Haha...they came to me back then. The only mechanical keyboard I know that time was the IBM Model M. That's why I started the thread mentioned in my previous post but no one knows what is it.

otaku powah. lol
just get used to it, you'll alot faster without looking at the keyboard.

btw, kinda hard to catch up with all the post recently :S
all of a sudden everyone is on discussion about topre capacitive switch and then buckling spring kb

it all started when i couldnt decide which tkl should i go for.. bs? topre? cherry? low budget.. choices not a lot.. for portable..

lol i think i repeat the same shit 3 times d, hehe

Congratulations on getting a very nice keyboard.

cherry.
low budget, fun to type on, last long enough.
example: kbc poker, kbt race, kbt pure (not in MY i think), Filco TKL from Cex, Leopold TKL FC700 (need to wait for news from TS)

i might just wait fc700, save up more money to "maybe" buy it later, or maybe backlit is kbt race option only?

ok sifu, topre it is I will not turning back

Are you interested in getting a set of printed keycaps?
I have a set of 87 keys PBT for Filco,
I wonder the spacebar will fit or not thou...

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Added on June 26, 2012, 11:17 pmWhat's your budget now?

...... I strongly suggest that you try the keyboard before you buy, but there is not many people own a Topre,
even less that are willing to let you try. Especially if you are not buying from them...

I m one of those people that will not allow people to touch my Topre(s) if they are not interested in buying from me.

This post has been edited by kaysa: Jun 26 2012, 11:17 PM

Come to think of it.. I think it was much longer back =.=. Maybe 15+ years

Yeah I guess its not possible to get a new one. But maybe a used one, and i can make a project to restore it back =D

Anyone with experience in getting from Taobao before? =D

Thanks all!

did I not told you about buying from taobao with agent?
I got quite some things from there, more than 10 times if I m not wrong.
most of them went smooth after you paid the full amount to the agent.

only once that doesn't went right all the way...

I contacted the seller myself, since i can speak and type Chinese,
so I ask the seller about the keycaps, does it fit on to Leopold,
I specifically mention that the Leopold's spacebar is different he say can.
so I ask the agent to palce the order and she does, after the payment, every thing went smooth,
the keycaps arrived soon, but when I pop open the box and take out the keycaps, I found that the spacebar couldn't fit.
so I ask the agent to ask for refund, the agent contacted the seller. the seller agreed to refund, but I need to pay the shipment from
Malaysia to the base of the agent in China....

so I think I will just keep the keycaps.... and ask my agent to give bad review to the seller in Taobao,

But the agent say the seller agree to accept the return, its my own decision not to return it, so she cannot leave bad review,
she say did that once before, and got a warning from the admins.

so there is some risks, I would say. if the seller is not a pro of the item they are selling,
they will misled the agent and endup selling the wrong thing.

But if you get from the pro-seller, then things will be fine.
like when I deal with spanthor, I bargain with him, and ask him to take out some of the keys from the package,
104 keys which I only need the 87 keys, he did as I said and took out the keys and give me discount.
after I bargain with him, I ask the agent to contact him, he give the correct item to the agent and correct price too.

I'll say the agent all will do their best to protect the intrest of our side,
so long as not risking their own reputation in taobao...

my budget now below 1k bro, but more less more good right, but who do expect can get topre with less price. Btw I really love to have HHKB coz of its compactness n key layout made it kinda sophisticated yet still classic...but for my first mecha i think i shud grab new one..

My first mecha keyboard is 2nd hand one, SS7G,
My thought about this is that since its the first one, I don't want to sepnd too much on it,
and only way to spend less on them, is a 2nd hand one.....
I sold it out recently, almost at the price I brought it.

The 2nd one is a new Filco yellow blue switch,
it's sold before the SS7G. But when I sell it I lose more than RM100.
since the price drop suddenly after I buy it

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At first I was aiming for 3 element:
new! cheap! good!

but I figured out the rule of the world!

new and good, wont be cheap,
good and cheap, wont be new,
cheap and new, wont be good.

Think about it.

And for your information: I don't think there is any way you can get a HHKB for less than 1k into Malaysia, especially new one.
unless you have a friend who live in Japan, and he/she is coming to Malaysia
or you yourself are travelling to Japan and grab it on your way.

piece of advice,
If you decide to get one only, then get a new one, you do not have to sell it, and do not attempt to try others.
If you want to try different one and compare them before you decide one that you will be keeping,
then get cheap old one instead of new one, you can sell them again later, almost at the price you are buying.

That's my experience, I paid a lot of money to get the conclusions.

This post has been edited by kaysa: Jun 27 2012, 12:14 AM

Got the HHKB at RM800 from Amazon before the price raised
For HHKB, since it is 6 years, the friction can be reduced by RO-59ing the sliders. But that means the sliders will be slightly damaged since you need to take them out. But I think it is worth the trouble.

RM800 with shipment? How long was that ago?
I think by that time I haven't even heard the term Mechanical Keyboard
I started to come in contact with Mech KB not more than 1 years ago.

Huh what slider? the one I m using is fine I think.... RO-59? what's that?

great advice from u bro, really2 appreciate tat ya it suck, new HHKB only available thru overseas, but nvm I now juz know what i want to buy. I think i will consider what epiguru offer me juz now even tho i mostly play games yet im oso a typing enthusiast

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Added on June 27, 2012, 12:20 ambtw bro, ur 10th anniversary is variable weight force one?

This post has been edited by dragorc: Jun 27 2012, 12:20 AM

@kaiser - I don't think any modding by dragorc is a good idea since this will be his first mechanical keyboard. There is a significant risk of accidental damage if he doesn't know what he's doing... On the other hand, if it were you who is doing it, it will be no problem at all.

the one I own is a variable weight forfce one.
But when I type, I cant really feel the different of it.

Now actually I m typing faster on the 10th anniversary even faster than the HHKB's previous few months record.
but that's still very slow, compare to other users here I think.

mind telling what epiguru are offereing you?

epiguru offer me reAlforce 87U uniform 45g..oh I hope its black huhu

the one his student gave him?

Epiguru: you sell your gift?

So you decided to get a 2nd hand one after all...
2nd hand is good if you are not sure which one to get yet.
use it, and if you feel you want to change,
you can almost sell it the price you get it.
if you can use the keyboard carefully and protect the keyboard well.

IMO white is good, black is hard to see the lettering...
share your thought after you get it

epiguru state it only 3weeks year old...wow epiguru got student? hes a lecturer?