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Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ironman31 on Fri, 07 October 2011, 07:01:45: Just received a newsletter. Preorder starts Oct. 13th

"Leopold and EliteKeyboards are proud to announce Tenkeyless Leopold keyboards with Red Cherry MX linear switches as well as a very limited edition Tenkeyless with Clear Cherry MX tactile switches.

Presale for these new boards begins, through both EK and Leopold Korea websites, on Oct. 13th. Shipping begins on Oct. 23rd **

In addition, EK will be simultaneously releasing Tenkeyless Leopold boards in WHITE with a variety switch options."
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Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 07 October 2011, 08:04:18: Quote from: dante;426881
Wow. I know; "Captain Obvious to the rescue", but Filco tkl cherry reds resale value just got hammered in the ass. Hard.

Probably not. People still seem to prefer Filco to Leopold, especially in terms of stabilizers. That, and the Filco was a special edition, IIRC, and that will always keep the resale value high.
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Post by: kaiserreich on Fri, 07 October 2011, 09:01:31: I finally managed to source enough Clear Switches to mod a plate mounted Cherry Clear.
Damn.
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Post by: N8N on Fri, 07 October 2011, 09:03:34: Same here. But on the upside I have been enjoying it for a while now, so I'm not bitter. (and I think I prefer the Costar stabilizers to Cherry anyway.)
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Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 07 October 2011, 09:04:38: Tenderness? Isn't that a song?
:D
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Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 07 October 2011, 09:05:05: Tenderness keyboards, huh? Do they console you after you just blew a bunch of cash on them?
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Post by: RColinTaylor on Fri, 07 October 2011, 09:25:30: I think I am more excited for a TKL version of the Leopold Reds than a board of clears; I guess that's the 45g fan in me.
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Post by: Deverica Wolf on Fri, 07 October 2011, 10:00:24: Wow, Tenderness keyboards! If they ping, they apologize. :hug:
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Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 07 October 2011, 10:34:32: Not so tender to the wallet.
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Post by: Index on Fri, 07 October 2011, 11:10:11: I'm definitely getting this. I wonder how much they're going to be. I hope it's like 95$ like the previous leopold tenkeyless preorder last year.
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Post by: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 07 October 2011, 11:30:44: White with clear please.
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Post by: bionicroach on Fri, 07 October 2011, 13:49:58: Damn...May have to pull the trigger on the Clears just to round out my collection. I sold my Deck because the clears are too heavy for me to use as a daily driver, but the Leo will probably be cheap enough to keep around for occasional use.
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Post by: Glockateer on Fri, 07 October 2011, 14:55:13: Clears are heavier browns with a blue click? That is what the wiki looks like to me at least.
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Post by: bloodygood on Fri, 07 October 2011, 14:59:56: As far as I know, Clears are heavier Browns. And Whites are the ones with the click like Blues. I think the Leopolds would be an okay clear board, but I would love to have a Filco one myself. Note to Filco: Please release tenkeyless ninja with clear switches. On the other hand, for the time being, that is a very nice deal that Leopolds plan to release them so soon.
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Post by: mazessj on Fri, 07 October 2011, 15:50:36: Quote from: dante;427090
I asked EK if they would do a full size clear and unfortunately these are extremely limited switches.

If they're so rare, then how is Deck able to sell full-size keyboards with them, and why are they prominently shown on the Cherry product page along with Blues and Browns, whereas the Reds are not?

Just curious....
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Post by: BababooeyHTJ on Fri, 07 October 2011, 19:41:26: Quote from: itlnstln;426905
Probably not. People still seem to prefer Filco to Leopold, especially in terms of stabilizers. That, and the Filco was a special edition, IIRC, and that will always keep the resale value high.

I have to ask why? I love my filco and all but I've never had a problem with cherry corp stabilizers. Then again I've never used a Leopold.
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Post by: ironman31 on Fri, 07 October 2011, 19:41:27: -_- **** auto correct
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Post by: NormaJean on Fri, 07 October 2011, 21:09:17: I'm getting pretty excited about this, the last thing I need is a new keyboard... but... I mean if a keyboard is anywhere near exclusive... I might look into it if you see what I mean.

(I mean refreshing elitekeyboard constantly untill the preorder form finaly appears, then purchasing it on sight :P)
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Post by: demik on Fri, 07 October 2011, 21:21:01: get yourself a drinking bird toy, set it on f5 and you're good to go.
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Post by: reaper on Fri, 07 October 2011, 23:13:01: Looking forward to a Leopold tenkeyless w/ clear switches. I'm definitely getting one.
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Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 07 October 2011, 23:16:40: It's gonna be a battle for the tenkeyless clears then...
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Post by: Wogrim on Fri, 07 October 2011, 23:20:37: Ugh now gotta decide if I like my reds over my browns, since otaku tenkeyless looks so much cooler than fullsize (and I got used to not using the numpad).

Oh and I have zero interest in clears, but it'll be nice to have people stop asking about them.
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Post by: NormaJean on Sat, 08 October 2011, 10:32:18: What is with that f5 thingie?
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Post by: Evil_Spork on Sat, 08 October 2011, 10:44:53: ****. Guess I'm buying another Leopold now. Must. Have. Clears.

Granted I kind of want Ergo-Clears... Whatever. Must. Have. Clears.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 08 October 2011, 11:18:18: Gotta love the MX Clear love. Reds are a much more "tender" switch though.

[video=youtube;0S87UW3qWXI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S87UW3qWXI[/video]
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Post by: mmmty on Sat, 08 October 2011, 11:41:25: Quote from: Evil_Spork;427522
****. Guess I'm buying another Leopold now. Must. Have. Clears.

Granted I kind of want Ergo-Clears... Whatever. Must. Have. Clears.

No!! wait for ergo-clear - my ergo-clear : ) I'll be putting one up for sale soon.

I think I want to try Leopold tenkeyless clear too. I tried a Deck Frost but returned it because the springs were too stiff. My Filco tenkeyless ergo-clear is coming in today. Hopefully it will be awesome.
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Post by: rodya on Mon, 10 October 2011, 12:00:38: Quote from: hcry4;427360
It's gonna be a battle for the tenkeyless clears then...

Time to write a script? Battle on!
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Post by: Farsiite on Mon, 10 October 2011, 16:22:36: am i the only one salivating at the leopold clear?
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Post by: hcry4 on Mon, 10 October 2011, 16:30:50: Of course not. We are ready to tear each other's throats out for the very limited supply.
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Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 10 October 2011, 16:31:44: Quote from: Farsiite;428509
am i the only one salivating at the leopold clear?
Reading through this topic: evidently not.

'Course it'd be better to get ergo-clear, but most people will take what they can get.
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Post by: Farsiite on Mon, 10 October 2011, 16:44:00: Quote from: hcry4;428512
Of course not. We are ready to tear each other's throats out for the very limited supply.
battle of the who has the fastest internet connect.
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Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 10 October 2011, 17:10:47: Quote from: Farsiite;428526
battle of the who has the fastest internet connect.
Just go to the local university and use theirs.
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Post by: Farsiite on Mon, 10 October 2011, 17:45:18: Quote from: dorkvader;428543
Just go to the local university and use theirs.
way to make things uninteresting. pshh. lol =p
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Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 10 October 2011, 18:43:33: Exactly... nothing is that hard. All you have to do is pay for it. Think something along the lines of 250,000 minimum quantity.
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Post by: turbocharged on Mon, 10 October 2011, 18:52:54: Do you think they are going to offer the White tenkeyless boards with Clear switches? The wording doesn't really say yay or nay on that.
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Post by: IvanIvanovich on Mon, 10 October 2011, 19:15:17: Thats what I want the very most, a white board with clears. But if it's only in black color so be it. Then if I like it I'll dump my Leopold brown.
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Post by: muchadoaboutnothing on Wed, 12 October 2011, 21:49:09: MX clears in the US? Non-Deck Keyboard? Non-used?

(http://i.imgur.com/ya1Nr.png)
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Post by: demik on Wed, 12 October 2011, 23:25:47: i was ready to get leopold with clears.. but im getting my filco modded to ergo clears so.. what's interesting me is the tenkeyless with reds, i hope it's around the 109 price like the other boards.

oh, and the white keyboards too. i want one with blue switches since i have one with browns already
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Post by: ironman31 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 00:13:51: Today's the day for tenderness
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Post by: turbocharged on Thu, 13 October 2011, 00:48:23: Quote from: ironman31;429952
Today's the day for tenderness

LOL...still waiting to see if a all white board with cherry clears is going to be for sale, but I'm doubting it.
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Post by: Wogrim on Thu, 13 October 2011, 00:59:53: I hope they don't have a special preorder price; I'll feel pressured into getting one now instead of waiting a few months.
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Post by: hcry4 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 01:30:17: If you go to the leopold site (http://www.leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/list.php&ca_id=101020), these might be our options. I don't think clears will be in the white boards, but I see reds in them.
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Post by: jpm804 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 01:38:42: thank hcry4 for the link...tempting....white with reds and black with clears might have to bite.
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Post by: jrockroll on Thu, 13 October 2011, 06:43:36: they dont sell them in elitekeyboards?
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Post by: flyball on Thu, 13 October 2011, 06:53:08: Quote from: jrockroll;430036
they dont sell them in elitekeyboards?
in the announcement on the ek site it reads that some switch combinations are exclusive to ek/leopold korea. that said, there's none of the new keyboards on the site as of now.
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Post by: highspeed on Thu, 13 October 2011, 06:53:22: Nice, like those white ones. Shame they dont have media keys :(
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 08:28:01: The site is down, it is about to happen!
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 08:35:29: ^ It's not down for me, but nothing's up still
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 09:00:37: I guess it was down momentarily, thats usually how it happens at EK...
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Post by: Tanooki on Thu, 13 October 2011, 10:21:37: Ahhh the wait is killing me and I have to check every so often while working. As for this whole clears in white boards. Couldn't one just purchase a white board with browns since they are now offering it. Then justtake the clear board and put it in the white case and you could even take the brown springs and make ergoclears no?
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 10:35:23: That would cost me two keyboards tough :p
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Post by: spolia optima on Thu, 13 October 2011, 10:36:29: TKL = Tender Keyboard Lovin'?
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Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 13 October 2011, 10:55:28: Quote from: spolia optima;430139
TKL = Tender Keyboard Lovin'?

Funny. Gross, but funny.

That reminds me... (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6352&highlight=topre)
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Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 11:02:24: give me my clears
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Post by: iWuzHere on Thu, 13 October 2011, 11:44:57: want clears D:

also orders up yet?
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 12:12:15: arg... I was considering preordering a cherry clear kb... but while waiting I changed my mind :p
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Post by: Atenacius on Thu, 13 October 2011, 12:44:11: I can't help but feel that companies are waiting for the market to be saturated by Blues, Browns, Blacks and then slowly release Red and Whites because they know we'll buy them again
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Post by: JediJesseS on Thu, 13 October 2011, 13:53:43: I'm starting to feel kinda pathetic checking this every 5 minutes...if they say preorders start today they should be up by now.
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 14:01:50: I agree i thought they would be up by at least the time their business opened today but nothing and its already well into the day.
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Post by: flyball on Thu, 13 October 2011, 14:04:23: its actually october 13, 2012
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Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 14:05:09: he never really did specify a year
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 14:06:02: might as well order from korea then...
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Post by: herewegomez on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:16:41: Occupy EK!!
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Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:19:07: im getting tired of waiting
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Post by: Grimey on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:27:10: I do find it strange sometimes how hard it is to give people my money. Today is turning out to be one of those days EK.
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:34:53: ^^^ please please take it! :p
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Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:36:51: Quote from: Grimey;430388
I do find it strange sometimes how hard it is to give people my money. Today is turning out to be one of those days EK.

I'll make it very easy. PM me if you want to give your money to me, and I'll send you my Paypal ASAP.
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Post by: Grimey on Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:59:55: Quote from: itlnstln;430394
I'll make it very easy. PM me if you want to give your money to me, and I'll send you my Paypal ASAP.

Hmm, I don't think it will have the same money vs. goods exchange ratio that I desire.

Perhaps I am just over thinking this, treating customers with indifference may be a practical business strategy, I certainly didn't learn about that is CS.
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Post by: iWuzHere on Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:07:19: Can i give them my money now?
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Post by: rodya on Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:39:02: As much as we hem and haw, we all know we're gonna buy it anyway no matter how long it takes or how much we're teased.
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Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:40:03: who said they werent?
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Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:54:37: EK, y u no want my tender money?
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Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:56:37: ill take 3 chicken tenders and an apple pie
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Post by: jwaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:59:55: Has anyone had success ordering off of the Korean Leopold site?

Edit: FC200R White boards with clears or reds?

My friend was going to check it out for me when he gets off work. Potential group buy?
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Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 17:00:47: ordering what? ppushu?
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Post by: RColinTaylor on Thu, 13 October 2011, 17:30:58: I wouldn't mind some updates from EK either...
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Post by: hcry4 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 17:31:18: Everyone else getting 403/404?

[ATTACH=CONFIG]28554[/ATTACH]

Edit: Back up but no change...
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 17:47:09: Apparently every so often people can't connect to their site, but nothing ever happens when they load it back up again lol

It's like false hope over and over and over and over rofl
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Post by: hcry4 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:27:18: Tenkeyless reds up.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:37:51: the clears were just a trick!
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Post by: hcry4 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:42:19: Updates are very methodical.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:45:15: EK is probably watching GeekHack right now watching us freak out ;E
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:48:28: Brian's probably laughing at this thread right now. lol Stop teasing us.. =P Oh and I revised my thread over at OCN (http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/959881-leopold-tenkeyless-w-cherry-mx-red.html) for ya... now where's my discount? =D
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Post by: N8N on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:51:57: srsly, I was hoping that all the slots hadn't been filled by the time I got home from work (very late) but what do I find but that there's no way on the site to preorder? Dayammm... (really wanted to get another clears board without having to do it the old fashioned way)
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Post by: rodya on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:52:50: Quote from: dante;430560
I'll be fuming pissed if they are added after I go to sleep and sold out before I wake up

lol or if your internet died and by the time it came back up they're all sold out.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:54:10: Either black switch in white and white blanks or clears are next, since there's nothing else
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 18:55:31: lol 14users+13guests browsing this thread hahahhaa
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:05:46: Quote from: tsangan;430572
lol 14users+13guests browsing this thread hahahhaa

lol yeah

That's it folks.. move along. There's nothing to see here. All the clears are gone.

Thank you.. come again! =D
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Post by: ChaosBattery on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:19:43: [ATTACH=CONFIG]28566[/ATTACH]
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Post by: Wogrim on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:20:22: Hmm the white ones look pretty nice. Tempting but wouldn't match my other stuff at all, and would probably get dirty fast.

Newsletter said shipping starts ~10/23 but on the site it says in stock instead of preorder?
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Post by: jrockroll on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:24:59: they changed to presale
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Post by: jwaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:25:29: all sold outtttttttt
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Post by: ChaosBattery on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:25:37: Looks like they heard you... no longer "in stock" and note about shipping date added
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Post by: jrockroll on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:26:35: Wheres the clear swtich!
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Post by: ZeroGraVT on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:28:18: Found them clears
http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyless&pid=fc200reaw
http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyless&pid=fc200reab
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Post by: ChaosBattery on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:28:32: Sudden realization:

Quote
Presale for these new boards begins, through both EK and Leopold Korea websites, on Oct. 13th. Shipping begins on Oct. 23rd **

** Some model variants will be exclusive to EK or Leopold Korea, respectively. Shipment date is tentative.

EK never confirmed that THEY would be having pre-orders for clears

EDIT: Nevermind, clears are up *puts pitchfork away
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Post by: jrockroll on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:31:09: why is it no stock rofl
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Post by: N8N on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:32:14: I'm in... that was a no brainer. Gotta support anyone that sells plate mounted clears.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:33:13: So can you just buy the presale even if there's no stock?
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:34:30: ^ cherry black never gets any love, ever
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:36:11: Quote from: tsangan;430597
So can you just buy the presale even if there's no stock?

Yes, same thing happened when Leopold first landed in U.S. (pre-sale only, shipment came way later lol).
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Post by: daerid on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:36:28: Yes
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:37:55: okay dokay time to order one
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:39:07: fell in love and ordered a White board with Clears
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:41:35: Ordered one white with cherry clears :D

I'm wondering if the leopold white will actually be white or off white (beigeish)...

I remember seeing some picture a while ago of a beige leopold
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Post by: jwaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:42:21: yeah i want the otaku with the cleaaaars. but doesnt look like its gonna happen.
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:43:26: i think its like a off white egg shell color. if you look at the wine arrow key it shows off the color very well and looks amazing together
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:45:31: I see what you mean :D can't wait to have this baby in my hands :D It'll look just lovely when I'm pretending to have something to write about

It's those little things that keep me alive!
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:45:39: Pssh 2nd shipment in Nov, it's not limited, now I don't feel as special, fake marketing!!!!
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:47:37: Hahaha what if I don't want it anymore... I tough I was special with my limited edition keyboard...
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Post by: ironman31 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:47:57: Got a clear board in black and some RGB caps.
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Post by: jwaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:50:18: Quote from: dante;430616
I'm toying with the idea of waiting until the morning until I hear from Brian. I really wanted a white otaku clear but may see if I can get the caps swapped or something. Also wanted a cherry black white otaku too :(

Just bit the bullet and grabbed a white with the blues! still stoked!

edit: and the colored keycaps! aww yeah
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Post by: demik on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:51:00: guess ill finally order a board with reds.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:51:31: EK got so many sales just from GK today ;oo

We should have done a group buy lol
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Post by: ironman31 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:51:50: Quote from: demik;430622
guess ill finally order a board with reds.
I'd still like a filco with reds.
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:53:38: Quote from: tsangan;430623
EK got so many sales just from GK today ;oo

We should have done a group buy lol

I'm pretty sure at least 50% of EK's sales come from this website... most likely around 70%
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Post by: demik on Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:56:02: Quote from: ironman31;430624
I'd still like a filco with reds.
not for the prices they go for.

really wish i had the money to pre-order one with reds. but between this portal/SC2 group buys, aluminum poker shells, RF 87U, and a filco thats being modded with ergo clears.. i dont think i can squeeze in another board without being totally broke.
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Post by: jrockroll on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:01:44: Yea lol something tells me it's not really "very limited"
Quote from: tsangan;430615
Pssh 2nd shipment in Nov, it's not limited, now I don't feel as special, fake marketing!!!!
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:06:05: Brian probably knows "Limited Edition" equals everyone wants to buy all at once, if this wasn't limited i'm sure there wouldn't be 22users+14guests browsing this thread either.
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Post by: Zamorph on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:07:14: Just got me some reds with white board. ^^
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Post by: ZeroGraVT on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:14:00: White Otaku with reds for me. Almost got the white clears just because it was "collectable".
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Post by: keyboardlover on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:15:29: Just ordered a black tenkeyless with clears =)
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:15:32: Quote from: ZeroGraVT;430639
White Otaku with reds for me. Almost got the white clears just because it was "collectable".
They got you too with the "Limited" bug ;EE
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Post by: duncan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:20:43: Quote from: tsangan;430634
if this wasn't limited i'm sure there wouldn't be 22users+14guests browsing this thread either.

You are forgetting the schadenfreude element of watching the hype drive the mob emotions up and then the realisation that a commercial mass produced product is what is on offer.

A bit like watching the Apple fanbois in action sometimes.

More fun from the outside than the inside sometimes.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:21:04: Quote from: dante;430644
anyone here want to buy an white otaku keyboard and swap caps with a white lettered one? lol - I know it makes no sense :(

I might be able to get Brian to swap caps before they are sent out :/

EDIT: just got a response from Brian - no on the clear white otaku :(...

The lettering wouldn't be such an issue if the modifiers were classic gray.

get some KBC White PBT ;3 Wonder if the white is different though, or you can just change the modifiers with Round 4, basically not a big problem ;o
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Post by: Quarzac on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:32:29: I want to try clears! But I just bought browns! I just can't justify another keyboard!
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:33:22: Quote from: Quarzac;430654
I want to try clears! But I just bought browns! I just can't justify another keyboard!
One can never have too many keyboards, trying out more switches is always good ;)
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Post by: jrockroll on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:52:27: Quote from: tsangan;430655
One can never have too many keyboards, trying out more switches is always good ;)
true that. I started with brown switch then now i have 4 keyboards...
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Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:54:21: Quote from: Quarzac;430654
I want to try clears! But I just bought browns! I just can't justify another keyboard!

The solution is to tell yourself that you'll just try the clears, and sell back the one you like less. Then you keep both of them.
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Post by: Quarzac on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:55:38: Quote from: hashbaz;430665
The solution is to tell yourself that you'll just try the clears, and sell back the one you like less. Then you keep both of them.
I am too afraid of this happening. I think I'm going to have to exert... self control.
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Post by: demik on Thu, 13 October 2011, 20:57:22: Quote from: hashbaz;430665
The solution is to tell yourself that you'll just try the clears, and sell back the one you like less. Then you keep both of them.
this always works for me!
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Post by: scrubadub on Thu, 13 October 2011, 21:17:52: Ah, this thread finally made me come out of de-lurking mode. I just bought my first mech keyboard (Leopold TKL Brown Otaku) and after a week couldn't stand typing on anything else. Now I'm in for a black with clears. Well, at least it kept me from buying a Realforce board... for now.
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 13 October 2011, 21:19:49: ^ First post! Welcome to GH! =D Great choice there on your selection.
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Post by: jpm804 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:03:04: I step away from looking at this thread for a couple of hours and it blows up.....

Wallet = :Cry:

picked up a board in clears, white was sold out so ended up getting the black version.
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Post by: mmmty on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:08:58: Wow that was quick. They had 2 clears in stock or you guys are super fast. I'm going with #2.
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Post by: ironman31 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:10:19: jeez, that was fast
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:12:15: It shows no stock but you can buy it can't you?
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Post by: Variable on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:12:39: the white boards are so nice. I have a black with blues but I've never felt reds or clears (my understanding is browns are close to blues but much quieter)... I'd love to get something new but have no idea how to decide. research time!

... I'm actually probably getting nothing but it's nice to imagine :D
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Post by: ironman31 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:14:20: Quote from: tsangan;430690
It shows no stock but you can buy it can't you?

It might say it's out of stock after you add it to your cart, but I have no idea, lol
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Post by: jpm804 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:15:36: Quote from: ironman31;430693
It might say it's out of stock after you add it to your cart, but I have no idea, lol

It will say "out of stock" when you try to check out if the item is OOS. The only one that gave that message was for the white in clears.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:16:20: Quote from: ironman31;430693
It might say it's out of stock after you add it to your cart, but I have no idea, lol
Yeah its a presale so all the stock will say "no stock" but you can still purchase it thats the general idea I got from reaper

Quote from: mmmty;430688
Wow that was quick. They had 2 clears in stock or you guys are super fast. I'm going with #2.
Blacks are still avail mmmty, it's not a metal casing but you know you wannnnnnnaaaaaaa
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Post by: Tanooki on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:17:24: Quote from: tsangan;430698
Yeah its a presale so all the stock will say "no stock" but you can still purchase it thats the general idea I got from reaper

Let's just hope that they don't send out the dreaded 'refund' email.
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Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:17:24: All the out of stock ones I see are labeled pre-order. They'll ship October 23.
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:18:08: Quote from: jpm804;430696
It will say "out of stock" when you try to check out if the item is OOS. The only one that gave that message was for the white in clears.
I wonder how many White with Clear switches there were available for preorder.
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:19:05: Quote from: tsangan;430698
Yeah its a presale so all the stock will say "no stock" but you can still purchase it thats the general idea I got from reaper.

Yes but that was more than an hour ago. lol =D Since then, we'd completely depleted the first batch of white Leo clears. Just have to wait for the second batch in November (if there is any left).
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:19:42: Quote from: Tanooki;430700
Let's just hope that they don't send out the dreaded 'refund' email.
Won't happen when you're as fast as me ;o

Quote from: reaper;430704
Yes but that was more than an hour ago. lol =D Now we'd completely depleted the first batch of white Leo clears. Just have to wait for the second batch in November (if there is any left).
What can I say, we're just fast lol
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:20:26: Quote from: hashbaz;430701
All the out of stock ones I see are labeled pre-order. They'll ship October 23.
Yea theres no stock but you can still add them to your cart and preorder them. I think someone said you cant add White with Clears to your cart anymore though.
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Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:22:11: Quote from: TheProfosist;430706
Yea theres no stock but you can still add them to your cart and preorder them. I think someone said you cant add White with Clears to your cart anymore though.

I just added one. Seems to be working fine.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:23:26: ^ But can you checkout with them? That's the real question
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:24:02: Quote from: hashbaz;430708
I just added one. Seems to be working fine.
i dont know what to say then... see what happens when you try and place an order possibly if thats the board you want...
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Post by: jpm804 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:24:27: Quote from: tsangan;430710
^ But can you checkout with them? That's the real question

Will say OOS when you try to checkout... I found that out 30 minutes ago, so i went with the black version
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Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:25:42: Wow. I wonder how many they had available in the first run.
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:26:07: Quote from: jpm804;430712
Will say OOS when you try to checkout... I found that out 30 minutes ago, so i went with the black version
glad i got my order in when i did then
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:26:15: Quote from: jpm804;430712
Will say OOS when you try to checkout... I found that out 30 minutes ago, so i went with the black version
Knowing you, you'll just get the white one in the 2nd run, rofl
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Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:26:49: Quote from: hashbaz;430713
Wow. I wonder how many they had available in the first run.
was wondering the same
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Post by: mmmty on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:26:54: Quote from: tsangan;430698
Blacks are still avail mmmty, it's not a metal casing but you know you wannnnnnnaaaaaaa

I would buy blacks with metal casing and mod it browns or reds.
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Post by: reaper on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:27:43: Quote from: hashbaz;430713
Wow. I wonder how many they had available in the first run.

25 - 30? Just guessing. =P
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Post by: jpm804 on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:29:01: Quote from: tsangan;430715
Knowing you, you'll just get the white one in the 2nd run, rofl

hahaha..you read my mind. :becky:

I'm an impatient person and just wanted to try out clears anyways.
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Post by: tsangan on Thu, 13 October 2011, 22:32:02: Quote from: reaper;430718
25 - 30? Just guessing. =P
How many of those were bought by GeekHack users ;o
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Post by: NormaJean on Thu, 13 October 2011, 23:32:53: I'm glad I was fast :D
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Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 00:11:02: got my white with clears! but I ordered like 4 hours ago haha
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Post by: hashbaz on Fri, 14 October 2011, 00:42:04: Ordered a white cloud of boobs.
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Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 01:05:34: ****...I had to go work. Missed the whites with clears. Had to settle for regular clears. Got a white otaku with reds along with a variety of those cherry mx caps as well. Another $300...damn you GH...
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Post by: Index on Fri, 14 October 2011, 02:12:55: Are you kidding me? I missed the Leopold w/ Cherry Reds. I'm going to go shoot myself now.
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Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 02:17:17: Go checkout, reds should still be available. I think only white with clears not available when you try to checkout.
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Post by: F u r u y á on Fri, 14 October 2011, 03:23:49: They really should overprice the MX Clears. 25% more at least.
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Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 03:28:06: No, I think it should have been $99 like the first batches of Leopolds earlier this year...
But even at the 25% premium you suggested, they would sell just fine to GH...
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Post by: F u r u y á on Fri, 14 October 2011, 04:04:19: And that's why they have to up by 25%, at least. As you said, they would still sell just fine...
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Post by: Clickey on Fri, 14 October 2011, 05:04:31: Quote from: hcry4;430784
Go checkout, reds should still be available. I think only white with clears not available when you try to checkout.

Hey I can still order the white tenkeyless with clears, are you sure it was not just an error you had? Might want to try again.
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Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 05:18:57: I see that they changed that to 2nd batch Nov. 10th...
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Post by: Clickey on Fri, 14 October 2011, 05:22:16: I dont get it though, they are pre-orders ffs, how do you run out on a pre-order? The whole point of the pre-order is that it lets you gaurantee you have enough time to meet demand....

If you prefer to use the clear board, you could always just switch the cases/caps with your red, so you have a white otaku with clears. This would void the warrenty though, since you would have to break that little seal.
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Post by: hcry4 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 06:07:24: I'm fine with my order. Don't really want to wait. I have some blank keycaps anyway if I feel like swapping them out.
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Post by: N8N on Fri, 14 October 2011, 06:13:55: yup, keycaps are gonna get swapped eventually if you keep a board long enough anyway.

Two questions: will really old windowed Cherry keys replace Leopold keys (caps lock etc.) or is there a good home mod for replicating those (round Lexan rod?) Also, is the spacing on the space bar posts the same as a Choc Pro or is it different yet? (I now have one space bar with six posts on it...)

Not that it makes any difference to a purchasing decision; I already ordered one (black/clears) last night. I think that was less money than I paid for the Filco which I then had to mod with the stems and springs from a POS board. Not sure if I'll like tenkeyless, but only one way to find out.
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Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 14 October 2011, 07:29:27: Drill a hole and fill it with clear epoxy.
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Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 14 October 2011, 07:43:30: I officially dub these new Leopolds the "Geekhack limited/custom keyboards". Because, a tenkeyless Leopold with reds or clears was the original idea for the Geekhack custom keyboard. EK kind of killed the idea though.

Now we know why.
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Post by: spill on Fri, 14 October 2011, 08:14:21: Hi. I'm new.

Been researching/searching for a good replacment board for the past couple of weeks. Blindly went ahead and ordered a tenkeyless in reds from EK. No issues with payment so far, so I assume now the wait begins.

Haven't bought a "new" mech keyboard in awhile. Still have an M13 in my pile, but it's gotten harder with Win7 to get around not having a win key on a daily basis. Same for a trusty old AT-101 I managed to grab from a previous job. Really wish there were a way to sample the various switches in a local manner, but whatevo. Returned a Razer BWU this week... mainly because the left side macro row really threw off my touch typing... guess I'm used to my pinky being on the outside of the keybank, which with the BWU turns "A"s into caps lock and a nonstop expletive stream coming out of my office as a result. That and I think I'd drive myself insane eventually with the clicks... not as cool as they were when I couldn't type as fast as I do now I think.

Tempted to order a Filco tenkeyless brown in addition since I haven't felt up anything of that flavor yet....
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Post by: ironman31 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 08:37:24: Quote from: F u r u y á;430799
And that's why they have to up by 25%, at least. As you said, they would still sell just fine...

I would not have bought one if it was not 109
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Post by: N8N on Fri, 14 October 2011, 08:50:14: Quote from: alaricljs;430854
Drill a hole and fill it with clear epoxy.

Have you done this? How do you do it? I'm imagining drilling the hole, then putting a piece of tape (what kind) on the top of the keycap and dripping the epoxy in from underneath, with the cap upside down on a flat surface. Is that the correct procedure? Any recommendations for particular brands/types of tape and epoxy?
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Post by: alaricljs on Fri, 14 October 2011, 09:04:46: Haven't done it myself on keycaps, but I've seen pics of it here or at deskthority and have done it in aluminum panels. Some have used putty, others tape, I'd go with a nice painters tape. Drill a nice clean hole, chamfer the edges a bit. Put the tape on the top side of the cap, burnish the tape against the cap around the hole. Fill with clear hardening 2 part epoxy. I have whatever random brand was sold by the hobby shop I was getting other stuff from.
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Post by: jpm804 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 09:17:14: Quote from: dante;430899
Anyone else want to confirm this? I just tried ordering a white clear keyboard and now it is letting me order it again? Did they extend purchasing?

Nope looks like its available again.. ordered it. Figured worse case EK cancels my order.

If not will cancel the black one I ordered previously....
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Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 09:32:57: the white clears are for the next batch if i am not mistaken
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Post by: Khenra on Fri, 14 October 2011, 09:33:53: Whaaaat 51 dollars shipping&handling to Europe... That's 50% of the keyboard price lol...
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Post by: Clickey on Fri, 14 October 2011, 09:56:35: For some reason shipping to europe is more expensive than shipping anywhere else, I guess its to keep people paying the premium for high labor costs on things made there.
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Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 10:07:08: did you get some clears rip?
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Post by: Chobopants on Fri, 14 October 2011, 10:39:47: The white board is so pretty I had to order one even though I had a bad experience with the cherry blues in a Leopold. God save me. I need to try clears.
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Post by: magictoaster on Fri, 14 October 2011, 10:48:02: Quote from: Chobopants;431016
The white board is so pretty I had to order one even though I had a bad experience with the cherry blues in a Leopold. God save me. I need to try clears.

Not to derail the thread, but what was the issue with your Leopold Cherry Blue?
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Post by: pycho on Fri, 14 October 2011, 11:17:20: omg i would totally buy one but they want me to pay 50% of the price of the keyboard for shipping -.-.- 51$

any idea if it will be avalible somewhere with decent shipping price?
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Post by: suprsmo on Fri, 14 October 2011, 12:04:18: $56 Postage to Aus :l Do you think I can wait until thursday?
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Post by: Chobopants on Fri, 14 October 2011, 13:12:35: Quote from: magictoaster;431023
Not to derail the thread, but what was the issue with your Leopold Cherry Blue?

The Cherry Corp style stabilizers totally didn't work for me. The larger keys, most specifically right shift and backspace, felt mushy and actually caused me some tendon pain after a while because of the lack of crisp actuation. I'm hoping that this is much less of an issue with non-clicky keys. I'm kind of hoping that this board works out as a traveling SC2 board or something.
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Post by: ishtob on Fri, 14 October 2011, 13:35:12: Quote from: dante;431029
I'm very grateful white clears are reordered in the 2nd shipment; I just ordered mine \o/

wait what second shipment?!
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Post by: noodles256 on Fri, 14 October 2011, 14:01:12: nov 10
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Post by: kingqway on Fri, 14 October 2011, 16:05:09: Damn, I really wish they sold full-sized white's. I think I would buy one of those in a heartbeat. I'm getting a filco tenkeyless from Qtan, so this will be my first chance to see how tenkeyless feels/looks. Too bad they don't plan on any full-sized white's anytime soon.
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Post by: TheProfosist on Sat, 15 October 2011, 00:00:37: Quote from: N8N;430906
Have you done this? How do you do it? I'm imagining drilling the hole, then putting a piece of tape (what kind) on the top of the keycap and dripping the epoxy in from underneath, with the cap upside down on a flat surface. Is that the correct procedure? Any recommendations for particular brands/types of tape and epoxy?
yes i was wondering about this as well has anyone done the mod and started a thread about it?
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Post by: ironman31 on Fri, 21 October 2011, 23:19:39: Just got an email saying my order has been shipped :D

Hope I don't hate it
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Post by: jwaz on Fri, 21 October 2011, 23:28:34: Just got the email as well, really excited for my first mech keyboard! Whats shipping time usually like from EK?
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Post by: ironman31 on Fri, 21 October 2011, 23:29:22: less than 5 days to Tallahassee
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Post by: jwaz on Fri, 21 October 2011, 23:36:42: Expecting it to get to Seattle about Wednesday. Beyond stoked.
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Post by: ruiner17 on Sat, 22 October 2011, 02:29:24: wooo! estimated delivery date: Oct 25, 2011
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Post by: Clickey on Sat, 22 October 2011, 03:19:26: I live 30mins away from EK, hope it gets here tomorrow :first:
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Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 22 October 2011, 10:35:06: ETA: 10/27. Woot!
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Post by: reaper on Sat, 22 October 2011, 18:15:20: Got mine today (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:23232). =P
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Post by: TheProfosist on Sat, 22 October 2011, 18:19:44: Quote from: reaper;436972
Got mine today (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:23232). =P
:( mine says it wont be here until the 26th even though I got 2 day shipping :(
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Post by: Zamorph on Sat, 22 October 2011, 22:43:49: I cant wait to get mine, I sold my filco and going back to dome blows. Miss my reds :'( need nao
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Post by: Khenra on Sun, 23 October 2011, 17:37:57: I ordered a white Leopold with MX Reds (Otaku). I did not yet recieve an email with a shipping date :( Can't wait!
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Post by: jpm804 on Sun, 23 October 2011, 17:54:56: Darn it did not receive a shipping confirmation yet and ordered the day the pre-order started :Cry:
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Post by: suprsmo on Sun, 23 October 2011, 19:16:15: mmm, I have only received a confirmation from PayPal so far :(
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Post by: hashbaz on Mon, 24 October 2011, 22:53:17: Shipment notification for my white tenkeyless Leo with reds. w00t!
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Post by: TheProfosist on Mon, 24 October 2011, 23:02:06: Quote from: TheProfosist;436976
:( mine says it wont be here until the 26th even though I got 2 day shipping :(
Now the 27th how is 2 day shipping getting slower?
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Post by: hcry4 on Mon, 24 October 2011, 23:03:50: 27th for me too.

Edit:
Oh, actually it says 26th by 7:00pm...
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Post by: tsangan on Mon, 24 October 2011, 23:42:09: Mines arriving on Thurs, was sent out like Thurs last week i think or was it Wed, it's one or the other
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Post by: jpm804 on Tue, 25 October 2011, 01:44:02: still no tracking information... gotta check my spam folder to see if it got caught =P
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Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 14:52:25: Received mine.
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Post by: hcry4 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:05:09: Damn it. It changed to the 27th for me.
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Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:06:02: So far I'm not impressed, I'll give it a few days. If I don't like it, I'm definitely selling it. I want a Filco with reds now...
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:06:42: Is this your first experience with red switches? What don't you like about it?
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:07:28: Quote from: hashbaz;439917
Is this your first experience with red switches? What don't you like about it?
You misread, I want a Filco with reds. I just got in a Leopold with clears. So far they feel like they actually have less of a tactile bump than my browns. Plus they're heavier and these cherry stabilizers make the keyboard feel unrefined and cheap.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: hcry4 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:08:26: Why didn't you order one with reds too?
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:09:59: Quote from: ironman31;439919
You misread, I want a Filco with reds. I just got in a Leopold with clears.

Oops. Yeah I'm not a clears fan either.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:10:08: Quote from: hcry4;439921
Why didn't you order one with reds too?
I wasn't sure if I'd like leopolds, and I figured I'd try one out with a switch I knew I probably wouldn't like so I wouldn't feel bad when I sold it, lol.

Looks like ripster is right again. I jumped a somewhat dangerous gap in switch preferences, and I hate it.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: Lolcakes on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:40:40: Quote from: ironman31;439923
I wasn't sure if I'd like leopolds, and I figured I'd try one out with a switch I knew I probably wouldn't like so I wouldn't feel bad when I sold it, lol.

Looks like ripster is right again. I jumped a somewhat dangerous gap in switch preferences, and I hate it.

Hey there! I am considering buying the white Leopold kb with Red switches... Can you elaborate on the things that you didnt like about the Leopold board? My current board is Filco Cherry mx Blues TKL.
I really want to have a white board with red switches and i dont have too many options... Either this or trying to get a Filco from China. But i guess buying from the US gotta be more "safe"
Cheers
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ironman31 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:45:28: Quote from: Lolcakes;439953
Hey there! I am considering buying the white Leopold kb with Red switches... Can you elaborate on the things that you didnt like about the Leopold board? My current board is Filco Cherry mx Blues TKL.
I really want to have a white board with red switches and i dont have too many options... Either this or trying to get a Filco from China. But i guess buying from the US gotta be more "safe"
Cheers

I probably jumped to conclusions early. The main thing I don't like about the Leopold is the stabilizers, they feel mushy when bottoming out. I do like the rubber pads a lot better on the Leopold than the Filco, they stick better. The keycaps also seem to be thicker and a nicer texture on the Leopold. Most of my hatred for this keyboard is probably from the clear switches themselves. But I'll give it a few days to a week.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: Lolcakes on Wed, 26 October 2011, 15:49:43: Quote from: ironman31;439958
I probably jumped to conclusions early. The main thing I don't like about the Leopold is the stabilizers, they feel mushy when bottoming out. I do like the rubber pads a lot better on the Leopold than the Filco, they stick better. The keycaps also seem to be thicker and a nicer texture on the Leopold. Most of my hatred for this keyboard is probably from the clear switches themselves. But I'll give it a few days to a week.

Thanks. I understand that the leopolds have different stabilizers, i wonder if it is muuuch mushier or if its a minor difference. Also how many of the keys are stabilized? Is it only space, enter, right shift? I saw the pictures from reaper's review and i really want this board... just concerned about those damn stabilizers :P
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: rodya on Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:01:45: It is not a minor difference. Filco's costar stabilizers feel sooo much better. I would have all Filcos and no Leopolds if Filcos were cheaper and had detachable USB cables. Clears are definitely not for everyone, but I have a hard time seeing anybody not liking Reds.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ZeroGraVT on Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:10:55: Got my white otaku with reds yesterday. I don't have a Filco to compare it to but the quality is top notch. Bought it mainly for FPS gaming and I'm very happy with it. My fingers don't get tired as much because the red switches are so light and smooth. It's very quiet too when bottoming out compared to my at101. The rubber pads stick quite well to the surface it's almost feels like the board is glued down. No problems with the stabilizer for me but that's probably a preference thing. If you're just going to be using it mainly for gaming you'll probably be fine even if you prefer the costar stabilizers.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: Lolcakes on Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:33:26: Since my current board is Filco with blues, and I must say I do like it... Do you think I might get disappointed by the Leopold stabilizers? Because I guess I might as well start looking for a Filco. I found some White TKL Filcos with Reds on taobao.com do you think its safe buying from there? I am based in the UK. Also I might be able to ask some Chinese people from university to help me with the purchase, translate the pages for me etc. Do you rekon thats a good approach for getting that I want (white TKL board with reds) or is buying from China too much of a pain? Thanks
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: jpm804 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:38:29: Quote from: Lolcakes;440010
Since my current board is Filco with blues, and I must say I do like it... Do you think I might get disappointed by the Leopold stabilizers? Because I guess I might as well start looking for a Filco. I found some White TKL Filcos with Reds on taobao.com do you think its safe buying from there? I am based in the UK. Also I might be able to ask some Chinese people from university to help me with the purchase, translate the pages for me etc. Do you rekon thats a good approach for getting that I want (white TKL board with reds) or is buying from China too much of a pain? Thanks

Not unless that white filco is priced reasonable which I am guessing it is not. I would give the Leopold reds a chance if you really want white keyboard with reds since not many options now.

I have a filco in reds, while I do like it with the pricing of them nowadays I dont think warrants the high mark up on it compared to the leopold with a similar offering.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:41:13: Quote from: jpm804;440013
Not unless that white filco is priced reasonable which I am guessing it is not. I would give the Leopold reds a chance if you really want white keyboard with reds since not many options now.

I have a filco in reds, while I do like it with the pricing of them nowadays I dont think warrants the high mark up on it compared to the leopold with a similar offering.

This. I don't think the stabilizers are all that bad. The Duckys I have use the Cherry stabilizers, I don't really notice it that much. For the price premium and ordering difficulty, I would just skip the Filco and get the Leopold.

My new toy coming on Friday: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005JC4OZG
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: Lolcakes on Wed, 26 October 2011, 16:48:02: The Leopold board seems apprizingly cheap to me actually... With the delivery to the UK it is still £100. And I remember I paid £114 for my filco with blues which i got from the keyboardco
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: fstop on Wed, 26 October 2011, 17:46:46: After tax and shipping costs, EK charges ~$128 for me in Cali. Amazon ships a Filco in 2 days for $140.

Not trying to bash on Leopold, but if it weren't for the added costs iI definitely would of picked up a Leopold while shopping for my first mechanical keyboard. But I decided the $12 premium for the Filco would be worth it.... in the end, I ended up with a cm storm with mx reds though happily. Filco quality cheaper then even a leopold :)
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: jpm804 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 17:56:54: Quote from: fstop;440071
After tax and shipping costs, EK charges ~$128 for me in Cali. Amazon ships a Filco in 2 days for $140.

Not trying to bash on Leopold, but if it weren't for the added costs iI definitely would of picked up a Leopold while shopping for my first mechanical keyboard. But I decided the $12 premium for the Filco would be worth it.... in the end, I ended up with a cm storm with mx reds though happily. Filco quality cheaper then even a leopold :)

I think LOLcakes was talking about filco in white with reds switches which is alot harder to get and also alot more to buy (probably around $250) so compared to the white leopold in reds its a no brainer to get the leopold for half the price...

the cm storm is great value but unfortunately does not come in a white case which he was looking for.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: TheProfosist on Wed, 26 October 2011, 22:59:49: Quote from: ironman31;439958
I probably jumped to conclusions early. The main thing I don't like about the Leopold is the stabilizers, they feel mushy when bottoming out. I do like the rubber pads a lot better on the Leopold than the Filco, they stick better. The keycaps also seem to be thicker and a nicer texture on the Leopold. Most of my hatred for this keyboard is probably from the clear switches themselves. But I'll give it a few days to a week.
If you have a white with clears would you trade it for a white with reds? The reason I ask is that I ordered a white withe clears but was sent a white with reds.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: TheProfosist on Wed, 26 October 2011, 23:02:11: Double Post
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: MKB on Thu, 27 October 2011, 00:54:37: I get my Black Leopold with Clears on Friday... Looking forward to it.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: fstop on Thu, 27 October 2011, 01:15:08: Quote from: jpm804;440082
I think LOLcakes was talking about filco in white with reds switches which is alot harder to get and also alot more to buy (probably around $250) so compared to the white leopold in reds its a no brainer to get the leopold for half the price...

the cm storm is great value but unfortunately does not come in a white case which he was looking for.

Oh yeah, I know that I'm just saying Leopold vs Filco in general. People usually assume leopolds are so much cheaper, which is their strong point over filcos (I guess they are for those who don't have to pay tax?) But saving the extra $10-$20 in my case makes the Filco much more appealing then the leopold.

A lot of leopolds in the classified section. I might pick up a mx brown/blue to try it out. But it seems like a lot of people are dumping their leopold clears already :(.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 27 October 2011, 01:41:25: Quote from: fstop;440308
Oh yeah, I know that I'm just saying Leopold vs Filco in general. People usually assume leopolds are so much cheaper, which is their strong point over filcos (I guess they are for those who don't have to pay tax?) But saving the extra $10-$20 in my case makes the Filco much more appealing then the leopold.

A lot of leopolds in the classified section. I might pick up a mx brown/blue to try it out. But it seems like a lot of people are dumping their leopold clears already :(.
I dont think that many people are dumping their clears. Though I am all for trading the White board with Reds that I received for a White board with Clears as thats what I ordered.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ruiner17 on Thu, 27 October 2011, 02:25:04: Wierd, I ordered a white TKL with clears and also recieved a white with reds. I contacted support to help straighten it out. Now just waiting for a return confirmation from EK.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 27 October 2011, 02:47:27: Quote from: ruiner17;440344
Wierd, I ordered a white TKL with clears and also recieved a white with reds. I contacted support to help straighten it out. Now just waiting for a return confirmation from EK.
Yea but I would rather not wait 2-3 weeks to get a clear board and I noticed many people were trying to get rid of their clears.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ironman31 on Thu, 27 October 2011, 07:04:46: sorry. its in black
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: TheProfosist on Thu, 27 October 2011, 07:16:25: Quote from: ironman31;440393
sorry. its in black
Thats too bad I really want a White with Clears.

If anyone else has White with Clears and want to trade for a White with Reds let me know. I would really not waiting until the second pre-order comes.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: noodles256 on Thu, 27 October 2011, 08:43:53: they sent your the wrong board.... silly EK.

same old same old
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: ruiner17 on Thu, 27 October 2011, 11:52:09: Quote from: noodles256;440422
they sent your the wrong board.... silly EK.

same old same old

This is a common occurrence with EK?
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: Namkung on Thu, 27 October 2011, 12:58:55: hi geekhack! long time lurker.. first post here.
thought i might add something here.
so i ended up ordering the white clears (the first batch) but i never got a confirmation email telling me my item has been shipped so yesterday I emailed them to ask and apparently they received
one less box (which he told me contains 10 keyboards) and are now trying to sort it out. sigh =/
of course it has to happen to someone who lives in canada! i know how long that thing takes to get here because i ordered a blue leopold tkl in the past T_T.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 27 October 2011, 14:08:16: White tenkeyless with reds has arrived.
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: Lolcakes on Thu, 27 October 2011, 19:13:43: Quote from: hashbaz;440604
White tenkeyless with reds has arrived.

What are your impressions? Got any pics of it? How do you compare it to your Filco TKL with blues?
Cheers
Title: Elitekeyboards to stock tenderness MX clear and red keyboards
Post by: hashbaz on Thu, 27 October 2011, 22:41:18: There are two reviews of the new white Leos here (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:23232) and here (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:23370). Reaper's has some excellent pictures.

This is my first time trying authentic red switches. I've had a ghetto red board for some time though, and so far at least I cannot tell them apart by feel. Like many here, I'm in love with the red switches. Such a pleasant yet utterly different experience from blues. In terms of aesthetics, I really like the off-white color of the board and its lasered keycaps. The Leo niceties of a detachable cable and channels are a step above the Filco.

That said, I really do like the angular edges of the Filco much better than the rounder Leo. I'm not sure what the Filco's body is made out of, but I also much prefer its matte look to the Leo's semi-shiny plastic. It just makes the Filco feel like a more expensive piece of equipment.

edit: The stabilized keys are sqeaking like banshees. I'll have to get some grease. And it might be my imagination, but the real reds feel a touch lighter to me than my ghetto reds.