my first topre board...

[skuko]

wanted to wait for the novatouch, but i just saw this and could not resist:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281398041346



going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race

[tp4tissue]

[HipsterPunks]

wanted to wait for the novatouch, but i just saw this and could not resist:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281398041346

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going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race :)

Damn fine board, my favorite topre keyboard :P congrats on your purchase

[skuko]

i sure hope it is just like on the picture, that's pretty much the only thing i was missing on the FC660C, two tone default caps.

[remdell]

I'd love to see pictures of it when it arrives.  My printed FC660C continues to be my most used and top favorite Topre board.  I'd honestly get every model FC660C if I wasn't too busy striving to get an HHKB and some novatouch stems.

[rowdy]

if that had been available when I was sort of looking for HHKB, I might have bought that instead!

No regrets with HHKB though

[tjcaustin]

I really like my fc660c.  It's got a nice feel and is an ok alternative to the hhkb in my eyes.

[dustinhxc]

Great choice! My 2 boards are realforces. I love the Leo though! 

[ConscienceDrop]

that is a damn fine looking board all switch preferences aside.

that thing looks retro and new all at the same time. very cool

[skuko]

when it comes to the layout, i have found that i need a relatively large right shift and a dedicated arrow cluster and preferably also a delete key at the very least

didn't really like 75% boards (noppoo choc mini) and i didn't like poker II either (no arrow cluster). this the leopold looks like a good crossover between a TKL and and a 60%, so i will try that. also, it's much cheaper than getting a RF in EU (almost 200 GBP) and they don't even stock a 45g uniform version, only 55g uniform, or a variable one.

fingers crossed that i will like it dyesub PBT two tone caps are a nice bonus.

(using a Filco TKL at home with reds and at work with blacks - both with imsto thick PBT caps).

[yasuo]

i never tried topre

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why? :))

[Karura]

Congrats, hope it works out for you

[skuko]

i never tried topre

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why? :))

because it's not an ergodox :)

[Sent]

Been eyeing that myself.  Nice pick up.

[Roibhilin]

"topre board using MX reds"
what??

[Sygaldry]

Making my next purchase soon and my final two choices were FC660C and HHKB Type-S.

Type-S won out in the end but good choice!

[FrostyToast]

"topre board using MX reds"
what??

I think he meant that he is currently using mx reds

going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race

[skuko]

"topre board using MX reds"
what??

I think he meant that he is currently using mx reds

going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race

correct you are, sir. a very poor choice of syntax on my part, sorry.

yes, i am currently using mx reds at home and blacks at work.

[skuko]

got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.

[Roibhilin]

got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.

but aren't topre switches capacitive so they always have NKRO? it might be something on your end

[skuko]

got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.

but aren't topre switches capacitive so they always have NKRO? it might be something on your end

no idea, but the board didn't register more than 2 simultaneous keys pressed in planetside 2  :X

[oscillik]

got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.

but aren't topre switches capacitive so they always have NKRO? it might be something on your end

the HHKB is most definitely not NKRO, it is 9KRO with mods.

[skuko]

i think i was doing something wrong

i just tested it with keyboard tester and it's 6KRO.

[cookie]

Fine keyboard, I still prefere HHKB's because of the layout.

[Hypersphere]

The FC660C was my first Topre as well. I liked its solid sound and feel. At the time, Leopold didn't offer the nicer keycap choices that are currently available; that, plus the fact that the layout was not quite to my liking, prompted me to give the board away. Now I use a RF 87ub 55g at home and a HHKB Pro 2 at work, but if I hadn't bought these, I would be tempted to get a new FC660C with its great-looking keycaps.

[shut up]

Very cool looking keyboard! I'd like to try a Topre board but this one is a lot out of my budget

[skuko]

The FC660C was my first Topre as well. I liked its solid sound and feel. At the time, Leopold didn't offer the nicer keycap choices that are currently available; that, plus the fact that the layout was not quite to my liking, prompted me to give the board away. Now I use a RF 87ub 55g at home and a HHKB Pro 2 at work, but if I hadn't bought these, I would be tempted to get a new FC660C with its great-looking keycaps.

i'm thinking of getting the novatouch, just because of the layout and put imsto PBT caps or cherry doubleshots on it. i'd get a 55g RF, but getting one in EU = either impossible, or almost 300 euro (with shipping) from keyboardco, which is a big nono for me.

[Hypersphere]

I have a Novatouch. The quality is not as good as Realforce, but the typing feel is better than any Cherry mx board I have tried. I put a set of Imsto dye-sub PBT caps on it; these look good, but some of them fit very loose on the stems. I hope that CM will produce a second-generation Novatouch that addresses some of the issues in the first release.

Regarding PBT keycaps, Leopold has a set of unprinted ones that are very good quality at a reasonable price. They are available from a Korean reseller on eBay. These caps fit better on the Novatouch than the Imsto caps do.

[Sygaldry]

Very cool looking keyboard! I'd like to try a Topre board but this one is a lot out of my budget

Topre Type Heaven can be had for 150 brand new or less for used (I'm selling mine for 120 shipped FYI in excellent condition)