Realforce 87u stock 55g
- phinix
- Location: Scotland - Glasgow
- Main keyboard: CM QuickFire Rapid MX Blacks -- Realforce R1 55g
- Main mouse: Logitech Pro Superlight
- Favorite switch: Topre, MX Blacks
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Looking for Realforce with 55g stock domes, R1 87u.
Stock.
Stock.
Last edited by phinix on 13 Jan 2023, 20:11, edited 5 times in total.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
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- wobbled
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB300 Pro 1
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0192
- phinix
- Location: Scotland - Glasgow
- Main keyboard: CM QuickFire Rapid MX Blacks -- Realforce R1 55g
- Main mouse: Logitech Pro Superlight
- Favorite switch: Topre, MX Blacks
- DT Pro Member: -
Changed to R1 only, as I managed to buy R2.
R1 87u 55 - holy grail of topre keyboards
There were few of those for sale on reddit but US based and they don't want to post further to EU...
R1 87u 55 - holy grail of topre keyboards
There were few of those for sale on reddit but US based and they don't want to post further to EU...
- wobbled
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB300 Pro 1
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0192
They are pretty expensive and hard to come by usually. I recently built two realforce 86U boards using parts from a realforce 103, realforce 91u case, a custom pcb and a steel plate I had cut for it. Surprisingly easier to do that than find an original 86u
- phinix
- Location: Scotland - Glasgow
- Main keyboard: CM QuickFire Rapid MX Blacks -- Realforce R1 55g
- Main mouse: Logitech Pro Superlight
- Favorite switch: Topre, MX Blacks
- DT Pro Member: -
Where do you buy custom pcb?
- wobbled
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB300 Pro 1
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0192
https://www.superbuy.com/en/page/buy/?u ... rt-productphinix wrote: ↑30 Dec 2022, 22:34Where do you buy custom pcb?
I have both yellow and black versions, the yellow seems to work a bit better with OEM plate screw holes.
You could also buy a custom pcb on cipulots discord server, though the orders are a bit slower
https://discord.gg/mqyxccggf7
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- Location: CZ
- Main keyboard: Kinesis Advantage2, JIS ThinkPad,…
- Main mouse: I like (some) trackballs, e.g., L-Trac
- Favorite switch: #vintage ghost Cherry MX Black (+ thick POM caps)
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Are you open to suggestions for New Year's resolutions? How about this one: "I will stop to read before replying."
The product description says "via". What could that be?
If you paste the text into DeepL or Google Translator, it further clarifies: key customization (remapping) and NKRO, optional solenoid.
- Muirium
- µ
- Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
- Main keyboard: HHKB Type-S with Bluetooth by Hasu
- Main mouse: Apple Magic Mouse
- Favorite switch: Gotta Try 'Em All
- DT Pro Member: µ
What, and miss out on the wind up?
Does the ML-a-majig say if it's QMK or some proprietary firmware? Don't know enough about VIA to know if it only runs on (and therefore means) QMK. Only bare QMK is tempting for me. VIA and VIAL not so much.
Does the ML-a-majig say if it's QMK or some proprietary firmware? Don't know enough about VIA to know if it only runs on (and therefore means) QMK. Only bare QMK is tempting for me. VIA and VIAL not so much.
- wobbled
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB300 Pro 1
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0192
I don’t know anything about firmware but I do know it runs on via.
I bought it to create a realforce 86u, I suppose you could upgrade an old 86u if you had one to enable key remappings, but if you do then sell me your old PCB i destroyed realforce 101/3s and 91us just to get a black and white 86u
I bought it to create a realforce 86u, I suppose you could upgrade an old 86u if you had one to enable key remappings, but if you do then sell me your old PCB i destroyed realforce 101/3s and 91us just to get a black and white 86u
- wobbled
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB300 Pro 1
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0192
The R1 has an extended top lip with the realforce logo on the top left.
The R2 edges sit pretty close to the edges of the keycaps and the logo is on the top right side.
Here is a comparison video
https://youtu.be/tPybhEY1KHs
- Scarpia
- Location: Sweden
- Main keyboard: F77 / Alps SKCM Brown TKL
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 2
- Favorite switch: Capacitive BS, Alps SKCM Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0223
Cool, I have the R1 then. I’m currently using it as a daily driver though :-/ …but only because it’s quieter than my Model F, my SSKs, and my SKCM Brown Alps TKL, all of which I would rather use. But I share my office with my partner and the WAF is unfortunately really low on those boards.
But I’m hoping to build a quieter custom board in 2023 and once I have something to replace it with I promise to put the Realforce for sale here.
But I’m hoping to build a quieter custom board in 2023 and once I have something to replace it with I promise to put the Realforce for sale here.
- Scarpia
- Location: Sweden
- Main keyboard: F77 / Alps SKCM Brown TKL
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Anywhere 2
- Favorite switch: Capacitive BS, Alps SKCM Brown
- DT Pro Member: 0223
Btw there’s one on MechMarket for $175: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... rds_etc_w/
- wobbled
- Location: USA
- Main keyboard: HHKB PD-KB300 Pro 1
- Main mouse: Logitech MX Master 3
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: 0192
Good price but that one is black, OP wants white which seem a bit harder to findScarpia wrote: ↑02 Jan 2023, 18:17Btw there’s one on MechMarket for $175: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... rds_etc_w/
- phinix
- Location: Scotland - Glasgow
- Main keyboard: CM QuickFire Rapid MX Blacks -- Realforce R1 55g
- Main mouse: Logitech Pro Superlight
- Favorite switch: Topre, MX Blacks
- DT Pro Member: -
Yeah, that one sounds heavily modded plus some rust issues, I want to grab a stock one, no lubing, no modding.Scarpia wrote: ↑02 Jan 2023, 18:17Btw there’s one on MechMarket for $175: https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/com ... rds_etc_w/
- phinix
- Location: Scotland - Glasgow
- Main keyboard: CM QuickFire Rapid MX Blacks -- Realforce R1 55g
- Main mouse: Logitech Pro Superlight
- Favorite switch: Topre, MX Blacks
- DT Pro Member: -
Problem with those R1 87u55 keyboards is that they come up for sale only in US for $150-200, but they do not want to post to Europe.
Or if you find one, posting is $100...
Its all on reddit and I do not trust those people.
Or if you find one, posting is $100...
Its all on reddit and I do not trust those people.