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Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: calavera on Sun, 25 September 2011, 18:04:01: I knew they would be available sooner or later! I'll be getting one with blue switches once they're in stock. :)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-out-White-Noppoo-Choc-Mini-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-Cherry-MX-Brown-/300599983032?pt=PCA_Mice_Trackballs&hash=item45fd27bbb8#ht_2450wt_1220
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: REVENGE on Mon, 26 September 2011, 00:23:55: Haha, still using that fail controller.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: calavera on Mon, 26 September 2011, 00:58:26: If it 'fails' because it's not OSX compatible, I don't give a ****. lol
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: Atenacius on Tue, 27 September 2011, 13:06:42: I'll be expecting lots of pics when you get it!
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: peda on Tue, 27 September 2011, 13:48:45: Isn't it actually a fail by Apple and mac OSX then a the keyboard producer?

(serious question btw)
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: qtan5370 on Tue, 27 September 2011, 15:56:27: Well, someone said it work under Mac, I did not have a chance to confirm it.

But, it is there, you know, petty good staff.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: calavera on Tue, 27 September 2011, 19:48:26: Well, I just bought one through taobao, I'll take a few pics once I get it.. which is in two weeks? lol
I didn't buy from ebay because all they had were black and brown switches. :(
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: hashbaz on Tue, 27 September 2011, 22:45:41: Supposedly Choc Minis can work with Macs if you pass them through two adapters USB -> PS/2 -> USB.

I also tried mine on Linux (Fedora 11) today, and it had some issues until I plugged it into a PS/2 adapter.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: slueth on Tue, 27 September 2011, 23:46:43: qtan has it for cheaper on his website. http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/mechanical-keyboard-noppoo/new-white-noppoo-mini-mechanic/lid=19308307
Ebay is such a pain in the ass.
I want one one with cherry black switches, or red.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: one_each on Wed, 28 September 2011, 16:05:46: Quote from: peda;422160
Isn't it actually a fail by Apple and mac OSX then a the keyboard producer?

(serious question btw)
As I understand it (not an expert) Mac OS X uses a feature of the standard that Microsoft does not. The keyboard only understands the part of the standard that Microsoft is using. That makes it easier and cheaper to make but it is not following the full standard.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: qtan5370 on Wed, 28 September 2011, 16:59:06: Quote from: hashbaz;422464
Supposedly Choc Minis can work with Macs if you pass them through two adapters USB -> PS/2 -> USB.

I also tried mine on Linux (Fedora 11) today, and it had some issues until I plugged it into a PS/2 adapter.

That's what I heard ....

And I do have Blue switches. Last month I still have a limited on eBay so I did not put it up, now I am get off it because I became TRS :P

Whatever, I am working on a lot of staff...
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: calavera on Wed, 12 October 2011, 22:45:41: whoring my new keyboard pic. ;)

(http://i630.photobucket.com/albums/uu23/calaveratf/keyboards/DSCF1945.jpg)
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: ishtob on Wed, 12 October 2011, 22:59:11: Quote from: hashbaz;422464
Supposedly Choc Minis can work with Macs if you pass them through two adapters USB -> PS/2 -> USB.

I also tried mine on Linux (Fedora 11) today, and it had some issues until I plugged it into a PS/2 adapter.

choc mini does work with that chain, i've done so with my choc mini and works fine with a few kinks like ~ being the mapped wrong.

edit: this was tested on osX leopard and lion
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 13 October 2011, 00:45:56: Quote from: calavera;429916
whoring my new keyboard pic. ;)

Probably the best noppoo I've yet seen. Where are the keycaps from?
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: spolia optima on Thu, 13 October 2011, 10:31:22: Quote from: calavera;429916
whoring my new keyboard pic. ;)

LOVE IT. Those cherry corp 2-shots look amazing! And with the RGB caps, damn, that just takes the cake.
I'm gonna have to order one of those today.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: Khenra on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:22:24: I'm especially interested in where you got the green right shift key. I'm looking into buying one of these keyboards, and I'm wondering where to get replacement keycaps.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: calavera on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:22:49: The double shots came from Ascaii over at deskthority: http://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=568
They were harvested from G80/81-3000 winkeyless keyboards. (hence why you could use the ctrl and alt keys on the noppoo if you wanted)

The RGB modifiers came from sixty at deskthoirty as well. I bought up all the left overs from the "mistake" batches.
One set included both winkey and winkeyless modifiers. They're sold out and not sure where you would get these anymore.
Title: [ebay] White Noppoo Choco minis!!!!
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:27:47: Quote from: calavera;430709
The double shots came from Ascaii over at deskthority: http://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=568
They were harvested from G80/81-3000 winkeyless keyboards. (hence why you could use the ctrl and alt keys on the noppoo if you wanted)

This DT group buy was derailed for a while, but looks like it will happen now. For those lusting after white doubleshots, it might be worth watching that thread to see if there are more available in the future.