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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: GL1TCH3D on Sat, 28 February 2015, 09:58:32
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I'm coming back from the USA with another topre board and was thinking I could circulate it for a bit before I take it apart and mod it.
The purpose would be to give Canadians a chance to try topre without paying the extremely high prices for one nor pay the customs and taxes or international shipping.
Not sure if this is the correct section since it's not really a group buy or sale.
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I live in Montreal.
I'll definitely check the evolution of this thread :)
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I live in Montreal.
I'll definitely check the evolution of this thread :)
You could probably just stop by somewhere and try it regardless of this thread then xD
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I live near Montreal, I'd sign up for this instantly!
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I'm also in Montreal! Maybe we can all have a Montreal Coffee & keyboards meetup?
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I'm in Ottawa. Only have a 55g RealForce 87U.
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Definitely interested.
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Also in Montreal. I've tried Realforce but I'd be interested in trying an HHKB if you have one to see what Topre feels like without a metal plate.
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
I should be there in a few weeks, I could just bring mine :P
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Just to clarify the board I'm bringing back is a uniform 45g.
The realforce 91udk-g
I also have that limited edition hipro but that's something I'm not keen on shipping out
I'm trying to get a HHKB but that hasn't been fruitful
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go big or get a quickfire.
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I'm also in Montreal! Maybe we can all have a Montreal Coffee & keyboards meetup?
I'm in Ottawa. Only have a 55g RealForce 87U.
I live near Montreal, I'd sign up for this instantly!
Haha several montrealers here.
Would definitely be fun to meet up for a bit with a couple of keyboards
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
I should be there in a few weeks, I could just bring mine :P
lol sweet ! I think I tried your board at the Matias trip but at the time I was too noob to know anything so I kind of want to try it again.
Let me know when you're in town and if you want to try my ghetto mod 45g Uniform 104U LOL.
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I'm also in Montreal! Maybe we can all have a Montreal Coffee & keyboards meetup?
I'm in Ottawa. Only have a 55g RealForce 87U.
I live near Montreal, I'd sign up for this instantly!
Haha several montrealers here.
Would definitely be fun to meet up for a bit with a couple of keyboards
Indeed! I generalize to Montreal but I live in Repentigny. I can drive easily to Montreal. That would be quite an opportunity to get the feel of multiple keyboards and meet nice people. Keep this thread updated if anything happens!
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I'm in Sherbrooke, not too far ;)
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I generally feel like the only Edmontonian on the internet.
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I am from Beloeil. Depending on timing, I would be very pleased with a Montreal meetup. I could bring an F for people to try it and would personally like to try topre, alps and green/clear/black cherry.
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I generally feel like the only Edmontonian on the internet.
Nope! :p
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I only have the dreaded K70 RGB with reds to throw in the mix. It's not really sexy but if anybody is interested, I can contribute :)
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Other than the 55g Realforce, some might be interested in a 1990 Model M and a Chicony KB-5181 with Monterey blue switches.
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I'm in Sherbrooke, not too far ;)
I'm also from Sherbrooke, I really hope this will work :)
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Well unfortunately I couldn't help myself and already modded the keyboard so I won't be shipping it out =S
It also seems that the majority of the interested people live in or near montreal so I'll try organizing something..
This keyboard is truly a treat to try
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How did you specifically mod it?
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
I should be there in a few weeks, I could just bring mine :P
lol sweet ! I think I tried your board at the Matias trip but at the time I was too noob to know anything so I kind of want to try it again.
Let me know when you're in town and if you want to try my ghetto mod 45g Uniform 104U LOL.
I'll pretend I give a **** about topper to go see Halverson
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
I should be there in a few weeks, I could just bring mine :P
lol sweet ! I think I tried your board at the Matias trip but at the time I was too noob to know anything so I kind of want to try it again.
Let me know when you're in town and if you want to try my ghetto mod 45g Uniform 104U LOL.
I'll pretend I give a **** about topper to go see Halverson
Wokka flokka flave, we need another meetup!
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Hi, eh, fellow Canadians,
Yeah, Topre switches are sweet. Everyone should try them sooner or later.
I don't know if this helps (or if you even want to hear about it), but NCIX here in Vancouver has the Topre Type Heaven (http://www.ncix.com/detail/topre-za0100-type-heaven-capacitive-92-86203-1139.htm) on their Weekly Special for $159.00 Cdn. Considering it's $165 U.S. (about $199 Cdn.) on Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1425467035&sr=8-1&keywords=topre+type+heaven), it seems like a pretty good deal.
Unfortunately, it looks like today (Mar. 4) is the last day of the sale. Thought I'd mention it anyway.
BTW, this is not an ad for NCIX or anyone else, so please don't rag on me about that... I just happened to spot it and thought you might like to know. Cheers, A.
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How did you specifically mod it?
I transferred the stems and caps from the justsystems limited edition topre over to the 91UDK
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I live in Waterloo, Ontario but if possible I would love to try one! I have a friend that basically is hell bent on getting one, but until then I don't really have a steady way of trying one!
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Montreal as well! Would also be down for a coffee/meetup. But be aware, I am a complete n00b in the mechanical keyboard world; while I've always loved the sound and feel of one, I only recently learned about the switches, different parts, etc. etc.
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Montreal as well! Would also be down for a coffee/meetup. But be aware, I am a complete n00b in the mechanical keyboard world; while I've always loved the sound and feel of one, I only recently learned about the switches, different parts, etc. etc.
Totally fine. So am I.
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Seems like most of the users are from Montreal anyway so I'll be trying to organize some kind of meet!
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Any idea where? Can't exactly set up a bunch of keyboards in a cafe or library.
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
I should be there in a few weeks, I could just bring mine :P
lol sweet ! I think I tried your board at the Matias trip but at the time I was too noob to know anything so I kind of want to try it again.
Let me know when you're in town and if you want to try my ghetto mod 45g Uniform 104U LOL.
I'll pretend I give a **** about topper to go see Halverson
Wokka flokka flave, we need another meetup!
I wonder if I should send Matias another message to see their new linear switch. :D
HMMMMMMMMM lol.
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Any idea where? Can't exactly set up a bunch of keyboards in a cafe or library.
Challenge accepted!
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
I should be there in a few weeks, I could just bring mine :P
lol sweet ! I think I tried your board at the Matias trip but at the time I was too noob to know anything so I kind of want to try it again.
Let me know when you're in town and if you want to try my ghetto mod 45g Uniform 104U LOL.
I'll pretend I give a **** about topper to go see Halverson
Wokka flokka flave, we need another meetup!
I wonder if I should send Matias another message to see their new linear switch. :D
HMMMMMMMMM lol.
I really want to try it. This time we'll make sure they do a giveaway :p
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lol I feel left out for being in Toronto.
Luckily I already own 2 Topre boards, but I'm interested in trying HHKB though. :P
I should be there in a few weeks, I could just bring mine :P
lol sweet ! I think I tried your board at the Matias trip but at the time I was too noob to know anything so I kind of want to try it again.
Let me know when you're in town and if you want to try my ghetto mod 45g Uniform 104U LOL.
I'll pretend I give a **** about topper to go see Halverson
Wokka flokka flave, we need another meetup!
I wonder if I should send Matias another message to see their new linear switch. :D
HMMMMMMMMM lol.
I really want to try it. This time we'll make sure they do a giveaway :p
lol maybe I should create a Toronto meetup thread just to see what everyone's opinions are.
I'm thinking either Matias trip round 2 or we can just have our own keyboard meet at a party room or something.
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I can bring my topre to anyone in montreal.
It's a 30g uniform 10'th av. 104.
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^ They sell 10th anniversary edition in 104 format? :eek:
Where did you get one? I might have to look for one in 45g or 55g. >___>
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Also a Montrealer interested in trying out the topre! Didn't know we were so many haha
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Toronto, would really love to try out topre, or attend a meetup.
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Also from montreal ! I would really like to try a topre board !
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Try this thread!
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=53593.new#new
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
Lucky
My local CC won't put one in display
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
Might head down there this weekend to try it out. I've only used 55g Topre in my 87u.
I tried to buy a QFR with blues last time I was there... it was in the "as-is"/no box.. still wouldn't let it go for less than $82. It's $90 new...
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
Lucky
My local CC won't put one in display
All of them? I was thinking of hitting Laval or West Island to see if they had some in display
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
Lucky
My local CC won't put one in display
All of them? I was thinking of hitting Laval or West Island to see if they had some in display
Their website doesn't seem to be working for me right now.. might have to call them tomorrow and ask.
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
Lucky
My local CC won't put one in display
All of them? I was thinking of hitting Laval or West Island to see if they had some in display
I live in the west island and my friend works there.
I can ask again but I'm almost certain at least the west island store does not have it on display (they have some other more common keyboards though)
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
Lucky
My local CC won't put one in display
All of them? I was thinking of hitting Laval or West Island to see if they had some in display
I live in the west island and my friend works there.
I can ask again but I'm almost certain at least the west island store does not have it on display (they have some other more common keyboards though)
Alright I'm going to get some supplies at Addison and will probably swing by CC at Laval to see what they have
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Canada Computers in Ottawa (Merivale location) has a Cooler Master Touch TKL out on demo if you want to try out a Topre. I liked it so much I bought one to replace my Cherry Brown Das.
Lucky
My local CC won't put one in display
All of them? I was thinking of hitting Laval or West Island to see if they had some in display
I live in the west island and my friend works there.
I can ask again but I'm almost certain at least the west island store does not have it on display (they have some other more common keyboards though)
As a fellow west-islander I can confirm that there are no topre boards on display at our local CC store.
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Pretty sure Laval doesn't have one on display either. I went recently and they have even fewer models on display than the West Island store.
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Dreams: dashed :(
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For something like mechanical keyboards they don't have to put out one of every model, just one of each switch type. I always wanted to try a Topre and lucked out that CC put one out for demo and I had just returned a Razer Blackwidow 2014 with a defective 'K' key (lasted less than a day).