:00 PM EST
You had said the GB will close a week from when you hit 30 orders (still says so in the OP) and that happened couple days ago (Tuesday). So why rush to close this so much earlier than promised ?
Some folks also asked if you can close it on the 17th (Friday of next week) so they have time to collect paychecks...
why is this keyboard $210? a ducky shine 2 is under $150 and has more features.
why is this keyboard $210? a ducky shine 2 is under $150 and has more features.
why is this keyboard $210? a ducky shine 2 is under $150 and has more features.
You've just opened a can of worms mate.. :-X
why is this keyboard $210? a ducky shine 2 is under $150 and has more features.
You've just opened a can of worms mate.. :-X
:)) looks like no one is gonna bother with this one
My main beef about the whole thing is that this keyboard is lacking 2 important physical keys (for pgup/pgdown) when there is clearly room for them :-)Fn + arrow up/down is fine :p
MoreHi gang,
Thought I'd drop in here since we've received a couple emails about this GB. While we have no obligation to say anything, we do have long connections to this community and I wanted to address some comments people have made as well.
I'll do this first:
TL,DR; We're getting a small shipment of FC660Cs in tomorrow and more in June, so they'll likely go on sale tomorrow or Saturday. The price will be slightly lower than what boost is offering, but you get our support.
The nitty gritty:
Of course you guys are free to do whatever you like, even though EK has exclusive distributorship of Leopold in the US, these GBs are not of any issue to us because they cannot match our price or service. I'm aware that the success of this group buy is probably two-fold; partly because boost has a good reputation here, but also because after EK has seemingly not taken the initiative to bring other recent Leopold products to the US; some people are understandably skeptical if any new Leopold products, like the FC660, will come at all and therefore take advantage of GBs instead of waiting for EK to deliver.
Aside: I want everyone to know that EK has very good reasons for what products we decided to carry. We want to fulfill customer expectations, but not at the cost of ruining our reputation with broken promises which would put the health of our business at risk. This is much easier said than done when it comes to niche products sourced from young companies on the other side of the planet, as we sorely found out with FILCO years ago, and while I wish I could share all the whys and whats, we unfortunately are not at liberty to discuss details of our suppliers' businesses and manufacturing. So I can only ask for your understanding; we do what we do in both our interests.
So, should you go through this GB or wait for EK to put these on sale?
Reasons to GB:
- Our supply this month is very limited; you might get lucky and get one sooner through the GB after EK sells out.
- EK does not ship to your country
- EK does not falsify customs value for foreign shipments
- You want to support boost
Reasons NOT to GB:
- If you're in the US or Canada and you fancy a warranty and support.
- If you're outside of the US or Canada and you fancy a liable seller and support; i.e. replacement parts, etc.
- You want to pay a lower retail price
- You're skeptical if boost can guarantee you get a working product and wonder if he will be liable if it is lost or damaged in transit (keep in mind that insurance for international packages cannot be higher than the customs value).
- These boards are in short supply this month. Unless boost has a direct line to Leopold and has already secured the stock for this groupbuy, then you may be disappointed with how long it takes to get your board...and end up paying more to boot.
Why might you want a warranty or to buy this board from EK?
- This is the first OEM Topre keyboard made in China. I'm under the impression that Topre is working very hard to make sure the factory is working to Topre standards, but the outcome is still unknown. We will not know for months.
- Even if you are in another country, we still offer support in the way of parts and troubleshooting and even the occasional replacement.
- Full liability for lost or damaged products.
I wanted to address this comment directly:I'm pulling out of the group buy. If the rumors are true about EK carrying them, I would rather give my business to them. Brian's a good egg.
Couldn't care less if "Brian's" trying to supply it. I TRUST Boost 1000% more than Brian on any day of the week when it comes to delivery of any product(s).
Also about the so-called warranty on these, when was the last time a Realforce or HHKB was ever handed back within 1 year (that's the warranty period, please correct me if I'm wrong here) ?
If you're stupid enough to drive your Landcruiser over it, or use it as a boat paddle or even use it as a flame torch when you dip it in Kerosene, then maybe you can do an RMA (Brian would laugh in your face of course).
I'll correct you since you have no data from which to draw such a conclusion. Topre has a manufacturing goal of only 1 in 10,000 failure rate in the first year, and they are very close to living up to it, but Topre customers have very high standards (and they should for what these boards cost) so boards occasionally come back for fit and finish issues such as misaligned switch springs or cases, inconsistent key weighting, squeaking keys, or broken parts. Likelihood is you won't need the EK warranty, but buying from us, regardless of your location entitles you to parts and support for as long as you have the product.
BTW, someone did RMA a board to us that looked like it was dipped in Kerosene and used as a torch. I didn't laugh at him, but I did ignore him.
My main beef about the whole thing is that this keyboard is lacking 2 important physical keys (for pgup/pgdown) when there is clearly room for them :-)Fn + arrow up/down is fine :p
All I wanted was a keyboard. Just one keyboard.
All I wanted was a keyboard. Just one keyboard.
All the dude every wanted was his rug back
So what's going on with this Boost?
Going through with it? Ideas on the possible customs fees adding to the total?
I may go with jksteger and pull out of this due to the theatrics, but I would still like to contribute and take part in this buy if we're a go for the original terms of the GB, customs doesn't throw a kink in all of this, and the subforum doesn't melt down from un-needed drama.
So what's going on with this Boost?
Going through with it? Ideas on the possible customs fees adding to the total?
I may go with jksteger and pull out of this due to the theatrics, but I would still like to contribute and take part in this buy if we're a go for the original terms of the GB, customs doesn't throw a kink in all of this, and the subforum doesn't melt down from un-needed drama.
Oh man I wouldn't call it theatrics. I'd call it real concerns, real problems, and the conclusions/solutions involved parties have reached in order to continue.
Keeping my monies in this. Boost is being very responsive!
I will continue this GroupBuy as we have 40+ orders and MOQ is 30 so we'er good.
THIS GB will stay open until Monday and will begin the invoicing, if you would like to cancel your order please post in this thread.
More Groupbuys from LEO will be happening after this is completed.
Thanks
Boost
Yay, my monies will stick right here. I'm just going to ignore all the loose buttholes being brought into this GB.
I think you guys might be taking EK's participation here the wrong way. Like any business would, they have been silent about the carrying the 660C until they actually have it. Non-disclosure about products not yet in distribution is typical for a retailer. And that's why Boost put together the GB. Nobody knew if or when EK would carry it. (And boost, I thank you for your efforts in this.)
I've talked with Brian before. He's a keyboard nerd just like the rest of us. He obviously hangs out on or checks the GH forums. Anybody who's a keyboard geek would.
So we're putting together our GB. Even at the very last minute, we don't know if there will be customs charges or not. We have no delivery timeframe. Hell, we're not even positive we can them. EK finally is in a position where they can disclose that they'll be carrying the 660C. So what if Brian chips in with the news that the 660C will be available through EK? Why is that a bad thing?
I think EK does plenty of business without our little group buy. Could it be that Brian was just trying to help us out because he's a fellow keyboard geek? I don't see Poker, Ducky or Filco guys participating on this forum. I think it's pretty cool that he does. And I for one am grateful to have the choice to either stay in the geekhack GB or now purchase from a US reseller.
Even before Brian posted here, I chose to opt out of the group buy for three reasons.
1. The rumors posted in this thread that the 660C might be available through EK.
2. Possible customs charges that would increase the cost. This additional cost came up after I said I was in on the GB.
3. No warranty.
That's my two cents. So everybody take a Midol and stop getting so butt hurt. Have a great day.
All I wanted was a keyboard. Just one keyboard.
All the dude every wanted was his rug back
...it really ties the room together.
The tangential thread regarding EK has been split to a new topic:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43405.0
Carry on.
The tangential thread regarding EK has been split to a new topic:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=43405.0
Carry on.
Tangential. What a cool word. I gotta remember that one.
I think you guys might be taking EK's participation here the wrong way. Like any business would, they have been silent about the carrying the 660C until they actually have it. Non-disclosure about products not yet in distribution is typical for a retailer. And that's why Boost put together the GB. Nobody knew if or when EK would carry it. (And boost, I thank you for your efforts in this.)
I think you guys might be taking EK's participation here the wrong way. Like any business would, they have been silent about the carrying the 660C until they actually have it. Non-disclosure about products not yet in distribution is typical for a retailer. And that's why Boost put together the GB. Nobody knew if or when EK would carry it. (And boost, I thank you for your efforts in this.)
EK didn't have to say they were carrying it, nor that they even tested it. All they had to post was "The 660 looks interesting!" or something to that effect and people would have taking it as a sign that it was on their radar - at the same time as not breaking any non-disclosure agreements.
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Looks like I'm going to keep an eye out in the classifieds.
Dude this GB is $210 shipped, EK is $215 shipped if there are taxes. You're really whining about this cost difference when it comes to mechanical keyboards? And btw, when Boost tacks on the paypal fees, it'll end up costing more than $215...
Dude this GB is $210 shipped, EK is $215 shipped if there are taxes. You're really whining about this cost difference when it comes to mechanical keyboards? And btw, when Boost tacks on the paypal fees, it'll end up costing more than $215...
Gb canceled since ek has them but will have do more Leo gbs, rf, and other Korean/Japanese goodies.
MOAR BOOST MOAR KEYBOARDS
I'd be in on a μTron GB so fast my wallet would get whiplash.
Gb canceled since ek has them but will have do more Leo gbs, rf, and other Korean/Japanese goodies.
MOAR BOOST MOAR KEYBOARDS
In case you didn't see the last page, Boost already said this whole GB is canceled. So if you want one, you HAVE to get it from EK. They have fewer 660C's than people on this list, so now it's comes down to whoever is quicker.