I'm considering jumping on this -- is it a 2 keyboard kind of day?
:eek:
If you're going to link massdrop, link the guest mode so you don't have to be signed in to see the item and prices.
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/topre-realforce-104ub?mode=guest_open (https://www.massdrop.com/buy/topre-realforce-104ub?mode=guest_open)
#noob
:o
Well Ray, that's the Ducky version you wanted. :thumb:
What is the difference between this ducky model and a regular rf 104?
104UB-DK from md or 87U 55g from ek :-\
Wow.....here's hoping massdrop doesn't drop the ball on this one and cancel!
what was the price on it? those keycaps look nice.
what was the price on it? those keycaps look nice.
199
Excuse me for my ignorance but what's so good about keyboards like these that cost quite a bit? (Realforce, IBM, etc.)
I doubt they would cancel, they said right from the beginning they had only 48 and......and then... sold out. its now in their successful group buy list.
pretty cool to those 48 who got them. i wonder out of those 48, who are new to Topre.
Good catch! What are the chances that I will be able to resell this thing except with orange keycaps instead of the grey ones that it ships with.....
Good catch! What are the chances that I will be able to resell this thing except with orange keycaps instead of the grey ones that it ships with.....
I would say most of us are buying it because of the caps it comes with.
Yeah and with customs even less so :/
Looks like there's 1 left...
Just received mine!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/31r57xI.jpg)
How do you like it? Also, how do you like your trackball? It looks awesome and the palm wrest looks comfy, but reaching for the scroll wheel and/or middle button while the palm is rested seems weird. I just ask because Massdrop is selling a similar model: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/cst-lasertrac-trackball
How do you like it? Also, how do you like your trackball? It looks awesome and the palm wrest looks comfy, but reaching for the scroll wheel and/or middle button while the palm is rested seems weird. I just ask because Massdrop is selling a similar model: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/cst-lasertrac-trackball
Feels like a Realforce, but with a sexier-than-standard colorscheme. I like it. :D
I try to use both the trackball and mouse (not visible in my pic) to help alleviate stress symptoms in my right hand. I use the trackball where I can for simple movements but still need the mouse for precision stuff. My left hand is getting more and more adept over time.
Funny that you mentioned resting my palms -- I actively try to avoid that now while typing and mousing. This particular ergo mistake hit me hard recently and resulted in intense pain in my right wrist. I was worried that I had seriously injured myself for several days. Eventually I figured out that I had been planting my palms while reaching for keys which of course produces awkward wrist angles. Now I plant my elbows on my armrests, hover my hands over the keyboard, and use forearm motion instead of bending my wrists. I only put my palms on the rest when I'm not typing. I also use a tiling window manager called i3 which significantly reduces my dependence on mouse/trackball for moving around between windows. Wrists feel much better. :thumb:
Just received mine!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/31r57xI.jpg)
Just received mine!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/31r57xI.jpg)
Sweet :thumb:
Will a source other than md have these?
Just received mine!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/31r57xI.jpg)
Sweet :thumb:
Will a source other than md have these?
You can buy them on eBay.
Just received mine!Show Image(http://i.imgur.com/31r57xI.jpg)
Sweet :thumb:
Will a source other than md have these?
You can buy them on eBay.
:eek: $360
If anyone get's their 104UB-DK & decides that is is not for them please PM me! This is the ideal keyboard for me (I own one and need a second for work) - I look forward to hopefully hearing from someone, but I also wish you all the best with your new boards! :thumb:
Mine looks pristine.
wonder if these were somehow reconditioned if they have the same marks at the same places
especially that part where the cases looks like a screwdriver was used to pop it open
wonder if these were somehow reconditioned if they have the same marks at the same places
especially that part where the cases looks like a screwdriver was used to pop it open
That was my first thought. Massdrop said they would send another if I sent this one back but since others are getting similar condition boards I decided to keep it, they offered a small credit on a future drop for the trouble.
Does anyone have or can you recommend a good keyboard roof for this keyboard? My ducky boards have a plastic cover that they ship with I use it every night as a dust cover. My solution for this board so far is to put it back in the box every day, which sucks because I have to unplug it from the PC and the way my work PC is setup that is just a headache.
They don't look like pry marks. They look more like a problem along the assembly line. As if they were scraped along something on their way through. Since they are in the exact pattern and areas on both mine and Rays, it would make the most sense.
You can see pics of mine here
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xnvnotoudto1kf3/flxf8VM9-3
I guess it really depends on the lighting but I know they are there and the only one that really bugs me is the one under the right alt key.
Mine looks pristine.
No it doesn't, good sir. I can see the exact same marks on your case. :P
After looking at ray's pics, I can see that mine has subtle marks in the same spots. :-/
No it doesn't, good sir. I can see the exact same marks on your case. :pAfter looking at ray's pics, I can see that mine has subtle marks in the same spots. :-/
:p :p
Seems frustrating, especially if Massdrop knew about it.
Seems frustrating, especially if Massdrop knew about it.
Massdrop told Ray they would replace his if he wanted. Sounds like they might not have known.
Just get a digilog case or whatever and call it a day.
Just get a digilog case or whatever and call it a day.
Has anyone else contacted Massdrop about this?I was going to, but I don't really know what good it would do at this point. I'm pretty disappointed too, obviously doesn't effect the functionality of the board but as Bro Caps mentioned, I feel a little misled.
Has anyone else contacted Massdrop about this?I was going to, but I don't really know what good it would do at this point. I'm pretty disappointed too, obviously doesn't effect the functionality of the board but as Bro Caps mentioned, I feel a little misled.
I didn't see the recent comments in this thread until now, so I thought I should chime in. My board was purchased on ebay, so the source is probably different... or not, I don't know. However, it doesn't really matter. My case has the same marks as well. Although, I have seen the same marks on all older 104UBs that had a decent enough pic to clearly show them. When I got my board back in October I too was curious about them. All in all, it just seems to be a "defect" in the mold. In my opinion, it is hardly noticable and nothing worth contacting Massdrop about because all black shelled 104s have them.
Edit: peter79's pics are a great example.Show Image(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn316/peternmelly/20130826_103215.jpg)Show Image(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn316/peternmelly/20131129_092756.jpg)
Those spots are also visible on the Massdrop pics if you zoom in https://www.massdrop.com/buy/topre-realforce-104ub On the RF TKL's they have a mark above the right arrow key. I think it may be due to the plastic flow during the moulding process possibly?