OEM Discussion (Originally iOne Discussion) - The Good And The Bad?

[Morppoo]

All,

I forgot to mention in my earlier comments, I found the Moppoo website during my quest, here:

http://www.thenoppoo.com/world/

However, not much information at the site.

Morppoo

[badcop]

i have 2 monoprice blues coming into today for the office.  I'll grab some pictures and post them.

[FoxWolf1]

However, not much information at the site.

There's more on the Chinese version; they don't really seem to update the international one.

[badcop]

i have 2 monoprice blues coming into today for the office.  I'll grab some pictures and post them.

I got 2 monoprices in the mail today.  nothing spectacular as expected.  They design was slightly changed for some reason.  It's not the worst thing i've ever typed on but most certainly not the best.

http://imgur.com/a/QoJpn#0 - album

[Hyde]

i have 2 monoprice blues coming into today for the office.  I'll grab some pictures and post them.

I got 2 monoprices in the mail today.  nothing spectacular as expected.  They design was slightly changed for some reason.  It's not the worst thing i've ever typed on but most certainly not the best.

http://imgur.com/a/QoJpn#0 - album

Looks like they start using stems similar to the Cherry 2.0 Mechanical Keyboard kind of style.  I heard it's less balanced compare to the OEM keycap stems.  Not sure how good it is on the Monoprice ones.

Also why do they to use gloss plastic.  Haven't they learn from Das Keyboard or Razer (though Razer did address that issue and corrected it)  =_____=

[davkol]

Just a pointer to the discussion about Topre.

BTW Hyde, care to update the list?

[Hyde]

Just a pointer to the discussion about Topre.

BTW Hyde, care to update the list?

Ahhhh cool, I'll add that in tomorrow.  Too sleepy now 

[Hyde]

Updated Topre info and also added Ducky Zero.

[MakeshiftMuse]

Brilliant posts, everyone.  I have no input here, but I felt like I should thank everyone for theirs because shopping for my first mechanical keyboard has been a researching nightmare.  This has helped tremendously! 
Are there any first-hand accounts of the Rosewill 9100 (illuminated)?  I know there's been a lot of posts about Rosewill in general, but has anyone used one of these?
Lesppoo, hahahaha!  )
OH YEAH!  As far as LED reliability, is there any one board that really stands out?  I've read that DOA/short-lived LED's is a problem for the majority of backlit keyboards.

[Lunartuna]

Brilliant posts, everyone.  I have no input here, but I felt like I should thank everyone for theirs because shopping for my first mechanical keyboard has been a researching nightmare.  This has helped tremendously! 
Are there any first-hand accounts of the Rosewill 9100 (illuminated)?  I know there's been a lot of posts about Rosewill in general, but has anyone used one of these?
Lesppoo, hahahaha!  )
OH YEAH!  As far as LED reliability, is there any one board that really stands out?  I've read that DOA/short-lived LED's is a problem for the majority of backlit keyboards.

Try asking in the Simple questions, Simple answers thread found http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40501.0

[qi3ber]

I find myself in a similar situation to MakeshiftMuse, in that the information in this topic has been immensely helpful to me, and I wanted to thank you all for assembling it.

But since this is an OEM quality discussion, I have a question about Leopold.  I can see that Leopold is listed twice (under Topre and Unknown), but the only comments for them are that they are 'Good', where they are sourced and what type of keyboard they sell.

Is there anymore information about their boards besides the general comment of: 'Good'?

[Hyde]

Reason for it to being listed twice because they generally only carry cherry MX boards, but they've recently announced to release 1 keyboard with Topre switch.

As for the quality, most members report it has similar quality to Filco.  Overall reception seems good, though with the rise of CM Storm overall Leopold is losing its popularity.

Also I wonder if they ninja switch OEM, I used to hear reports that it's made from Korea and Taiwan.  However some member have report that it's made in China recently.  Still need to confirm that though 

[qi3ber]

Well, none of the storm boards appeal to me, so I'll throw my hat in with the Leopold. I can't guarantee that my newb opinion will be of much help to this thread, but at a minimum I'll be able to tell you where it claims to have been manufactured.