RealForce Hipro

[KuhnTang]

I've been looking for a review of this board for quite some time now.  They've been up at EK for a while now.  Can someone either post a review here, or send me a link to an active review?  I've looked everywhere and can't find any kind of a review.

Thanks,

[VesperSAINT]

I'm also very interested! Would love to see pictures, videos, and audio recordings for this beautiful keyboard! Comparisons with other Topre keyboards would be amazing.

[AJCarrington]

I received mine earlier today. Can't compare vs another Realforce but I did have an FC660C.

The Hipro looks even better than the picts...aesthetics are great.  Switches are crisp and lite...very similar to MX Reds, but..."smoother". However, I preferred the feel of the the Leo...maybe a little crisper.

However, the Hipro keys aren't doing much for me... . Will give it the weekend, but likely will pass this along (anyone interested can drop me a PM ).

[jabar]

What don't you like about them? Are they too high, or is it the spherical profile that's throwing you off?

I expect Round4 SPH to have a very similar profile as the HiPro.

[AJCarrington]

Fair question, hard to describe. I think it's more the angles when using it...just odd for me. On their own, I don't think either the height or spherical profile are too bad...just when combined.

[jabar]

Yeah it could be the overall profile. SP's spherical keycaps have some pretty severe angles compared to the DCS standard.

[AJCarrington]

Pretty much - your summary is far more eloquent than mine