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Offline lightsout714

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Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 21:43:35 »
What TKL MX boards out there still come in white/beige? (I am in the US)

I think Filco still makes them but they are hard to find/expensive.

Leopold FC700R (discontinued?) Maybe FC750R?
I know Leo has a weird space bar don't think it will take a cherry DS set? At least the space bar?

Looking for something without breaking the bank. Anything decent I am missing?
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 22:19:38 »
I think Ducky does something in pure white.

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/140-nzxt-ducky-shine-3-keyboard.html

It's not TKL but it's something to look at.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 22:48:20 »
Quote from: lunr on Thu, 01 May 2014, 22:19:38
I think Ducky does something in pure white.

http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/140-nzxt-ducky-shine-3-keyboard.html

It's not TKL but it's something to look at.

Oh yeah I saw that NZXT Ducky. Too bad they don't make more boards in that color. Full size is not what I'm looking for but good find.

A used FC200R with clears would be sweet but surely hard to find. (I sold mine to smallfry back in the day)
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 23:47:07 »
WASD Keyboards has white & beige keycaps (as well as a lot of other colors). I'm pretty sure the case is still black though.

If you're open to Matias switches, the Matias Mini Tactile Pro for Mac (http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=289) is close to TKL and is all white.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 23:48:32 »
Thanks for that. I'm looking for MX. Maybe i should just try my hand at painting a qfr case.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 23:49:48 »
I love the beige and off-white boards like the beige Filco MJ2s and Ninjas. Wish more companies would make them that color.

 Not really a fan of the bright true white.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 01 May 2014, 23:51:27 »
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 02 May 2014, 08:40:43 »
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 02 May 2014, 15:31:40 »
PLU ML87 is another one that comes in computer beige 'white'. When all else fails there is vinyl dye :D
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #9 on: Fri, 02 May 2014, 16:45:59 »
Quote from: IvanIvanovich on Fri, 02 May 2014, 15:31:40
PLU ML87 is another one that comes in computer beige 'white'. When all else fails there is vinyl dye :D
Yes PLU, think its kind of shody but an option. I know Qtan used to sell them.

I had never seen vinyl dye before. Interesting stuff.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 06:50:36 »
keycool 87 PBT in white with mx switches...
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 12:40:26 »
Quote from: xuanwumen on Sat, 03 May 2014, 06:50:36
keycool 87 PBT in white with mx switches...
Ah yes keycool, thanks. Wonder if any of the whites are still around. MK.com is out.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 16:10:16 »
Quote from: rowdy on Thu, 01 May 2014, 23:51:27
FC660M - http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/shop-mechanical-keyboard-by-sw/leopold-fc660m-mechanical-keyb/lid=38527235
Noppoo - http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/shop-mechanical-keyboard-by-br/noppoo-mid-87-mechanical-keybo/lid=35017408

qtan also used to have white KeyCool.

NIB Leopold in Classifieds - http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47218.0

How's the quality on the Noppoo? Is it comparable to Leopold/Filco? Does it have a thick PCB?

Would it be possible to fit default ISO caps (like Vortex or Ducky) on the FC660M? Looks like the left OS key is different, as well as the right shift..
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 20:33:33 »
Quote from: lightsout714 on Sat, 03 May 2014, 12:40:26
Quote from: xuanwumen on Sat, 03 May 2014, 06:50:36
keycool 87 PBT in white with mx switches...
Ah yes keycool, thanks. Wonder if any of the whites are still around. MK.com is out.


KeyCool white is whiter than white.  It is definitely not beige at all!
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 20:39:06 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 03 May 2014, 20:33:33
Quote from: lightsout714 on Sat, 03 May 2014, 12:40:26
Quote from: xuanwumen on Sat, 03 May 2014, 06:50:36
keycool 87 PBT in white with mx switches...
Ah yes keycool, thanks. Wonder if any of the whites are still around. MK.com is out.


KeyCool white is whiter than white.  It is definitely not beige at all!

Yeah not sure how that would look with a classic beige set.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 20:42:46 »
There is also the HPE.  I've wanted one of these cause of the cool Chinese text.  Supposed to be pretty good Filco clones.

qtan used to have them, eventually I may ask him to get me one off Taobao:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=32069.0



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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 03 May 2014, 21:43:24 »
Quote from: jolonnar on Sat, 03 May 2014, 20:42:46
There is also the HPE.  I've wanted one of these cause of the cool Chinese text.  Supposed to be pretty good Filco clones.

qtan used to have them, eventually I may ask him to get me one off Taobao:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=32069.0

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Thanks man I remember these from qtan's store a few years ago. Seems like a lot of these cheaper boards that were sold in off white are not around anymore. I need to investigate if the nopoo qtan sells is any good. Only experience I have had with them was a choc mini.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #17 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 05:05:59 »
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 03 May 2014, 20:33:33
Quote from: lightsout714 on Sat, 03 May 2014, 12:40:26
Quote from: xuanwumen on Sat, 03 May 2014, 06:50:36
keycool 87 PBT in white with mx switches...
Ah yes keycool, thanks. Wonder if any of the whites are still around. MK.com is out.


KeyCool white is whiter than white.  It is definitely not beige at all!

Yes, it is bright white. Nothing similar to beige color.
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #18 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 06:46:00 »
keycool 87 white keyboard
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #19 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 08:59:26 »
I remember back in the late '90s and early 00's when black keyboards were rare ...
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Re: Not many white/beige TKL being produced?
« Reply #20 on: Sun, 04 May 2014, 09:03:11 »
Quote from: xuanwumen on Sun, 04 May 2014, 05:05:59
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 03 May 2014, 20:33:33
Quote from: lightsout714 on Sat, 03 May 2014, 12:40:26
Quote from: xuanwumen on Sat, 03 May 2014, 06:50:36
keycool 87 PBT in white with mx switches...
Ah yes keycool, thanks. Wonder if any of the whites are still around. MK.com is out.


KeyCool white is whiter than white.  It is definitely not beige at all!

Yes, it is bright white. Nothing similar to beige color.

I can second (third?) that observation.  The Keycool 108 I'm typing this one is a perfect match for the Vortex PBT keycaps from Feng's recent GB.

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48932.msg1052678#msg1052678

Although the keyboard in the picture is not a Keycool, AFAIK...
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