Hi all,
I've been getting a few questions on these cases from GHers, so I thought I'd answer some of them publicly here.
- Yes, these are the same cases that come with our full Cherry sets.
- Yes, Topre keycaps will fit...to an extent; the space bar and modifiers will have to be shuffled around or omitted. Originally it was supposed to be a universal case, but we had to lean one way so that one of them worked perfectly.
Regarding shipping pricing, we're working out some First Class rates that will bring down domestic rates a bit and shipping overseas quite a bit more (to $20 or less during checkout). In the meantime, if you'd like to order, please email sales@elitekeyboards.com so we can setup First Class shipping. Shipping a few of these to Canada will be about $12-14 and to Europe about $18-20. (Historically we never offered a First Class rate table because we did not want to allow people to choose First Class mail to ship an HHKB; as no one will insure it.)
BTW, this design is unique to EK. I had the original idea a couple years ago, it just took while to work out the intricacies and shake the Topre idea; universal-ality is a road dotted with potholes. There is a separate Topre version, but Topre has put keycap manufacturing on hold, so it may not see the light of day.