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Should i buy this keyboard? Noppoo choc mini

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flimflam
Profile Joined July 2010
12 Posts
June 25 2011 02:54 GMT
#1
I'm looking to get a mechanical keyboard with brown switches, and for some reason i cant get my mind off of this one http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:13825
but, i can't find anything on TL about it. Am i missing something, is there a reason nobody buys this for SC2?
knyttym
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States5797 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-25 03:06:40
June 25 2011 03:06 GMT
#2
It's rather difficult to find and has a somewhat odd layout (very squished to minimize the size). Also people tend to buy what they know + what is accessible. Das being a pretty well known brand, filco being used by several pros, steelseries and razer being team sponsors.

I think it looks pretty awesome btw
baeracaed
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States604 Posts
June 25 2011 05:26 GMT
#3
Very interesting. I'm a big fan of KB's with a smaller footprint. I moved to a tenkeyless (no numpad) a while ago now, and my setup is a lot more comfortable. That Noppoo Choc Mini has some construction quirks though, wouldn't get one myself.
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Blisse
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada3710 Posts
June 25 2011 05:30 GMT
#4
The keyboard is fine. It's just incredibly difficult to get in America (or expensive).
Accessibility is the number one reason it's not more popular.
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Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-25 05:52:26
June 25 2011 05:51 GMT
#5
On June 25 2011 14:30 Blisse wrote:
The keyboard is fine. It's just incredibly difficult to get in America (or expensive).
Accessibility is the number one reason it's not more popular.

If you goto their website they have an email were they can be contacted for american purchasing.
http://www.thenoppoo.com/

They don't seem to have the Choc mini which is a little dissapointing. If I find out were to get one i'll edit this post again.
Blisse
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada3710 Posts
June 25 2011 06:09 GMT
#6
On June 25 2011 14:51 Boblhead wrote:
Show nested quote +
On June 25 2011 14:30 Blisse wrote:
The keyboard is fine. It's just incredibly difficult to get in America (or expensive).
Accessibility is the number one reason it's not more popular.

If you goto their website they have an email were they can be contacted for american purchasing.
http://www.thenoppoo.com/

They don't seem to have the Choc mini which is a little dissapointing. If I find out were to get one i'll edit this post again.


It is generally not a good idea to purchase directly from the manufacturer.

Ebay has many Noppoo Choc Mini MX Browns for sale, but it's pricing is terrible.

Most people get them through O-book or something through a dealer in China. I'm going to try to pick one up when I go there this summer.
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Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
June 25 2011 06:26 GMT
#7
I was looking @ the prices on ebay, and they cost roughly the same as a tenkeyless with black/blue/brown switches its not bad pricing.
Blisse
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada3710 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-25 06:31:15
June 25 2011 06:30 GMT
#8
On June 25 2011 15:26 Boblhead wrote:
I was looking @ the prices on ebay, and they cost roughly the same as a tenkeyless with black/blue/brown switches its not bad pricing.


The quality isn't the same, and it's versus the 420 max in China, which translates to like 70-80 max after conversion.

I can tell you what it's like when I get it. I'm just not sure when I'll get it.

It's not a bad keyboard, but don't expect amazing quality.
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ppeeddaa
Profile Joined May 2011
Austria28 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-25 06:36:24
June 25 2011 06:35 GMT
#9
i am actually looking for this keyboard as well and unlike Blisse i find the pricing on ebay pretty good.

~90 Dollar for a mechanical keyboard with good reviews on eg. geekhack is imo well worth it.

(on a sidenote: there are quiet some cheap ones with black switches from this seller )

if you also want to look for other alternatives, a good place is http://global.pchome.com.tw . I got my Ducky DK9008G2 from there. No hastle if you follow this Guide ($20 for international shipping!)



Oproer
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands108 Posts
June 25 2011 07:14 GMT
#10
I have this keyboard and I can recommend it. It's very small but it has all the keys you need. You can even switch the capslock with the left control key if you think that's easier.

The build quality is very decent. It's not like a Filco or a Das but it has no flaws anyway. The keycaps are pretty thick and the lettering seems to vary per keyboard from dark grey to light grey. On my keyboard the lettering is very dark, so without decent light I can't read the letters but it doesn't really matter. The keyboard only works on USB but it does have NKRO and that's all you want.

I also have a Das keyboard but I switched it for the Noppoo Choc Mini. Once the Noppoo comes with red switches, I'll be switching to that I think.

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Blisse
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada3710 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-06-25 09:02:25
June 25 2011 09:01 GMT
#11
On June 25 2011 15:35 ppeeddaa wrote:
i am actually looking for this keyboard as well and unlike Blisse i find the pricing on ebay pretty good.

~90 Dollar for a mechanical keyboard with good reviews on eg. geekhack is imo well worth it.

(on a sidenote: there are quiet some cheap ones with black switches from this seller )

if you also want to look for other alternatives, a good place is http://global.pchome.com.tw . I got my Ducky DK9008G2 from there. No hastle if you follow this Guide ($20 for international shipping!)






OOPS sorry I'm really biased cause I'm in Canada and all our prices are horribly overpriced. I haven't really checked American prices, but it should be really reasonable (lucky). I also find it really hard to navigate the sites for Ducky's and stuff.

And there we go, a real review.
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Gropah
Profile Joined April 2011
Netherlands58 Posts
June 25 2011 09:39 GMT
#12
If you buy this one for NKEYROLL, dont. It is not possible to get this over USB.
Oproer
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands108 Posts
June 25 2011 09:45 GMT
#13
On June 25 2011 18:39 Guussieboy wrote:
If you buy this one for NKEYROLL, dont. It is not possible to get this over USB.


NKRO Test:


(Not mine, it's in the review on Geekhack)
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Zapdos_Smithh
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2620 Posts
June 25 2011 10:31 GMT
#14
I actually just ordered this thing from ebay with cherry browns. Once Canada's postal lock-out is over it will eventually get shipped and I will probably do a quick review of it on this thread.
Paraietta
Profile Joined April 2011
United Kingdom130 Posts
June 25 2011 10:42 GMT
#15
Hi, I have this keyboard with black switches. I got it on ebay since with the GBP to USD exchange rate the price was comparable to a razer blackwidow, and I didn't want to buy a filco or anything in that price range.

It's a nice keyboard, the construction is solid and the small form factor is convenient. The key layout takes a little getting used to for regular typing (need to use Fn key to access home, end, insert etc) but for starcraft it's fine since none of the keys you actually need are out of place.

Here's a video I made of it if that's any help

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iStarKraft
Profile Joined March 2011
United Kingdom79 Posts
June 25 2011 10:57 GMT
#16
Take note, if you are one of the few TL.net users that uses a Mac, do not buy this keyboard. It behaves very oddly on Mac OS X, as the OS has issues with the way the Choc Mini registers itself as 3 different keyboards (this is how pseudo-NKRO is achieved through USB).

Here is a video demonstrating its behaviour on a Mac. Not pretty. This keyboard is unusable on Mac OS X. (And nobody has created any kind of fix for this, as of yet...)

Aside from this, I think it looks like a brilliant keyboard, all of the reviews are very positive on geekhack and overclock, and the price is great for what you're getting.
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flimflam
Profile Joined July 2010
12 Posts
June 29 2011 01:49 GMT
#17
heres an update; I wanted a choc mini and was going to buy one off ebay but the seller would only ship to confirmed paypal addresses, and well, i just moved to a new house... I was going through the process of getting this address confirmed when i found out first I had to verify my bank account(which takes 3 days) and then wait for them to send me something in the mail. I ended up finding a filco ninja tenkeyless with brown switches on amazon and chose the one day shipping. Long story short, I'm typing this on my new ninja filco!
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I may get a choc mini in the future, but the thought of getting a mechanical keyboard right now as opposed to getting one shipped from china that could take up to a month, was just too tempting.
vienna_k
Profile Joined October 2011
Austria12 Posts
January 12 2012 15:13 GMT
#18
Apparently this keyboard can be made to work with mac os x. See this link. You just need to buy one of these adapters
SelectStaR
Profile Joined January 2011
United Kingdom129 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-12 16:07:28
January 12 2012 16:06 GMT
#19
QPAD MK-85... great keyboard and support's true N-Key rollover via USB (even though that's an overkill it actually does)

mine has Cherry Mx Reds.

I have blues and blacks, but my Qpad-mk85 REDS for me are amazing!!
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10028 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-01-12 16:27:47
January 12 2012 16:17 GMT
#20
just got my 2nd choc mini(in case my 1st one breaks : D), first one had black switchs and the new one that i just bought has red switchs.. the one with red switchs feels soooooo good :/

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getting 10+ keycaps next week woohoo, wasdkeyboards <3
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