Why Are Topre Keyboards So Expensive?
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Why Are Topre Keyboards So Expensive?
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#2I have an original Topre Realforce and an HHKB. They’re both reliable, no-nonsense keyboards.
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#3Longtime topre user. They ruined me on all other keyboards. The best there is.
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#4I think it's because they're primarily sold to enterprises, so if you're buying one in a personal capacity you're paying enterprise rates.
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#5IMO buckling spring feels better.
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#6There are some knock-off Topres that are less expensive. For example, Royal Kludge had some boards that showed up on Drop a while back. I haven't used them, though, and they don't seem to have really caught on.
I had a CM Novatouch for a while, which was Topre-based. It wasn't my cup of tea (I'm partial to dampened ALPs switches from old Apple Extended Keyboards), and I eventually sold it, but it was a solid keyboard.
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#7overpriced niche product that doesn't last long..
if one wants to look at mechanical keyboards, there are a wide range of better alternatives, look around they aren't that hard to find
don't believe price = quality when it comes to keyboard, it is far from being the truth, we got the perfect example here...
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#8I have an original Topre Realforce and an HHKB. They’re both reliable, no-nonsense keyboards.
Hah, I have the same two and I agree. Realforce for the office since it's quieter and HHKB for home and games. My only complaint about the HHKB is the arrow and page up/down keys are in really strange places that took forever to build into muscle memory.
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#9I have an original Topre Realforce and an HHKB. They’re both reliable, no-nonsense keyboards.
I have a couple of HHKBs and fully agree. They’ve seen a ridiculous amount of use in the past 5 years and show no signs of giving in any time soon. Expect that if any part of it fails, it’ll be the USB mini-B connector.
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#10I've been really impressed with Wooting keyboards for gaming after trying many alternatives. (My daily driver for coding is a Kinesis Advantage2 due to RSI, but they suck for games.)
Has anyone tried both Wooting and Topre? Or for that matter, Wooting and anything they liked as much or better?