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geekhack Community => New Members => Topic started by: NCC 1701 on Wed, 26 March 2014, 20:35:56
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Hey guys!
I have been reading threads on this site for a couple of months as I have been wanting to buy a mechanical keyboard for quite some time and this website had very good information while I was researching.
I finally decided to purchase a mechanical keyboard and researched for a very long time and tonight I finally ordered my first one : the Topre Realforce 87U white/gray. I bought it from NCIX.ca (http://products.ncix.com/detail/topre-se07t0-realforce-capacitive-switches-55-86198-1693.htm) and the price was pretty high for my first mechanical keyboard (especially since I still don't know which switch type I will like the most), but by price matching with http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=35890ID2287&vpn=SE07T0&manufacture=Topre, I was able to snag it for only 175$, which seems like a very good price based on my research (especially since it didn't also require 20+$ of international shipping). I think NCIX ships outside of Canada as well so for Canadians and possibly others, I would recommend doing this while you still can if you want a Realforce.
I was really torn between the Filco MJ2, Leopold FCC660m/c, Ducky Shine 3 and of course the Realforce because I was looking for a keyboard with top-notch build quality, professional styling and preferably PBT keycaps (wouldn't have bought a PBT keycap set until later for those with ABS). I would probably have considered other keyboards like the HHKB but the price is extremely high and the layout scares me and the others are just incredibly hard to find for a decent price and shippable to Canada. I eventually went for the Realforce because I like the white/gray styling, PBT keycaps, the value, it's said to be one of if not the highest quality keyboard around, I was intrigued by the Topre switch and because it was only 20$ more than the Filco with the pricematch.
I'll talk about more once it finally arrives and maybe give a small review (although it will be hard since I have only crappy dome keyboards to compare it to).
For now, I hope I will have a welcome stay on the website and I'm happy to join your ranks!
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Hello and congratulations with a great, great keyboard! Straight to the top, I like it. ;)
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Yes, bienvenue a GH.
RealForce 87U is a great way to start. Actually, you don't really need any more keyboards after that one. But it's still fun to collect more.
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Welcome to GH! Glad to see someone else from the region!
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Nice to see another Montrealer on here. :)
Welcome...
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Yooooo, hands down best user name on Geekhack. Welcome!
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Thanks for the replies, fellows!
Yooooo, hands down best user name on Geekhack. Welcome!
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I have bought a couple keyboards from NCIX. They have pretty good prices, especially because they are always running sales of $40-50 off something. Wait for a sale on the board you want and you can't beat the prices there...
I LOVE the layout of my FC660C. Probably my favorite layout so far.
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Salut bonjour :)
And yeah, j'aime beaucoup NCIX, toujours c'est difficile d'acheter des produits quand on est canadien mais c'est jamais difficile avec eux.
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I was considering the FC660C/M because I didn't want a full 104 keyboard and the layout was actually quite appealing since the arrow keys and delete were physically there, many other keyboards of its size have them as functions, which I don't think I'd enjoy. NCIX is a really good distributor in my experience and they have great deals all the time.