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Offline tofgerl

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Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« on: Tue, 22 September 2015, 05:05:53 »
There's a sale on NovaTouch on the biggest webstore in Norway, and they have 19% off NovaTouch TKL, but it's effing ISO. And with CM's already nonstandard bottomrow, this keyboard will be a ***** to get a proper set of caps for. Wouldn't it be better to buy MX-stems and get a RealForce?

But then RealForce isn't sold in Norway, so it would cost almost twice as much with imports and freight and all that crap... Thoughts?
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Offline rowdy

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 22 September 2015, 05:54:24 »
RealForce also has a "non-standard" bottom row, speaking from the perspective of most MX keyboards, which is, for all intents and purposes, what you would end up with once you switched the sliders.

AFAIK Novatouch has a standard bottom row?  At least the ANSI version does.
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Offline Blackhawk

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 22 September 2015, 06:04:33 »
I can confirm that the ISO novatouch has a standard layout (including bottom row).

As far as the board itself, it's good if you like 45g topre, but if you care at all about the sound of the board, the spicebar silencing mod i really necessary. The stock keycaps are also nothing special, and I would highly recommend switching them out.
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Offline Bomble

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 22 September 2015, 06:05:20 »
I agree with what rowdy said, but in addition-

CM use a standard bottom row (& layout) on their most popular board, the Quickfire Rapid, yet another factor in its popularity as a great first board. But I believe some of their others like the Quickfire TK do not.

To my eye, both the ANSI and ISO Novatouch's use the standard version of their respective layouts. So you should be good to go :thumb:
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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 22 September 2015, 06:07:06 »
Can confirm, the Novatouch is the only TKL Topre board with a standard bottom row layout.
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Offline tofgerl

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #5 on: Tue, 22 September 2015, 06:39:07 »
Well, I'm certainly glad to hear that! I have a TK already and looked at that bottom row and an image of the Novatouch, and I guess I let my prejudice run wild...

Ordering!
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Offline tofgerl

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #6 on: Tue, 22 September 2015, 09:25:09 »
Nope, couldn't do it... I'd rather pay more for an ansi board.
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Offline blahlicus

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 23 September 2015, 08:51:28 »
the novatouch's topre switches' centre stems feel shaky compared to other topre boards (such as the realforce) because it uses the cherry keycap mount, if you place your finger flat on your cherry switch keyboard and wiggle left and right, then the keycap wiggles as well, the novatouch has the same problem due to its different centre stem design. other topre boards dont have that problem
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Offline Herothereu

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 23 September 2015, 11:59:08 »
Quote from: tofgerl on Tue, 22 September 2015, 09:25:09
Nope, couldn't do it... I'd rather pay more for an ansi board.

Love mine!
« Last Edit: Wed, 23 September 2015, 12:00:50 by Herothereu »
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Offline trrc

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Re: Can't decide if I want to buy a NovaTouch
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 23 September 2015, 23:36:53 »
PM'd, have some basically brand new ANSI Units, will do a quick shipping quote for u
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