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Title: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: thesentinel on Tue, 01 October 2013, 19:09:31

After asking a few people and other forums, no one even knows about bloody leopold. When I asked for a decent place a dude suggest elitekeyboards. Every thing there was extremely expensive except the tenkeyless boards. Here's the link to elitekeyboards by the way --> http://www.elitekeyboards.com/ .

Something about these geekhack looks uh, hardcore. So I'm sure you'll know what elitekeyboards/leopold is.

Thanks you

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: ValerieV on Tue, 01 October 2013, 19:34:21

I have bought several of them and they are great keyboards. What switch are you looking for? The Topre model is my favorite. Quality is very good. Yes they are a bit expensive but welcome to the world of mechanical keyboards. They aren't cheap.  :D

BTW: elitekeyboards is a wonderful company. I am a repeat customer.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: metalliqaz on Tue, 01 October 2013, 19:41:59

Elite Keyboards is the supplier of Leopold boards in the US.  They are actually pretty reasonably priced compared to other mechanical boards.  I like them very much.

Sounds like you are new to mechanical keyboards.  You can read around here in the forums for a while for lots of information.  If you get one I think you will be pretty happy with it.  I love mine.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 01 October 2013, 22:40:32

Welcome to Geekhack!

EK is well known and well regarded around here.

Which keyboard in particular were you thinking of?

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: Sniping on Wed, 02 October 2013, 00:51:23

Consider giving the Leopold FC660C a try, expensive, but a worthwhile experience/purchase.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: kenmai9 on Wed, 02 October 2013, 00:55:51

Quote from: Sniping on Wed, 02 October 2013, 00:51:23

Consider giving the Leopold FC660C a try, expensive, but a worthwhile experience/purchase.

I just got the FC660C after owning many cherry MX boards. It is my opinion that Topre switches feel the best out of all of them. So I would second this notion.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 02 October 2013, 05:39:40

So far pretty much everyone who has bought a FC660C has loved it.

If this is the one you were considering, read some of the reviews and decide for yourself:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42825.0

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42501.0

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=44070.0

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49046.0

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: CPTBadAss on Wed, 02 October 2013, 06:29:06

I'm a happy owner of the Leopold FC700R, you can check out my thoughts on that board here (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=41048.0). Judging from that keyboard, I would recommend other Leopolds.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 02 October 2013, 22:31:33

The only thing that has really held Leopold back in the past has been the non-standard space bar, but many (most?) key cap manufacturers now provide universal space bars.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: thesentinel on Thu, 03 October 2013, 21:40:14

Oh uh, I'm not buying the 660c. I dislike the fact that it's so small, I'd like a full sized or tenkeyless board. I had my eyes on the tenkeyless blue.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: dante on Thu, 03 October 2013, 22:12:58

I've owned several FC200R's and prefer them due to the Cherry stabilizers.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: Lu_e on Thu, 03 October 2013, 22:27:14

Something something... spacebar issues with custom caps...

right?

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 03 October 2013, 22:42:00

Something sometimes maybe ... but only the space bar.

Title: Re: I need opinions on Leopold Keyboards
Post by: Dongulator on Fri, 04 October 2013, 09:47:39

Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 03 October 2013, 22:42:00

Something sometimes maybe ... but only the space bar.

And if I'm not mistaken its only the FC500RR/AB model with the space bar issue thingy...