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Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: gilgam on Fri, 28 January 2011, 07:42:32

Hello

i want to buy a 87 U realforce to put some azerty on it

But it seems discontinued ...
Is there a place where one can find such a rare keyboard ?

Thanks

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: lootbag on Fri, 28 January 2011, 07:53:41

it is discontinued everywhere.
you are only going to find used ones or NIB ones from people who bought more than one.

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: diqkiq on Fri, 28 January 2011, 08:06:38

http://www.leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/list.php&ca_id=10
The 87U is now a Korea product only. I bought mine from the above link and paid through Paypal in Korea. I had to setup an account on it as well.

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 28 January 2011, 08:09:34

Quote from: diqkiq;286206

http://www.leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/list.php&ca_id=10
The 87U is now a Korea product only. I bought mine from the above link and paid through Paypal in Korea. I had to setup an account on it as well.

Thanks for the info and welcome to GeekHack! Do you live in Korea? Will they accept paypal payments from outside Korea?

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: db_Iodine on Fri, 28 January 2011, 08:09:43

Armygroup (http://www.armygroup.com.tw/shop/goods.php?id=3607) still lists the keyboard. This is the variable model.

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: diqkiq on Fri, 28 January 2011, 08:43:07

I'm glad to have this forum. I live in San Diego. I emailed Leopold and they replied with links and instructions to purchase. I have the all 55g model. I had to ask them how to order that keyboard specifically since it was shown as an option on a drop down menu on there website. They gave instructions and links through email. It wasn't a difficult transaction at all. Correction on the paying through Paypal; it was actually a site called Gmarket which you need to setup an account on. I think they are affiliated with Paypal? I was sketched out at first filling out my CC info on a foreign website but it turned out to be fine.

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 28 January 2011, 08:44:44

How much did it cost with shipping?

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: gilgam on Fri, 28 January 2011, 14:37:10

Oh , i forgot to re

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: gilgam on Fri, 28 January 2011, 14:41:40

oups

Oh i forgot to read the Wiki thing before ...

Resolutions 2011
1. learn korean
2. RTFW

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: sixty on Fri, 28 January 2011, 14:48:54

Quote from: ripster;286429

Nice info.  Gmarket appears to be a typical buying service like GeekStuff4U but for Korea, not Japan.

And btw there are lots of links in the WW Buying wiki for the 87U.  If they are dead or Out of Stock let me know.

Gmarket is the biggest online shopping site in Korea. Its like eBay and Amazon combined. No buying service.

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 28 January 2011, 14:51:14

Quote from: gilgam;286475

Resolutions 2011
1. learn korean

Me too!

(http://img.listal.com/image/814782/600full-girls-generation.jpg)

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: RiGS on Fri, 28 January 2011, 15:16:12

That pic freaks me out. Reminds me to a white party.

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: gilgam on Fri, 28 January 2011, 17:09:06

Quote from: sixty;286480

Gmarket is the biggest online shopping site in Korea. Its like eBay and Amazon combined. No buying service.

The 87 U is very expensive 380000 W = 250 € or 352 $  :eek:
without vat and shipping ...

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: lootbag on Fri, 28 January 2011, 17:54:39

I am asking a friend to ship one to me from Korea.
Hopefully it works out.

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: diqkiq on Sun, 30 January 2011, 12:58:01

Total amount I spent was $376. I received it in 3 weeks after paying for it. One thing Gmarket requested that was different was a copy of my photo ID. Perhaps to make match my CC to an ID?

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: bugfix on Sun, 30 January 2011, 13:34:16

Are there any other things, aside from the useless right windows key, that the 87u has and the 86u does not?

Title: 87 U realforce, no more ?
Post by: keyboardlover on Sun, 30 January 2011, 14:47:04

Yea, its all in the wiki. Leds, different weighting and an integrated numpad.