Contoured key settings allows your hands and wrists to type in a natural position, reducing hand and finger fatigue. Keycaps can be removed easily with most standard keycap pullers with perhaps the only exception being some plastic ring-pull varieties which can be difficult to attach to the keycap. Some Realforce keyboards come with a Topre keycap puller which is not particularly ideal for larger cap removal and should be used with caution as it has been known to slip off and scratch the keycap during removal attempts. Home row indicators on the ‘F’ and ‘J’ keys are the homing bar design. The main downside to the quality is the non-detachable power cable. This is a poor feature that is really difficult to overlook. I also rather like that, if you flip the keyboard over, you can see it has three distinct exit points for its USB cable, allowing you to route the cable out of the top, left or right of the chassis depending on what's practical and convenient. It's so simple, and yet nothing else I've seen even offers this - and it makes you wonder why other keyboards don't offer the same thing. Depending on where your PC's located, you can have the Realforce R2's cable coming out of the top, left or right side of the keyboard.

I popped off a keycap to see what was going on underneath, and while not the exact same setup you’d see on many Cherry MX keyswitches, it seems the Realforce R2 RGB can have Cherry keycaps installed. has a pleasant 3 degrees angle. I am not sure what exactly is the angel of R2 but it feels slightly bigger/steeper. I am not fan of steep angles, I prefer flat or small angle keyboards, so that’s a negative for me. But the difference is very small, some people might not even realize it. This makes each keystroke feel rattily and bit unstable. I have difficulty understanding why Topre skipped out on installing stabilizers on these keys, as they impact the typing experience tremendously.While the issues don’t jump out at you, if you take a closer look the issues become more apparent. The Switches The Realforce R2 PFU edition has all the bells and whistles. It has the multiple actuation modes - a lot of people don’t use this, apparently. Some find it annoying, as it provides complication that they don’t need, and wish it only had one setting.

The 101, 103U, 104U and 106U make up Topre’s line of ANSI layout Realforce keyboards. The 101 is basically a copy of the IBM Enhanced Keyboard layout. It probably has the same 30 grams / 45 grams weighting as the 86U. The 103U adds a single Windows key between Ctrl and Alt on the left, and a Menu key on the right between Alt and Ctrl. The 103U is also the only known Realforce model that has Chinese Zhuyin characters. The 104U is perhaps the most popular full sized Realforce keyboard in the west. Unlike the 101 and 103U, it exists in popular uniform 45 grams weighting. The 104U, along with the 106U, are the only full size ANSI Realforce variants with models that have DIP switches. The 104U is also the only Realforce variant that has models with high profile spherical keycaps. The 106U, not to be confused with the JIS layout 106, is an ANSI keyboard produced for the Korean market. The addition of the left 한자 (Chinese character) and right 한/영 (Korean-English) keys is the only layout difference between the 106U and 104U keyboards. The 106U is the only known full size ANSI keyboard with a red mounting plate. I was disappointed to find some imperfections on the keycaps, such as a warped shape, inaccurate spacing between keys, and peeling plastic.

The overall build quality of the keyboard is pretty good with dye-sublimated PBT keycaps and a unique case design. Instead of the usual box shape, the keyboard has a more sophisticated shape and structure which I enjoy. The tactile bump is bit more pronounced than a Cherry MX Brown which I enjoyed, but the bottom-out and sound it produces is not for me. The Stabilizers Topre REALFORCE keyboards are high-end keyboards built for maximum programming and gaming performance. Designed for comfort and efficiency, REALFORCE keyboards feature Topre’s best-in-class capacitive key switches which allow for durability and reduced user fatigue.

I took the Realforce R2 RGB through its paces in Apex Legends. I wanted to see just how responsive it could be with that 1.5mm actuation depth. Unsurprisingly, actions were snappy, as just a light press would do the job. I may not have won every match, but I never felt like there was an issue with the Realforce R2 RGB to blame. Coming in a dye-sublimated PBT build, the keycaps are pretty high-quality. There are sub-legends also printed on a few of the keys, so you can preview what keys are on the lower layers.

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For the uninitiated, Topre is a sort-of hybrid switch, one that’s long invited debate. I’m not going to wade too deep into that void, but: The primary mechanism for a Topre’s key resistance is a rubber dome, the oft-maligned foundation of most budget membrane keyboards. The activation and feel, though, are similar to a mechanical keyboard’s, and the result is a unique switch that diehard fans swear by.

I would have liked to see a keycap puller or a few Topre springs in the box so you could customize the weight of the switches and easily take a look under the hood. The Realforce R2 RGB also lights up all of the secondary functions on keys. However, only the main key sections (letters, numbers, punctuation) get the best lighting, because the secondary functions are positioned beside the primary functions instead of below. The F-key row see the brightness taper off lower on the keycap, where the secondary functions are, making them harder to see and kind of shoddy looking. JustSystems Direct Service — Just MyShop － 東プレ REALFORCE108UBK-JS ZH0100 復刻モデル（製品の特長／動作環境・カタログ Retrieved 2015-07-07. The electro-capacitive switch produces a more satsifying noise and a slightly less pronounced tactile bump. I’ve never felt like I could type faster than with this switch. Distributor branding for ' Ark', a Japanese computer store who introduced the XE#### range of Realforce keyboards.

The APC models come with moulded key spacer inserts for main alphanumeric cluster of keys that reduce the travel of the switches to 2mm and 3mm. For this reason, they also come with a keycap puller. Topre has also replaced their folded steel "tweezer" keycap puller with a more common wire loop design. The key spacer inserts are also sold separately, and include moulded sets for the alphanumeric cluster and WASD keys, and 10 individual spacers that can be used on any single-unit keycaps. APC models also have 4 additional keys in the top-right corner, similar to the Realforce RGB. These keys have the same function as they do on the Realforce RGB: 'Mute', 'Volume Up', 'Volume Down', and 'APC'. The 'APC' key switches between the three adjustable actuation points (1.5, 2.2, or 3.0mm). While the design of the keyboard is not quite as sophisticated at the Realforce R2, it still comes with PBT keycaps and fixes a lot of the issues. In September, 2011, Topre celebrated their 10th Anniversary by releasing a line of 87U keyboards in Korea [3].