I don't see a need for a mechanical calculator since I will always be at close proximity of a computer with Excel or Calculator software with my mechanical keyboards.
Even the phones can serve as a decent calculator these days.
I'm super lazy to copy the html and put it in dedicated lowyat bbcode already. I just link everything for future review and guides.
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Top unit looks like rgb with a row of macro keys, multimedia keys and.... Standard layout!
I like how the keys stand out (slightly above from the base).
I am not too particular with RGB lighting on the keyboards. Of 5 of my mechanical keyboards only 3 of them have lightings, mainly blue, dark purple and white.
Owned a ducky zero, mx brown. I plan to bring that to the office and buy a mx blue for my house. Now eyeing the Corsair Strafe RGB mx blue or the k70 lux rgb mx blue, or maybe the cheaper Ducky One mx blue with backlit. Any further recommendations?
I won't suggest using cherry mx brown in office unless you don't intend to bottom out all the time.
I would suggest going for Topre switches for office (since it will be for mainly typing) and far more silent than cherry MX brown.
Cooler Master Novatouch TKL is EOL as well. Well, can't say it's cheap, because the pricing is competitive during RF and HHKB time. But, the currency now made it like cheap only. Among dozen (30g, all 45g, variable, 55g, silence 45g, hhkb, type-s, hhkb 55g modded, type-s 55g, rf23, rf23 55g modded, novatouch) of Topre boards I tried. Novatouch got the best of the two worlds (typing + layout).
Wow already EOL, didn't know that.
I am curious how long my Topre Realforce will last since it has been 5 years and I used it almost 5 days per week from 9 am to 6-7pm.
Can last more than 10 years.. Anything rosak, just replace it. switch, spring, pcb, domes, keycaps. As simple as that. The casing of RF is extraordinary, can disassemble without screw.
That's how topre mkb user can enjoy oneness of cup rubber.
Cool, thanks. Could you also show me where I can get the parts from?
Forgot to mention, I've emailed Royal Kludge recently about their RC930-87, also a Topre clone with RGB but in TKL form, enquiring as to when we can expect a version 2 since the 104 key model already has a v2. FYI, RK is the cheapest Topre Clone (with RGB to boot!) available now
What is the estimate street price for this topre keyboard?
From what I can see on Taobao, prices range around RMB 450-550 excluding shipping. On aliexpress, lowest I've seen is going for USD126+ shipped for 55g RGB. Problem though is these are all very likely version 1. The main noticeable difference between v1 and v2 is the switch housing, translucent for v1, transparent for v2.