Archiss Keyboard and Leopold team-up to manufacture FC200, so they share the design of it, and the Manufacturer was Datacomp.(Taiwan Manufacturer)

As for Leopold FC700R, it does not have any thing related to Keycool new 87U.(solo project)

One of the main reasons why Keycool have a completely same PCB board of FC700R and retains the outer casing of FC200.
It is because the new Manufacturer in China has sold/given the blueprint of the PCB board to Keycool.(one of the main reason why Leopold are changing manufacturer last month)

Keycool has already been well known for duplicating Leopold Products, with it's FC200R clone. It's just that, this time they've even successfully stolen a PCB board design that the product hasn't release on Public yet.

Leopold FC700R release date : Feb 2012
Keycool new 87U : October 2011

As i say again, Leopold and Keycool Manufacturer does not shares the same manufacturer, one of the main reasons is because Most Manufacturing Equipment as well as Molding Equipment are under Leopold.

Plus the fact that Keycool has never be able to Manufacture PBT Keycap that Leopold has.

other than that? my ip ban by tinypic.

dude, you are so close to all those items and you decide to get a RM250 of item?
its like going in to treasure island and pick up a piece of iron cup, instead of any other possible treasure.

If you only planed for RM250 stuffs, might as well get it in Malaysia, from those authorized dealers that provide warranty.

But if you have a address at Japan and know Japanese, go yahoo auction in Japanese, I suggest that you
get one of those 2nd hand HHKB or Realforce, they are around RM600 the last time I check, That you won't have any chance getting here in Malaysia.
and any time if you are selling them 3rd hand, ppl will grab it instantly.

When is Keycool's backlit 87 TKL available?

Some unofficial source claimed mid of April.
You want to be guinea pig?

Haha because money my friend, is hard to come by.
In Japan, i am close to EVERYTHING gadgetry. The latest in technology, the first in the market, all the high end products. Not just keyboards, but cameras, watches, electronics, etc. If can I would like to buy everything . Thats why I have to limit myself =.=. Don't we all wish we're filthy rich?

Unfortunately I dont know Japanese . I can imagine that if i do, i can get more things cheaply

Poison

yeah, now that I think of it, the treasure island metaphor is not that accurate, every thing in the Japan "treasure" Island, you have to pay for them

Well, We wish we were filthy rich?

nah, not all, at least not me I think, the cost to paid off to get that rich, you would lost tons of opportunities for savoring life's hardship and details, see those filthy rich guys? even with tons of money, they will not be getting a Realforce, they do not understand the different of it.
Nor they will have the feeling of longing for something so hard to reach, that you have to work hard to reach.

Imagine those richie rich old mans, get themselves a young gorgeous wife..... imagine, what CAN they do with "it".

BTW what are you doing in Japan anyway.... are you traveling there a lot?

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.............. not my kind of poison..

Poison

gold steelseries keycap on wasdkeyboard

u call that gold??  :yaoming: 

btich please, this is GOLD

Another nail in the coffin?
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?29827-C...8936#post568936

Mechanical kb clone wars are serious business... Ghetto FILCO anyone?
http://www.waishehome.cn/thread-47946-1-1.html

p/s: Don't get your hopes too high though, made in China.

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