[Help] Tenkeyless, Reds: CMStorm, Leopold or other for Euro?
Posted: 07 Jan 2012, 15:18
Hey guys. I need some help. I'm hoping to get a tenkeyless red board primarily for gaming. I have an existing Filco so I was hoping for something similar since I like the look and feel of it. My first idea was to get a Filco R red edition but the problem is they are mostly sold out and I can't really find anything in that area. The second thing I thought was to get a Leopold Red tenkeyless which would be ideal. Even better since they are on sale at the moment. Only problem is the customs duty and shipping charges!
Sale: $89.99 (£58.34)
Shipping: $51.56 (£33.43)
Import VAT: £18.35
Admin fee: £8
Total: £118.12 ($182.20)
However the thing is I type in colemak and I insist of having the corresponding keys on my keyboard. I still have a set of Round 3 colemak keys at my disposal so that's not a problem, or I thought - but apparently the space bar is not compatible which totally ruins the colour scheme and probably height profile and so the experience.
Next I thought about the CMStorm Quick Fire tenkeyless on PChome which from what I can gather has costar stabilizers and so is fully compatible with my existing colemak replacements. However, the thing is, I don't like all the logos scattered everywhere i.e. in between the Escape key and F1 key and above the numpad. Prefer the clean look of the Leopold to that. Only good thing is that it is cheaper in the long-run and I can have my native layout on. Olnly problem being the horrible logos and risk of import from China which is scary for me!
NTD$2990 (£64.11)
Shipping $20 (£12.97)
Import VAT £15.42
Admin fee: £8
Total: £100.50 ($155.02)
So firstly, thanks for reading so far. And I guess my question is this - what do you, fine people of Deskthority think of my conundrum. Should I go ahead with the Leopold, which would honestly be my preferable keyboard but not able to have my colemak keys or at least have different profiles for the non-compliant space bar or should I get the firestorm, suck up the horrible logos and have my layout on it presuming that it even comes? Or indeed, do you have any other suggestions which excludes the 108/91 key Japanese variants on keyboardco.com which obviously goes back to having another issue with the smaller space bar?
Many thanks...
Sale: $89.99 (£58.34)
Shipping: $51.56 (£33.43)
Import VAT: £18.35
Admin fee: £8
Total: £118.12 ($182.20)
However the thing is I type in colemak and I insist of having the corresponding keys on my keyboard. I still have a set of Round 3 colemak keys at my disposal so that's not a problem, or I thought - but apparently the space bar is not compatible which totally ruins the colour scheme and probably height profile and so the experience.
Next I thought about the CMStorm Quick Fire tenkeyless on PChome which from what I can gather has costar stabilizers and so is fully compatible with my existing colemak replacements. However, the thing is, I don't like all the logos scattered everywhere i.e. in between the Escape key and F1 key and above the numpad. Prefer the clean look of the Leopold to that. Only good thing is that it is cheaper in the long-run and I can have my native layout on. Olnly problem being the horrible logos and risk of import from China which is scary for me!
NTD$2990 (£64.11)
Shipping $20 (£12.97)
Import VAT £15.42
Admin fee: £8
Total: £100.50 ($155.02)
So firstly, thanks for reading so far. And I guess my question is this - what do you, fine people of Deskthority think of my conundrum. Should I go ahead with the Leopold, which would honestly be my preferable keyboard but not able to have my colemak keys or at least have different profiles for the non-compliant space bar or should I get the firestorm, suck up the horrible logos and have my layout on it presuming that it even comes? Or indeed, do you have any other suggestions which excludes the 108/91 key Japanese variants on keyboardco.com which obviously goes back to having another issue with the smaller space bar?
Many thanks...
