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Offline NimbleRabit

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« Reply #250 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:30:56 »
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I find it odd that people are complaining about this. I use the board propped up and don't really have any issues with it sliding around (and I'm on a smooth unfinished wooden desk). I guess I just push down mostly direct on the keys and don't shove it around. I had been typing on Apple Aluminums for the past few years and they slide around REALLY easily so I guess I adjusted. I kind of like moving my board around too when I want to readjust anyway so I don't like TOO much friction.


When I first got my board I was having problems with it, but after a few days I never really noticed it again.  I think you just adjust to it, but it does move more easily than I initially expected.
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Offline RAICHU

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« Reply #251 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:37:10 »
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What wrist rest is that in the video?

That  dude's touchtyping was painful to see.  I wonder who the "Mavis Beacon" of Korea is?


I am not sure ripster. I was wondering what wrist rest is it myself. From what I can see on the lower right corner, it says CHERRY if I'm not mistaken.

Here's a non click version:

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Rosewill RK-9000RE (Daily Driver) Filco Majestouch 1 Fullsize    [strike]Noppoo Choc Mini[/strike]     [strike]Leopold Tenkeyless[/strike]     [strike]Noppoo Choc Mini[/strike] [/B]

Offline Satisfaktion

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« Reply #252 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:45:04 »
Quote from: Chobopants;325114
I find it odd that people are complaining about this. I use the board propped up and don't really have any issues with it sliding around (and I'm on a smooth unfinished wooden desk). I guess I just push down mostly direct on the keys and don't shove it around. I had been typing on Apple Aluminums for the past few years and they slide around REALLY easily so I guess I adjusted. I kind of like moving my board around too when I want to readjust anyway so I don't like TOO much friction.


I mentioned it because I'm used to my Rosewill being super heavy and it has never moved while in the middle of any game unless I pick it up and move it. I will play with my Leo on the feet to see if it stays put as well though.
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« Reply #253 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 13:48:33 »
Just got my Leopold Tenkeyless Otaku about ~10 mins ago!

It was alot smaller than I thought it would be, which is a very good thing for me. It's also alot lighter. Seems durable too. We'll see what happens after a few weeks. I'll post pictures later.
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Offline Variable

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« Reply #254 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 15:18:42 »
mine says it should arrive friday :D
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Offline multi

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« Reply #255 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 15:26:48 »
I just received my Otaku browns today...the keys feel a lot stiffer than I expected...maybe I'm not just not used to typing on a mech yet.
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Offline NeverDie

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« Reply #256 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 15:39:33 »
Quote from: Variable;325187
mine says it should arrive friday :D


Same :D
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Offline Variable

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« Reply #257 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 15:47:47 »
ripster, because it's bugging me too I promise to take several pics when it gets here. some to show it, my set up, and then any requests you may still have (though I think those keycap pics got posted already)
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Offline multi

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« Reply #258 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 16:12:51 »
Just because I'm not a fan of cats...  I don't know what's the point though, didn't we see pictures already? :)

In any case, forgive my shoddy photography.



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Offline shoto1699

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« Reply #259 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 16:21:34 »
sigh. mine hasnt come yet... i have to wait till tmr sadly..
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Offline Chobopants

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« Reply #260 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 16:23:41 »
Here's another gratuitous picture of mine. Been using it at work for two days now and no complaints. Yay!

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Offline reaper

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« Reply #261 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 18:29:32 »
^ Love your esc key. =P  Here's mine...



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Offline NeverDie

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« Reply #262 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 18:33:55 »
Quote from: reaper~;325294
^ Love your esc key. =P  Here's mine...

Show Image


Show Image


Omg, where did you buy those red keycaps at?
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Offline reaper

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« Reply #263 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 18:35:49 »
^ I got them a while ago when EliteKeyboards was still carrying Filco.  They had both red and lavender WASD keys back then.  Sadly, now they only have lavender ones.
« Last Edit: Tue, 05 April 2011, 18:55:29 by reaper »
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Offline NeverDie

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« Reply #264 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 18:52:25 »
Quote from: reaper~;325301
I got them a while ago when EliteKeyboards was still carrying Filco.  They had both red and lavender WASD keys back then.  Sadly, now they only have lavender ones.


What about that black skull ESC key?
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Offline reaper

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« Reply #265 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 18:54:36 »
^ From Clack's factory which I have yet to visit. lol  EK sells them here but seems like they're out of stock atm.
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Offline shoto1699

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« Reply #266 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 19:06:18 »
where r u fedex..
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Offline Satisfaktion

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« Reply #267 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 21:11:07 »
I would post pics but they're all from my phones camera. :/
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« Reply #268 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 21:51:49 »
I created a thread where I linked an album of pics taken of my new leopold:'

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=16917
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Offline fartbutt

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« Reply #269 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 22:43:27 »
Mine came in today. Hopefully the guys on taobao will get the engraved black keys back in stock soon.


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Offline aggiejy

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« Reply #270 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 23:07:48 »
Order #5668 w/ blues ordered March 30th... shipped today! Can't wait. :)
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Offline NeverDie

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« Reply #271 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 23:40:09 »
Quote from: aggiejy;325387
Order #5668 w/ blues ordered March 30th... shipped today! Can't wait. :)


Oh wow you're 4 orders after me, but mine shipped 2 days ago. Ouch. I'm supposed to be getting mine this Friday.
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Offline BlacK.OuT

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« Reply #272 on: Tue, 05 April 2011, 23:45:06 »
^They don't appear to be going in strict numerical order, it's just a rough guideline from what I can tell.
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Offline RAICHU

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« Reply #273 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 02:34:17 »
I found an unboxing of the Leopold FC200R Tenkeyless MX Blues for those who are still waiting:

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Offline jinrawke

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« Reply #274 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 10:52:21 »
#5623 - On FedEx vehicle for delivery

:D
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Offline mikeruth

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« Reply #275 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 10:58:11 »
E-mail from EK - 20110405 11:02 PM:

Your recent order from elitekeyboards.com has been shipped

Order # 5679
Order Date: 2011/03/31
Shipping method: FedEx Ground...
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Offline MrSneis

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« Reply #276 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 12:30:31 »
My Leopold came today right as I was leaving for work. I didn't get a chance to type on it yet but I can already tell that the fold out feet and angled stabilizers are useless, on my desk the board slides around with ease. Knock on wood I don't hear any squeaks out of any keys.
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Offline Chobopants

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« Reply #277 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 12:39:59 »
Quote from: MrSneis;325675
My Leopold came today right as I was leaving for work. I didn't get a chance to type on it yet but I can already tell that the fold out feet and angled stabilizers are useless, on my desk the board slides around with ease. Knock on wood I don't hear any squeaks out of any keys.


Useless o_O? Is your table made out of lubricated glass? I use the board propped up and it takes quite a lot of force to move it. It's not LOCKED into place like the Realforce but it takes much more force than I'd ever use to type on it.
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Offline snowball

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« Reply #278 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 12:41:48 »
The fold out feet slip for me too. Everything else about it seems very well built.
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Offline bionicroach

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« Reply #279 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 13:43:14 »
Easy solution to slipping feet.  (As Ripster and others have recommend in the past.)  Works great yet cheap enough that I didn't really feel that bad about cutting it to fit my keyboard tray:

Ripper XXL
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Offline bionicroach

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« Reply #280 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 13:46:11 »
Indeed.  While I was waiting for the Ripper to ship, I had to use BEIGE shelf liner because it's all the Ace Hardware by my office had.  Very embarrassing.

I may as well have been sitting in MW's chair.
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Offline kektr0city

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« Reply #281 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 15:58:57 »
just got my leo.  i have to say the tenkeyless is a bit smaller than i thought it was going to be, going to be an interesting break in period.  pretty happy with this board so far though.  no issues with the feet or the rubber traction pads here.
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Offline oneproduct

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« Reply #282 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 16:06:09 »
Got shipping confirmation this morning.
Order # 5713
Order Date: 2011/04/02
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Offline NeverDie

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« Reply #283 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 17:06:19 »
Anyone have more videos/pics of the Leopold with Brown switches? Need something to saturate my thirst for the next 48 hours until mine arrives.
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Offline MrSneis

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« Reply #284 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 17:10:28 »
Quote from: Chobopants;325679
Useless o_O? Is your table made out of lubricated glass? I use the board propped up and it takes quite a lot of force to move it. It's not LOCKED into place like the Realforce but it takes much more force than I'd ever use to type on it.


I swear I read a post by someone "in the know" who claimed that the pull out feet did NOT need rubber because the base design is SO much more stable compared to the Filco. I use a "roll out" keyboard tray attached to my desk, it is made of processed wood with some sort of finish applied to it. Nothing crazy or out of whack with my keyboarding surface.
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Offline pstap92

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« Reply #285 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 17:22:05 »
I just got mine :)
So far it feels great. I'll post pictures if anybody wants them.
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Offline wanabe

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« Reply #286 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 17:44:21 »
Quote from: MrSneis;325831
I swear I read a post by someone "in the know" who claimed that the pull out feet did NOT need rubber because the base design is SO much more stable compared to the Filco. I use a "roll out" keyboard tray attached to my desk, it is made of processed wood with some sort of finish applied to it. Nothing crazy or out of whack with my keyboarding surface.


it was majestouch who said it

http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=295883&postcount=52

paragraph 10 or so
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Offline rustybarnacle

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« Reply #287 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 17:56:27 »
Quote from: NeverDie;325829
Anyone have more videos/pics of the Leopold with Brown switches? Need something to saturate my thirst for the next 48 hours until mine arrives.


Well I give up.  I've recorded a video (albeit w/my phone, but enough to slake your leopold lust), but from the office I can't seem to upload the thing anywhere.  My youtube and flickr transfers keep failling.  I really, really tried.

Edit:  Well, i managed to get dropbox to take it.  So here's a link to the download.  It's 40mb, and about a minute long.  i'm also REtrying to upload to youtube again after attempting to fix whatever was preventing my upload.  Enjoy.

Click on me to download my Leopold video

Edit:  YouTube finally figured out how to receive my video.  
« Last Edit: Wed, 06 April 2011, 18:58:38 by rustybarnacle »
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Offline MrSneis

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« Reply #288 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 18:04:09 »
Quote from: wanabe;325854
it was majestouch who said it

http://geekhack.org/showpost.php?p=295883&postcount=52

paragraph 10 or so


Thanks

"Just a sidenote, you may ask why the rubber on the fold-out feet of the FILCOs was scrapped in the Leopold design. On the FILCO it was necessary to compensate for the fact that the front rubber feet barely provided any traction when the back feet were folded out (due to the angle the front pads are mounted at). The rubber fold out feet were a band-aid that had the occasional side effect akin to getting your foot stuck in between some rocks, wherein you could end up with a broken ankle; so with the Leopold design the rubber on the foldout feet was removed and more traction was added with a second set of front feet that have full contact with your desk while the back feet are folded out. Who knew Topre had it right from the beginning! R&D sometimes saves money down the line;)"

I don't know....
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Offline Warmachine

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« Reply #289 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 19:18:22 »
Quote from: rustybarnacle;325863

Click on me to download my Leopold video

Edit:  YouTube finally figured out how to receive my video.  


Quality actually ain't bad at all for a video recorded with your phone. Really nice keyboard!
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Offline drsauced

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« Reply #290 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 19:29:48 »
Got the blues today, aw yeah!  I have tried it on a number of desks today and haven't had it slide around at all, at least not while I'm typing.  I did have to clean one desk because moving one keyboard to put the Leopold down revealed a rather nasty case of dust jackrabbits.

So that's what I'm saying, is your desk clean, man?
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Offline rustybarnacle

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« Reply #291 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 19:46:43 »
Quote from: Warmachine;325906
Quality actually ain't bad at all for a video recorded with your phone. Really nice keyboard!


you may have already noticed the domed keys missing.  Points to whoever can figure out which keys on the board aren't original.
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Offline shoto1699

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« Reply #292 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 20:11:09 »
nvm i got it to work.
« Last Edit: Wed, 06 April 2011, 20:28:32 by shoto1699 »
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Offline muchadoaboutnothing

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« Reply #293 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 20:19:08 »
EDIT: Lack of reading comprehension removed.
« Last Edit: Wed, 06 April 2011, 21:29:23 by muchadoaboutnothing »
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Offline alaricljs

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« Reply #294 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 20:43:31 »
Quote from: muchadoaboutnothing;325921
nary a domed keycap in sight!


And you don't think he did that himself before taping?
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Offline rustybarnacle

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« Reply #295 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 20:52:55 »
Quote from: rustybarnacle;325914
you may have already noticed the domed keys missing.  Points to whoever can figure out which keys on the board aren't original.


I've never had to quote myself before!  Fwiw, the printed board also has domed keys IIRC.
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Offline shoto1699

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« Reply #296 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 20:54:18 »
does anyones leopold enter button feel sticky?
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Offline reaper

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« Reply #297 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 21:07:27 »
Quote from: shoto1699;325935
does anyones leopold enter button feel sticky?


Nope, it feels normal on mine.
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Offline shoto1699

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« Reply #298 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 21:09:01 »
Quote from: reaper~;325941
Nope, it feels normal on mine.


weird i have blues and the enter button doesnt seeem to click as loud as my other keys.

it feels like their is no mx blues in it
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Offline rustybarnacle

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« Reply #299 on: Wed, 06 April 2011, 21:20:36 »
Enter key feels normal.
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