Leopold 660C

[boost]

Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ

[jksteger]

Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ

Works for me!

[Turbo Slaab]

Hey Boost! Do you know if that right shift is the same size as HHKB right shift?

[shibbyllama889]

Hey Boost! Do you know if that right shift is the same size as HHKB right shift?

To my eye, it doesn't look the same size as the HHKB. The HHKB R-shift is 1.75 to make room for a 1x1 Fn key. The 660C R-Shift is slightly longer at <snip>, which you can tell because the up arrow straddles the right edge of the Enter key.

Edit: I suck at math. Normal R-Shift = 2.75. Half a keycap is 0.5. R-Shift on the 660C is 2.25, same as L-Shift. Still different from HHKB though.

[kelske]

With all these people with excellent taste jumping in on this GB.. Anyone interested in starting a keycap GB? Topre keycaps with 1.25x modifiers

[Macsmasher]

With all these people with excellent taste jumping in on this GB.. Anyone interested in starting a keycap GB? Topre keycaps with 1.25x modifiers

I'd be in for a blank set. I'm Colemak, so key inscriptions are kind of pointless for me. Unless...I could get a Colemak set. Now THAT would be cool!

[thirdkind]

With all these people with excellent taste jumping in on this GB.. Anyone interested in starting a keycap GB? Topre keycaps with 1.25x modifiers

I'd be in for a blank set. I'm Colemak, so key inscriptions are kind of pointless for me. Unless...I could get a Colemak set. Now THAT would be cool!

The lack of blanks is the only thing preventing me from ordering 2 of these. If there were a hint of a keycap group buy that included blanks, I'd sign up for both.

[vivalarevolución]

Hey Boost! Do you know if that right shift is the same size as HHKB right shift?

From what I have heard, the right shift is 2.25 units, the same size as the left shift.

[daerid]

They look pretty much the same.

I've never even heard of a custom Topre group buy. Wouldn't we have to go through Leopold for something like that?

Please god..

[jabar]

Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ

ugh...

[Elrick]

Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ

Nice one.  If you make the payment deadline by next Friday 17th of May,  that'll be sweet and easy  .

[jksteger]

Thinking of just closing this on Friday of this week. Since we are already at the MOQ

Nice one.  If you make the payment deadline by next Friday 17th of May,  that'll be sweet and easy  .

That will give everyone who may get paid on the 15th of the month a chance to have a little extra money to buy one.

[atanamir]

n00b question: do signature plastic's keycaps work with topre keyboards?  Do they have a family which are compatible therewith?

[Sai]

n00b question: do signature plastic's keycaps work with topre keyboards?  Do they have a family which are compatible therewith?

nope. they won't work at all. you'll have to buy replacement keycaps from EK only.

[Elrick]

n00b question: do signature plastic's keycaps work with topre keyboards?  Do they have a family which are compatible therewith?

nope. they won't work at all. you'll have to buy replacement keycaps from EK only.

Yep and there's the misery.  First OFF they have next to nothing in stock to sell you.  Second, dealing with Brian brings it's own special form of torture and angst  .

Best bet try Taobao, they are probably more reliable and have vast quantities of stock compared to EK.  Imagine me, handing the GOLD star to Taobao, go figure  .

[daerid]

I love Brian. He's been supremely helpful every time I've had to deal with him.

[Macsmasher]

^^ Same. Brian is a good egg. And he won't sell keyboards that aren't up to his standards, no matter what the demand is. And if we didn't have EK, chances are none of us in the U.S. would be enjoying Topre keyboards.

[Silit]

Count me in.

Also, sorry, I'm a topre noob. On the EK site, it says their HHKB keycaps only work on HHKBs... do they not work on other topre boards?

[AKIMbO]

I love Brian. He's been supremely helpful every time I've had to deal with him.

Ditto...I've never had an issue with Brian at all.  He's super fast in responding to emails and always has a friendly demeanor. 

[vivalarevolución]

I love how in all these niche hobbies, the customers know many of the business owners by first name.

[boost]

Iirc. Leopold will be releasing keysets for the 660c but don't know when

[megnin]

Isn't there a version of the 660 with Cherry MX switches?

[AKIMbO]

Isn't there a version of the 660 with Cherry MX switches?

Yes sir...there are two versions.  Topre and cherry.

[megnin]

I can't think of another keyboard that comes in both type switches.  That would make side-by-side comparison of say, Cherry Browns and Topres quite easy. 

[thirdkind]

Iirc. Leopold will be releasing keysets for the 660c but don't know when

If this means there's a potential for blanks, I'll sign up for 2 I know you can't say for sure, but did you get any indications what might be available?

[boost]

Iirc. Leopold will be releasing keysets for the 660c but don't know when

If this means there's a potential for blanks, I'll sign up for 2 I know you can't say for sure, but did you get any indications what might be available?

No. But don't want to be help responsible if they don't drop keysets as I'm not 100% sure.

[daerid]

.. OH you meant "held". Threw me for a second.

[kelske]

How are those numbers looking Boost? Broken 50? 

[jksteger]

Selling a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 i5 to help build up my Paypal funds for this board!  I will do what I must to cover this purchase.

[thirdkind]

No. But don't want to be help responsible if they don't drop keysets as I'm not 100% sure.

Fair enough. Thanks for setting all this up regardless

[tadbitnerdy]

Form filled out!  Waiting for invoice... first Topre board!!!

[VesperSAINT]

Selling a Lenovo Thinkpad T410 i5 to help build up my Paypal funds for this board!  I will do what I must to cover this purchase.

Lol! Crazy! The things people will do for keyboards ) I can totally understand.

[SpAmRaY]

I would be so interested if I could get one of the topre numberpads to match 

[jksteger]

I've been looking at the reviews and pics of this board.  It has gold lettering on black keys.  This color combination is almost the same as having blanks to me!  I work in low light and gold lettering on black keys is unreadable.  I had a ducky that had that combination with the XM switches and because I had no caps to switch with, i basically gave it away to my brother.

All my current boards have what I would call "high contrast" keycaps.  Black letters on white caps or white letters on black caps.  As much as I want to get this board, without a cap switch, i probably will not use it.  On the flip-side, what are the best "stickers" I could use until some replacement caps become available?  Or is these stickers I see a complete waste of time! LOL

[boost]

Rumor has it that EK will be stocking the 660C, Should this groupbuy continue?

[Binge]

Rumor has it that EK will be stocking the 660C, Should this groupbuy continue?

I would rather not burden you with this, but I would also hope that EK wouldn't cost more than this GB.  Depends on the timeframe as well.  I would want these within the next 2 months.

looks like they would go here, http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,compact

[L4yercake]

Depends and cost and speed at which you can get them Bost.

SmallFry

[KangarooZombies]

EK has stated that they will be carrying them, the only conditions under which the Group Buy should continue is if you can get it out to us any sooner than EK or if you can get it to us cheaper than EK.
In any case, keep us updated boost. Thanks.

Just my two cents,
Kangaroo~

[jksteger]

Rumor has it that EK will be stocking the 660C, Should this groupbuy continue?

I've heard the rumor too.  If I were you I would not continue with the GB.  We all really appreciate the effort but with EK stocking them, anyone, even international users could just as easily get them from EK.

This is just one GH member's opinion.

[boost]

Well, I am going to close today. 1 week for payments and 1-1 1/2 weeks for me to get them and 1 week for enduser to get them...

If we can get some type of time frame from EK on when they will be stocking that would be awesome!

Thanks
Boost

[geminimech]

Yeah, they dropped into a Reddit thread I created the other day promoting the group buy and said they would be carrying them.  They didn't really give a hard and fast time frame, and probably should have mentioned it here.

I'm still okay with going through with the GB if the majority wants to, because I'm sure you've already put some effort into this and I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to have it sooner rather than later.  If I'm in the minority then I'm okay with canning it too, because at least I'll have an outlet to buy it at some point.

 

[L4yercake]

I don't see it anywhere in this thread but what is your time frame as far as shipping etc. goes?

[tadbitnerdy]

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I'm still okay with going through with the GB if the majority wants to, because I'm sure you've already put some effort into this and I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to have it sooner rather than later.  If I'm in the minority then I'm okay with canning it too, because at least I'll have an outlet to buy it at some point.

 

This ^

[geminimech]

Well, I am going to close today. 1 week for payments and 1-1 1/2 weeks for me to get them and 1 week for enduser to get them...

If we can get some type of time frame from EK on when they will be stocking that would be awesome!

Thanks
Boost

They said their order was coming in this month.  How long from the time they receive it, to when they ship them out I can try to find out.

What's really going to suck is if this GB gets cancelled, EK stocks them, and they sell out before I can get my hands on one and have to wait another month to get mine 

[boost]

Updated the 2nd post, got 42 orders and another 5(maybe).

WE ARE CLOSING THIS TODAY @ 10:00 PM EST

[acediac01]

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I'm still okay with going through with the GB if the majority wants to, because I'm sure you've already put some effort into this and I wouldn't mind paying a little extra to have it sooner rather than later.  If I'm in the minority then I'm okay with canning it too, because at least I'll have an outlet to buy it at some point.

 

This ^

^ Exactly. I'll still go through the GB to get this, I've only had good experiences with EK, but it tends to be slow...

[Smeagol_RP]

I'm not finding a good forwarding service 

[kturnbull]

Updated the 2nd post, got 42 orders and another 5(maybe).

WE ARE CLOSING THIS TODAY @ 10:00 PM EST

Boost, you should close tonight... and try and get payment faster than a week. You can see how many payment stragglers you have after sending the request in Paypal.

[Binge]

can promise you I won't pay before the 15th.  Money comes when money comes.

[AKIMbO]

Updated the 2nd post, got 42 orders and another 5(maybe).

WE ARE CLOSING THIS TODAY @ 10:00 PM EST

Oh the topre army grows!