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H2O2
72
Jun 18, 2015
A heads up for everyone who is not familiar with this keyboard. I have the POM keycaps, non-backlit version, 55g and have disassembled/assembled mine so I will provide some points that stood out to me about this keyboard.
1. This keyboard is not Topre and does not feel like it. However, it is the closest mechanical keyboard that I know that comes close to the feeling. This royal kludge is missing the snappiness i.e. a major source of tactility that comes with the true Topre like Novatouch, HHKB, Realforce, etc. A common quote that I agree with "like smooth cherry mx browns:
2. This keyboard is dental banded from the factory. Since a big part of the noise from Topre keyboard is the slider, i.e. the plastic piece below the keycap hitting the frame on the upstroke, a rubber ring on it cushions the upstroke and reduce noise. Some people say that dental banding removes tactility from the keyboard. So I removed the dental bands and I don't think there was a significant difference in noise, but did get a slight increase in better feeling.
3. If you want to open up the keyboard, there is no screws. Insert a plastic knife into the crack between the two plastic frames, slide along the knife to pop the plastic clips holding the upper and lower half.
4. The keyboard that I received had super scratchy plastic sliders. I lubed them and enjoyed the smoother keypresses. HOWEVER, opening up the keyboard is super annoying. I did not realize how easy it was for Topre springs to fall out of the rubber dome and spent a fun hour trying to get all the springs back into their domes. Don't make my mistake!
5. Programming can be a bit annoying. Once you get the hang of the provided software, pretty easy and cool to do. Can do macros, change most if not all the key assignments, switch on mouse emulations, and many more. Programming can only be done and used when the keyboard is set to write protection off mode. *If this post helps people and programming is a subject of interest, I will edit this post to include tutorial on how to program keyboard.
KellyH
294
Jun 18, 2015
H2O2I had (and sold) a Noppoo EC-108 pro 45g, which supposedly uses the same switches as the Royal Kludge. I second your thoughts about the scratchy kepress. For me personally, it was quite off-putting and I couldn't get over it. It sounded neat, but felt weird.
MTKMKI
25
Jun 19, 2015
H2O2EDIT: Eh nmvm. I figured it out. So to unlock the program function on the 104 key, you press Fn + Pause to unlock it. Have to hold it down for about 5 seconds. And i was prying the crap out of the usb cover thingy looking for a switch on the back - which incidentally is an empty hole on the 104 key.
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