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Comparisons to actual topre? and can we get confirmation that it is possible to swap out topre sliders for these sliders?
Surprisingly similar because they have used a thick metal plate in which they've attached the thorpie switches to and it's tough. Have furiously hammered the keys and no ping or any other noises can be heard. Nice to actually type with a 55g resistance, please don't ask me to measure it since I don't have any specialized tools for that task but I know it's definitely firmer to press compared to the standard RF 104 keyboards.
The weight of this keyboard is somewhat heavier than the standard RF so that's good, plus the lasered keys associated with this purchase are okay to me but to the enthusiast at large that loves their BSP keys, there's no comparison. Even though this keyboard is made by Hansung in China, it has delivered a very usable keyboard and with the CherryMX sliders could definitely use any type of SA or Cherry profiled keys with this keyboard.
Another thing of note here, it looks like the keyboard casing is made out of PBT along with the keys because they have a similar texture and feel to each other. You also get the spacer key which is all PBT as well, imagine a Chinese company offering an all PBT key-set yet the Japs refused to use any PBT spacers on any of their models.
Just surprised to be singing the praises here for a "Made in China" product but considering this is thus far the ONLY 55g thorpie keyboard currently available I had to buy it to see what's it's like, it's now connected permanently to one of my PC's.