Best or closest to Topre clone?

Big Bricced · 21 Jul 2018, 08:14

As the title says... I am looking for a decent TKL 45g topre clone keyboard that feels the closest to Topre and is superb.

//gainsborough · 21 Jul 2018, 17:28

Big Bricced wrote: ↑As the title says... I am looking for a decent TKL 45g topre clone keyboard that feels the closest to Topre and is superb.

Is price the main reason you're not considering a TKL realforce?

TheInverseKey · 21 Jul 2018, 17:40

//gainsborough wrote: ↑
Big Bricced wrote: ↑As the title says... I am looking for a decent TKL 45g topre clone keyboard that feels the closest to Topre and is superb.
Is price the main reason you're not considering a TKL realforce?

Probably money I have tried plums boards before and they are quite cheap and feel pretty decent

zslane · 21 Jul 2018, 18:43

Now that the NovaTouch is gone, the only "superb" Topre-based TKL is the Realforce 87U. Plums are acceptable, but by no means in the same league as genuine Topres when it comes to build quality.

Elrick · 22 Jul 2018, 03:13

zslane wrote: ↑Now that the NovaTouch is gone, the only "superb" Topre-based TKL is the Realforce 87U.

100% CORRECT.

If you want to indulge in the "Thorpie" World then there is no other perfect example than a Realforce Product.

Still made in Japan and they are as close to perfection than any other example using thorpie-like switches.

Big Bricced · 22 Jul 2018, 04:51

//gainsborough wrote: ↑
Big Bricced wrote: ↑As the title says... I am looking for a decent TKL 45g topre clone keyboard that feels the closest to Topre and is superb.
Is price the main reason you're not considering a TKL realforce?

Kinda, but the main reasons I am looking for a clone is because Topre does not make 45G TKL models and no software/programmability.

00. · 22 Jul 2018, 05:58

Big Bricced wrote: ↑
//gainsborough wrote: ↑
Big Bricced wrote: ↑As the title says... I am looking for a decent TKL 45g topre clone keyboard that feels the closest to Topre and is superb.
Is price the main reason you're not considering a TKL realforce?
Kinda, but the main reasons I am looking for a clone is because Topre does not make 45G TKL models and no software/programmability.

Topre make 45g TKL models.

ANSI:
SE05D0
SE0900
SE1900
SE19E0

ISO:
YA21B0
YA31B0
YA41B0
YA51B0
YA6100
YA7100

JIS:
NG02B0
NG02Y0

and that's not including any that have been swapped manually, or the PFU limited edition which came out a few weeks ago.