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Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: noodles256 on Mon, 13 June 2011, 13:21:58: quack
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: canon.tk on Mon, 13 June 2011, 13:42:31: They've been out of non otaku leopolds for a week or so now.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: noodles256 on Mon, 13 June 2011, 13:43:00: takatakatakatakakeyboards
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: redpill on Mon, 13 June 2011, 14:18:26: Quote from: voltrons*lips;360080
Whats up with EK going down everytime they make a change to the site?

It's like the old BBS days where the SysOp took down the entire system to make a simple change!

Ah the glory days of WWIV.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: redpill on Mon, 13 June 2011, 14:28:35: Damn I remember how ballin' I thought I was when I got my first 14.4k modem. Dey see me rollin'
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: noodles256 on Mon, 13 June 2011, 15:26:50: hehehe oh ripster
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Chobopants on Mon, 13 June 2011, 16:25:33: Quote from: voltrons*lips;360133
Not a OCN poster but a lurker...

The OCN boys now have me spooked about squeeky Leopold keys...

They have minimal squeaking and a couple dabs of lithium grease fixes it right up. Don't listen to the haters (and I sold my Leo :P).
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Lester on Mon, 13 June 2011, 17:15:23: Why they don't add more keyboards? They got only like 10 atm, wouldn't mind some more ;P
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: rodya on Mon, 13 June 2011, 17:39:46: I asked Bambi from Leopold about directly purchasing a tenkeyless, she said they're out of stock until July.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: rodya on Mon, 13 June 2011, 18:06:34: She handles Leopold support: http://leopold.co.jp/en/support/. You can contact her via email (or probably phone, if you really want to call Japan).
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Chobopants on Mon, 13 June 2011, 19:50:55: Quote from: voltrons*lips;360211
Can the grease be added just by taking the key caps off?

Yes.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Engine on Tue, 14 June 2011, 17:40:39: I just tried EK website and it's still down. Also, he can keep it down for a week if it'll be up to date! Oh, and especially if it has MORE inventory added, like full sized Leos and the keycaps he's promised. Oh, and did I mention that new uniform weighted Realforce in "WHITE"?
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: elbowglue on Tue, 14 June 2011, 18:04:00: Quote from: Engine;360793
I just tried EK website and it's still down. Also, he can keep it down for a week if it'll be up to date! Oh, and especially if it has MORE inventory added, like full sized Leos and the keycaps he's promised. Oh, and did I mention that new uniform weighted Realforce in "WHITE"?

A space saving realforce in white with uniform 45g switched would be quite nice. I would be tempted, except it's a rubber dome.

By the way, anyone else try and love the lifetime keytronic series? IMHO they are pretty darn nice, almost comparable to topres in my opinion.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Chobopants on Wed, 15 June 2011, 09:58:02: They seem to be back up with no changes.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Dox on Thu, 16 June 2011, 17:19:39: Looks like there are some new Clack Factory Blue Skull Keycap (Topre) available. I've ordered one of those and a HHKB (dark gray printed) to use with it!
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: guilleguillaume on Thu, 16 June 2011, 17:39:48: The page was not down for me during these days. I'm in Europe.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Arcanius on Thu, 16 June 2011, 20:19:09: I know this is offtopic, but I'm not sure where to ask. I know that when the Leopold "Otaku" was released, there were some queries about the Windows keys. I have a feeling somebody said they're not bubbled, but I'm not really sure. So: Are the Leopold blank Windows keys bubbled or not?!
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: rodya on Thu, 16 June 2011, 20:20:36: They're bubbled, but if you want to be 100% sure, just email EK support.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: Arcanius on Thu, 16 June 2011, 20:24:29: I know that the site pictures show them as being bubbled, but I could have sworn I saw somebody post pictures of them without bubbles?!
I shall email EK support and try to remember to post here with the findings.

EDIT: They have bubbles! :(
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: sam113101 on Fri, 17 June 2011, 01:54:12: http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,cherrymxkeys&pid=maj_winf
You could try to remove the logo.
Title: Elitekeyboards Website Down - Out of Stock Of Leopolds
Post by: sam113101 on Fri, 17 June 2011, 02:22:36: I will buy a leopold soon, as the school finishes. I'd buy a filco but I'm Canadian, don't know where I could buy one.
I am worried about stabilizers being mushy, that's the main reason why I'd prefer to have a filco. I don't like in-key LEDs and round corners too, but I don't care too much about that.

I don't quite know how I will pay the keyboard, my daddy ain't going to borrow me his bank account (it's probably empty anyway).
I'm eager to be 18, I will have my own credit card and won't have to worry about such things.

The keys on the leopold are PBT, right*? Blue wasd keys are ABS*? Red GH key is ABS*?
I don't want to mix different kinds of plastic, it would probably feel weird.