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Offline PointyFox

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Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« on: Fri, 20 December 2013, 14:12:55 »
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both the 55g and 45g weighted Topre and silent vs. normal boards?

I have heard and seen on charts that the 55g is more easy to bottom out than the 45g.  Is this true? 

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Offline 1pq

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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 20 December 2013, 21:33:56 »
Quote from: PointyFox on Fri, 20 December 2013, 14:12:55
What are the advantages and disadvantages of both the 55g and 45g weighted Topre and silent vs. normal boards?

I have heard and seen on charts that the 55g is more easy to bottom out than the 45g.  Is this true?

There are lots of threads on this. You should try searching. If you have any additional questions, it would probably be best to post it on those threads, not start an additional thread (as long as it's a fairly minor question, like the one you posed here).
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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 20 December 2013, 21:37:22 »
Silent boards just have orings in the sliders
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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 20 December 2013, 21:49:43 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Fri, 20 December 2013, 21:37:22
Silent boards just have orings in the sliders

I think he's talking about the type-s boards
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Offline PointyFox

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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 20 December 2013, 21:56:56 »
I've read a few boards but haven't found much comparing the two weights other than some people calling one or the other squishier.
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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 20 December 2013, 23:33:34 »
55g is crisper and feels like secks
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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 21 December 2013, 00:16:13 »
Well, IMO the best Topre switches are on the 45g of the HHKB Pro 2 Type-S. 

Second, I like the ergonomic variable weighting of the Realforce 87U Silent. 
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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 21 December 2013, 02:33:58 »
Quote from: eth0s on Sat, 21 December 2013, 00:16:13
Well, IMO the best Topre switches are on the 45g of the HHKB Pro 2 Type-S. 

Second, I like the ergonomic variable weighting of the Realforce 87U Silent.


45g on HHKB is da best
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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 21 December 2013, 03:24:37 »
Getting a HHKB is kinda a win/win situation, because the rubber will get stiffer in time anyway, so you'll have the option to test out 45g as well as 55g later down the road :p
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Offline Polymer

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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 21 December 2013, 07:06:32 »
The HHKB already starts out a bit stiffer IMO...they feel that way to me anyways..not sure if it is because of the mounting or what.  They're somewhat in between a normal RF 45 and RF 55....
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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 21 December 2013, 07:25:40 »
Quote from: Polymer on Sat, 21 December 2013, 07:06:32
The HHKB already starts out a bit stiffer IMO...they feel that way to me anyways..not sure if it is because of the mounting or what.  They're somewhat in between a normal RF 45 and RF 55....
I concur.
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Offline dante

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Re: Topre 55g vs 45g, silent vs. normal
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 21 December 2013, 09:25:01 »
The 55g's reputation for 'stiffness' is undeserved.  The average mass produced membrane used in Corporate America will be stiffer than this.
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