I hope you really want the white one because the black one is cheaper @ 239.99. http://www.ncix.com/products/?sku=86201&vpn=XF11T0&manufacture=Topre&promoid=1115
Yes, I wanted the white one since I had read about people being unable to see the labels on the black keys. For me having readable labels on the keys is a desirable feature.
Anyway, the white Realforce (model XF01T0) came today. My first impressions are very positive - it has the kind of feel I was hoping for. (At some point in the past I have used and liked a keyboard like this but didn't know what it was at the time.) I actually like the variable key weighting and realize that for the most part I do touch type so the lighter keys do fall under the appropriate fingers. The keyboard feels solid, the keys are nicely textured and the key travel is smooth (also feels quite long, but you don't have to push them all the way down).
The keys are quite high and the keyboard has a fairly steep slope to it, a bit like my Unicomp Customizer. It would be nice if they provided those legs that can be extended to half height as well as full height. Anyway, this is a nice contrasting feel to the buckling spring keyboard I have been using, and way quieter (which was the reason for buying it in the first place).
And I disagree with those who say that Topre just feels like another membrane keyboard, it really doesn't. It's a completely different feeling - smooth and solid. On this computer I was previously using a Microsoft Wireless 2000 keyboard and this is a totally different, and much nicer, sensation.
P.S. I have already typed "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" a few times by accident though.
