Reddit reviews Topre Type Heaven 104-key Keyboard

Cheapest, no.

http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_1

I think there were some others too. The Type Heaven is made by the oem I believe so the switches should feel just as good if not better. Not a TKL however.

Here is the non-mobile link. EliteKeyboards' is the seller so that means Elitekeyboards.com may have it soon on their site.

For those wondering about the difference between Realforce/HHKB/Leopold and Type Heaven, the difference is in the keycaps. The keycaps on the Type Heaven are ABS compared to PBT on other Topre keyboard. All Topre keyboards use ABS spacebars though. The Type Heaven is also made in China, just like the Leopold FC660C.

HHKB - 60%, 45g uniform, available in black & white with printed or non-printed PBT caps. Also available silenced for quite a bit more money, white version only.

FC660C - 60%ish, 45g uniform, available in black w/ grey printed caps or white with white/grey printed PBT caps.

Novatouch - TKL, 45g uniform, black w/ black printed ABS caps. Cherry MX compatible stems for customizability.

Type Heaven - 100%, 45g uniform, black w/ black printed ABS caps.

Realforce/Ducky Collab - 100%, 30g uniform, 45g uniform, silenced, black w/ white printed PBT caps.

Realforce - TKL or 100%, Variable, 45g uniform, 55g uniform, black w/ black printed caps or white with white/grey printed PBT caps. Also available silenced for quite a bit more money.

Realforce Hi-Pro - 100%, 45g uniform, black w/ grey high profile PBT caps. More expensive.

Realforce 10th Anniversary - TKL, Variable, 45g uniform, 55g uniform, black w/ grey/blue printed PBT caps. Also available silenced for quite a bit more money. Is quite a bit more rare as it was a limited release, cost is pretty much double a standard Realforce TKL.

µTron - Split Ergo, not sure what switches assuming 45g uniform, white w/ white printed caps.

Vintage Boards - Pretty much any layout, weight and color scheme previously stated.

You are dezamageting me

https://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW

Same price as Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375471640&sr=8-1&keywords=type+heaven

Topre Type Heaven on Amazon for $168 shipped. Caps kinda suck but you get that signature thock that would otherwise cose upwards of $230. :)

$140 on mk.com and $127 on amazon

With other Topre boards, you have the options of a Leopold FC660C(a compromise between TKL and 60%), Realforce 87U(considered one of the best quality Topre boards with a solid case as well as very good stock PBT keycaps), HHKB(the 60% of Topre, bit of an unusual layout that some people swear by), Topre Type Heaven (which is basically a budget full sized topre board)

The Novatouch is probably your best choice if you want to customise keycaps, considering other Topre boards have very limited keycap options unless you do some modding. If you don't care for keycap customisation, I would recommend you get a Realforce, their quality is undeniably amazing.

This is at the very edge of your budget but it is a topre keyboard that most people have no problems with. If you want a topre and have $150 then this is a good buy.
http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW

Hello, guys. New to the mechanical keyboard scene and looking help with deciding on which I should get first among the four that interest me the most!

1. Topre Heaven
   
   
2. Topre Realforce
   
   
3. Das Keyboard
   
   
4. Unicomp Model M
   
   This keyboard will be mainly used in an office setting so it would help if the keyboard I get won't be too loud.
   
   I'm leaning a lot more on the Topre Heaven keyboard but I've done some research and it looks like PBT keycaps make a lot of difference that the Heaven doesn't have but the Realforce does.
   
   The realforce I linked is the style that captured my eyes the most but I couldn't find more info on this specific type.
   
   The Das keyboard is also a strong competitor since I've always wanted one and at a lower price point, it is very tempting. Aesthetics wise, I do think that the topre realforce one looks much sexier.
   
   The Model M I believe would be the noisiest one in this bunch. If anyone has any feedback on this that would be great.
   
   And that's it! Any help would be appreciated!

If you want genuine Topre, it'd be

• Topre Type Heaven 104 key $166
  
• CM Novatouch / barebone You need your own keycaps $170
  
  On the other hand, Chinese clones are available
  
  
• Plum 87 35 g EC / white PBT $109
  
  
• Royal Kludge RC930 RGB 55g EC / Black $127 (ship from China)

$200? It's on Amazon for $164. I would suggest selling for at most $150, since you don't have that extra security of buying it directly from the retailer.

The keyboard is a Topre type heaven that i replaced the keycaps with ones from an old sony linear edit controller:
https://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW

 

The color grading control surface is a tangent element:
http://www.tangentwave.co.uk/products_element.asp

 

The console is a TBC Consoles ST3-WS:
http://tbcconsoles.com/SmartTrac.aspx (the monitor arms are from TBC as well, it has an integrated track system for monitors/speakers/etc. Their consoles are excellent, but they are each individually custom ordered and built)

 

I also have an X-Keys keypad and a kensington slimblade trackball.

Every real hacker knows Cherry is overrated crap.

Only the best is used by the best.

I like how it says the Type Heaven is on sale for $149 when it's consistently sold on Amazon for $150.

I kinda know what you mean about Browns. I tried them at a store and they just don't sit right with me, but I think (for me) it's more because they felt kinda...lame? I started using Blues on a Das and then tried Blacks for a white and tactiles just felt like an uncomfortable middle ground. That's all opinion though, and why recommending switches can be hard.

I have a little spiel about Topre I like to throw out every time someone asks about them...
>Topre switches don't really compare to a Cherry MX switch. Some people will say they're like Cherry MX Browns or Blues but that kind of comparison doesn't really do it justice. It's really a unique switch. If you're using a tactile Cherry switch, all of them have their tactile point around the middle of the key press. Topre have them at the top of the key press and once you pass that point it's smooth as silk all the way to the bottom. It's also a fairly quiet switch. Cherry MX switches tend to me fairly loud if you're bottoming them out and with the way they're designed you're not really suppose to. Topre switches bottom out with a soft "thock" noise, and they can be a little difficult to NOT bottom out. Unlike a rubber dome or even Cherry MX board, bottoming out a Topre switch is fairly soft if you're typing "properly" (not jamming on the keys very hard). They even make a Type S "silent" switch which makes bottoming out Topre's even quieter.

If that sounds appealing then you might actually like Topre. Originally I didn't think you would because you weren't too keen on Browns. On the HHKB...I dunno if I would go that big immediately. I like my HHKB, but I do think people revere the thing a little too much. The Type Heaven is a pretty easy way to see if you're actually going to like the switch or not, and if you don't then you're not stuck with pricey board. Topre is only going to get cheaper to try in the future, but the Type Heaven is easily the best way to try it out right now. I dunno who you were trying to buy it from, but Elite Keyboards sells it through Amazon. Probably the easiest way to buy it.

Black keycaps are a love/hate thing. I have blanks on my HHKB but I have lettering on my 104UB-DK, mostly because I doubt I could find replacement caps anyway. And they're expensive, being PBT and all.

I dunno either. I love my fullsize keyboards. There was a survey recently that had more people sing fullsize than TKL anyway so I guess it's just loud advocates. I do keep my keyboard and mouse on the same desk though.

If you wanna try Topre, I would jump on the Type Heaven over the HHKB. If you wanna try Greens, I would check out the WASD. If all else fails, you might just have to go with the Unicomp.

[Type Heaven - Topre Switches, all 45. (For Work)]
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DGJALYW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1)


Keycool II - Cherry MX Blue, white LED. (For Play)

ByViktoron June 11, 2016
I've tried out the:
Topre Heaven - I was hoping for much better. The keyboard feels ancient and very heavy compared to other keyboards. Keys feel very stiff and the texture on the keycaps is weird and grainy. Didn't like it all, maybe personal preference but did not type as fluid as the Das keyboard or even Logitech 810.

https://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/product-reviews/B00DGJALYW/ref=cm_cr_dp_see_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=helpful

4 Stars - ByJustsomedisplaynameon May 8, 2014
"However, it wasn't for me. Here's why. I'm used to a Cherry MX Red board, lubricated and o-ringed. My typing (yes, typing on Reds) has adapted to it, and I can type for what seems to be forever without feeling any pain. I wanted to try a Topre board though from reading all the good things about them, so I bought the Type Heaven. I found I had to exert too much effort to type on the Type Heaven. Switching back and forth, I concluded that the slightly smoother feeling and the tactility weren't worth the money for me. But just because I found it too heavy doesn't mean you will. Actually some people on Geekhack found it too light."

and so on...

Trying to price my Type Heaven which is hardly used, but there's no good Amazon information. Would love some advice.

I have been shopping for a new keyboard for work, only for typing. I ordered a switch tester off mechanicalkeyboards.com but the topre switches have me intrigued. I did find this board on Amazon, I was thinking about picking it up and then at least if I dont like it Amazon has a hassle free return policy. Are Type Heaven and Realforce the only companies that use that switch?

why? other options would be the Type Heaven or its RGB Variant

Like this?

http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW

My personal favorite new keyboard, it's my backup atm(they haven't made my main keyboard for.... 15 years).

Linear switches are super mediocre and unpleasant to type on, I highly recommend a Topre board.

Here is a good intro Topre board that is kinda a secret;

http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW

> I do like Logitech's wired scissor key keyboard with the backlight, but I doubt that thing would survive a year with my typing.

This is the one I was talking about. Have you actually used it? I'm typing on it right now, feels robust enough to me, although I admit that I'm not a particularly heavy (aggressive?) typist.

The other type of fancy keyboard you can get besides mechanical ones are ones with electrostatic capacitive switches, e.g.: http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGJALYW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T2_-6Dpzb98CX3PQ

Yeah, I had a Type-Heaven board for a while, and this feels kinda like that, but without all the annoying squeaking and creaking that Type-Heaven did.

The board I'm asking about has a 5-pin DIN connector, though. I don't think I'm going to put the money or effort into acquiring a connector for it.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DGJALYW

It's technically a "low" quality Topre board, but I've been rocking one almost a year now and I have no complaints. Except that topre switches aren't worth the hype, huehuehue.

Well, I'm also a writer, so I'm definitely a keyboard enthusiast, but I wanted one that would be equally good for writing and gaming. I think I veered more towards writing.

I have a Topre Type Heaven. I also use Dvorak, which works phenomenally well with Skyrim.

With some mystical unknown special magic, within the game, hotkeys still use QWERTY, but when I need to type my name or write in the Take Notes journal or rename things with Jaxonz Renamer, it automatically switches back to Dvorak!

Depending on how flashy of a board you're looking for, the Topre Type Heaven is only $150. Still expensive, but it's a full size board with some of the more expensive switches you can buy.

I'd suggest this one

I'm looking for a keyboard to replace my beloved Zippy WK-730 that I'm using at work. It's going on three years old now and starting to feel a little mushy.

I like the size of it; it doesn't take up too much space on my desk. I use a slim wrist rest with it, so I'm not married to the depth of it (although I really like how thin it is, aesthetically, I guess it's actually a hindrance to function).

After doing some cursory research, it would appear I have two choices in the mechanical keyboard space: Cherry MX Clear/Brown or Topre switches.

I'm pretty much looking at the CM Storm TK with Cherry Brown switches or the Topre Type Heaven.

I like my Zippy, other than the mushiness, and I use a wired Apple board at home. Should I even be considering these two mechboards or should I be barking up a different tree?

Has anyone here moved from a nice scissor like the Zippy or Apple slim keyboards to a mechanical and absolutely loved it? Conversely, has anyone made the jump and regretted it?

Maybe. The cheapest Topre keyboard is the Topre Type Heaven. I'm seeing them on Amazon for $150.

Is there an ideal keyboard you are envisioning in your heard?

So I found two of the cheapest Topre keyboards I could find, this Type Heaven one and a CM Novatouch TKL I found near me on Craigslist. Which one is better? Numberpad isn't too much for me as I'm saving my current keyboard, so I could use the numpad on there if I want to.

Uhm, no.
http://www.amazon.com/Topre-Type-Heaven-104-key-Keyboard/dp/B00DGJALYW

And the RealForce and HH Keyboards are far more expensive, despite having having 17 topre keys less.