i've tried topre and cherry's linear before. i wouldn't say that topre and cherry red are similar
i really don't know why they compare it with cherry red, perhaps their way of comparing is different.

the closest cherry mx switch i can compare to a topre is cherry mx clear, which is similar to mx brown but with a more pronounce tactile bump.
but for mx clear, you'll feel the bump like midway of pressing it, and the key actuates at that point.
for topre, the bump is right at the start, and after the bump, u will bottom out and then it actuates.

One thing you guys should take notice over here is what you guys always said FEELING.
Feeling is vary among everyone.
But as long as it's logical, it's considered OK.
It's OK to tell Cherry MX Brown is Cherry MX Blue minus the clicky. In technical term, it might not be really accurate to put up this statement. But, in real-life testing, it's more or less that way... Tactile.
Unless, you tell like Cherry MX Blue is the same feel as Cherry MX Red, then, it's WRONG. Because one is full linear and another is obvious tactile. It's like driving a LORRY vs Luxury Car.

This post has been edited by DarkSilver: Feb 16 2015, 11:55 AM

I think I should come out and say something about this as a user that tried all the Topre variants (30g, 45g, 55g) and most reputable Topre keyboards.
Topre is TACTILE! and heavy tactile

It's bullshit if someone tells you it's near to Brown or Red or refined Red, refined Brown, and refined what so ever MX Cherry.
It's actually similar to MX Clear of which has clear actuation bump.

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Actually, when you said it's heavy tactile, I quite like it and pretty glad when you said it's a HEAVY TACTILE switch. Because I like tactile. LOL.
Novatouch, given if I have money, I'll buy.

This post has been edited by DarkSilver: Feb 16 2015, 12:15 PM

Even I only try typing on it few times, my FEELING told me that it feels like rubberdome and rubberdome never feels like linear switches lol
Btw I read a lot of review saying that the irock synthetic mechanical switches feel like mx red too. This is actually misleading. There is only one exception:
Mx brown feels like mx red = forgivable

Because I feel like that too haha

you go to their to ask if you dont believe LOL.
i just told you i been there last Thursday.

My Stump is here. It's a really nice cap. Kinda light hearted and fun.


edit: and nice get on the Octopink, 0168257061!

This post has been edited by belfong: Feb 16 2015, 03:47 PM

I agree on this, long term usage of Topre switch my finger feel sore =\

I rike Clear and Black.

rich people use borderlinx huehuehue

i thought you like kailh

Fark Q. I force to use kailh... brb, curi zennasyndroxx Ergo Clear first.

I dun really get the standard layout. I tot keyboard layout are the same.

not all keyboard got standard layout. some company want to do have slightly different layout and some country dont use QWERTY as their standards as well
just google razer black widow,corsair K70,k90,k65 than compare to standard keyboard like filco , ducky , and others
look at the control, window ,alt and FN keys

Layout that we categorized as standard layout for ANSI looks like this...


What make a standard layout standard is the bottom row of modifiers (Row 1):
Ctrl(1.25unit) Win(1.25unit) Alt(1.25unit) Spacebar(6.25unit) Alt(1.25unit) Win(1.25unit) FN(1.25unit) Ctrl(1.25unit) [Total 15units]

Other keyboards that do not have the same unit measurement like the standard is called non-standard layout.
Example:


Most of the after replacement keycaps are in standard layout, like doubleshot abs, dye-sub pbt etc, in different type of profile (cherry, oem, dsa, sa, etc).
Non-standard layout keyboard owner do not have these kinds of after-market luxury because the bottom R1 modifiers are non-standard.

Let's talk about another serious issue of non-standard layout like K70. K70 do have 6.5 spacebar, which is very rare dimensions.
Most spacebars in MX Cherry are in 6.25unit and 7unit.

Question of the day for everyone...
Do changing after-market replacement keycaps set important?

Icic thanks for the explanation. Now only i realize that my start key is smaller then my previous.

cm storm rapid i and filco ninja which is better?

filco.

filco best in term of quality but no extra feature like media keys , dip swithces ,Etc
rapid -I advantage is LED and its effect but led failure rate very high.
so choose wisely

Given that we can change keycap on our keyboard.. I'd say yes
My filco already have some letter fading

If LED did die, can RMA or just void the warranty and fix it yourself.
Anyway, I don't know if CM Storm Rapid-i has LED issue or not, my friend is using one and it's perfectly fine.

I would recommend Filco too for this case. Much more modding advantages.

I just ask through fb they say only mx red no mx blue