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Title: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: cryogenesis on Mon, 08 August 2016, 18:57:45
Hi,
I am in search of white keycaps with ISO layout for backlit keyboards.
I can't find them anywhere in the entire world.

Do they exist?

Thanks in advance.
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: rowdy on Mon, 08 August 2016, 21:56:50
Ducky made some, apparently:

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6607453/ducky-shine4-key-cap-109-abs-set-white/#specs

Although discontinued according to this link:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/172590/S9C6-L109-UKALW/Keyboard-Accessories/Ducky-Shine-4-ABS-Backlight-Compatible-Keycaps-White-UK/KBD0943/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-ICAPleWHMZN4xX5UKAMFLQ
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: Adgar on Tue, 09 August 2016, 01:46:22
I saw it in the massdrop
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: ryan92084 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 05:56:35
PBT double shots however the font isn't the best.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/104-PBT-double-shot-injection-backlighting-through-shine-ISO-keycap-LED-translucent-mechanical-legend-IKBC-DUCKY/32604542897.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.180.tj7mM1&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_5_10057_10056_10055_10049_10059_10058_10017_10060_10061_10062_10063_412_10064,searchweb201603_7&btsid=e5bf0ea1-55d3-414c-bf4a-7d84294f08e1
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: cryogenesis on Tue, 09 August 2016, 10:50:43
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 08 August 2016, 21:56:50
Ducky made some, apparently:

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6607453/ducky-shine4-key-cap-109-abs-set-white/#specs

Although discontinued according to this link:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/172590/S9C6-L109-UKALW/Keyboard-Accessories/Ducky-Shine-4-ABS-Backlight-Compatible-Keycaps-White-UK/KBD0943/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-ICAPleWHMZN4xX5UKAMFLQ

That set would have been perfect! Ducky still sells keyboards with ISO layout so I can't understand why they discontinued white keycaps.


Quote from: ryan92084 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 05:56:35
PBT double shots however the font isn't the best.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/104-PBT-double-shot-injection-backlighting-through-shine-ISO-keycap-LED-translucent-mechanical-legend-IKBC-DUCKY/32604542897.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.180.tj7mM1&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_5_10057_10056_10055_10049_10059_10058_10017_10060_10061_10062_10063_412_10064,searchweb201603_7&btsid=e5bf0ea1-55d3-414c-bf4a-7d84294f08e1

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, but this set is 104 ANSI, not ISO.

Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: Giorgio on Tue, 09 August 2016, 12:18:11
Quote from: cryogenesis on Tue, 09 August 2016, 10:50:43
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 08 August 2016, 21:56:50
Ducky made some, apparently:

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6607453/ducky-shine4-key-cap-109-abs-set-white/#specs

Although discontinued according to this link:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/172590/S9C6-L109-UKALW/Keyboard-Accessories/Ducky-Shine-4-ABS-Backlight-Compatible-Keycaps-White-UK/KBD0943/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-ICAPleWHMZN4xX5UKAMFLQ

That set would have been perfect! Ducky still sells keyboards with ISO layout so I can't understand why they discontinued white keycaps.


Quote from: ryan92084 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 05:56:35
PBT double shots however the font isn't the best.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/104-PBT-double-shot-injection-backlighting-through-shine-ISO-keycap-LED-translucent-mechanical-legend-IKBC-DUCKY/32604542897.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.180.tj7mM1&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_5_10057_10056_10055_10049_10059_10058_10017_10060_10061_10062_10063_412_10064,searchweb201603_7&btsid=e5bf0ea1-55d3-414c-bf4a-7d84294f08e1

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, but this set is 104 ANSI, not ISO.

eh.... it is a close call to ISO... :-) it misses the 1.25 left shift, and the adjacent 1u cap
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: seville57 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 13:46:34
Quote from: cryogenesis on Tue, 09 August 2016, 10:50:43
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 08 August 2016, 21:56:50
Ducky made some, apparently:

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6607453/ducky-shine4-key-cap-109-abs-set-white/#specs

Although discontinued according to this link:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/172590/S9C6-L109-UKALW/Keyboard-Accessories/Ducky-Shine-4-ABS-Backlight-Compatible-Keycaps-White-UK/KBD0943/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-ICAPleWHMZN4xX5UKAMFLQ

That set would have been perfect! Ducky still sells keyboards with ISO layout so I can't understand why they discontinued white keycaps.


Quote from: ryan92084 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 05:56:35
PBT double shots however the font isn't the best.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/104-PBT-double-shot-injection-backlighting-through-shine-ISO-keycap-LED-translucent-mechanical-legend-IKBC-DUCKY/32604542897.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.180.tj7mM1&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_5_10057_10056_10055_10049_10059_10058_10017_10060_10061_10062_10063_412_10064,searchweb201603_7&btsid=e5bf0ea1-55d3-414c-bf4a-7d84294f08e1

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, but this set is 104 ANSI, not ISO.

Ducky have/sells a White keycaps set, the only problem is the layout, it is  ANSI.

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1579


I have this set on my ANSI Ducky One RGB YOTG k-board.
(http://i.imgur.com/rrUAQyw.jpg)



Here in sweden we have only one shop left that sells some ISO/Nordic keycaps from WASD and they have a Red  ISO/Nordic set from Ducky and had a White ISO/Nordic set from Ducky.
Only 2 problems here: not in stock and they only sell/ship in sweden.

http://www.maxgaming.se/keycaps/ducky/s4-keycap-109-set-white

Inet.se don't sell any keycaps sets anymore.



The best thing I did was when I bought my first ANSI k-board some years ago, no more problems to find keycaps sets.


I'm not usin my ISO k-boards anymore.



Edit: 2 bad pictures of the White keycaps set with the Ducky One RGB LEDs on.
(http://i.imgur.com/s50sS4o.jpg)




(http://i.imgur.com/5YRG8IU.jpg)




















 




Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: cryogenesis on Tue, 09 August 2016, 16:35:53
Thanks for the information seville57, we are on the same boat, but I disagree with your choice.
I have been writing with a ISO keyboard for almost 20 years, so there is no way I should force myself to adapt my writing with an ANSI keyboard.

Funny fact is that there are more than 150 million ISO keyboards around the Europe, but no company seems to know this obvious statistic.
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: ryan92084 on Wed, 10 August 2016, 06:37:09
Quote from: cryogenesis on Tue, 09 August 2016, 10:50:43
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 08 August 2016, 21:56:50
Ducky made some, apparently:

https://www.inet.se/produkt/6607453/ducky-shine4-key-cap-109-abs-set-white/#specs

Although discontinued according to this link:

https://www.cclonline.com/product/172590/S9C6-L109-UKALW/Keyboard-Accessories/Ducky-Shine-4-ABS-Backlight-Compatible-Keycaps-White-UK/KBD0943/?siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-ICAPleWHMZN4xX5UKAMFLQ

That set would have been perfect! Ducky still sells keyboards with ISO layout so I can't understand why they discontinued white keycaps.


Quote from: ryan92084 on Tue, 09 August 2016, 05:56:35
PBT double shots however the font isn't the best.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/104-PBT-double-shot-injection-backlighting-through-shine-ISO-keycap-LED-translucent-mechanical-legend-IKBC-DUCKY/32604542897.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.180.tj7mM1&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_0,searchweb201602_5_10057_10056_10055_10049_10059_10058_10017_10060_10061_10062_10063_412_10064,searchweb201603_7&btsid=e5bf0ea1-55d3-414c-bf4a-7d84294f08e1

Thanks a lot for the suggestion, but this set is 104 ANSI, not ISO.



Bums, as a non ISO user I didn't notice the difference.  Sorry, that's the closest/only set I know of that isn't discontinued.
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: cryogenesis on Wed, 10 August 2016, 09:29:50
Quote from: ryan92084 on Wed, 10 August 2016, 06:37:09
Bums, as a non ISO user I didn't notice the difference.  Sorry, that's the closest/only set I know of that isn't discontinued.

No problem, thanks for the suggestion anyway.  :thumb:
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: pon10 on Wed, 10 August 2016, 11:55:02
We are all looking for ISO backlit keycaps  :-[

the best i have come up with is max keyboards custom set.. but they are black... i have have started a poll on MD and maybe some will suggest something over time..

black backlit ISO custom set http://www.maxkeyboard.com/iso-layout-custom-backlight-cherry-mx-keycap-set.html

uhh update on there site :D http://www.maxkeyboard.com/custom-white-translucent-top-backlight-keycap-set.html but without legends.

MD POLL: https://www.massdrop.com/vote/ISO-Backlit-Keycaps-international-sets-PBT-POM-ABS

Please if you find some let me know! i am urging too :)
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: cryogenesis on Wed, 10 August 2016, 16:05:47
Quote from: pon10 on Wed, 10 August 2016, 11:55:02
Please if you find some let me know! i am urging too :)

If I find them, I will let you know for sure!  ;)
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: cryogenesis on Thu, 11 August 2016, 20:12:27
Hey pon10, I found something!!  :thumb:

I contacted Kent from MaxKeyboard and he told me they have a set of "Ivory" White keycaps with ISO layout that is not listed in their website yet.
You can choose between: Russian, Belgian, Danish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss and UK of course.
The spacebar though is available only in 6 or 6,25 (6,5 spacebar is not backlight and has a brighter white).

If you and other users are interested you can contact Kent at kent@maxkeyboard.com

Here are some pictures he send me via email. (This is ANSI but he assured me that ISO is available)

(https://s9.postimg.org/lrch0bsb3/Downloader_4.jpg)
(https://s9.postimg.org/doeap07pr/Downloader_5.jpg)
(https://s9.postimg.org/9j3e339xr/Downloader_6.jpg)
(https://s9.postimg.org/amnif1ukv/Downloader_7.jpg)
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: pon10 on Sat, 13 August 2016, 03:58:44
YES :eek: there are just holding them for us.. that's why...  :cool: good work my man! I have mailed, kent the man.
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: Phenix on Sat, 13 August 2016, 04:29:51
Is that PBT!? (or comparable to vortex white ANSI backlit ones)?
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: oumakavoula on Sat, 13 August 2016, 06:18:33
http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00203674.html

this is in french but it's an iso version of the ducky ABS backlit keycaps
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: cryogenesis on Sat, 13 August 2016, 12:45:49
Quote from: pon10 on Sat, 13 August 2016, 03:58:44
YES :eek: there are just holding them for us.. that's why...  :cool: good work my man! I have mailed, kent the man.

You are welcome!  ;) I am glad I could help someway.  :thumb:


Quote from: Phenix on Sat, 13 August 2016, 04:29:51
Is that PBT!? (or comparable to vortex white ANSI backlit ones)?

Phenix, I am not sure if they are PBT. I forgot to ask him.  ^-^
Anyway, if you are interested you can email Kent for that information.  :thumb:
kent@maxkeyboard.com
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: Phenix on Sat, 13 August 2016, 14:22:35
Yea, will do once I see an keyboard again (vacations w/o an keyboard.)
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: pon10 on Sun, 14 August 2016, 16:06:06
Quote from: Phenix on Sat, 13 August 2016, 14:22:35
Yea, will do once I see an keyboard again (vacations w/o an keyboard.)

They are ivory keycaps, i have just pulled for a comparison or maybe you know? :) 
Title: Re: White ISO backlit keycaps
Post by: Phenix on Wed, 24 August 2016, 13:20:46
thats the color, not material