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Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Saviant on Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:05:00: I just thought I would post some photos of my Topre Keyboard keycaps. This keyboard hasn't been used and when I was showing a friend he noticed they weren't right. Has anyone seen this before?

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PS. Sorry about the bad lighting my computer is on the left side near the keyboard.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Roguemaster8 on Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:06:41: Excessive letter fade?

I'm not sure what I'm looking at here.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Saviant on Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:12:34: Pretty much, for a keyboard that I hadn't used yet. I think it may have been a fault in the printing, the place I brought it from are going to take it back and replace it for me. But is it common for the black keycaps to do this or I would I better off going to the white keycaps?
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: fossala on Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:38:58: I haven't seem it before but it is definatly RMA'able.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Jim66 on Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:41:43: Send it back, I wouldn't be happy with that.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Saviant on Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:53:44: Just awaiting for an RA for it at the moment. The company I brought for are extremely good they are even going to reimburst me for the freight back, but not sure if I want another black realforce incase it does that again.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: fossala on Tue, 28 February 2012, 04:56:26: Where did you get it from?
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Saviant on Tue, 28 February 2012, 05:02:47: pccasegear in Australia, I got it when they had a special of $210 AUD for them
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: fossala on Tue, 28 February 2012, 05:05:24: Nice and cheap for a topre keyboard. Are they replacing or refunding?
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Roguemaster8 on Tue, 28 February 2012, 05:10:30: Well this solved my conundrum for what color Realforce I want at least.

Thanks OP, good luck with the RMA.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: fossala on Tue, 28 February 2012, 05:13:59: Quote from: Roguemaster8;529211
Well this solved my conundrum for what color Realforce I want at least.

Thanks OP, good luck with the RMA.

But as far as we know it is a one off defect.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Saviant on Tue, 28 February 2012, 05:15:45: Quote from: fossala;529207
Nice and cheap for a topre keyboard. Are they replacing or refunding?

I can get either, I want it replaced no question, but I do like the black over the white keyboard though personally, so may just get another black one.

And I haven't seen any complaints about this happening hence I posted about this with pictures.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Roguemaster8 on Tue, 28 February 2012, 05:18:26: I'm not even sure just how defective it is. Taking another look at the pics, it's hard to tell if it's really the keys or the lower quality picture and lighting.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: clickclack on Tue, 28 February 2012, 10:12:15: Quote from: Saviant;529201
Just awaiting for an RA for it at the moment. The company I brought for are extremely good they are even going to reimburst me for the freight back, but not sure if I want another black realforce incase it does that again.

I would not worry about it honestly. It is not horribly rare for a botched dye sub job in general, but it is far more uncommon for a Topre board to exhibit it. It is very, very unlikely that it's a wear issue. Just an initial printing problem. Again, far more uncommon than many (most) other problems. That's it, no more no less.
Enjoy the new board when it gets in.

=)
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: Roguemaster8 on Tue, 28 February 2012, 16:49:56: I do love my Unicomp spacebar, feels more solid then any other spacebar in my house.
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: glossywhite on Wed, 29 February 2012, 17:20:24: There used to be this clever system called "Quality Control" once...
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: o2dazone on Wed, 29 February 2012, 17:33:46: Is that an all blue realforce??
Title: Problem with Topre Keycaps
Post by: isp on Wed, 29 February 2012, 17:35:29: Quote from: ripster;529351
Maybe it was on a Fukushima dock.

did you just watch frontline as well? ;) heh

don't pass those pics around too much or it will become the new hotness....like kids and their faded/worn clothing