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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: increice on Wed, 13 May 2020, 10:21:48

Title: Topre clones
Post by: increice on Wed, 13 May 2020, 10:21:48

How do Topre clones compare to genuine Topre nowadays? At 1-200 $$ cheaper I can't see myself shelling out for genuine Topre. Most of these clones seem to come fom the same manufacture, but does the ABKO K935P V2 use the same "2019 NEW switch" as the Niz keyboards? I can only assume that means Niz updated their switches but I don't know how old the ABKO is. Niz 45g only comes with the bluetooth version for whatever reason.

Title: Re: Topre clones
Post by: tp4tissue on Wed, 13 May 2020, 10:47:31

Topre = Rubber Dome clone ??

Title: Re: Topre clones
Post by: Avi_ on Wed, 13 May 2020, 13:03:00

I own two Topre 45g boards and ABKO K935P V2. I don't know if it's the "2019 NEW switch" or not.

ABKO feels very different from Topre. It's closer to Cherry MX Silent Red than to Topre.