German Topre Realforce 88UB 45g Key Black on Black Tenkeyless Keyboard

It doesn't get better than this. Having invested in all cherry switches I'm prefering blue switches. However topre is even better.

What's missing to make this keyboard a 100/100:
- Caps Lock LED
- Detachable Cable

What can I say? It's a joy to type on. I spent way too much time investigating before ordering the realforce. Although it's a bit pricey I certainly don't regret it.
Feels luxurious with a nice thock and stabilizer clack. I was a bit hesitant going with black on black lettering, but turns out that's not a problem at all. Only minor gripe was the board not being completely flat and wobbling on its feet at first, but that was easily fixed.

I like
- Good manufacturing quality Made in Japan - made for me.
- like the rounded edges of the keyboard
- Heavy enough to not slide on your desk, when typing on it.
- Like the Topre Switches, very comfortable, not straining your fingers!

Customer-Wishlist :-)
- I miss the CAPS-Lock LED
- Detachable Cable would be nice (Whatever happened to spiral cables on keyboards?)
- Integrated USB-Hub with a 2-3 USB-Ports on the keyboard would be handy (for USB thumb drive, etc,)

The defining feature of this keyboard is obviously the switches. Topre switches are hard to find in lower-priced products, but they may be worth your money.
They have little resistance after the initial bump, so you will most likely bottom out the keys (this isI assumeby design).

Thankfully the keyboard manages to make bottoming out very silent. This makes typing on the Realforce much more silent than on any of the other keyboards I've used in the last 10 years (MX Black, Blue and Clear after years of rubberdome keyboards).

I didn't particularly care about the labeling since I've been touch-typing since my previous 2 keyboards, with an alternative layout even, so I cannot say much more than what is already visible in the product pictures.

What I will mention though is the cable: while the keyboard has a cable duct in three directions, the cable is not detachable, which is sad to see after my positive experience with the CODE keyboard.

Truly awesome to typegame on.

Coming from the current Macbook keyboard the Realforce sounds old fashioned, yet it is still superb when it comes to typing a lot.
Switching the PC keyboard to Mac is as easy as using Google.

A big Thank You to the Keyboard Company for the support, delivery updates. Everything went smooth.

Best rubber dome keyboard you will ever find.

Imagine a typically rubber dome keyboard.. with a much sharper tactile feedback and a bit less actuation force. And that comes bundled with high build quality and pbt keycaps. It makes for very pleasant typing (these keys encourage bottoming out). All in all i am very pleased with this keyboard, the price point does leave a slightly sour after-taste though :-(

I own quite a lot of mechanical keyboards from different brands (Filco, Ducky, IBM) and switches (MX blue, MX black, MX green, buckling springs ...)
The Realforce 88UB has instantly become my favorite keyboard.

The build quality is excellent and the PBT keycaps are a such a pleasure to type on.
The 45g Topre switches are just perfect, even if you're used to heavier switches. I would definitely recommend this keyboard to all searching for a solid keyboard with TKL form factor.

Unfortunately the black on black dye sub letters are hard to read. If you really need to see the legends in low light condition - this keyboard is maybe not the best choice. Most probably you won't even find any ISO replacement keycaps for Topre switches.

Otherwise - if you're ok with touch-typing - don't hesitate. I haven't regretted my purchase at all. This black beauty is really far beyond expectations.