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Title: New to it all.
Post by: olijuice on Fri, 01 May 2015, 21:16:12
Hi everyone!  I am extremely new to the world of mechanical keyboards and the communities.  Just saying hello!  about 3 weeks ago I had never typed on a mechanical keyboard but I was really interested in one as I was tired of typing on a 5 year old Logitech wireless keyboard at work.  I've been doing my research on various switches and I decided I liked the Leopold FC660C Topre so I bought one about 2 weeks ago.  I've been using it for about a week now at the office and I really enjoy it.  I also bought a Corsair Vengeance K65 to use at home but I am still waiting on that to arrive.   I like the smaller keyboards because I can keep it better centered and close to my mouse.

Now my new mission is to figure out how to customize my Topre!  I knew it would be more difficult than buying Cherry MX switches but I just really liked the look of the Leopold and maybe eventually I will find some cool keycaps for it.
Title: Re: New to it all.
Post by: Ludovician on Sat, 02 May 2015, 02:24:01
Welcome.

There are a few custom Topre keycaps around, but there's nowhere near as much available as there is for Cherry, as you seem to have noticed. If you feel like putting in some effort to make the board sound quieter (less clacking on the upstroke), you can check out spiceBar's silencing mod (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49046.0).

Going straight to Topre was a bold move. Glad you're enjoying it though.
Title: Re: New to it all.
Post by: rowdy on Sun, 03 May 2015, 05:40:57
Welcome to Geekhack!

Another happy FC660C user :)

As Ludovician said, replacement keycaps for Topre keyboards are few and far between, and unfortunately Leopold chose a non-standard layout (if there is such a thing as a standard Topre layout, with the very few Topre keyboards available), making it even more difficult to get replacement keycap sets.

Many artisans produce Topre variants of their work, and one or two guys are working on making "ordinary" replacement Topre keycaps in various styles and colours, o there is still hope!
Title: Re: New to it all.
Post by: LXXXIX on Mon, 04 May 2015, 07:28:35
Welcome to geekhack! As rowdy said just sit tight to get your hands on some nice Topre keycaps believe me it will pay off. I need to pick up a Topre board.