Quickfire/Noppoo - Help me pick one before I get a tumor!

[Moecat]

So I've done this a few times. I get all the way to checkout and then I...chicken out! (get it?)

I live in the UK so with shipping and availability keyboards here are absurdly overpriced.

I've worked down my choices to a few, so here's my options:

(All including delivery)
Noppoo Choc Mini - £75
FIlco TKL Blue - £125
Quickfire Blue - £93


The Filco is juuuust outside of my price range, and spending over £100 on a keyboard just feels...wrong

I really fell for the Nopooo on first sight, it's nice how compact it is, the keys look a little funky mind.

The Quickfire I liked the look of before, but in hindsight the board looks hideous, the Font is utterly awful and so are all the logos. ( I do like the two tone look though, makes it stand out. At least it has something to show that it's an expensive keyboard)

The obvious choice in my case seeing as much budget is kinda low would be the Quickfire, but I'm concerned about the keys, and the rubbery texture on the case. I don't want this thing falling apart in 12 months.

I'd get the Noppoo if it was a tad cheaper, and because this is my first keyboard I don't think I'd have much to complain about like many zealots over at GH.

GAH Help me before I hang myself with this keyboard cable!

[metafour]

Considering I spend more time at GH than here I might be a zealot but I do believe the Quickfire has a higher build quality than the Noppoo. Plus I think getting a full set of replacement keys for the QF will be easier since IIRC the Noppoo has a weird sized spacebar.

[Moecat]

In hindsight that sounded more offensive than I meant it to be, sorry

Although I'm slightly bitter that I won't be able to try noppoo because I known deep down this Quickfire will probably be what I'm looking for in this keyboard journey.

I've heard the keycaps wear out which to me is a lovely excuse to buy some nicer looking ones anyway.

So yes, after pacing my room and silently screaming at my monitor, I bought the Quickfire. Much thanks!

[Game Theory]

If it was white mini I think they are sold out though the blacks maybe more available. The white keys feel great. Not a big fan of the logo on the spacebar.

I also have a black Filco tenkeyless which is my daily driver. Its also easier to get the correct keycaps from groupbuys.

I like the key texture on the white Noppoo a bit more but it also makes them harder to clean. I've read the blacks are make with a different material.

Noppoo White Mini with MX Blue in monitor shade

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Filco Majestouch 2 with MX Blue in monitor shade

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[mintberryminuscrunch]

get the noppoo mini,
it's great

[Derek Trousers]

Quickfire with UK layout? Where from moecat?

[hamza_tm]

Quickfire with UK layout? Where from moecat?

Scan.co.uk a bargain at under £70, but only MX Black switches.

Just use custom caps on the quickfire:


Mine looks simply awesome. Those are Filco ninja caps

[huttala]

I just got one noppoo mini and a quick fire rapid at the same time, and it seems like I do like the quick fire better, since it's the board I'm using all the time.

I don't know if it's because of the ghetto reds I have on the quick fire or if its because of the board.
But basicly it's an Filco board with a CM logo on it, so I would go with that.

I don't miss anything that the noppoo has when I use the quickfire board.