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geekhack Marketplace => Classifieds => Topic started by: jpc on Sat, 22 October 2011, 10:51:47

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Sat, 22 October 2011, 10:51:47

VERY gently used. Keyboard has had about one week of use in total. Works perfectly. No appreciable wear.

Includes original box and purple WASD keys.

Selling only because I settled on Kinesis Contoured for daily use. As flat keyboards go, this one is awfully nice. I really like the variable weighting and overall light weight of the keys.

SOLD

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Sat, 22 October 2011, 11:18:06

Enjoy a few pictures :)

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Mon, 24 October 2011, 08:21:06

price drop, $185

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Wed, 26 October 2011, 07:13:58

Price dropped to $170.

This Realforce is like new. I used it just a few days to try the switch. No flaws, perfect shape.

Try some topres for half the price of an 87U :biggrin:

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: Lmnr on Wed, 26 October 2011, 08:53:45

Still for sale?

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Wed, 26 October 2011, 09:00:04

Yes, it's still for sale.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpm804 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 12:14:59

Good Deal at that price... GLWS

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Wed, 26 October 2011, 14:01:10

Sale pending! Thanks for all your interest.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: dvdhsu on Wed, 26 October 2011, 14:01:25

What's the difference between this and the 87?

Sorry for asking the question here, but I may be interested in buying.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: sherryton on Wed, 26 October 2011, 14:05:23

The Realforce 87U has a switch to activate the numpad on the keyboard.  It is also said that the 86U is more mass produced than the 87U.  This is a REAL good price though, so you should purchase it before it is gone!

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: DanGWanG on Wed, 26 October 2011, 14:13:55

Quote from: dvdhsu;439878

What's the difference between this and the 87?

Sorry for asking the question here, but I may be interested in buying.

There are a couple differences:

- 87U's also came in 55g weight for all keys.  The 86U is variable weighted keys (35-45-55)
- 87U's have LED light indicators on Caps Lock and Scroll Lock, whereas the 86U's do not.
- 87U's used to be harder to find and more expensive due to the amount of production.  (See Ripster's Supply and Demand curve)

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpm804 on Wed, 26 October 2011, 14:34:57

Quote from: DanGWanG;439884

There are a couple differences:

- 87U's also came in 55g weight for all keys.  The 86U is variable weighted keys (35-45-55)
- 87U's have LED light indicators on Caps Lock and Scroll Lock, whereas the 86U's do not.
- 87U's used to be harder to find and more expensive due to the amount of production.  (See Ripster's Supply and Demand curve)

The 86U is actually 30g-45g -55g (esc), the 87U changed the pinkies to 35g.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: Internetlad on Thu, 27 October 2011, 14:09:27

This is a damn good price, Anybody looking for topre's would be nuts not to bite. I'm not quite up to that level yet.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Thu, 27 October 2011, 16:33:27

@internetlad-- It is a good price.

There's still a sale pending though. It's not final, but I'm holding this for someone at the moment.

I will miss this one. It's the first sub-60g-force keyboard I have sold since discovering that lower force keys make my hands feel better. I cannot justify keeping a 'board this valuable if it's not going to be a daily driver.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: dvdhsu on Thu, 27 October 2011, 16:41:37

I'll take second in line.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Fri, 28 October 2011, 12:34:20

Sold!

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: nhwhaup on Thu, 15 December 2011, 21:24:51

I'm bummed that the RealForce didn't work out for you.  Strangely enough, I bought the 87U Silent and absolutely love it.  Before that one, my Filcos with the reds were my absolute favorites but now the Silent Realforce beats them all hands down.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: demik on Thu, 15 December 2011, 21:26:10

why on earth did you bump this?

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: jpc on Fri, 16 December 2011, 14:34:22

@nhwhaup

Don't be bummed, I enjoyed trying it. It was a nice board and I had wanted to try topres for a while. It's not my daily driver, because no flat keyboard is as comfortable as Kinesis contoured models. And it seemed wasteful to keep such a nice Realforce on the shelf gathering dust when probably a lot of people could enjoy it.

@demik, I originally bought this board from nhwhaup. One of two geekhackers I have met in person, and a recommended seller.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: nhwhaup on Sat, 17 December 2011, 12:06:44

Still glad someone is getting some good use from the 86U.  I agree with you that if you aren't going to get some good use out of it, it's a waste to have it sitting around in a box.  

I totally love the 87U in the Silent version.  Bought that one after I sold the 86U and it is my regular daily keyboard at work.  That was almost my last purchase.  I then bought 2 Pokers with the red switches.  The first one I broke on a business trip by leaving the cord in it.  I thought it was protected amonst the clothing in my suitcase but the inner solder got broken and couldn't be fixed so I ended buying another and treat it very carefully.  

After the keyboard fetish, I jumped on to IPS monitors - more careful with a lot of research before purchasing as they can be a bit pricey.

Title: Realforce 86U, in white, TKL, variable weighted, model SE0500
Post by: 500_pts on Sun, 18 December 2011, 07:21:21

ack.

sucks to see this bumped.

AMAZING price and i live in MA and wouldve loved to come pick up.

oh well.