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Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Thu, 23 February 2012, 17:20:41: Torpe users - which do you prefer and why?
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: daniel0731ex on Thu, 23 February 2012, 17:24:39: Urgals.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Thu, 23 February 2012, 23:43:23: Only one person has an opinion on torpe switches?
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: fossala on Fri, 24 February 2012, 01:35:08: 45g but I haven't tried 55g
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: BiNiaRiS on Fri, 24 February 2012, 01:42:41: i recently got a variable and i was expecting to hate it. i'm actually like it a lot. but i would choose 30g uniform all day.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: fossala on Fri, 24 February 2012, 01:49:00: The 30g was the reason I didn't like variable, it just felt really mushy and gave no bounce back.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: isp on Fri, 24 February 2012, 11:46:59: Too many toilet related avatars in this thread.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Fri, 24 February 2012, 12:35:50: Quote from: isp;524351
Too many toilet related avatars in this thread.

Its all about the banana
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Fri, 24 February 2012, 12:36:35: topre.

Stupid dyslexia.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: Namkung on Fri, 24 February 2012, 12:39:43: 55g. tried variable and 55g.
variable felt way too mushy. both the 45g keys and (obviously) even more so for 30g.
and 55g certainly doesn't feel heavy at all for me.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Fri, 24 February 2012, 12:41:26: Quote from: ripster;524330
Topres used to be big here but then the recession hit.

Elitekeyboards pricing doesn't help either.

So anyhoo, good luck finding people that have owned all three.

I guess the "all 45g" or "all 55g" boards are kinda new.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: HaiiYaa on Fri, 24 February 2012, 15:18:55: I have only tried the 45g version and I can say I like it more than all the cherry switches
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: RiGS on Fri, 24 February 2012, 15:22:17: I tried all version and I prefer the variable and the all 45g over the all 55g.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: ~Blood~ on Fri, 24 February 2012, 15:45:57: i tried the 45g version and i thought it was too light. many accidental key presses when i rested my hands on the keyboard, etc.

also, if you use too much force they feel like typing on a wooden plate, so its REALLY nothing for you if you have powerful hands.

I now have a filco w/ blues and like it much better, realforce 55g could be an alternative

by the way did u know that realforce has a tolerance of 30% or so? some switches felt much lighter than others. i dont really get that.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: HaiiYaa on Fri, 24 February 2012, 16:03:37: Quote from: ~Blood~;524591
i tried the 45g version and i thought it was too light. many accidental key presses when i rested my hands on the keyboard, etc.

also, if you use too much force they feel like typing on a wooden plate, so its REALLY nothing for you if you have powerful hands.

I now have a filco w/ blues and like it much better, realforce 55g could be an alternative

by the way did u know that realforce has a tolerance of 30% or so? some switches felt much lighter than others. i dont really get that.

If bottoming out on a topre feels like a wooden plate then bottoming out on a filco or any other cherry board feels like a rock
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: RiGS on Sat, 25 February 2012, 08:29:27: It's easy to not bottom out on keyboards with cherry switches, on the other hand you can't tell the same for Topre.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: HaiiYaa on Sat, 25 February 2012, 12:21:59: Quote from: RiGS;525409
It's easy to not bottom out on keyboards with cherry switches, on the other hand you can't tell the same for Topre.

I had the same problem with cherry mx red and blue
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Sun, 26 February 2012, 15:38:51: Is bottoming out really such a bad thing?
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: insilica on Sun, 26 February 2012, 15:47:54: Variable
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: HaiiYaa on Sun, 26 February 2012, 17:39:50: Quote from: thebilgerat;527093
Is bottoming out really such a bad thing?
YES!!! Thats one of the main reason I got a topre in the first place
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: LaPoune on Sun, 26 February 2012, 18:07:04: I prefer variable...I don't own 55g but I find 45g too heavy anyway...
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Sun, 26 February 2012, 18:44:27: Quote from: HaiiYaa;527268
YES!!! Thats one of the main reason I got a topre in the first place

And it is easier to not bottom out with a topre, compared to cherry MX in your opinion?
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: HaiiYaa on Sun, 26 February 2012, 18:50:47: Quote from: thebilgerat;527357
And it is easier to not bottom out with a topre, compared to cherry MX in your opinion?

No, because I know I am going to bottom out especially in games so I wanted something with a softer landing.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Sun, 26 February 2012, 18:59:12: Quote from: HaiiYaa;527365
No, because I know I am going to bottom out especially in games so I wanted something with a softer landing.

Got it. So, when bottoming out, you find the topre to be nicer on the fingers.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: HaiiYaa on Sun, 26 February 2012, 19:03:17: Quote from: thebilgerat;527369
Got it. So, when bottoming out, you find the topre to be nicer on the fingers.

Exactly.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: thebilgerat on Sun, 26 February 2012, 20:20:29: Well, that is good then! I am not too phased by bottoming out on browns, so bottoming out on topre will be an improvement.
Title: Torpe - 45g, 55g, or ergo?
Post by: sam113101 on Sun, 26 February 2012, 21:25:38: All 45g is the safest choice IMHO.