Alright, so first impressions... (Leopold White TKL MX Clear)
Got home at 6PM PST, found it on my bed, got situated, etc. No pics or weighing or anything like that since I don't have the tools to. Now typing this about an hour later.
1. Came in a plain brown box wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a larger shipping brown box. Open it up, plastic shell on it, red printed Esc key (packaged in a tiny zip lock bag) inside, detachable USB to PS/2 converter (in a tiny sealed bag) and the mini-USB to USB cable (comes with a nice Leopold branded velcro-tie).
2. I took it out, put the red Esc key on and my black printed WASD from my Das. Key cap lettering looks a bit grainy, and has a few tiny tiny spots of white I can see. Backspace is printed is like "<-- Back space" compared to "<-- Backspace." Caps Lock is printed like "CapsLock" compared to "Caps Lock." Not really an issue but I would have liked it to not have that space between the two words. For the "-" and "_" key cap, there is nearly no difference between the two legends (not an issue to me, but worth pointing out). I'd alsolike to note that the LEDs for Caps Lock and Scroll Lock are somewhat bright, but nothing blinding. It would be nice if the white see-through part was a bit more tinted or the LEDs powered down a bit. The line bumps on the "F" and "J" key are really not defined; they're very small and it almost feels as if they aren't even there.
3. *Uses Cherry stabilizers. Easy key cap swapping.
4. Typing feel... I'm a bit underwhelmed. Maybe it's not what I expected, or maybe I need a week or two break-in period. They do feel kind of mushy (I'd honestly SLIGHTLY compare them to the HP rubber domes at my school computer lab, but those are absolutely atrocious), but the actuation point is very precise and easy to feel. On the plus side, it is easy to avoid bottoming out because of the force needed to depress the full distance. Fairly quiet due to not bottoming out.
5. The keyboard itself isn't as heavy as my Das S (it is TKL, but it still feels pretty light compared to my Das). It's durable for the most part. The rubber feet and kickstands (I don't use it though) are good. The feet are nice and grippy and actually minimize sliding. The ones on my Das S were okay. The board also features a 3 channel cable system, meaning you can route it to the left, right, or the regular straight ahead. There is also no Leopold branding (which I like) except on the underside of the keyboard (on the sticker). Clean, matte frame.
I think NKRO via USB to PS/2 works (I don't remember what program to use for testing, but I can type full length sentences while holding both shifts).
HELLO GEEKHACK, I'M TYPING FROM MY NEW KEYBOARD.
I HOPE YOU LIKE MY FIRST IMPRESSION REVIEW.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG.
*EDIT: This board (FC200RE/AW) actually uses Cherry stabilizers (the one that is
not the metal hinges and plastic tabs but the dummy MX switches) for all of the keys that use stabilizers. With that, I'd assume that all Leopolds (at least the newer waves) use Cherry stablizers. Sorry for the misinformation.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1147817/leopold-fc200r-is-rubbish#post_15392533http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?15482-Leopold-Space-Bar