Little bit about myself first, I've never typed on a mechanical keyboard before. Actually, scratch that. I've never knowingly typed on a mechanical keyboard before. I'm sure I typed on mechanical keyboards when I was a lil' kid back in 80s or 90s, but until very recently, I never really cared what switches my keyboards were running on. Then recently I caught the mechanical keyboard bug, been reading up on the subject like crazy, stumbled upon this forum, and here I am.
Anyway, I'm visiting Korea right now, and I found out that one of the oft-mentioned mechanical keyboard brand Leopold is actually Korean. So I thought, "maybe they have an offline store where I can actually try out different switches, instead of only reading about it." And lucky me, they do have an offline store. So off I went.
The store was pretty small, but they had various keyboards on display, and they openly invited me to try them out.
And here is an impression of various keyboard switches from a practical mechanical keyboard virgin. :D
MX Brown - From reading about various Cherry switches, this one was what I thought would suit me best. But honestly I was underwhelmed. To my untrained fingers, it did not feel significantly better than el cheapo keyboards. But more importantly, it wasn't as silent as I hoped it would be.
MX Blue - From reading about various Cherry switches, I thought I was going to hate this one. Boy, was I wrong. The clickity clacks were as loud as promised, but they were oh so satisfying!! It was like an aural cue that told me, "yeeeeessssssss now I'm finally TYPING!!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!" :)) Maybe I'll learn to hate the sound later, but for now, I love it.
MX Red - Now I know why this switch seems to be so popular. It is so smooooooooooth!! This is another one that didn't seem so appealing on paper, but now I love it.
MX Black - Too heavy. I understand it's supposed to take the same amount of force as Blue, but maybe due to the absence of aural/tactile feedback, it felt much heavier. Did not like it at all.
Topre "silent" (Realforce 87U "Silent") - OH. MY. GOD. :eek: This is butter. This is silk. This is... I don't know what to say. It's..., it's amazing. Smooth and quiet, it was perfect. THIS is what I had hoped MX Brown would feel like.
But boy, is it expensive. While other Cherry-based keyboards were priced around $100 - 150, this baby was about $330! But the crazy thing was, I thought it was worth that money. That's how much I loved it. :D Of course, I couldn't afford to spend that kind of dough on impulse, so it's going on my "must-have" wishlist.
They also had Realforce 104U with non-silent Topre switches (which was a bit cheaper than the 87U at roughly $300). It felt marginally heavier, and was marginally louder. Had I tried that one first, I'm sure I would have fallen in love with it, but I tried the Silent model first, so this one lost a lot of its luster in comparison.
Leopold FC660C - I understand it's supposed to have the same type of switches as Realforce, but it didn't feel quite as satisfying as Realforce to me. Maybe it felt slightly heavier? I'm not really sure, but I prefered RF 104U to FC660C. In all honesty, nothing felt very satisfying or noteworthy after those silent Topre keys, so I wasn't paying as close attention. :rolleyes:
So yeah, that's the impression of various switches by a mechanical keyboard virgin. And now that I've had a taste, I really want one for real now. ;D
Can I get an amen?Little bit about myself first, I've never typed on a mechanical keyboard before. Actually, scratch that. I've never knowingly typed on a mechanical keyboard before. I'm sure I typed on mechanical keyboards when I was a lil' kid back in 80s or 90s, but until very recently, I never really cared what switches my keyboards were running on. Then recently I caught the mechanical keyboard bug, been reading up on the subject like crazy, stumbled upon this forum, and here I am.
Anyway, I'm visiting Korea right now, and I found out that one of the oft-mentioned mechanical keyboard brand Leopold is actually Korean. So I thought, "maybe they have an offline store where I can actually try out different switches, instead of only reading about it." And lucky me, they do have an offline store. So off I went.
The store was pretty small, but they had various keyboards on display, and they openly invited me to try them out.
And here is an impression of various keyboard switches from a practical mechanical keyboard virgin. :D
MX Brown - From reading about various Cherry switches, this one was what I thought would suit me best. But honestly I was underwhelmed. To my untrained fingers, it did not feel significantly better than el cheapo keyboards. But more importantly, it wasn't as silent as I hoped it would be.
MX Blue - From reading about various Cherry switches, I thought I was going to hate this one. Boy, was I wrong. The clickity clacks were as loud as promised, but they were oh so satisfying!! It was like an aural cue that told me, "yeeeeessssssss now I'm finally TYPING!!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!" :)) Maybe I'll learn to hate the sound later, but for now, I love it.
MX Red - Now I know why this switch seems to be so popular. It is so smooooooooooth!! This is another one that didn't seem so appealing on paper, but now I love it.
MX Black - Too heavy. I understand it's supposed to take the same amount of force as Blue, but maybe due to the absence of aural/tactile feedback, it felt much heavier. Did not like it at all.
Topre "silent" (Realforce 87U "Silent") - OH. MY. GOD. :eek: This is butter. This is silk. This is... I don't know what to say. It's..., it's amazing. Smooth and quiet, it was perfect. THIS is what I had hoped MX Brown would feel like.
But boy, is it expensive. While other Cherry-based keyboards were priced around $100 - 150, this baby was about $330! But the crazy thing was, I thought it was worth that money. That's how much I loved it. :D Of course, I couldn't afford to spend that kind of dough on impulse, so it's going on my "must-have" wishlist.
They also had Realforce 104U with non-silent Topre switches (which was a bit cheaper than the 87U at roughly $300). It felt marginally heavier, and was marginally louder. Had I tried that one first, I'm sure I would have fallen in love with it, but I tried the Silent model first, so this one lost a lot of its luster in comparison.
Leopold FC660C - I understand it's supposed to have the same type of switches as Realforce, but it didn't feel quite as satisfying as Realforce to me. Maybe it felt slightly heavier? I'm not really sure, but I prefered RF 104U to FC660C. In all honesty, nothing felt very satisfying or noteworthy after those silent Topre keys, so I wasn't paying as close attention. :rolleyes:
So yeah, that's the impression of various switches by a mechanical keyboard virgin. And now that I've had a taste, I really want one for real now. ;D
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
On a serious note,
Did you get any board?
On a serious note,
Did you get any board?
No, because I can't afford to buy the Realforce right now (I'm going back to States soon, and I have lots of expenses lined up upon returning), and all other Cherry-based keyboards just felt unsatisfactory in comparison. :D
Besides, the store's prices weren't particularly cheaper than US online prices. I can wait until I return to the States before making my first mechanical keyboard purchase. Maybe something Cherry-based, or maybe I'll be patient and save up for a Realforce. :)
I'm just asking since Leopold is impossible to get outside Korea(at least the 700R), so it would be an opportunity to get one.On a serious note,
Did you get any board?
No, because I can't afford to buy the Realforce right now (I'm going back to States soon, and I have lots of expenses lined up upon returning), and all other Cherry-based keyboards just felt unsatisfactory in comparison. :D
Besides, the store's prices weren't particularly cheaper than US online prices. I can wait until I return to the States before making my first mechanical keyboard purchase. Maybe something Cherry-based, or maybe I'll be patient and save up for a Realforce. :)
Little bit about myself first, I've never typed on a mechanical keyboard before. Actually, scratch that. I've never knowingly typed on a mechanical keyboard before. I'm sure I typed on mechanical keyboards when I was a lil' kid back in 80s or 90s, but until very recently, I never really cared what switches my keyboards were running on. Then recently I caught the mechanical keyboard bug, been reading up on the subject like crazy, stumbled upon this forum, and here I am.
Anyway, I'm visiting Korea right now, and I found out that one of the oft-mentioned mechanical keyboard brand Leopold is actually Korean. So I thought, "maybe they have an offline store where I can actually try out different switches, instead of only reading about it." And lucky me, they do have an offline store. So off I went.
The store was pretty small, but they had various keyboards on display, and they openly invited me to try them out.
And here is an impression of various keyboard switches from a practical mechanical keyboard virgin. :D
MX Brown - From reading about various Cherry switches, this one was what I thought would suit me best. But honestly I was underwhelmed. To my untrained fingers, it did not feel significantly better than el cheapo keyboards. But more importantly, it wasn't as silent as I hoped it would be.
MX Blue - From reading about various Cherry switches, I thought I was going to hate this one. Boy, was I wrong. The clickity clacks were as loud as promised, but they were oh so satisfying!! It was like an aural cue that told me, "yeeeeessssssss now I'm finally TYPING!!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!" :)) Maybe I'll learn to hate the sound later, but for now, I love it.
MX Red - Now I know why this switch seems to be so popular. It is so smooooooooooth!! This is another one that didn't seem so appealing on paper, but now I love it.
MX Black - Too heavy. I understand it's supposed to take the same amount of force as Blue, but maybe due to the absence of aural/tactile feedback, it felt much heavier. Did not like it at all.
Topre "silent" (Realforce 87U "Silent") - OH. MY. GOD. :eek: This is butter. This is silk. This is... I don't know what to say. It's..., it's amazing. Smooth and quiet, it was perfect. THIS is what I had hoped MX Brown would feel like.
But boy, is it expensive. While other Cherry-based keyboards were priced around $100 - 150, this baby was about $330! But the crazy thing was, I thought it was worth that money. That's how much I loved it. :D Of course, I couldn't afford to spend that kind of dough on impulse, so it's going on my "must-have" wishlist.
They also had Realforce 104U with non-silent Topre switches (which was a bit cheaper than the 87U at roughly $300). It felt marginally heavier, and was marginally louder. Had I tried that one first, I'm sure I would have fallen in love with it, but I tried the Silent model first, so this one lost a lot of its luster in comparison.
Leopold FC660C - I understand it's supposed to have the same type of switches as Realforce, but it didn't feel quite as satisfying as Realforce to me. Maybe it felt slightly heavier? I'm not really sure, but I prefered RF 104U to FC660C. In all honesty, nothing felt very satisfying or noteworthy after those silent Topre keys, so I wasn't paying as close attention. :rolleyes:
So yeah, that's the impression of various switches by a mechanical keyboard virgin. And now that I've had a taste, I really want one for real now. ;D
Little bit about myself first, I've never typed on a mechanical keyboard before. Actually, scratch that. I've never knowingly typed on a mechanical keyboard before. I'm sure I typed on mechanical keyboards when I was a lil' kid back in 80s or 90s, but until very recently, I never really cared what switches my keyboards were running on. Then recently I caught the mechanical keyboard bug, been reading up on the subject like crazy, stumbled upon this forum, and here I am.
Anyway, I'm visiting Korea right now, and I found out that one of the oft-mentioned mechanical keyboard brand Leopold is actually Korean. So I thought, "maybe they have an offline store where I can actually try out different switches, instead of only reading about it." And lucky me, they do have an offline store. So off I went.
The store was pretty small, but they had various keyboards on display, and they openly invited me to try them out.
And here is an impression of various keyboard switches from a practical mechanical keyboard virgin. :D
MX Brown - From reading about various Cherry switches, this one was what I thought would suit me best. But honestly I was underwhelmed. To my untrained fingers, it did not feel significantly better than el cheapo keyboards. But more importantly, it wasn't as silent as I hoped it would be.
MX Blue - From reading about various Cherry switches, I thought I was going to hate this one. Boy, was I wrong. The clickity clacks were as loud as promised, but they were oh so satisfying!! It was like an aural cue that told me, "yeeeeessssssss now I'm finally TYPING!!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!" :)) Maybe I'll learn to hate the sound later, but for now, I love it.
MX Red - Now I know why this switch seems to be so popular. It is so smooooooooooth!! This is another one that didn't seem so appealing on paper, but now I love it.
MX Black - Too heavy. I understand it's supposed to take the same amount of force as Blue, but maybe due to the absence of aural/tactile feedback, it felt much heavier. Did not like it at all.
Topre "silent" (Realforce 87U "Silent") - OH. MY. GOD. :eek: This is butter. This is silk. This is... I don't know what to say. It's..., it's amazing. Smooth and quiet, it was perfect. THIS is what I had hoped MX Brown would feel like.
But boy, is it expensive. While other Cherry-based keyboards were priced around $100 - 150, this baby was about $330! But the crazy thing was, I thought it was worth that money. That's how much I loved it. :D Of course, I couldn't afford to spend that kind of dough on impulse, so it's going on my "must-have" wishlist.
They also had Realforce 104U with non-silent Topre switches (which was a bit cheaper than the 87U at roughly $300). It felt marginally heavier, and was marginally louder. Had I tried that one first, I'm sure I would have fallen in love with it, but I tried the Silent model first, so this one lost a lot of its luster in comparison.
Leopold FC660C - I understand it's supposed to have the same type of switches as Realforce, but it didn't feel quite as satisfying as Realforce to me. Maybe it felt slightly heavier? I'm not really sure, but I prefered RF 104U to FC660C. In all honesty, nothing felt very satisfying or noteworthy after those silent Topre keys, so I wasn't paying as close attention. :rolleyes:
So yeah, that's the impression of various switches by a mechanical keyboard virgin. And now that I've had a taste, I really want one for real now. ;D
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
Little bit about myself first, I've never typed on a mechanical keyboard before. Actually, scratch that. I've never knowingly typed on a mechanical keyboard before. I'm sure I typed on mechanical keyboards when I was a lil' kid back in 80s or 90s, but until very recently, I never really cared what switches my keyboards were running on. Then recently I caught the mechanical keyboard bug, been reading up on the subject like crazy, stumbled upon this forum, and here I am.
Anyway, I'm visiting Korea right now, and I found out that one of the oft-mentioned mechanical keyboard brand Leopold is actually Korean. So I thought, "maybe they have an offline store where I can actually try out different switches, instead of only reading about it." And lucky me, they do have an offline store. So off I went.
The store was pretty small, but they had various keyboards on display, and they openly invited me to try them out.
And here is an impression of various keyboard switches from a practical mechanical keyboard virgin. :D
MX Brown - From reading about various Cherry switches, this one was what I thought would suit me best. But honestly I was underwhelmed. To my untrained fingers, it did not feel significantly better than el cheapo keyboards. But more importantly, it wasn't as silent as I hoped it would be.
MX Blue - From reading about various Cherry switches, I thought I was going to hate this one. Boy, was I wrong. The clickity clacks were as loud as promised, but they were oh so satisfying!! It was like an aural cue that told me, "yeeeeessssssss now I'm finally TYPING!!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!" :)) Maybe I'll learn to hate the sound later, but for now, I love it.
MX Red - Now I know why this switch seems to be so popular. It is so smooooooooooth!! This is another one that didn't seem so appealing on paper, but now I love it.
MX Black - Too heavy. I understand it's supposed to take the same amount of force as Blue, but maybe due to the absence of aural/tactile feedback, it felt much heavier. Did not like it at all.
Topre "silent" (Realforce 87U "Silent") - OH. MY. GOD. :eek: This is butter. This is silk. This is... I don't know what to say. It's..., it's amazing. Smooth and quiet, it was perfect. THIS is what I had hoped MX Brown would feel like.
But boy, is it expensive. While other Cherry-based keyboards were priced around $100 - 150, this baby was about $330! But the crazy thing was, I thought it was worth that money. That's how much I loved it. :D Of course, I couldn't afford to spend that kind of dough on impulse, so it's going on my "must-have" wishlist.
They also had Realforce 104U with non-silent Topre switches (which was a bit cheaper than the 87U at roughly $300). It felt marginally heavier, and was marginally louder. Had I tried that one first, I'm sure I would have fallen in love with it, but I tried the Silent model first, so this one lost a lot of its luster in comparison.
Leopold FC660C - I understand it's supposed to have the same type of switches as Realforce, but it didn't feel quite as satisfying as Realforce to me. Maybe it felt slightly heavier? I'm not really sure, but I prefered RF 104U to FC660C. In all honesty, nothing felt very satisfying or noteworthy after those silent Topre keys, so I wasn't paying as close attention. :rolleyes:
So yeah, that's the impression of various switches by a mechanical keyboard virgin. And now that I've had a taste, I really want one for real now. ;D
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
funny you say that, I've been using a normal keyboard for 25 years and I havent had any issues at all :)
Little bit about myself first, I've never typed on a mechanical keyboard before. Actually, scratch that. I've never knowingly typed on a mechanical keyboard before. I'm sure I typed on mechanical keyboards when I was a lil' kid back in 80s or 90s, but until very recently, I never really cared what switches my keyboards were running on. Then recently I caught the mechanical keyboard bug, been reading up on the subject like crazy, stumbled upon this forum, and here I am.
Anyway, I'm visiting Korea right now, and I found out that one of the oft-mentioned mechanical keyboard brand Leopold is actually Korean. So I thought, "maybe they have an offline store where I can actually try out different switches, instead of only reading about it." And lucky me, they do have an offline store. So off I went.
The store was pretty small, but they had various keyboards on display, and they openly invited me to try them out.
And here is an impression of various keyboard switches from a practical mechanical keyboard virgin. :D
MX Brown - From reading about various Cherry switches, this one was what I thought would suit me best. But honestly I was underwhelmed. To my untrained fingers, it did not feel significantly better than el cheapo keyboards. But more importantly, it wasn't as silent as I hoped it would be.
MX Blue - From reading about various Cherry switches, I thought I was going to hate this one. Boy, was I wrong. The clickity clacks were as loud as promised, but they were oh so satisfying!! It was like an aural cue that told me, "yeeeeessssssss now I'm finally TYPING!!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!" :)) Maybe I'll learn to hate the sound later, but for now, I love it.
MX Red - Now I know why this switch seems to be so popular. It is so smooooooooooth!! This is another one that didn't seem so appealing on paper, but now I love it.
MX Black - Too heavy. I understand it's supposed to take the same amount of force as Blue, but maybe due to the absence of aural/tactile feedback, it felt much heavier. Did not like it at all.
Topre "silent" (Realforce 87U "Silent") - OH. MY. GOD. :eek: This is butter. This is silk. This is... I don't know what to say. It's..., it's amazing. Smooth and quiet, it was perfect. THIS is what I had hoped MX Brown would feel like.
But boy, is it expensive. While other Cherry-based keyboards were priced around $100 - 150, this baby was about $330! But the crazy thing was, I thought it was worth that money. That's how much I loved it. :D Of course, I couldn't afford to spend that kind of dough on impulse, so it's going on my "must-have" wishlist.
They also had Realforce 104U with non-silent Topre switches (which was a bit cheaper than the 87U at roughly $300). It felt marginally heavier, and was marginally louder. Had I tried that one first, I'm sure I would have fallen in love with it, but I tried the Silent model first, so this one lost a lot of its luster in comparison.
Leopold FC660C - I understand it's supposed to have the same type of switches as Realforce, but it didn't feel quite as satisfying as Realforce to me. Maybe it felt slightly heavier? I'm not really sure, but I prefered RF 104U to FC660C. In all honesty, nothing felt very satisfying or noteworthy after those silent Topre keys, so I wasn't paying as close attention. :rolleyes:
So yeah, that's the impression of various switches by a mechanical keyboard virgin. And now that I've had a taste, I really want one for real now. ;D
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
funny you say that, I've been using a normal keyboard for 25 years and I havent had any issues at all :)
You've never had an ergodox, you've lived in the dark all your life and never seen how good things could be
Holy Crap! You have got to be the luckiest noob who ever lived. You went from keyboard 0 to keyboard 100 in one afternoon. You tried every MX switch, and you discovered that the Topre RealForce silent variable keyboard is the best! I'm kind of awestruck actually. You discovered on your own, without the need for a spiritual guide or guru, the enlightenment of oneness with cup rubber (and silent no less!). You did however make one giant noob mistake, and that was not buying a keyboard! So listen up noob, next time you find something you really like next time, buy it! You can of course, still get a RealForce variable silent online, but you will have to pay shipping cost now, and you'll have to face the interminable waiting. I guess you deserve it though, as a kind of punishment.
Anyway, good job on learning about keyboards, but bad job on not buying one. Also very bad job on not taking photo's of that Leopold store! There are people like me that would pay money just to see inside that store, and you got to go inside the temple, and lay your grubby hands on the precious keyboards. You lucky b@stard.
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
funny you say that, I've been using a normal keyboard for 25 years and I havent had any issues at all :)
Little bit about myself first, I've never typed on a mechanical keyboard before. Actually, scratch that. I've never knowingly typed on a mechanical keyboard before. I'm sure I typed on mechanical keyboards when I was a lil' kid back in 80s or 90s, but until very recently, I never really cared what switches my keyboards were running on. Then recently I caught the mechanical keyboard bug, been reading up on the subject like crazy, stumbled upon this forum, and here I am.
Anyway, I'm visiting Korea right now, and I found out that one of the oft-mentioned mechanical keyboard brand Leopold is actually Korean. So I thought, "maybe they have an offline store where I can actually try out different switches, instead of only reading about it." And lucky me, they do have an offline store. So off I went.
The store was pretty small, but they had various keyboards on display, and they openly invited me to try them out.
And here is an impression of various keyboard switches from a practical mechanical keyboard virgin. :D
MX Brown - From reading about various Cherry switches, this one was what I thought would suit me best. But honestly I was underwhelmed. To my untrained fingers, it did not feel significantly better than el cheapo keyboards. But more importantly, it wasn't as silent as I hoped it would be.
MX Blue - From reading about various Cherry switches, I thought I was going to hate this one. Boy, was I wrong. The clickity clacks were as loud as promised, but they were oh so satisfying!! It was like an aural cue that told me, "yeeeeessssssss now I'm finally TYPING!!!!!!! Mwahahahahahahaha!!!!!!" :)) Maybe I'll learn to hate the sound later, but for now, I love it.
MX Red - Now I know why this switch seems to be so popular. It is so smooooooooooth!! This is another one that didn't seem so appealing on paper, but now I love it.
MX Black - Too heavy. I understand it's supposed to take the same amount of force as Blue, but maybe due to the absence of aural/tactile feedback, it felt much heavier. Did not like it at all.
Topre "silent" (Realforce 87U "Silent") - OH. MY. GOD. :eek: This is butter. This is silk. This is... I don't know what to say. It's..., it's amazing. Smooth and quiet, it was perfect. THIS is what I had hoped MX Brown would feel like.
But boy, is it expensive. While other Cherry-based keyboards were priced around $100 - 150, this baby was about $330! But the crazy thing was, I thought it was worth that money. That's how much I loved it. :D Of course, I couldn't afford to spend that kind of dough on impulse, so it's going on my "must-have" wishlist.
They also had Realforce 104U with non-silent Topre switches (which was a bit cheaper than the 87U at roughly $300). It felt marginally heavier, and was marginally louder. Had I tried that one first, I'm sure I would have fallen in love with it, but I tried the Silent model first, so this one lost a lot of its luster in comparison.
Leopold FC660C - I understand it's supposed to have the same type of switches as Realforce, but it didn't feel quite as satisfying as Realforce to me. Maybe it felt slightly heavier? I'm not really sure, but I prefered RF 104U to FC660C. In all honesty, nothing felt very satisfying or noteworthy after those silent Topre keys, so I wasn't paying as close attention. :rolleyes:
So yeah, that's the impression of various switches by a mechanical keyboard virgin. And now that I've had a taste, I really want one for real now. ;D
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
funny you say that, I've been using a normal keyboard for 25 years and I havent had any issues at all :)
You've never had an ergodox, you've lived in the dark all your life and never seen how good things could be
I live a very sad life.
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
funny you say that, I've been using a normal keyboard for 25 years and I havent had any issues at all :)
you'll forget all about what the switches feel like when your shoulder and wrists are hurting from the anti-ergonomic layout of the typical staggered qwerty keyboard.
ERGODOX...Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/016.gif)
funny you say that, I've been using a normal keyboard for 25 years and I havent had any issues at all :)
Holy Crap! You have got to be the luckiest noob who ever lived. You went from keyboard 0 to keyboard 100 in one afternoon. You tried every MX switch, and you discovered that the Topre RealForce silent variable keyboard is the best! I'm kind of awestruck actually. You discovered on your own, without the need for a spiritual guide or guru, the enlightenment of oneness with cup rubber (and silent no less!). You did however make one giant noob mistake, and that was not buying a keyboard! So listen up noob, next time you find something you really like next time, buy it! You can of course, still get a RealForce variable silent online, but you will have to pay shipping cost now, and you'll have to face the interminable waiting. I guess you deserve it though, as a kind of punishment.
Anyway, good job on learning about keyboards, but bad job on not buying one. Also very bad job on not taking photo's of that Leopold store! There are people like me that would pay money just to see inside that store, and you got to go inside the temple, and lay your grubby hands on the precious keyboards. You lucky b@stard.
Meh - maybe 0 to 90. Needs to try a real switch - buckling spring!
You guys clearly need more typing in your diet..Show Image(http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/onion/8dcf9699.gif)
Anyway, good job on learning about keyboards, but bad job on not buying one. Also very bad job on not taking photo's of that Leopold store! There are people like me that would pay money just to see inside that store, and you got to go inside the temple, and lay your grubby hands on the precious keyboards. You lucky b@stard.
Aw, no pictures? Great story though thanks for sharing!
Anyway, I'm debating with myself whether to go back and pick up a keyboard before leaving for the States. I have to be rather budget-conscious for the next couple of months, and I'm not in any particular rush to need a keyboard now, so it might be prudent to be patient......... but at the same time, it does seem a unique opportunity to try and choose a board instead of purchasing blind online. Hmmmmmmm, dilemma, dilemma.
330$ for Realforce 87U "Silent" did sound bit high, check this out. this way u can get the one which u really appricated.
http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,rftenkeyless&pid=rf_se170s
330$ for Realforce 87U "Silent" did sound bit high, check this out. this way u can get the one which u really appricated.
http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,rftenkeyless&pid=rf_se170s
Thanks for the heads-up! I had checked that site before, but I could've sworn they were out of stock there. I guess they re-stocked? Or maybe I'm just blind. :p
As it stands right now, the only reasons for me to go back to that store and grab a keyboard before leaving for States are these: 1. to get a Realforce 106U silent Topre keyboard (as far as I can tell, there is no full-sized Realforce keyboards with silent switches anywhere else online), or 2. to get Leopold FC700R (which I understand is very hard to get in the States, which adds to the whole "get it now!" mentality, and it does look to be a very cool keyboard even though it's not full-sized like I want). And among those two, FC700R -- roughly $115 -- is the only one that I can realistically afford right now. I'm still deciding whether to go for it, or to just be patient and get something in the States. :confused: