Support for Alternative Layouts
This is a summary of how alternative layouts have been supported by kits such as Colevrak and Homing. It is not a discussion of alt layout performance and development, but if that interests you I highly recommend starting with Pascal Getreuer’s A guide to alt keyboard layouts (why, how, which one?). It’s a concise and comprehensive overview with links to some great sites that go deeper. He also has a separate Links about keyboards page. The Keyboard layouts doc he recommends explains layout goals and metrics in detail, summarizing the alt layouts discussed here as well as more than one hundred others. Sculpted-profile The majority of custom keycap sets are sculpted-profile (Cherry, SA, MT3, KAT, etc. - more on profiles generally here) so let’s start there. Because each row has a unique keycap shape, alt layouts require a unique keycap for each legend that moves off its QWERTY row. At first there were two The Dvorak layout was patented in 1936 by August Dvorak & William L....
Apr 23, 2024
RF 55G Comes with some of the best caps on the market both PBT with excellent feel and Dyesub and a 2 year warranty from EK.com
RC930 109$ But has trash caps and goodluck getting any sort of warranty support should you need it,which for a board with parts near impossible to find replacements for is sort of important IMO. But even the caps alone you are going to be paying a minimal of 60$ for mid range DyeSub PBT caps bringing your price now to 169.99$ with no warranty. So really it's only a 35$ premium for the Real Topre sound and feel TBH.
I totally get and understand the requirement or desire of MX stems for some people and if that makes it worth it to you i get it totally do!
But Real Topre really isn't "Overpriced" Given the compared build quality/Warranty from a well known distributor and stock caps that even a remote closeness in quality is going to cost 60+$ for...I guess i don't really consider it that expensive when looking at the entire picture.
Now Topre boards like the 300$ HHKB Type-S? Entire other matter and that's just insane :p
I agree with your points, I just again myself can't justify a real Topre over the RK ever.
People make Topre artisan caps but not as much as MX. It's a numbers game. I am at the point now where I won't even buy an artisan unless it is LED compatible. I use my LED and want to see my caps glow.
Cheers! =)