Dyesub Leopold FC660C now in stock at EK

[intelli78]

http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,compact&pid=fc660ceg

Source: dante http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=57588.msg1311560#msg1311560

Ordered mine last night; 47 left in stock.

[aggiejy]

Awesome! When white caps come out, I'm game!

[intelli78]

Seems like a lot of folks are waiting for the white one. EK is down to 45 units from 48-50 yesterday -- I expected more people to jump on this.

I wonder when they're going to get in other new Leopolds. Almost all of the existing Leopold models are OOS or dwindling stock.

[Latin00032]

Seems like a lot of folks are waiting for the white one. EK is down to 45 units from 48-50 yesterday -- I expected more people to jump on this.

I wonder when they're going to get in other new Leopolds. Almost all of the existing Leopold models are OOS or dwindling stock.

I am trying to resist this one as it is. I want to get my first topre board but I keep waiting for CM's version.

Is there a white pbt topre version of this leopold  that is supposed to come out? If that exists, I'll have to buy it.

[thesentinel]

If a white one comes out I'll consider trying out topre rather than mx clears on the fc660m.

[intelli78]

Seems like a lot of folks are waiting for the white one. EK is down to 45 units from 48-50 yesterday -- I expected more people to jump on this.

I wonder when they're going to get in other new Leopolds. Almost all of the existing Leopold models are OOS or dwindling stock.

I am trying to resist this one as it is. I want to get my first topre board but I keep waiting for CM's version.

Is there a white pbt topre version of this leopold  that is supposed to come out? If that exists, I'll have to buy it.

Yup:

[Latin00032]

Seems like a lot of folks are waiting for the white one. EK is down to 45 units from 48-50 yesterday -- I expected more people to jump on this.

I wonder when they're going to get in other new Leopolds. Almost all of the existing Leopold models are OOS or dwindling stock.

I am trying to resist this one as it is. I want to get my first topre board but I keep waiting for CM's version.

Is there a white pbt topre version of this leopold  that is supposed to come out? If that exists, I'll have to buy it.

Yup:

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But, is there a picture of the actual keyboard?

There are products that have similar check marks on the case that make you think another version exists but never come to fruition.

[intelli78]

No. I should say, it appears that there will be one. 

[Bucake]

i can't stand the unused space on the right side of the fc660. does noone agree? i haven't seen this complaint on these forums..
and why did they leave the spacebar ABS on the fc660? it's a dealbreaker for me.

i really want a full-pbt 60% with topre switches
if only there was a pure pro with topres. i can't really miss the dedicated arrow keys or pbt caps :/

[Latin00032]

i can't stand the unused space on the right side of the fc660. does noone agree? i haven't seen this complaint on these forums..
and why did they leave the spacebar ABS on the fc660? it's a dealbreaker for me.

i really want a full-pbt 60% with topre switches
if only there was a pure pro with topres. i can't really miss the dedicated arrow keys or pbt caps :/

I also dislike the unused space on the right. I've become a little more used to it after seeing the board a couple times.

The abs spacebar sucks. I forgot about that.

This is another reason to wait for the cm topre version. It's bigger but I can use my own pbt caps.

[minho]

Seems like a lot of folks are waiting for the white one. EK is down to 45 units from 48-50 yesterday -- I expected more people to jump on this.

I wonder when they're going to get in other new Leopolds. Almost all of the existing Leopold models are OOS or dwindling stock.

I am trying to resist this one as it is. I want to get my first topre board but I keep waiting for CM's version.

Is there a white pbt topre version of this leopold  that is supposed to come out? If that exists, I'll have to buy it.

My exact thoughts. Coolermaster doesn't know it, but they're actually in a race with Leopold to get my money.

[dustinhxc]

i can't stand the unused space on the right side of the fc660. does noone agree? i haven't seen this complaint on these forums..
and why did they leave the spacebar ABS on the fc660? it's a dealbreaker for me.

i really want a full-pbt 60% with topre switches
if only there was a pure pro with topres. i can't really miss the dedicated arrow keys or pbt caps :/

Actually I wish there were no buttons on the right but the 2 is ok for me. The simpler the better!

[alosec]

very impressive looking keycaps, but I really dislike the color.. what's wrong with dark gray dyesub or white dyesub?

[intelli78]

very impressive looking keycaps, but I really dislike the color.. what's wrong with dark gray dyesub or white dyesub?

The dye has to be darker than the keycaps. White dyesub no es possible.

[hrinfinity]

Just picked mine up from EK (One of the perks of living 5 minutes away from the storefront  )





It's my first Topre keyboard. Can't wait to try it out at work.

[Belfong]

Looking at the box and the huge marketing wording on dye sub PBT kinda confused me. Hasn't it been like this all these time? Or has 660C been using ABS caps?

I believe HHKB and RealForce are all dye sub so this emphasis is surprising to me.

[lightsout714]

Looking at the box and the huge marketing wording on dye sub PBT kinda confused me. Hasn't it been like this all these time? Or has 660C been using ABS caps?

I believe HHKB and RealForce are all dye sub so this emphasis is surprising to me.

I believe it was lasered PBT.

[intelli78]

Just picked mine up from EK (One of the perks of living 5 minutes away from the storefront  )

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It's my first Topre keyboard. Can't wait to try it out at work.

That's awesome, I am jealous!

The original printed version was pad printed PBT, not lasered.

Also, w/ regard to white model, my original production run Leo has white as an option on the box. So that may not mean much after all.

[Belfong]

I see, no wonder Leopold is making a huge fuss about it. Dye sub is big deal

[lightsout714]

Just picked mine up from EK (One of the perks of living 5 minutes away from the storefront  )

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It's my first Topre keyboard. Can't wait to try it out at work.

That's awesome, I am jealous!

The original printed version was pad printed PBT, not lasered.

Also, w/ regard to white model, my original production run Leo has white as an option on the box. So that may not mean much after all.

Oops thanks for clarifying. Pad printed? Weaksauce!!!

[intelli78]

Yeah, in my opinion that was the only glaring weakness of the original FC660C. It was exacerbated by the  lack of replacement options. The dyesub version, to me, is a monumental 60% release. Mine should arrive on Thursday and I am excited for it.

[dustinhxc]

Just picked mine up from EK (One of the perks of living 5 minutes away from the storefront  )

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It's my first Topre keyboard. Can't wait to try it out at work.

Thats so sweet you live by them! Id love to check out their place!

OH PS I got the blanks so dont care how the original is printed hehe

[Belfong]

Somehow I feel grey caps on black case is not as attractive as black on black or white-grey on black. And I also think it's gonna be hard to match this colour with caps.

[rowdy]

Somehow I feel grey caps on black case is not as attractive as black on black or white-grey on black. And I also think it's gonna be hard to match this colour with caps.

It's already hard enough trying to find ANY replacement Topre keycaps!

[Belfong]

There's still plenty of key caps for the HHKB. I am glad I bought a blank set and grey-white printed already. You never know when they will be gone. You are right about RealForce though.

[intelli78]

Just picked mine up from EK (One of the perks of living 5 minutes away from the storefront  )

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It's my first Topre keyboard. Can't wait to try it out at work.

What is the serial number of your new leo? I was looking at the serials on mine, and I was shocked how low they were (below #1000, even a recently purchased one). I'm wondering how many FC660Cs even exist.

[daerid]

Awww nuts. I'm gonna have to get one. I have way more mice than I need, so I'll probably just sell some to cover the cost.

[SpAmRaY]

Yeah, in my opinion that was the only glaring weakness of the original FC660C. It was exacerbated by the  lack of replacement options. The dyesub version, to me, is a monumental 60% release. Mine should arrive on Thursday and I am excited for it.

Make sure you test out the switch weights on it as well!

[intelli78]

No doubt!

[juguerre]

Sorry guys,  I try to put my best...  But this keyboard is really ugly. I mean,  specs are very interesting but... Is ugly.  Just can't understand the right empty space.

[daerid]

Sorry guys,  I try to put my best...  But this keyboard is really ugly. I mean,  specs are very interesting but... Is ugly.  Just can't understand the right empty space.

I agree. Aesthetically the HHKB is much more pleasing. But as far as practicality goes, this is hands down the most usable 60%-ish layout I've ever tried (especially for somebody who's used to a standard 87/104 qwerty layout).

[intelli78]

Just got the EK newsletter -- no mention of this keyboard -- odd!

[SpAmRaY]

Just got the EK newsletter -- no mention of this keyboard -- odd!

Maybe they need some marketing advice

[intelli78]

Just got the EK newsletter -- no mention of this keyboard -- odd!

Maybe they need some marketing advice

Forrealz,

step 1. mention keyboard

step 2. exploit sex appeal of keyboard

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[hrinfinity]

Just picked mine up from EK (One of the perks of living 5 minutes away from the storefront  )

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It's my first Topre keyboard. Can't wait to try it out at work.

What is the serial number of your new leo? I was looking at the serials on mine, and I was shocked how low they were (below #1000, even a recently purchased one). I'm wondering how many FC660Cs even exist.

It's #000337. I guess that is pretty low 

Brian told me that their stock of the FC660C barely came in on Friday too.

[intelli78]

Interesting. The pad printed one from 2013 that I have is 400-something. I wonder if pad printed original, blanks, and dyesub all rebooted serial numbers to 0? Maybe for each language, too?

That's a bad development for this keyboard science I just did...

[feizor]

The shipping to Australia kills it for me, are there any vendors with cheaper shipping to Australia?

[daerid]

Just ordered one with 2 day shipping. Hopefully should get here by friday or monday

[sonano]

Too bad I bought the normal FC660C just before this got announced. Still tempted to get one though...

Anyone kind enough to help send me one? I can split/cover shipping

[minho]

Just got the EK newsletter -- no mention of this keyboard -- odd!

Maybe they need some marketing advice

Forrealz,

step 1. mention keyboard

step 2. exploit sex appeal of keyboard

More

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FC660c is sexy, but I don't know if it's that sexy... HHKB would get my vote for that one.

[sordna]

I too think the space on the right SHOULD have 2 extra keys (Page Up / Page Dn). Especially when marking text holding shift, you don't want to hold an Fn key also.

But where do you guys see how much stock is left ?  I don't see that.

[lightsout714]

I too think the space on the right SHOULD have 2 extra keys (Page Up / Page Dn). Especially when marking text holding shift, you don't want to hold an Fn key also.

But where do you guys see how much stock is left ?  I don't see that.

I think you can add it to your cart and PayPal will show the stock.

[intelli78]

I too think the space on the right SHOULD have 2 extra keys (Page Up / Page Dn). Especially when marking text holding shift, you don't want to hold an Fn key also.

But where do you guys see how much stock is left ?  I don't see that.

I think you can add it to your cart and PayPal will show the stock.

Correct, add a large amount (100+) and hit Check Out.

[sordna]

Correct, add a large amount (100+) and hit Check Out.

Sh!t how come PayPal charged me over $22000 ??!? HELPP!

Nah just kidding. Ok that worked, thanks! Large amount and checkout did the trick. If it had 2 more keys I'd be all over it. Need a FC680C !

[Sniping]

As the description says on the item I'm pretty sure the space bar is still ABS. In that case I don't really need the legends so I'd rather take the blank version of this keyboard instead.

 I used to think that the HHKB looked a lot better than FC660C, but having owned both in the past I can say that I really like the sharp lines and angles of the FC660C. To me, the FC660C has a more adult look to it, while the HHKB is rather small and looks softer too. The new blank FC660C means business

[minho]

As the description says on the item I'm pretty sure the space bar is still ABS. In that case I don't really need the legends so I'd rather take the blank version of this keyboard instead.

 I used to think that the HHKB looked a lot better than FC660C, but having owned both in the past I can say that I really like the sharp lines and angles of the FC660C. To me, the FC660C has a more adult look to it, while the HHKB is rather small and looks softer too. The new blank FC660C means business

Does the blank version have a PBT spacebar?

[thestage]

As the description says on the item I'm pretty sure the space bar is still ABS. In that case I don't really need the legends so I'd rather take the blank version of this keyboard instead.

 I used to think that the HHKB looked a lot better than FC660C, but having owned both in the past I can say that I really like the sharp lines and angles of the FC660C. To me, the FC660C has a more adult look to it, while the HHKB is rather small and looks softer too. The new blank FC660C means business

Does the blank version have a PBT spacebar?

No.  But if you don't care about legends, the blank board is 30 bucks cheaper than the dye sub version.  So unless you really love grey or can't touch type, I don't see why the blank wouldn't be a better option.

[rowdy]

The shipping to Australia kills it for me, are there any vendors with cheaper shipping to Australia?

You might ask qtan - he doesn't have any in stock at the moment, but might be able to get some.

http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/category/cateogry1-name/catId=4367799

[Sniping]

As the description says on the item I'm pretty sure the space bar is still ABS. In that case I don't really need the legends so I'd rather take the blank version of this keyboard instead.

 I used to think that the HHKB looked a lot better than FC660C, but having owned both in the past I can say that I really like the sharp lines and angles of the FC660C. To me, the FC660C has a more adult look to it, while the HHKB is rather small and looks softer too. The new blank FC660C means business

Does the blank version have a PBT spacebar?

Like said before, no it doesn't. But you can also order 2 replacement black Topre spacebars along with your blank FC660C and you'll be good for a while. You can't buy gray spacebars separately so if the one on the PBT dyesub set gets shiny then there's no undoing that wear and tear.

[Belfong]

Hendy Zone could ship from Indonesia. I suppose that would be nearer to Australia.