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Best or closest to Topre clone?
Posted: 21 Jul 2018, 08:14
by Big Bricced
As the title says... I am looking for a decent TKL 45g topre clone keyboard that feels the closest to Topre and is superb.
Posted: 21 Jul 2018, 17:28
by //gainsborough
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?
Posted: 21 Jul 2018, 17:40
by TheInverseKey
//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
Posted: 21 Jul 2018, 18:43
by zslane
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.
Posted: 22 Jul 2018, 03:13
by Elrick
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.
Posted: 22 Jul 2018, 04:51
by Big Bricced
//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.
Posted: 22 Jul 2018, 05:58
by 00.
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.