New Leopold FC600R Tenkeyless made by ... Costar (!?)

[dante]

http://www.leopold.co.kr/

Certainly explains the declining stockpile of FC200R's at EK.

[Kampeki]

I find the FC700R better looking, but it's barely available outside S.Korea/Indonesia, it will probably be even harder to get it now....I do like the new costar stabs though.

[Photoelectric]

I agree, FC700R is much better looking and more unique.  That FC600R looks very generic.

[terran5992]

last i checked people dig the simplistic look

[Photoelectric]

Simplistic does not necessarily mean generic.

[Hyde]

Does that mean Leopold is finally going to have regular placed stem locations?

Also I wonder why they switched OEM.  Maybe CM Storm QFR is killing them in sales.  It's funny because Leopold used to be the cheaper Filco alternatives, but I think QFR/XT took that spot over.

[Polymer]

Would be nice...it is definitely a LOT cheaper...I mean, really does just look like a generic keyboard with a Leopold brand...

Are they ABS keycaps or PBT? 

[rowdy]

Does that mean Leopold is finally going to have regular placed stem locations?

Also I wonder why they switched OEM.  Maybe CM Storm QFR is killing them in sales.  It's funny because Leopold used to be the cheaper Filco alternatives, but I think QFR/XT took that spot over.

Regular stems would be nice.  That is about the only thing against recommending Leopold to a newbie - potential difficulty findings replacement keycaps.

[Polymer]

Does that mean Leopold is finally going to have regular placed stem locations?

Also I wonder why they switched OEM.  Maybe CM Storm QFR is killing them in sales.  It's funny because Leopold used to be the cheaper Filco alternatives, but I think QFR/XT took that spot over.

Regular stems would be nice.  That is about the only thing against recommending Leopold to a newbie - potential difficulty findings replacement keycaps.

Well, Cherry profile keycaps will work for everything but the spacebar..and there are only a handful of Space bars that do fit...

For people that don't care about that though...the 700r was a pretty good stock keyboard..

[IvanIvanovich]

+1 to Leopold for finally going with normal spacebar stem locations, -1 for going to costar stabilizers, -1 for moving the menu key one key over for no reason, -1 style.

[Martyr]

Doesn't seem to have much appeal, very generic and will most likely cost more than a QFR.

FC700R is a much better looking board.

[johndavis33]

Maybe it'll cost the same as the QFR and they'll just hope that the font will win people over.

[dante]

I don't care how cheap this is - I'd still rather have a FC700R.

edit: 700 posts talking about FC700R?!

[davkol]

dat winkey

[Aliwia]

If only the 660M had costar stabilisers

[laffindude]

It is not a Costar.

[Glenn315]

I don't care how cheap this is - I'd still rather have a FC700R.

edit: 700 posts talking about FC700R?!

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That kinda disturbs me.  :(

[Reomero]

I saw this a few days ago as well. My first thought was a younger brother of the FC700R, i.e. not as good looking and not-as-great caps. The price is pretty good though, 89000 Won is approx. $80-85USD.

If only Leopold did a revision of the FC700R by "fixing" the spacebar stem locations while still using Cherry stabilizers..

[Nakapfao]

last i checked people dig the simplistic look

White FC700R, in my opinion, is the nicest looking stock board available. Gets everything right, too... TKL, PBT, choice switches... Man, if only I could get my hands on one of them in the States