Thanks, I was leaning towards the 103, as I am used to it and do use the tenkey regularily, though for more mundane things, like bills, passwords, etc. I do like the full-size set up but am begining to like the cleaner look of the 86U.
One unique advantage to getting the 103 is that my wife would be my tester and if she likes the Topre, then I'll order her own which would be the 103UB, as she wants/needs her tenkey and prefers black.
If after trialing mine, she doens't like it for some reason, then I save money on a keyboard that I shouldn't have purchased and I still have my own in "classic white", which has become my favorite.
One question left. Do you know if EK would begin processing my order this weekend?