LOLOL

guess it's because it falls under abnormal usage? :/

buahahahahaha. i doubt you;d want anything other than a topre

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Added on May 13, 2012, 10:41 pmlol. kinda fast actually, took less than 2 weeks. i was surprised..

This post has been edited by joyformidable: May 13 2012, 10:41 PM

lol... so fast also no point, coz your keyboard wasnt fixed....

maybe the just check if all the keys works, then send back to you.
unlike my 6GV2, they replaced a new 1 for me

yeah but they din put back the warranty sticker so now can open yet still claim warranty.. buahahahahha!!

only few days after i bought the quickfire rapid, the keys are now starting to fade

CM never fails to meet my expectation at quality

you bought your quickfire rapid? the tenkeyless one right?
legends so fast fade??? you must be typing with uber awesome lightning speed.....

PS: so now you just rub them off till it becomes blank?

Show pics

Unless he show picts, I'm gonna assume he put sandpaper on his fingers when typing

LOL not sure if it can be really blank, or will have some engraving remaining

here you go

that one not shiny?

I suspect kotor fingers.
Try to use some dishwasher soap to clean it, don't rub, just soak and remove see if any improvements.

Can anyone tell me the difference between the switches in topre and the cherries?

nope not shiny

note its not...

if you can see it right now, you can see some rough bumps which is also the paint, and underneath it is the faded legend

i dont have any epic dslr camera to really capture that, and my phone sucks so cant show u by image >"<

I have been uses the cherry a few months ago, and change to Topre recently.
Alot of people said its difficult to describe the touch of Topre switches,
I feel the same, but let me try to describe as best as I can.....

The switches has a very strong tactile feeling, like the membrance keyboards,
but it doesn't require to bottom out the keyo to register a key in,
and once you press the key, it has a very strong rebound, unlike membrance keyboards.
since the keypress doesn't bottom each registering key in, the sound of it are completely different
from any cherry switches, even you bottom out the key, the rubber dorm are not touching the PCB board,
or the steel board that mount the switches, thus not making loud noise when you do so.
but instead it make sound once you release the key,
I think that is due to the structure of the switches, there is a Plunger to connect the keycaps,
the plunger will hit the top of the housing of the switches, made a sound when you release the key.
In my opinion the overall built quality, the design and the quality control are better,
the keystrokes are more solid and firm when typing on them compare to the keyboard with cherry Mx switches.

the keycaps are PBT with sub-dye legend, the key surface are sleek and without grooves or dent feeling,
It's claim to be non fading.
Unlike the another Black PBT caps with purple print that I uses are now starting to fades,
not because of the dirt or kotor finger, even after I wash it, the charecters are not coming clear again.

anyway that's what I felt about the HHKB for these few weeks of usage,
hope these help.

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Added on May 13, 2012, 11:55 pmI saw you have some products from CM, so I actually presume that you will get CM at the end,
But the problem is that they did not gain their reputation for making keyboards,
like Corssair, its good at making RAM, but their keyboard are least of a choice for a true keyboard user.

But, hopefully that's like Kai said it's kotor fingers.
and your faith in CM restored.

This post has been edited by kaysa: May 13 2012, 11:55 PM

nope it's not kotor fingers...

well, I do have several CM products, but they're what I buy cause of financial constraints >"<... wanted prolimatech megahalem instead of v6gt, and ax1200 instead of m700w

this keyboard on the other hand was chosen cause it's available locally and it has the switch i want... i am planning to change keycaps anyway since the keycaps design sucks

it's impossible to take photo of what I am trying to say, cause my phone's camera just sucks... just imagine the faded color is the base, and the remaining white paint is the paint itself

If you are having the following 3 fetishes, this is something you must have a check:
http://www.waishehome.cn/thread-50564-1-1.html

1. Blue color
2. Thick
3. PBT

Unlike you, mine are only 300++

Only 300+?
man, rich people spoke different la zzz
My 300+ Leopold also do not get near any liquids.

LOL more like the loss will not be insurmountable aside from losing 1k kb from 300 kb..yeah still money and I stilll drinking near kb haha