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Title: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: smefster on Wed, 27 February 2013, 11:10:21
Anyone know where can one buy single keycaps for the leopold fc700r.
I'm asking mainly because of the lower profile keys this keyboard has, also I would rather they be made from PBT like the other keycaps on this keyboard.

I found this: http://leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/item.php&it_id=1349349638
But its in Korean and they dont seem to ship abroad.

Thanks..
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 27 February 2013, 11:12:13
Mine came stock with thick PBT keycaps. I'm a little confused as to what you're looking for.
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: inteli722 on Wed, 27 February 2013, 11:54:41
It sounds(looks) like he's asking where he can buy extras, because one has broken or isn't suitable for typing on.

I don't know where, but GLWF
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: Polymer on Fri, 01 March 2013, 00:54:02
Anyone know where can one buy single keycaps for the leopold fc700r.
I'm asking mainly because of the lower profile keys this keyboard has, also I would rather they be made from PBT like the other keycaps on this keyboard.

I found this: http://leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/item.php&it_id=1349349638
But its in Korean and they dont seem to ship abroad.

Thanks..

Just buy Cherry Profile keycaps..should be fine..

I saw someone say they're higher than Cherry and lower than OEM but they look like Cherry to me...
Title: Re: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: Jocelyn on Fri, 01 March 2013, 00:58:45


Just buy Cherry Profile keycaps..should be fine..

I saw someone say they're higher than Cherry and lower than OEM but they look like Cherry to me...

They're in between.
OP, make some Korean friends imo :)
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: Reomero on Fri, 01 March 2013, 01:28:50
I would so love a set of blank grey Leopold caps for my FC700R :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: Polymer on Sun, 03 March 2013, 17:53:06


Just buy Cherry Profile keycaps..should be fine..

I saw someone say they're higher than Cherry and lower than OEM but they look like Cherry to me...

They're in between.
OP, make some Korean friends imo :)

You sure? They're pretty much identical from what I can see...if anything they're slightly lower... Same thing I see as reviewed by some Korean site..
Title: Re: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: Jocelyn on Sun, 03 March 2013, 17:57:45


You sure? They're pretty much identical from what I can see...if anything they're slightly lower... Same thing I see as reviewed by some Korean site..

Well I didn't mean exactly between, but "slightly lower" or "pretty much identical" doesn't mean they're equal in height.
WFD has a set and is the one who told me.
Title: Re: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: CPTBadAss on Sun, 03 March 2013, 18:06:17


You sure? They're pretty much identical from what I can see...if anything they're slightly lower... Same thing I see as reviewed by some Korean site..

Well I didn't mean exactly between, but "slightly lower" or "pretty much identical" doesn't mean they're equal in height.
WFD has a set and is the one who told me.

I'll agree with Jocelyn here. I have a stock set and they're definitely not equal to the Cherry profile. It's a very close match but it's a bit off. Cherry profiles have a bit more of a U shape to them. The Leopold keys are a bit flatter.
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: Polymer on Sun, 03 March 2013, 23:15:02
If you looked at them even side by side they'd basically look identical...and in some cases they are..

Agree though, maybe slightly flatter on some keys..

You definitely would not have issues putting Cherry Profile keycaps as a replacement on some/all of your 700r keys..you wouldn't end up with anything funny...The Spacebar is a different subject altogether...
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: WhiteFireDragon on Mon, 04 March 2013, 15:29:12
Cherry and these leopold PBT caps are not the same in regards to the curvature, weight, profile, thickness, color, and even the type of PBT variant. If you don't pay attention to the little details, then I suppose this won't matter. But I'll tell you that they are indeed different, and I personally won't be mixing them with cherry ABS or imsto's PBT's.
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: flacman on Thu, 07 March 2013, 04:01:16
I would love to get an extra key cap set for my FC700R; while I'd love to mod a few keys here and there - the different key cap profiles heights 'could' make it awkward to type. I quite like the dye-sub key cap sets on geek_feng's ebay store.

Gonna bookmark this thread...
Title: Re: Buying Loepold fc700r keycaps
Post by: TimIsABat on Wed, 12 June 2013, 16:25:41
If anyone finds where I can get either black or grey blank PBT keycaps for a FC700R to fit my FC660M or just keycaps for FC660m I will love them forever.