I just received the shipment of one set of Leopold PBT keycap. It was shipped from Korea and obviously it is the one that I got via GH great finds
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=59780.0(Thank you, dante
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Today I decided to write a small review about it so if you can consider if you want it or not.
The package contains:
- A keycap set on a keycap storage case
- 1 stepped caplocks with central stem and 1 shift for Leopold FC660M
- A user guide
The packaging is very nice and solid.
The keycap set is Made in Taiwan. I'm not sure who manufacturered it but my guess is TaiHao:
The thickness:
Yes, it is very thick. It is similar like imsto PBT and BSP. At first, when I look at the keycaps, I thought the one from Leopold is thicker but when I weight several keycaps, I can conclude they have similar weights, about 1.3g-1.4g for E row (But don't quote me on this because my micro scale may have error tolerance)
Surface:
This is perhaps the most important factor for PBT keycap.
In term of roughness, the Leopold set has something slightly less rough than the BSP.
Indeed, so far Imsto PBT set is the roughest PBT set (which is the one I like)
Profile:
Leopold set has Cherry profile as BSP and Imsto PBT
Spacebar support:
They have 2 space bars in the packages to support the standard one and Leopold one.
This is really interesting! The community will love this feature.
Tightness:
For this part, I need to mark down Leopold on this.
When I put it on Cherry MX Red, I feel it tight, it is just like when I put the SP SA set on.
It would be very tight if I put it on Cherry MX Clear.
Leopold VS Imsto PBT in microscope
Conclusion:
Without a doubt, IMO, this is a very interesting set with high Price / Quality yield.
If you are looking for a decent PBT within 50 USD range for your lovely keyboards, this set could be a good choice.
