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Title: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: ribasBRA on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:10:49
Hi guys,

I am going to buy a Leopold Keyboard and i wanted the FC700r but i cant find it the only one i have found is this one at Elite Keyboards
http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyless&pid=fc200rrab and i also wanted it to be at white and i only find it in black,

Where can i buy it in white???it is ok if its not the FC700R , only if its in white
Where can i find the FFC700R???

Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: tehsprayer on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:19:12
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=386

There aren't many white TKL mechanical keyboards, especially leopold.

You could buy that and get white PBT/ABS key caps on it but idk what else.
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:21:38
confirmed painted white, becareful, scratches easily
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: Photoelectric on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:24:28
Hi guys,

I am going to buy a Leopold Keyboard and i wanted the FC700r but i cant find it the only one i have found is this one at Elite Keyboards
http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyless&pid=fc200rrab and i also wanted it to be at white and i only find it in black,

Where can i buy it in white???it is ok if its not the FC700R , only if its in white
Where can i find the FFC700R???

EK does not sell 700R.  What you have linked is 200R, which is different.  You can contact qtan to see about importing an FC700R.
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: Flyersfan1 on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:25:42
I believe the only retailer that has the FC700r is PC-Casegear( It seems their out of stock atm) which is based out of Australia unfortunately. You would have to find someone to proxy it to you once it comes back in stock or keep an eye out in the classified section of the forums.
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: mr626 on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:35:12
Hi,

Previous owner of the FC700R here (purchased from the mentioned PC Case Gear).
It was a nice keyboard- but nothing special. Still suffers from Leopold's 'special' spacebar which makes replacing it more of a challenge. PBT keycaps were nice, but not amazing.

Shipping from (or to) Australia is expensive. Assuming you are in the US you'd be looking at a minimum of $40USD postage, probably more.
If I was in your position, I'd get something like a Coolermaster QFR and a PBT dyesub set of your choice. Will likely end up being cheaper, and you'll have a more personalised product at the end of it.
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: ribasBRA on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:56:05
Hi,

Previous owner of the FC700R here (purchased from the mentioned PC Case Gear).
It was a nice keyboard- but nothing special. Still suffers from Leopold's 'special' spacebar which makes replacing it more of a challenge. PBT keycaps were nice, but not amazing.

Shipping from (or to) Australia is expensive. Assuming you are in the US you'd be looking at a minimum of $40USD postage, probably more.
If I was in your position, I'd get something like a Coolermaster QFR and a PBT dyesub set of your choice. Will likely end up being cheaper, and you'll have a more personalised product at the end of it.

What is the diferrece at the spacebar??
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: ribasBRA on Sun, 28 July 2013, 17:57:25
Hi guys,

I am going to buy a Leopold Keyboard and i wanted the FC700r but i cant find it the only one i have found is this one at Elite Keyboards
http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyless&pid=fc200rrab and i also wanted it to be at white and i only find it in black,

Where can i buy it in white???it is ok if its not the FC700R , only if its in white
Where can i find the FFC700R???

EK does not sell 700R.  What you have linked is 200R, which is different.  You can contact qtan to see about importing an FC700R.

What is the diferrence of the 700r and the 200r
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: lotophage on Mon, 29 July 2013, 01:54:48
This guy has them on eBay with blues, browns, or reds:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Leopold-FC700R-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-White-Cherry-Blue-/230874439252
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: kenmai9 on Mon, 29 July 2013, 02:06:31
Hi,

Previous owner of the FC700R here (purchased from the mentioned PC Case Gear).
It was a nice keyboard- but nothing special. Still suffers from Leopold's 'special' spacebar which makes replacing it more of a challenge. PBT keycaps were nice, but not amazing.

Shipping from (or to) Australia is expensive. Assuming you are in the US you'd be looking at a minimum of $40USD postage, probably more.
If I was in your position, I'd get something like a Coolermaster QFR and a PBT dyesub set of your choice. Will likely end up being cheaper, and you'll have a more personalised product at the end of it.

What is the diferrece at the spacebar??
Non standard stem spacing. Makes it so you may not be able to use custom space bars from key cap sets.
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 02:13:12
Hi,

Previous owner of the FC700R here (purchased from the mentioned PC Case Gear).
It was a nice keyboard- but nothing special. Still suffers from Leopold's 'special' spacebar which makes replacing it more of a challenge. PBT keycaps were nice, but not amazing.

Shipping from (or to) Australia is expensive. Assuming you are in the US you'd be looking at a minimum of $40USD postage, probably more.
If I was in your position, I'd get something like a Coolermaster QFR and a PBT dyesub set of your choice. Will likely end up being cheaper, and you'll have a more personalised product at the end of it.

What is the diferrece at the spacebar??

If you look at EK's space bar (the third picture): http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,cherrymxkeys&pid=sb_u2

That one is "universal" and has a couple of extra stems to suit the Leopold layout.  Most space bars are not so flexible.
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 02:15:02
This guy has them on eBay with blues, browns, or reds:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Leopold-FC700R-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-White-Cherry-Blue-/230874439252

If you want to pay extra shipping from Australia, here too: http://thecomputerwarehouse.com.au/leopold-fc700r-mechanical-keyboard-white-cherry-brown
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: ribasBRA on Mon, 29 July 2013, 08:43:51
This guy has them on eBay with blues, browns, or reds:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Leopold-FC700R-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-White-Cherry-Blue-/230874439252

If you want to pay extra shipping from Australia, here too: http://thecomputerwarehouse.com.au/leopold-fc700r-mechanical-keyboard-white-cherry-brown

It is too expensive the delivery should i get a cm storm Quickfire rapid or the leopold???
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 29 July 2013, 16:47:29
This guy has them on eBay with blues, browns, or reds:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Leopold-FC700R-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-White-Cherry-Blue-/230874439252

If you want to pay extra shipping from Australia, here too: http://thecomputerwarehouse.com.au/leopold-fc700r-mechanical-keyboard-white-cherry-brown

It is too expensive the delivery should i get a cm storm Quickfire rapid or the leopold???

The QFR will make it somewhat easier to get replacement keycaps in the future, mainly due to the Leopold's non-standard space bar.
Title: Re: Leopold Keyboards
Post by: jameslr on Mon, 29 July 2013, 17:24:58
What's a good price for a Leopold FC700R with Cherry MX reds in the white color? FC200R with same specs?