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Offline lilky

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Keycool 87 or Noppoo Choc Mid?
« on: Mon, 16 September 2013, 18:15:36 »
I'm looking for a new TKL board and I'm trying to decide between the Keycool 87 and the Noppoo Choc Mid. The reason I chose these two boards is because they both have standard size keycaps (cough Leopold) and come with PBT Keycaps (although I'm probably going to get replacements anyway). They cost pretty much the same, and they look very similar, but I don't really know about the build quality of the Noppoo. I've seen lots of reviews of the Keycool 87 and 84 and the consensus seems to be that both are solid boards. Does anyone have a Noppoo Choc Mid or Mini that can comment on the build quality and any potential issues with Noppoos?

Does anyone think it would be better to go with a Leopold FC200R or CM QFR and just get keycaps separately? I know Filco has a nice TKL too, but I already own a Filco and want to try out other brands (also they're expensive as hell).


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Re: Keycool 87 or Noppoo Choc Mid?
« Reply #1 on: Mon, 16 September 2013, 23:10:36 »
QFR is a good board - possibly slightly more solid than the KeyCool (I have both).  hat said, I have not found anything wrong with my KeyCool so far.
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Offline IvanIvanovich

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Re: Keycool 87 or Noppoo Choc Mid?
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 17 September 2013, 10:14:49 »
If you're going to replace the keycaps right off the bat anyway, it dosen't matter much. They all have pretty similar build quality overall. Though, if color casebody is your thing the Noppoo mid has some plus there as you can get red or yellow.
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