So psyched! Any chance of making a matching case for a numpad? CM might not make a numpad, but maybe some other common/popular numpad with a detachable USB cable?
That would be so dope!
If only there were a Topre numpad that supported MX stems like the Novatouch. I currently use an MX numpad. It a silver-colored aluminum Korean custom I got years ago with super ergo clears, which I like a lot, but which is a bit buggy and hard to program.
So, yeah, I'd love to make a custom case for a numpad that I loved and that is readily available on the market; but I would first have to find that numpad. =\
I put MX stems into my Topre 23UB. It's what I mate up with my NovaTouch. I'd love an aluminum case for it!
I think this would be the path to go to resolve stem problem.
Would finding an MX numpad that could fit in the same case be at all possible? Switch spacing and board/plate dimensions and non-removable/removable cable would seem to be the driving factors.
Scenario A (simplest from a development standpoint)Design the case for the bulkier of the two numpad guts, and have some provisions (like a bracket/spacer) for the slimmer one to fit.
Scenario B (not as simple as Scenario A)Design universal bottom -or- top half, then Topre/MX designated half for either Topre or MX.
Scenario C (complex, cripples bulk pricing)Case "A" w/cutout for a Topre Pad, Case "B" for an MX Pad
Haven't looked into Topre all that much, but is the Realforce the only Topre Numpad available? I couldn't find anything else out there.
Or just design a case for an MX numpad