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Title: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Thu, 23 October 2014, 06:44:57: wanted to wait for the novatouch, but i just saw this and could not resist:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281398041346

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzIwWDcyMA==/z/6GsAAOSwnDZT10ij/$_12.JPG)

going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race :)
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: tp4tissue on Thu, 23 October 2014, 06:48:30: (http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/k/y/kyleoniplz.gif?1)
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: HipsterPunks on Thu, 23 October 2014, 07:00:40: Quote from: skuko on Thu, 23 October 2014, 06:44:57
wanted to wait for the novatouch, but i just saw this and could not resist:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/281398041346

Show Image
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzIwWDcyMA==/z/6GsAAOSwnDZT10ij/$_12.JPG)

going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race :)

Damn fine board, my favorite topre keyboard :P congrats on your purchase
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Thu, 23 October 2014, 10:41:14: i sure hope it is just like on the picture, that's pretty much the only thing i was missing on the FC660C, two tone default caps.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: remdell on Thu, 23 October 2014, 14:26:25: I'd love to see pictures of it when it arrives. My printed FC660C continues to be my most used and top favorite Topre board. I'd honestly get every model FC660C if I wasn't too busy striving to get an HHKB and some novatouch stems.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 23 October 2014, 21:44:43: if that had been available when I was sort of looking for HHKB, I might have bought that instead!

No regrets with HHKB though :)
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: tjcaustin on Thu, 23 October 2014, 21:46:41: I really like my fc660c. It's got a nice feel and is an ok alternative to the hhkb in my eyes.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: dustinhxc on Thu, 23 October 2014, 22:10:51: Great choice! My 2 boards are realforces. I love the Leo though! :thumb:
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: ConscienceDrop on Thu, 23 October 2014, 22:25:29: that is a damn fine looking board all switch preferences aside.

that thing looks retro and new all at the same time. very cool :thumb:
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Fri, 24 October 2014, 03:09:37: when it comes to the layout, i have found that i need a relatively large right shift and a dedicated arrow cluster and preferably also a delete key at the very least :)

didn't really like 75% boards (noppoo choc mini) and i didn't like poker II either (no arrow cluster). this the leopold looks like a good crossover between a TKL and and a 60%, so i will try that. also, it's much cheaper than getting a RF in EU (almost 200 GBP) and they don't even stock a 45g uniform version, only 55g uniform, or a variable one.

fingers crossed that i will like it :) dyesub PBT two tone caps are a nice bonus.

(using a Filco TKL at home with reds and at work with blacks - both with imsto thick PBT caps).
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: yasuo on Fri, 24 October 2014, 03:12:58: i never tried topre :-X
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 23 October 2014, 06:48:30
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why? :))
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Karura on Fri, 24 October 2014, 03:21:09: Congrats, hope it works out for you :)
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Fri, 24 October 2014, 03:24:21: Quote from: yasuo on Fri, 24 October 2014, 03:12:58
i never tried topre :-X
Quote from: tp4tissue on Thu, 23 October 2014, 06:48:30
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why? :))

because it's not an ergodox :)
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Sent on Fri, 24 October 2014, 03:34:34: Been eyeing that myself. Nice pick up. :thumb:
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Roibhilin on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:11:25: "topre board using MX reds"
what??
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Sygaldry on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:16:40: Making my next purchase soon and my final two choices were FC660C and HHKB Type-S.

Type-S won out in the end but good choice!
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: FrostyToast on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:18:33: Quote from: Roibhilin on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:11:25
"topre board using MX reds"
what??
I think he meant that he is currently using mx reds
Quote from: skuko on Thu, 23 October 2014, 06:44:57
going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race :)
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Wed, 29 October 2014, 07:22:46: Quote from: FrostyToast on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:18:33
Quote from: Roibhilin on Tue, 28 October 2014, 21:11:25
"topre board using MX reds"
what??
I think he meant that he is currently using mx reds
Quote from: skuko on Thu, 23 October 2014, 06:44:57
going to be my first topre board, using MX reds. i seriously hope i will love it and become a member of the master race :)

correct you are, sir. a very poor choice of syntax on my part, sorry.

yes, i am currently using mx reds at home and blacks at work.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Fri, 31 October 2014, 19:10:12: got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that :( gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Roibhilin on Fri, 31 October 2014, 21:48:09: Quote from: skuko on Fri, 31 October 2014, 19:10:12
got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that :( gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.
but aren't topre switches capacitive so they always have NKRO? it might be something on your end
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Sat, 01 November 2014, 04:13:49: Quote from: Roibhilin on Fri, 31 October 2014, 21:48:09
Quote from: skuko on Fri, 31 October 2014, 19:10:12
got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that :( gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.
but aren't topre switches capacitive so they always have NKRO? it might be something on your end

no idea, but the board didn't register more than 2 simultaneous keys pressed in planetside 2 :X
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: oscillik on Sat, 01 November 2014, 04:58:07: Quote from: Roibhilin on Fri, 31 October 2014, 21:48:09
Quote from: skuko on Fri, 31 October 2014, 19:10:12
got the board today, was all stoked, and then i found out that it's somehow only 2KRO? is that true? if so, i will have to sell it, i can't use that :( gonna have to wait for the novatouch or something.
but aren't topre switches capacitive so they always have NKRO? it might be something on your end

the HHKB is most definitely not NKRO, it is 9KRO with mods.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Sat, 01 November 2014, 06:52:35: i think i was doing something wrong :)

i just tested it with keyboard tester and it's 6KRO.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: cookie on Sat, 01 November 2014, 07:18:37: Fine keyboard, I still prefere HHKB's because of the layout.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Hypersphere on Sat, 01 November 2014, 08:50:36: The FC660C was my first Topre as well. I liked its solid sound and feel. At the time, Leopold didn't offer the nicer keycap choices that are currently available; that, plus the fact that the layout was not quite to my liking, prompted me to give the board away. Now I use a RF 87ub 55g at home and a HHKB Pro 2 at work, but if I hadn't bought these, I would be tempted to get a new FC660C with its great-looking keycaps.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: shut up on Sat, 01 November 2014, 09:01:31: Very cool looking keyboard! I'd like to try a Topre board but this one is a lot out of my budget :P
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: skuko on Sat, 01 November 2014, 18:49:26: Quote from: Hypersphere on Sat, 01 November 2014, 08:50:36
The FC660C was my first Topre as well. I liked its solid sound and feel. At the time, Leopold didn't offer the nicer keycap choices that are currently available; that, plus the fact that the layout was not quite to my liking, prompted me to give the board away. Now I use a RF 87ub 55g at home and a HHKB Pro 2 at work, but if I hadn't bought these, I would be tempted to get a new FC660C with its great-looking keycaps.

i'm thinking of getting the novatouch, just because of the layout and put imsto PBT caps or cherry doubleshots on it. i'd get a 55g RF, but getting one in EU = either impossible, or almost 300 euro (with shipping) from keyboardco, which is a big nono for me.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Hypersphere on Sat, 01 November 2014, 19:10:26: I have a Novatouch. The quality is not as good as Realforce, but the typing feel is better than any Cherry mx board I have tried. I put a set of Imsto dye-sub PBT caps on it; these look good, but some of them fit very loose on the stems. I hope that CM will produce a second-generation Novatouch that addresses some of the issues in the first release.

Regarding PBT keycaps, Leopold has a set of unprinted ones that are very good quality at a reasonable price. They are available from a Korean reseller on eBay. These caps fit better on the Novatouch than the Imsto caps do.
Title: Re: my first topre board...
Post by: Sygaldry on Sat, 01 November 2014, 20:18:13: Quote from: shut up on Sat, 01 November 2014, 09:01:31
Very cool looking keyboard! I'd like to try a Topre board but this one is a lot out of my budget :P
Topre Type Heaven can be had for 150 brand new or less for used (I'm selling mine for 120 shipped FYI in excellent condition)