Author Topic: FC700R Leopold TKL - new details (Read 91890 times)

kaiserreich · « **on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 05:09:20 »

To appear in Black/Gray/White colors.
Nice blue legends.

Source:
http://www.leopold.co.kr/?doc=cart/item.php&it_id=1325563447

pitashen · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 05:55:31 »

So they have finally decided to go all out making it looking pretty much exactly like a Filco? or should I say exactly the same as CM Quick Fire Rapid.

itlnstln · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 06:49:54 »

The caps seem fairly thick, but they certainly don't look like the Topre knock-offs the prior marketing materials suggesting.

Marketers.

kaiserreich · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 08:29:03 »

Engineering decision lol.

DaemonRaccoon · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 08:39:52 »

Sort of want, where's the MX Clears option?

kaiserreich · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:17:56 »

Maybe a Special Edition :drum:

itlnstln · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:21:29 »

Marketers, how the **** do they work?!?

EDIT: Wait, I work in Marketing, I should know. Fail.

I don't work on the "creative" side, I'm a data and analysis guy.

kaiserreich · « **Reply #7 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:21:34 »

Quote from: ripster;482355

1.3mm Keys

I AM A ****ING SHERLOCK KEYBOARD GOD!

No **** Sherlock.
Now remind me why are raving about the 1.3mm?

itlnstln · « **Reply #8 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:24:55 »

Quote from: kaiserreich;482358

No Shift Sherlock.
Now remind me why are raving about the 1.3mm?

FTFY. 1.3 mm caps are fairly thick in this day and age.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:31:00 »

I don't like the sharper squared off new body. It's like they lost some personality. I do like the new keycaps. They look like they are very close to Cherry profile.

kaiserreich · « **Reply #10 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:32:44 »

Looks OEM thickness to me.

Thickness of 1.3mm was publicized before the prediction was made. How does that count?

itlnstln · « **Reply #11 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:35:15 »

Quote from: lysol;482362

I don't like the sharper squared off new body. It's like they lost some personality. I do like the new keycaps. They look like they are very close to Cherry profile.

It's interesting you brought that up. One of the biggest criticisms I've read on the Leopolds was the rounded corners. I'm kind of interested in the new gray color and how it compares to the black. It's not too entirely obvious in the pic, but I wonder if it's anything like Topre's gray.

kaiserreich · « **Reply #12 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:36:40 »

Quote from: ripster;482366

It wasn't correlated with the keyboards.

Plus no chicken**** predicted it. You have to have balls like I did in my subforum.

Rights. Thanks for clearing that up

reaper · « **Reply #13 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 10:40:53 »

Hope that grey one makes it to US. I hate having to import more crap that I don't need.

trax · « **Reply #14 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 11:08:15 »

Quote from: DaemonRaccoon;482298

Sort of want, where's the MX Clears option?

this

jkercado · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 11:10:24 »

My my, that gray unit is sexy.

pitashen · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 11:23:48 »

Correct me if I am wrong. I am under the impression that this is just a new line of tenkeyless targeting at people who want extra features (for gaming, multimedia control whatever), while the R200C line will remain available.

sordna · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 11:44:20 »

Does it have an updated controller (addressing problems mentioned in other threads) ?

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?25075-Leopold-Controller-Problems
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?25039-Leopold-crashing

demik · « **Reply #18 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 11:58:49 »

Let's hope they fixed it. I'm about to fully convert to filco.

RiGS · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 12:36:30 »

Quote from: pitashen;482249

So they have finally decided to go all out making it looking pretty much exactly like a Filco? or should I say exactly the same as CM Quick Fire Rapid.

Nope. It is not the same as CM Quick Fire Rapid. The bottom of the case looks entirely different, and the top of the upper case looks wider. Also it has rubber feet.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 13:31:04 »

Now you think they're dye subs again? Lol.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 13:37:01 »

You sure do edit your posts a lot.

piken · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 13:54:38 »

Quote from: dante;482486

Doubtful. The Leos w/ Clears were always a limited option. Although EK's website says the White Clears are in stock they are in fact sold out if you get to the paypal menu. Only 27 of the Black Clears remain.

They seem as overrated as reds; except you don't find a ton of people unloading their reds a day after getting them :tongue:

I have noticed that you see people unloading clears very fast after getting them.

I for one love my Blue board that I have at home and my Brown boards. I have tried Blacks at a few stores and like them. I don't think they feel really heavy like a lot claim, but I am still foaming at the mouth to pick up a board with reds.

I like light keys, but I hope they are not to light for me. The fear of them being too light has me almost ready to pick up a black to type on it for a while to see if they are too heavy or not. But all in all, I will probably pick up a Leo red or CM Strom with reds. I am a huge Filco fan so I really wish that the linear r was not a limited edition run as I am sure that I would have bought one if they were close to the normal Filco prices instead of 40 more.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 14:26:28 »

Clears take some getting used to, especially coming from light switches.

I suspect most folks who quickly unloaded them didn't give them time to "break in".

Hazborgufen · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 14:29:57 »

My Rosewill's USB port broke within 5 days of owning it so I'm leery of detachable cables. I searched through the wiki to see if there was a list of keyboards that generally have good or bad ports. Is Leopold known for having issues?

piken · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 14:30:02 »

Quote from: keyboardlover;482532

Clears take some getting used to, especially coming from light switches.

I suspect most folks who quickly unloaded them didn't give them time to "break in".

How much do the switches lighten from being broken in. I have never noticed any difference after time using my browns and blues.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #26 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 14:31:03 »

Not a hugely noticeable amount, but it's also about you getting used to them...

Wogrim · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 14:38:52 »

The sharp corners look good on the gray because it gives it sort of an "industrial", solid look; not sure about black and white. Also, I prefer my tenkeyless rounded; it's better for portability.

The FN legends look terrible imo.

I'll get another FC200R if I need another tenkeyless.

Crowat · « **Reply #28 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 14:49:32 »

Whoever took those marketing shots should be fired. The black pictures looks brown...

I prefer the old look of the FC200R.

IvanIvanovich · « **Reply #29 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 15:07:32 »

Quote from: Crowat;482552

Whoever photoshopped those marketing shots should be fired. The black pictures looks brown...

FTFY
Notice the colors of the switches in the removed caps pictures. Compare to pic of switch to direct right. Oops. The 'red' switch in the grey one is clearly an inverted blue. The blue switch in the black pic is way too bright. Someone just jacked the color values around in the pic of the white one to make mock up of black and grey ones. Ok it's for illustrative purpose so black one will probably be actually black, not dark chocolate, hopefully.

Crowat · « **Reply #30 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 15:24:26 »

Quote

Anybody read Korean?

Otherwise this post is just filled with noise and speculation.

Lol, can't you just use your powers of deduction to figure out what the write up says?

lightsout714 · « **Reply #31 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 16:00:45 »

Quote from: keyboardlover;482539

Not a hugely noticeable amount, but it's also about you getting used to them...

I gave mine a week. By then I knew they weren't for me. Back on browns right now and its much better.

keyboardlover · « **Reply #32 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 16:06:19 »

While the gray one is cool-looking, I'm not super impressed with these. The keys are thicker, but are still lasered.

I'm thinking "not want".

keyboardlover · « **Reply #33 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 16:13:26 »

Ripster sure did hype these up.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #34 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 16:16:13 »

Quote from: dante;482624

I hope there will be at least some blank/"otaku" versions. I'd like a white one but not if it's sperm colored.

PLU87/Ducky may be considered "budget" boards but at least they get their white correct.

Lol my daughter said my "white" leo was ugly because it looked like "those big old ugly beige computers"

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk

pitashen · « **Reply #35 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 16:16:52 »

i still think it is not a FC200R replacement, it seems to be just a new product line.

SmilingPolitely · « **Reply #36 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 17:12:11 »

My Korean isn't great, but it looks like they're including a silicone cover with all the keyboards.

Also, no mention of controller upgrades or anything of the sort. And same old Cherry stabilizers.

wompwomp · « **Reply #37 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 17:42:24 »

How thick are regular keycaps such as filco's?

Henry Allen Venture · « **Reply #38 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 18:03:31 »

Quote from: dante;482486

Doubtful. The Leos w/ Clears were always a limited option. Although EK's website says the White Clears are in stock they are in fact sold out if you get to the paypal menu. Only 27 of the Black Clears remain.

When did you try this? I ordered one of the white Leos with Clears about a week and a half ago and it went through OK. In fact, it just came in. I've had a little time to play with it, and I like it so far. I'll write up a bit of a review and post some photos in this thread when I get back home tonight.

lightsout714 · « **Reply #39 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 18:16:36 »

Quote from: Henry Allen Venture;482712

When did you try this? I ordered one of the white Leos with Clears about a week and a half ago and it went through OK. In fact, it just came in. I've had a little time to play with it, and I like it so far. I'll write up a bit of a review and post some photos in this thread when I get back home tonight.

I tried to order one last week. The site said in stock but the paypal cart showed 0. I called them up and they said they had a couple left. The lady said she would add them to paypal. So apparently the paypal stock and the site stock are independent of each other. Not sure whats left now but the word she used was "a couple". So it may be worth a phone call or email if someone really wants one.

Henry Allen Venture · « **Reply #40 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 18:24:11 »

Quote from: lightsout714;482719

I tried to order one last week. The site said in stock but the paypal cart showed 0. I called them up and they said they had a couple left. The lady said she would add them to paypal. So apparently the paypal stock and the site stock are independent of each other. Not sure whats left now but the word she used was "a couple". So it may be worth a phone call or email if someone really wants one.

Hm. I must have ordered mine after she'd added the stock, because everything went through fine. You might want to give it another go if you're still keen to get a hold of one?

lightsout714 · « **Reply #41 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 18:44:02 »

Quote from: Henry Allen Venture;482721

Hm. I must have ordered mine after she'd added the stock, because everything went through fine. You might want to give it another go if you're still keen to get a hold of one?

No actually when I called she added them and I bought one. I actually just mailed it off to another member here this morning. Clears weren't really for me.

RiGS · « **Reply #42 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 19:10:29 »

Quote from: ripster;482473

RiGS - you impressed with my Sherlock abilities yet?
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As kaiserreich stated the thickness of 1.3mm was publicized before the prediction was made.

Quote from: ripster

It wasn't correlated with the keyboards.

Are you sure about that?

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Regarding your guess about the keycap labeling technology, I wouldn't call that a prediction, as it was an 50-50% guess between lasering and dyesubs.
Frankly you so many times changed your prediction back and forth that I lost count.
Either way congrats! *

Final note regarding your sherlock PBT thread; you basically took all of your data based on my observations at deskthority, and you made it look like you invented time travel.
Still it is very useful as you collected and organized all the data in a single readable thread. I wish you left out all this self **** sucking

keyboardlover · « **Reply #43 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 19:47:57 »

Well Al Gore invented the Internet, so anything's possible.

kdash4 · « **Reply #44 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 20:57:33 »

I can read korean so I will try to translate as best as possible.
1.3mm pbt keycaps
cherry mx (brown/black/blue/red/clear(or white in korean)
new design
silicon skin included
n-key rollover
stepsculpture 2 ?? don't know if I translated that right or what it is but it seems like it is the same thing from fc200r from my brief searching. it is basically how the keys are layed out and curved.
cherry stabilizer
IC from Cypress
multimedia functions

=/ did my best...

kaiserreich · « **Reply #45 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 21:08:55 »

Thanks for translating kdash4.
Looks like there is a Clear FC700R after all.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #46 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 21:25:14 »

thanks for translation kdash4

i wonder what they mean by "silicon skin" included

Gin · « **Reply #47 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 21:33:11 »

I hope there are going to be blanks.

Human · « **Reply #48 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 22:25:53 »

Quote from: wompwomp;482706

How thick are regular keycaps such as filco's?

Incomparable, both are different thing, one is ABS and another is PBT.

Human · « **Reply #49 on:** Tue, 03 January 2012, 22:27:21 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon;482811

thanks for translation kdash4

i wonder what they mean by "silicon skin" included

Probably something like this.

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Author Topic: FC700R Leopold TKL - new details (Read 91890 times)