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Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: dismas on Mon, 28 February 2011, 20:54:10

I'm looking for a Topre Realforce keyboard with uniform weighting that has white/gray keys in US layout and a numpad. Actually any color will do as long as the keys and the lettering are different colors. Unfortunately elitekeyboards.com only has this in black. Is there a Realforce model that meets these criteria, and where can I buy it?

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 28 February 2011, 21:03:36

Huh? They have a white one right here (http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,realforce&pid=rf_se1200). $215 + shipping.

GET SOME!

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: panda-R on Mon, 28 February 2011, 21:05:38

Quote from: keyboardlover;302526

Huh? They have a white one right here (http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,realforce&pid=rf_se1200). $215 + shipping.

GET SOME!

uniform baby, he wants the uniform baby!

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 28 February 2011, 21:06:53

Ohhh. My bad.

Edit: I am under the impression that such a model does not exist (at least not in US ANSI layout). Good luck though :\

Benippon (http://benippon.com/en/catalogsearch/result/?q=topre) has several uniform models with very visible lettering, but the layouts are all Japanese.

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: hypez604 on Wed, 02 March 2011, 02:05:54

You might have to order from one of the Japanese online stores.
I also wanted a RF board with printed letters and uniform weight. Couldn't find it in the US and ended up getting the black one from EK.
I love it, my wife dislikes it whenever she uses my PC. She says if she has to type with one hand while talking on the phone it's annoying on a semi-blank keyboard, even for an excellent touch typist such as herself.

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: bugfix on Wed, 02 March 2011, 02:16:59

Just get the weighted one. I was sceptical at first too, but it's great actually.

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: RiGS on Wed, 02 March 2011, 17:08:21

This is your chance to get one of those uniform weighted in white.
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=15808 (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=15808)
However these are tenkeyless, but there is a slight chance that those will have the embedded virtual numpad by activating the num lock key.
Unfortunately Bruce haven't confirmed it yet.

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: dismas on Mon, 11 April 2011, 20:57:53

Since I don't think I'll ever find what I'm looking for, now I'm looking for a Realforce that:

-is uniformly weighted

AND

-is tenkeyless OR not black

I already have a black uniform 55g Realforce (SE02C0), so I'm looking for another uniform weighted one that's not the same as the SE02C0. Where can I buy something like this?

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: Lpb45 on Mon, 11 April 2011, 21:04:05

I think there is a modded to all 55/45  86U white on the classifieds

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: RiGS on Mon, 11 April 2011, 21:06:13

That is the black one.

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: RiGS on Mon, 11 April 2011, 21:08:16

You can get the full size uniform weighted in white from Leopold (http://www.leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/item.php&it_id=1297219310).

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: dismas on Mon, 11 April 2011, 21:22:13

Cool, are there any guides on how to order from Leopold? Curse the text as images, makes using Google translate difficult :(

Title: Looking for Topre Realforce
Post by: RiGS on Mon, 11 April 2011, 21:23:57

http://buyfromkorea.kr/ (http://buyfromkorea.kr/)