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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Germiphene on Tue, 04 December 2012, 19:28:32

Title: HHKB feel....
Post by: Germiphene on Tue, 04 December 2012, 19:28:32

But in a more traditional dimension!  Is there anything like this out here?  I have a Realforce tkl, but those topre switches feel more mushy then my HHKB.

Title: Re: HHKB feel....
Post by: hashbaz on Tue, 04 December 2012, 19:40:46

You're not going to get closer than a Realforce.

Title: Re: HHKB feel....
Post by: Germiphene on Tue, 04 December 2012, 20:57:27

And you can't get individual switches either, or so I've read elsewhere on here.  Is there any other switch that has the same similar feel, with or without sound.  The feel of pressing down on a HHKB switch is what I'm after.

Title: Re: HHKB feel....
Post by: daerid on Tue, 04 December 2012, 21:19:00

I'm afraid you won't find that in another keyboard. That particular feel is produced by the combination of the Topre 45g dome, the lack of a steel backing plate, and the particular size of the HHKB enclosure. The closest you will find is a RealForge 45g uniform.

Title: Re: HHKB feel....
Post by: Germiphene on Wed, 05 December 2012, 00:10:57

Thanks for your help daerid.  I e-mailed Brain at EK about the uniform 45g.  I'm going to give that a shot to see if that does the trick.  I really appreciate the mechanicals, but there's something about the Topre action and how it feels.