Author Topic: Who is planning on getting a Leopold? (Read 11380 times)

hfcobra · « **on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 00:06:06 »

So who is planning on getting one when EK gets them in stock anyways? I'm bored and getting a bit impatient so i thought that i would make this post to see who else is waiting with me!

manfaux · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 00:09:00 »

me, i desperately need a new tenkeyless model on my desk

reaper · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 00:11:11 »

Raise hand... I'm getting a tenkeyless with brown switches. Hopefully Brian doesn't keep us waiting too long.

hfcobra · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 00:15:10 »

well i am getting 2 full size leopolds, one with blues and one with browns

the blues to replace my old keyboard that i sold and the browns to try for the first time

I really hope it happens at the end of january, i have a report due on feb 10th and i dont think i can do it on this crappy membrane keyboard that came with the HP computer upstairs

calavera · « **Reply #4 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 00:15:49 »

I'm personally waiting for my Korean buddies to sell those custom kits on ebay. screw everything else.

jdreamer · « **Reply #5 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 00:48:07 »

I'm getting one but not from EK. Tired of waiting, they emailed me and told me that they will only start selling the keyboards at the end of February with full lines of Leopold keyboards.. so I guess both tenkeyless and full keys.

However, I asked my friend from Japan to buy one Archiss (apparently, it's the same as Leopold) and shipping it to me. Should be getting it by this week if not next week.

hfcobra · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 00:49:53 »

end of February? ;_;

Brian8bit · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 01:00:16 »

Personally I'm waiting for some company somewhere to make a mechanical keyboard for Mac that isn't ****. I want a mechanical switch version of the Apple wireless keyboard really.

hfcobra · « **Reply #8 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 01:14:15 »

Quote from: brian8bit;283171

Personally I'm waiting for some company somewhere to make a mechanical keyboard for Mac that isn't ****. I want a mechanical switch version of the Apple wireless keyboard really.

how come FILCOs woulnt not work? USB is USB doesnt really matter with the OS i thought.....

Brian8bit · « **Reply #9 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 01:19:15 »

Oh my blues Filco works. It's just a pain to remember the key combinations (ctrl, option, command) and where they're located, I'm not a competent touch typist yet. The one thing I do like though is that they've printed all the alt symbols on the Tactile Pro keys so I know where stuff is that I would spend a minute or two guessing if I was using a Filco.

hfcobra · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 01:22:08 »

ah, so you want a Mac layout?

nigritude · « **Reply #11 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 01:22:39 »

i was gonna get one but got sick of the wait...

hfcobra · « **Reply #12 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 01:26:15 »

Quote from: nigritude;283181

i was gonna get one but got sick of the wait...

what did you end up getting? If i had more money to spend i would try a FILCO and a Leopold with the same switches side by side to make a good comparison. the hassle of selling one is annoying though so i dont think i will be going down that road

Brian8bit · « **Reply #13 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 01:29:57 »

Quote from: hfcobra;283180

ah, so you want a Mac layout?

Pretty much. As I mentioned, I'd love a clicky switch version of the Apple wireless. That size footprint, bluetooth, just with cherry blues and a good solid chassis/enclosure.

I like the layout of the Apple wireless keyboard as it just makes sense when using OS X, but I can't use it for any extended period of time as it causes my CT to flare up. Numb fingers, shooting wrist pain (particularly my left). Same with any chiclet keyboard actually. I'd have to plug in my Tactile Pro or Filco if I planned on doing any extended typing periods on a laptop.

shablaGOO · « **Reply #14 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 02:09:59 »

I was trying to decide between the ordering a Noppoo Choc Mini or waiting it out for the Leopold, but I ended up picking up a modified Filco Zero Tenkeyless in the classifieds for a much lower price. I'm liking it quite a bit, but we'll see if I can restrain myself when the Leopold comes out...

slueth · « **Reply #15 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 03:02:33 »

Aw end of Feb.. screw that! I am getting my self a nice Noppoo Choc Mini Brown..

jdreamer · « **Reply #16 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 03:07:10 »

In case someone wanna have a read on the email they sent me recently..

Quote

Leopold keyboards will be available in the end of February.
US & Canadian customers will receive a 1 year warranty. No price has
been set, but we do plan to offer a full line of keyboards to replace
the FILCO line, tenkeyless and full.

Therefore, I am very sure that there will be full key and tenkeyless.

polygon · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 03:23:47 »

sweet. end of February it is. I'm getting a tenkeyless cherry mx blue.

Chicken Chaser · « **Reply #18 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 04:26:51 »

I have two Leopold/Archiss tenkeyless cherry mx *blues* that will arrive this upcoming week. If anyone is interested in buying one of them off of me instead of waiting for EK, please PM me.

bugfix · « **Reply #19 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 04:32:38 »

Since I have realised that I don't really like MX switches I'm planning to get a TOPRE instead.

iMav · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 05:19:54 »

Already have one Archiss tenkeyless. I did buy a case for it from EK though.

The Choc minis are nice if you don't need to use them on a Mac. As I've mentioned before, the brown Cherry Choc mini I had briefly was the best-feeling brown Cherry 'board I have ever typed on. (and I've had PLENTY)

slueth · « **Reply #21 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 05:44:57 »

God damn it i want a brown choc mini so bad

sadfase!!! Chicken Chaser why did you have to get blues!!! why not brown

nigritude · « **Reply #22 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 10:57:19 »

Quote from: hfcobra;283182

what did you end up getting? If i had more money to spend i would try a FILCO and a Leopold with the same switches side by side to make a good comparison. the hassle of selling one is annoying though so i dont think i will be going down that road

ended up getting a realforce 86UB. didn't mean to spend so much on my first mechanical...

phillip · « **Reply #23 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 10:59:01 »

i would like to get a tenkeyless brown and a tenkeyless blue eventually so depending on the price, i might get them from EK

kidchunks · « **Reply #24 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 11:22:34 »

Quote from: kalrykh;283336

haha, damn. you went straight to topre for your first mechanical? that's ballsy.

I call it smart, probably found jebus and doesn't need to buy any other board! :tongue:

I have a "converted" coworker who will be jumping on a leopold once they become available. I'm still debating if I want to get one myself.

woody · « **Reply #25 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 12:05:47 »

Quote from: nigritude;283332

ended up getting a realforce 86UB. didn't mean to spend so much on my first mechanical...

You got, technically, a rubber dome with a plunger and capacitive sensing.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #26 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 12:12:42 »

Quote from: woody;283367

You got, technically, a rubber dome with a plunger and capacitive sensing.

That's putting it in very simple terms unworthy of the magical Topre switch.
-1 for you!

woody · « **Reply #27 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 12:17:10 »

Reality is simple.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #28 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 12:49:30 »

Quote from: woody;283376

Reality is simple.

So is a bagel sandwich with egg and scrapple. But when I put it in my mouth the taste is INCREDIBLE. Mmmm scrapple...

FrozenPanda · « **Reply #29 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 13:46:16 »

I am waiting for the prices to be released. I really hope its somewhere around the price that the Leopold companies sells it, hopefully its below $150 (Leopold sells Tenkeyless for ~$114)

godofdeath · « **Reply #30 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 14:38:24 »

is leopold only replacing the tenkeyless version or both that and the 104 keyboards?

jaynoon · « **Reply #31 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 15:16:22 »

Quote from: calavera;283156

I'm personally waiting for my Korean buddies to sell those custom kits on ebay. screw everything else.

Any idea when that might be? I want the same thing..

mooremanifestation · « **Reply #32 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 16:35:26 »

I'm planning to get a full size Leopold w/browns from EK, assuming the pricing is good. I can wait until the end of Feb, especially since I have a Unicomp SpaceSaver on the way that I can try out in the mean time.

digitalleftovers · « **Reply #33 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 18:58:47 »

I am waiting to see what they offer. I want either a tenkeyless "Otaku" brown/blue, or a tenkeyless white. I have yet to see a Leopold in white, so if they are not available, I may track down a Ducky.

chimborazo · « **Reply #34 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 19:13:28 »

i'll probably get a brownie from ek as long as the price is competitive enough - say, no more than a hundred twenty for it
tenso fee is already high enough as it is and although jgoods is cheaper at five percent i don't want to - god forbid - deal w/ returns, rma, lost in translation, etc

hfcobra · « **Reply #35 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 19:29:01 »

well good luck to us all in our patience...... cause i am losing mine

maybe i will get a filco from the armor place...what was it called?

Newzald · « **Reply #36 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 19:39:12 »

I read somewhere in the forum that EK is (perhaps?) planning to sell some 105 Leopold keyboards eventually. Is there any chance of that actually happening or is that just high hopes on my part? I'd love to try out some cherry brown, or perhaps blue, but i don't feel like switching to a qwerty layout frankly. And I wasn't able to find something similar in french stores so far.

chimborazo · « **Reply #37 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 19:39:58 »

Quote from: hfcobra;283603

well good luck to us all in our patience...... cause i am losing mine maybe i will get a filco from the armor place...what was it called?

armygroup

hfcobra · « **Reply #38 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 19:41:36 »

Quote from: chimborazo;283609

armygroup

thank you, i just want to make sure i get the best so i am torn between filco and leopold, but the wait is just terrible since i have no backup keyboard for the one i sold

EDIT: which would you go for, chimborazo? or would you just get either one?

EDIT2: for that matter, ill ask that question to everyone who reads this, filco, leopold, or you dont really care between the two so long as you can have one

godofdeath · « **Reply #39 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 20:00:14 »

does leopold come with the sticker that says leopold or is the brand glued onto the keyboard

reaper · « **Reply #40 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 20:31:40 »

Quote from: godofdeath;283617

does leopold come with the sticker that says leopold or is the brand glued onto the keyboard

According to sixty's post here, the branding/logo is supposedly optional.

jdreamer · « **Reply #41 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 20:51:10 »

If you guys have read my post in page #2. EK confirmed with me that they will be selling both tenkeyless and full. So, it's no assumption or speculation anymore that they will be stocking them both.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #42 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 21:49:19 »

Quote from: ripster;283590

Of course I'm also assuming a new Filco USA distributor will be shipping both form factors this year as well.

Conspiracy theory of 2011:

ripsterkeyboards.com - exclusive Filco USA distributor.

godofdeath · « **Reply #43 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 22:17:17 »

Quote from: ripster;283652

I'm speculating it will look something like this. ISO 105 key though I doubt. And Filco USA will happen someday.

if it looks like that without all the korean on it i definitely want
provided the price is right sub 150 please and leopold on the kb is a sticker and not hard attached

Variable · « **Reply #44 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 22:41:15 »

just signed up to say I'm currently planning on getting a leopold.

got a blackwidow for christmas, knowing very little about mechanical keyboards but wanting to try it out, and I've managed to mess it up quite a bit already. plus well, I started looking around and really wanted to order a filco, but I can't find a way to get one to the US. rather than go crazy hunting I figure I'm gonna wait and be among the first in line for a leopold with blue switches... possibly tenkeyless, undecided on that as of now.

nice to meet you all

j_r · « **Reply #45 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 23:02:00 »

Waiting... though it looks like I will end up with a Rosewill, but I really want a brown switch.

polygon · « **Reply #46 on:** Sun, 23 January 2011, 23:29:09 »

Quote from: digitalleftovers;283589

I am waiting to see what they offer. I want either a tenkeyless "Otaku" brown/blue, or a tenkeyless white. I have yet to see a Leopold in white, so if they are not available, I may track down a Ducky.

Is it true/guarantee they will have an otaku version, or do you mean your going to buy the keys separate?

slueth · « **Reply #47 on:** Mon, 24 January 2011, 09:05:14 »

Get a choco mini with brown switches it costed me 109 total with obook and taobao, small form factor, NKRO over USB.

You can get it cheaper maybe if you used a different agent and more expensive if you do DHL or EMS delivery.

NOPPOO!

hfcobra · « **Reply #48 on:** Mon, 24 January 2011, 13:04:36 »

Quote from: ripster;283875

This thread is about as exciting as waiting for a new Glee episode.

All the reruns!

how exciting IS waiting for a new Glee episode anyways for you? I dont like the show, so it doesnt sound very exciting to me lol

hfcobra · « **Reply #49 on:** Mon, 24 January 2011, 14:16:57 »

Quote from: ripster;284018

You must like it. You embedded all three YouTube videos again.

just too lazy to delete the embeds lol, and ill take that as very exciting

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Author Topic: Who is planning on getting a Leopold? (Read 11380 times)

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