So I finished installing the Norbaforce last night. Let me put this out of the way: the outer shell and all visible areas when the keyboard is on the table are
spotless! I've got the Tactical Black and the hard anodization feels really really smooth and great to touch. Though it is a fingerprint magnet so, yeah
) On the instruction manual side, there's the serial number in the corner. Mine is #133, the only number I would consider better than it is #233, seriously Ryan, are you a psychic?
Now, here comes the not so great part:
1. On my left side riser feet, the inner wall of the screw hole got a big dent in it. Like maybe the tip of the drill hit it or something?
2. The screw holes on the case got some weird white residue, some got smudges and discolorisation like this
3. There are small scratches in 2 out of 4 corners of the cases:
4. I also notice the issue of the screws that hold the plate. I tightened all 4 screws all the way and in the end, if I push strongly from the PCB side, the plate+PCB can still move. I haven't added any washers or check the threads yet, since it doesn't move if pushed from the keycap side. Next time I do some modding I'll check back at it and report later
All in all, it's a great product. It's hefty, looks great, feels great, and typing on it feels awesome. Just that my unboxing experience was a bit dented (pun intended
) by those visual imperfections (though as I preface, they are never visible once the board is assembled). Oh, almost forgot to mention the fancy cable works for me too. It seems like people are reporting the cable works for them too? So really tough luck on those that got the faulty ones. And here is the picture of the final product, thanks so much Ryan