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Offline Kisakuku

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« Reply #150 on: Thu, 11 August 2011, 20:53:59 »
Quote from: didjamatic;397377
Woah, Immediately after I posted, Kisakuku posts a reply with the same colors in his avatar.

Win3.1 Hot Dog Stand was underrated.

Avatar pic was taken with phone camera and crappy white balance. If you look at the pic I took with a decent camera and posted on the previous page, you'll see the yellow is actually carrot orange.
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Offline didjamatic

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« Reply #151 on: Thu, 11 August 2011, 20:56:51 »
Ah, the phone camera strikes again.  Further up in this post my phone camera made the white 87u look much darker than a White Filco but it's slightly lighter than the Filco.
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Offline Kisakuku

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« Reply #152 on: Thu, 11 August 2011, 21:02:10 »
Quote from: didjamatic;397381
Ah, the phone camera strikes again.  Further up in this post my phone camera made the white 87u look much darker than a White Filco but it's slightly lighter than the Filco.

Look what you made me do. Also, if those were indeed yellow keys, it would mean EK actually sold those. Which they didn't. Sob.
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Offline jayfinger

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« Reply #153 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 11:45:09 »
Quote from: Crazy9000;397371
For the 87u or the 104u. The title at EK says it :p.


Doh!  Yeah, they do say that don't they.  Now I feel stoopid.

And I wasted a perfectly good rant :)
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Offline noodles256

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« Reply #154 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 12:22:36 »
Quote from: ripster;397731
RMA it.  The font could have been bigger.

nah, RMA because they sent you the right item
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Offline litster

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« Reply #155 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 13:01:33 »
I finally put the yellow caps on the 87U.  These yellow caps are kind of funny.  They take on a lighter, cooler shade of yellow in daylight, but much darker, warmer shade of yellow with indoor light.  It could be my eyes though...  But I do like the Topre switches.  It is kind of like the "buckling rubber sleeve" in IBM M4 and that IBM laptop numpad, but less buckling. :-)
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Offline guilleguillaume

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« Reply #156 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 13:05:42 »
Quote from: litster;397771
I finally put the yellow caps on the 87U.  These yellow caps are kind of funny.  They take on a lighter, cooler shade of yellow in daylight, but much darker, warmer shade of yellow with indoor light.  It could be my eyes though...  But I do like the Topre switches.  It is kind of like the "buckling rubber sleeve" in IBM M4 and that IBM laptop numpad, but less buckling. :-)

Your eyes are telling you the truth :D

It's because of this thing that is very difficult to catch on pics the Yellow Keycaps.
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Offline jayfinger

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« Reply #157 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 13:16:13 »
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Show Image


:smile:
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Offline litster

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« Reply #158 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 13:18:56 »
Quote from: ripster;397778
Not really.
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If you don't have a gray card just use some other reference.  Notice the different Yellows.
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Good idea.  I will (after the weekend) do some more macro shots of the yellow topre caps with the red ones I bought from RiGS, as well as putting them next the AWESOMEYELLOW.
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Offline litster

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« Reply #159 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 13:21:00 »
Quote from: guilleguillaume;397774
Your eyes are telling you the truth :D

It's because of this thing that is very difficult to catch on pics the Yellow Keycaps.


guilleguillaume, do I remember correctly that you have the JIS 91 version?  Do you also have yellow keycaps from the group buy here?  If so, do the two sets have the same shade of yellow when viewed side-by-side?  Thanks.
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Offline nhwhaup

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« Reply #160 on: Fri, 12 August 2011, 14:23:18 »
Received my 87U Silent in white today.  My first impressions are that I really like the more quiet keystrokes.  Although the space bar seems louder than the rest of the keys and definitely has the "thock" reminicent of my 86U not so silent board.  The feel of the keys does feel a little different than my 86U, not in a bad way but different.  My two reasons for purchasing this one and selling my 86U were the quieter sound and the embedded number pad.  Right now I can tell it is going to take me a little while to get used to the numberpad placement as I keep reaching for the regular numbers up high in the number row.  I'll follow up more after I've had it for more than an hour.  :thumb:
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Current in order of preference:  RealForce 87U Silent White with variable weighted keys X 2, Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless with Linear Reds, Filco Number-pad, Poker with Linear Reds

Sold or returned:  Multiple Microsoft and Logitech keyboards, Das Keyboard Silent, Cherry 6140, RealForce 103UB, RealForce 86U, Filco Majestouch 2 full sized with Linear Reds

Offline mrsone

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« Reply #161 on: Wed, 17 August 2011, 03:38:43 »
I want a more silent Realforce but damn, $345? Not unless I stand outside on a street corner, if you know what I mean :eyebrows:.
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Keyboards currently in my possession:
Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown 104 key, Unicomp Spacesaver 104, Rosewill RK-9000RE (Cherry MX Red), Leopold 660C Mini Capacitive keyboard, HHKB Type S, Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

Keypads:
Leopold 210TP Mechanical Keypad (Cherry MX Red), Leopold FC210TP/NB Mechanical Keypad (Cherry MX Brown)

Other Keyboards I have tried:
Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Red, Leopold  FC500RR/AB Linear Touch Cherry MX Red, Razer Blackwidow Ultimate, Razer Blackwidow Ultimate Stealth Edition, Realforce 103U/UB, Realforce 103U Black All 55g, Noppoo Choc Mini 84 Mechanical Cherry MX Black keyboard, Noppoo Choc Mini 84 Mechanical Cherry MX Red keyboard (white and black color versions), PLU G3000 NKRO keyboard (white w/ Cherry MX Red switches), Dell 101AT (black Alps switches), Mattias Mini Quiet Pro (modified white Alps switches), KBT Pure Pro, (2)Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2, Leopold FC210TP/CB Tactile Click Cherry MX Blue Tenkey pad

Offline guilleguillaume

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« Reply #162 on: Wed, 17 August 2011, 09:52:31 »
Quote from: litster;397787
guilleguillaume, do I remember correctly that you have the JIS 91 version?  Do you also have yellow keycaps from the group buy here?  If so, do the two sets have the same shade of yellow when viewed side-by-side?  Thanks.

Sorry, I just forgot about reading this thread.

I don't have the Group Buy Yellow keycaps so I can't compare but indeed the Yellow keys from the JIS keyboard look different depending on the light source.

Quote from: kalrykh;400263
If this has been stated before, I apologize.  Anyone know the actual mechanism used in silencing the switches? I'm curious if the domes are the same between the silenced and non silenced versions, or if its the domes themselves that are made differently to silence them.  I'm considering getting an 87u white and swapping out the domes with the 55g set I have.

They use this:



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Offline litster

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« Reply #163 on: Wed, 17 August 2011, 09:59:13 »
Quote from: guilleguillaume;400361
Sorry, I just forgot about reading this thread.

I don't have the Group Buy Yellow keycaps so I can't compare but indeed the Yellow keys from the JIS keyboard look different depending on the light source..

Thanks for the confirmation.  It is good to know the JIS version's yellow keys have the same effect.
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Offline guilleguillaume

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« Reply #164 on: Wed, 17 August 2011, 10:23:51 »
I just loaded it less than 30 seconds LOL

BTW I 'm curious about you not spamming this when I posted it in October:

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Offline guilleguillaume

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« Reply #165 on: Wed, 17 August 2011, 12:43:51 »
I always thought you spam without reason, maybe I should change my thoughts.
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Offline noodles256

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« Reply #166 on: Wed, 17 August 2011, 13:00:24 »
kalryh said he is starting a contest for free realforce silent.
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Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #167 on: Wed, 17 August 2011, 13:08:22 »
IIRC you pissed off the OP. Plus your memes were unfunny.
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Offline ironman31

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« Reply #168 on: Thu, 18 August 2011, 14:36:06 »
So all 45g white Realforce? O yes.
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Keyboards:
IBM Model M Space Saving Keyboard (Used), HHKB Pro 2 (White, Lettered), Realforce 87U all-45g in White, Filco Majestouch 2 TKL with Cherry MX Browns, Model F PC/AT,  Noppoo Choc Mini (MX Browns), Model F XT, IBM Model M 1397735 (bought NIB), (2) Siig Minitouch (GHSS) one with XM, one with complicated ALPs (modded),2 Dell AT101W, Cherry G80-11900HRMUS (modded with MX browns)


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Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #169 on: Thu, 18 August 2011, 15:18:01 »
Your trolling did. Duh.

It's always easier to blame others than to take a look at yourself. Just ask our president.
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Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #170 on: Thu, 18 August 2011, 15:21:25 »
It got deleted because you threatened to move your wikis. Don't play dumb.
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