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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: TheSven on Mon, 22 December 2014, 07:35:24

Title: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: TheSven on Mon, 22 December 2014, 07:35:24

Hi GH. I was just wondering is there any Topre keyboards with a heavier actuation than 55g. Are they nonexistent? If they do exist, please leave a link. Thank you.

Title: Re: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: mougrim on Mon, 22 December 2014, 10:13:51

Nope :)

Title: Re: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: Hypersphere on Mon, 22 December 2014, 10:32:16

The heaviest is 55g. I have an RF 87ub 55g, and it is my favorite Topre-switch board in terms of the sound and feel of the switches. I also have a HHKB Pro 2, which has 45g switches. I prefer the HHKB for its form factor and layout, but I like the sound and feel of the RF 87ub 55g better.

Title: Re: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: daerid on Mon, 22 December 2014, 10:47:37

Topre switches can vary quite a bit when it comes to stiffness. I had a AE 55g that I measured upwards of 80g

Title: Re: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 22 December 2014, 12:39:17

The highest listed is 55g, but many are higher in reality

Title: Re: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: Heliosphere on Mon, 22 December 2014, 12:58:20

There is quite a bit of variability in Topre switches. My 87U 45g feels more like 40g, and my 660C (45g) feels a little less heavy than my 55g. Some people measured their variable weight Realforce keyboards and noted that the weight for different keys can vary by a few grams up or down.

Title: Re: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: TheSven on Mon, 22 December 2014, 16:23:03

Oh well. They're too expensive for me anyway :P

Title: Re: Heaviest Topre switch?
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 23 December 2014, 16:18:41

Can you put an extra spring for each dome, like some Topre boards do for the space bar?