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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #100 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:12:28 »
How do you know there's only one left? You can add 1000 to your cart!

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #101 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:15:12 »
How do you know there's only one left? You can add 1000 to your cart!

DO EET. 1000, "place order." :))

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #102 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:15:15 »
Add a million to your cart, and pretend to check out. Duh.

Hopefully they can restock with different FC660C choice in June.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #103 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:15:59 »
Add a million to your cart, and pretend to check out. Duh.

Hopefully they can restock with different FC660C choice in June.

I'm definitely with this. I'd love to see some variations! Hopefully I can save up enough money by then :)

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #104 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:38:30 »
What kind of variations are they coming up with? I hope they make some different keycap sets for this, like with the RF.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #105 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:40:50 »
According to someone, I forget who, there were check boxes for a white version on the box, which is a good thing because that's the one I want.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #106 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:45:31 »
According to someone, I forget who, there were check boxes for a white version on the box, which is a good thing because that's the one I want.

Brian from EK said that I think.. Anyone like black caps on white body? I'll to a trade ;D
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #107 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:49:25 »
Brian from EK said that I think.. Anyone like black caps on white body? I'll to a trade ;D

Good luck on getting that trade. I think most people trade their black caps for white ones on their black cases :P Never give up hope :)

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #108 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 02:54:43 »
What kind of variations are they coming up with? I hope they make some different keycap sets for this, like with the RF.

Grey or "white" color cases. Caps are Korean, Enlglish, or blanks. I'm not sure if all combinations will be possible.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #109 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 03:30:38 »
What kind of variations are they coming up with? I hope they make some different keycap sets for this, like with the RF.

Grey or "white" color cases. Caps are Korean, Enlglish, or blanks. I'm not sure if all combinations will be possible.

I see.

Just curious, but do you think they will come out with complete colored keycap sets like RF and WASD for this board?
I can tolerate the font, but I would love it if they could use the original IBM Model M font, whatever that is.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #110 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 03:48:39 »
I'm not the person to ask for that. You'll have to hear it straight from the horses mouth.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #111 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 09:43:58 »
I've been deliberating picking up an FC660C for the past few days and decided I'm going to wait until I can afford an HHKB as my first Topre board.

Anyways, there's one FC660C left at EK, and I need it to stop staring at me, so GOGOGOGO!
Its the best way to get your 1st Topre! I bought mine in Feb. before I knew about the F660C but I have no regrets. The new Leopold is nice but the HHKB is the 60% that sets the standard IMHO. If I need more keys I'll go with a RF 87u 55g, the F660C keys are not as nice and upgrading would put it at the same price range, when and if they become available.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #112 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 10:56:34 »
Here's my typing video, if anybody's interested. Not quite as intense as the one above (just a quick TypeRacer practice run).


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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #113 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 10:57:31 »
Brian from EK said that I think.. Anyone like black caps on white body? I'll to a trade ;D

When the white version comes out, you got yourself a deal!

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #114 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 12:26:18 »
Sold out on EK -_-

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #115 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 12:47:46 »
Here's my typing video, if anybody's interested. Not quite as intense as the one above (just a quick TypeRacer practice run).

Ooo! Thank you for this video. I can't get enough of hearing this keyboard at work.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #116 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 18:56:39 »
Brian from EK said that I think.. Anyone like black caps on white body? I'll to a trade ;D

When the white version comes out, you got yourself a deal!

Legend! :)
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #117 on: Fri, 17 May 2013, 23:08:18 »
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #118 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 05:49:19 »
Wish I had some gif or quote for this space, but I got nothing

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #120 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 10:34:35 »
The Thockness is strong with this keyboard.
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #121 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 10:36:39 »
The Thockness is strong with this keyboard.
Aren't all topre boards with plates like that? :)

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #122 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 10:38:04 »
The Thockness is strong with this keyboard.
Aren't all topre boards with plates like that? :)

HHKB is PCB mounted.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #123 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 10:38:41 »
The Thockness is strong with this keyboard.
Aren't all topre boards with plates like that? :)

HHKB is PCB mounted.

Reread my post or I could italicize the "with" :)

Edit - I guess I can understand how it may have been misinterpreted, but I meant; "All topre boards that come with plates sound like that, right?"
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #124 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 10:49:32 »
oh I see what you mean, sorry. My bad.

Apart from that who has Realforce says that it is a bit more solid (hence slightly different sound)

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #125 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 10:52:06 »
Thank You for the Realforce sound comparison! Leopold better release a version with blanks soon :p

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #126 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 13:13:49 »
HHKB's 'thock' more than RF's.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #127 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 13:51:39 »
The Thockness is strong with this keyboard.


HHKB's 'thock' more than RF's.

"Thock" hahaha. First time reading that but it's so accurate of how it sounds.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #128 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 18:43:05 »
It's true. However, this FC660C also thocks quite hard. Almost as much as a HHKB, and much more than a RealForce.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #129 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 22:35:38 »
It's true. However, this FC660C also thocks quite hard. Almost as much as a HHKB, and much more than a RealForce.

I can confirm that the thockness of the FC 660C is greater than that of the RealForce.  Thickity thock. 

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #130 on: Sat, 18 May 2013, 23:48:01 »
When you guys say that it thocks "hard," that's in a good way, right? I absolutely love the sound, at least from what I've heard through youtube :P

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #131 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 03:55:32 »
The "thockiness" is due to the fact that it's lasererd I think.
My realforce with lasered caps "thocks" more than the dyed one

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #132 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 12:18:27 »
Has nothing to do with key cap material or printing. It's due to how the case resonates with the sound of the dome collapsing and the air being forced out of it. The rubber dampens the sound of the plastic impacting, and the escaping air gives it a hollow-ish sound. The case then resonates and adds its own character. A plate will dampen that resonation somewhat. The larger the plate, the larger the low frequency dampening effect. That's why the HHKB thock is much deeper than the Realforce, and only slightly deeper than the 660C.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #133 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 15:46:13 »
So why a realforce with lasered caps sound different ?

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #134 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 16:00:24 »
Realforce keycaps are dye sub. They sound different because the larger plate absorbs a lot of the low-frequency vibration. Makes the keys slightly quieter and the higher pitched.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #135 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 16:26:56 »
What i'm telling you is that I have several realforces and some are lasered, not dyed and they do sound different than the regular dye sub keycaps realforce. So I assumed that there is a direct correlation between the printing and the sound.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #136 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 16:45:29 »
What i'm telling you is that I have several realforces and some are lasered, not dyed and they do sound different than the regular dye sub keycaps realforce. So I assumed that there is a direct correlation between the printing and the sound.

check the thickness of those keys, that's where the difference in sound lays. the legend print type can't alter the sound.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #137 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 16:59:17 »
will do it. Maybe the thickness of the cap isnt the same between lasered and dyed sub.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #138 on: Sun, 19 May 2013, 17:58:37 »
I didn't realize that there were lasered RealForces. Which models do you have that are lasered?

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #139 on: Mon, 20 May 2013, 01:51:44 »
Check the keyboardco topre euro layout with "gold on black" keycaps. Those are lasered.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #140 on: Tue, 21 May 2013, 19:06:02 »
I finally got mine from EK. omg each keypress is orgasmic. Cherry switches feel almost sloppy vs topre. I don't really know how else to describe it. It sounds exactly like the videos that people have put up.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #141 on: Sun, 26 May 2013, 20:22:10 »
Heres an audio recording i did with my mac.

around 80 wpm or so.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eft5x6vjxcnmyi3/KYJQ8lVtYA/Untitled%202%20%28AAC%20audio%29.m4a
« Last Edit: Sun, 26 May 2013, 21:11:10 by Turkishrambo »

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #142 on: Mon, 27 May 2013, 12:38:34 »
dat sound..
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #143 on: Mon, 27 May 2013, 13:55:54 »
It definitely is one of the best sounding keyboards I've used.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #144 on: Mon, 27 May 2013, 14:07:50 »
Thank you for the audio recording! Gives me a better idea of how it actually sounds... makes me want one more.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #145 on: Mon, 27 May 2013, 19:52:57 »
No problemo!

I havn't even touched a cherry keyboard since i got this lmao.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #146 on: Mon, 27 May 2013, 20:05:47 »
I havn't even touched a cherry keyboard since i got this lmao.
That's what happened when I got my HHKB... then it had to go because I was having BSOD problems (corrupt chipset drivers I think, so it wasn't the keyboard). I eventually sold it. I am afraid my FC660C is going to swing me away from Cherry again.
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #147 on: Wed, 29 May 2013, 16:55:33 »
Are the Keycaps on the HHKB larger than the ones on the leopard and realforce? Or are my eyes playing a trick on me?
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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #148 on: Wed, 29 May 2013, 16:58:50 »
Maybe it's just the size of the legends (and perspective)? People have posted pictures of their FC660C with other Topre caps on them.

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Re: Leopold FC660C
« Reply #149 on: Wed, 29 May 2013, 18:59:24 »
The caps are the same size