Topre Switches Are The Truth.. Happy Hacking Keyboard Hybrid Type-S Review

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They Move The Control key!??!? Happy Hacking Keyboard Hybrid Type-S Review
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@Silverjerk 4 жыл бұрын

Everyone: trying to explain how a topre switch feels. Me: Yep

@kuronoob 3 жыл бұрын

Say goodbye to your 69 likes

@LeoVS44 Ай бұрын

@@kuronoob WHAT A PSYCHO

@alexlorenlee 4 жыл бұрын

I love my HHKB Pro 2 Type - S. I swapped it to 55g and lubed it and it is heaven on earth my man. Love your keyboard vids :)

@BloodmoonPyke 4 жыл бұрын

The beginning of the video dude...I thought I was watching a keyboard review, not a better cinematic than in most games/movies these days :O

@carson2889 4 жыл бұрын

Editing is super clean on this man, keep it up :)

@holybiscuits7714 4 жыл бұрын

Bro your voice is soo soothing I love it. This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I really hope you keep up the great quality in your future ones

@LiQuidNRG 4 жыл бұрын

Is the amp that you're using mentioned anywhere? It looks amazing!

@dylan_hill 4 жыл бұрын

How do you feel about alpherior keys and their keycaps plus new mousepad for gaming?

@__prtcl 3 жыл бұрын

control key on the left there is like the main selling point. when you’re programming hitting ctrl+letter combos all day it means that your hand isn’t stretching in that strange posture constantly. do that 5000x a day and its worth the $$ :)

@drygnfyre 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the review. I've got a HHKB Pro 2, would the Pro Hybrid be a compelling update? Other than USB-c and Bluetooth, it doesn't seem to really offer anything new. I'm using this keyboard on macOS, BTW.

@CVNTGETENOUGH 4 жыл бұрын

I swear I've seen a video on you putting a specific foam in your custom keyboards but I can't find it, do you still put a sound dampener in your keyboards?

@rafeam7292 4 жыл бұрын

Hello, I want to build a keyboard myself, but I will do that for the first time. What are your tips for me?

@MK-lc9fp 4 жыл бұрын

How do you compare the HHKB’s topre to the Leopold one BT? I heard lots of people said Leopold is a little bit better

@NafiulIslam 2 жыл бұрын

What lens are you using? Focal length and aperture?

@karlybarker 4 жыл бұрын

I picked up a HHKB pro 2 second hand for a good price. Loved it stock, but went ahead and modified it with silencing rings and lubricated the switches and stabilisers with Krytox 205g0. Highly recommend taking the time to lube it! Sounds and feels amazing!!

@dzireg 4 жыл бұрын

Are you using the Aorus monitor for gaming now? Is the benq worse?

@319.e 3 жыл бұрын

Can this be remapped to use different layouts? (Workman, Dvorak, etc)

@3jake5mee 4 жыл бұрын

are these pleasant to game on or difficult?

@olivermorrison9472 4 жыл бұрын

Yo what desk is that? Looks clean.

@Evo_Spec 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a unique experience that everyone needs to try. I'm not a huge fan of the lack of dedicated arrows but I still come back to this board at least for a day a week.

@Zillamp3z 4 жыл бұрын

Does it start to lag when the battery is about to run out???

@chestermahogany2155 4 жыл бұрын

whats the stab situation? that spacebar sounded nice, no rattle.

@qu33fmonst3r 4 жыл бұрын

Name of the track playing in the background?

@gx.santiago6842 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been looking into a hhkb and then you upload a video, nice !

@PitiPablo_ 4 жыл бұрын

When people say topre is king, they're right

@CharlesXVl 4 жыл бұрын

Topre is dopre

@oliverkrauss7685 4 жыл бұрын

The king is naked.

@sumkid9263 4 жыл бұрын

I refuse to believe people who own Topre arent trying to cope for the money they spent for it

@Aggrofool 4 жыл бұрын

Topre, Holy Panda, Blue Alps, Tealios

@DarrinLin 4 жыл бұрын

Papa Mario Lmfao please. Topre is best money for best typing experience out of the box. People spend $300-$1000 on a custom mechanical keyboard case without switches or $300 key caps and need to spend hours lubing each one just to be on par with a Topre keyboard.

@redwhitewindsock4179 4 жыл бұрын

Can i get those switches for a drop keyboard?

@user-od7oo8nw2y 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review - I own HHKB Pro2 but I'm thinking about buying another one with hybrid now especially I work from home a lot these days. I have a desktop in my office and want to use my work laptop and be able to switch between these two machines. In their Fujitsu website they say it's a instant switch between devices using a keyboard shortcut but I can't really find anyone does that review. How does it switch between the devices after pre register them? Can u do a demo of that? thanks!

@sleeptime5464 2 жыл бұрын

Press fn + ctrl+ 1 to switch in Bluetooth. But I just use a usb KVM because it also switches my mouse and usb headset

@brandonh5023 4 жыл бұрын

Did the price go up? Because you say almost $300

@dho 4 жыл бұрын

i'm actually so surprised that these keybaords are actually seeing the light of day on youtube. for the longest time there weren't any even relatively big youtubers talking about topre at all. after going through several different HHKB's I settled for a non type-s BT, and now that the hybrid is out it's time for me to upgrade to the hybrid. I always get this disconnection issue on bluetooth that breaks the experience for me while gaming with this keyboard, so i'm glad the hybrid keyboard addresses that because i'll just be using it in wired mode.

@user-od7oo8nw2y 4 жыл бұрын

So true. this keyboard came out so long ago and I've used HHKB Pro and Pro2 for almost 15 years and back then there was no retailer that sold these keyboards. Now big youtubers are starting to review which makes me happy :)

@thanhavictus 3 жыл бұрын

Does this feel like a laptop keyboard's rubber dome?

@danielgray675 4 жыл бұрын

Is BT using his A7S II for these shots or another camera/lens combo? I've always wondered but never seen it listed anywhere. Thanks!

@BTaesthetics 4 жыл бұрын

I use a canon c200 and Eos R these days.

@captriskybiscuits8785 4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Taylor the correct choices! Lol especially with that R5 coming out

@randybaguinon 4 жыл бұрын

Im surprised that you guys (BST et al) have just tried Topre recently. Been using it for years. You need to mod that buddy. - lube the slider rails and change the domes to BKE. Either Lights or Ultralights, and you’re golden. :)

@alexkawz8231 4 жыл бұрын

I don't have an HHKB layout but moving Control to capslock on all my boards has incredibly helpful. I can't go back, I would rather have three Ctrl keys

@iShredStreets 2 жыл бұрын

0:29 anyone know what sound card / DAC that is? Nvm, found it. It's the RME Audio ADI-2 DAC.

@maloc1166 4 жыл бұрын

MY man gaming on that HHKB welcome to the family

@BTaesthetics 4 жыл бұрын

aww yeah...

@potion95 4 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah i just got the new HHKB Pro Hybrid and been gaming on it ever since i got it. Its incredible. :)

@AB-vi3uz 4 жыл бұрын

What home screen is that ??

@Kasiio 4 жыл бұрын

5:50 is what you came for, awww yeahhh Jk watch the whole video please haha

@grain2854 4 жыл бұрын

did u notice he was typing at nothing? hahaha

@muCephei_ 3 жыл бұрын

Does topre feel anything like brown or red, because that too mushy for me. I need some feel that a key is being clicked, not as much as blue or green but somewhere in between

@huunhanle3809 3 жыл бұрын

It's more like Brown to me lol.

@not_your_business666 4 жыл бұрын

Why not fc660c?

@karib1167 4 жыл бұрын

The white desk looks nice!

@PatriceSmith 4 жыл бұрын

I love the HHKB. I have two of them.

@parabellum3715 4 жыл бұрын

The switches sound similar to silent switches like the Zilents or Cherry MX Silent variants. Not a bad sound, but not the best in my opinion. Interesting review, are you gonna review any Durgod keyboards by any chance?

@parabellum3715 4 жыл бұрын

I would like to see a review of the Durgod TKL offerings on your channel.

@Skelyboss 4 жыл бұрын

2:26 ah yes, the fucktion control

@quirkfn 3 жыл бұрын

Lmfao

@kidstoychannel2022 4 жыл бұрын

Ooo the switches sound soo good!!

@saidnobodyever2738 3 жыл бұрын

where are the arrow keys? i cant see them??

@vemzk 4 жыл бұрын

Can you do top 5 best keyboards for 2020

@malabogia9504 4 жыл бұрын

I would definitely say the main thing people would complain about with getting use to this kind of layout is the split backspace.

@Playlistz 4 жыл бұрын

Man I would love this keyboard

@stretch90 4 жыл бұрын

If you want a better quality. better feeling version of this board with arrow keys check out the Leopold FC660C. IMO it's much better than the HHKB.

@mvk4343 4 жыл бұрын

I am expecting my JP edition to arrive in the mail tomorrow! It has arrow keys too!

@hamibeyblade 4 жыл бұрын

Took you awhile to finally review one XD

@vincentma4681 4 жыл бұрын

I've switched my control and caps lock keys in firmware, and i really love it for typing and controls, so for games i just set my crouch to "caps". The only annoying thing is that sometimes i type in game in caps accidently

@ivoruiter6605 4 жыл бұрын

I am pretty sure you can disable caps lock

@brotex22 4 жыл бұрын

I have been playing with a HHKB PRO 2 for a year now, love the topre switches. You can totally play at a high lvl with a keyboard like this, I'm lvl 10 on faceit with 2k5 elo (csgo).

@potion95 4 жыл бұрын

Brotex yeah I play on my Pro Hybrid and I don’t have any issues whatsoever

@warrenbrett3758 4 жыл бұрын

Are these better than alpaca's? Lol looking for that holy grail

@jakelund3159 4 жыл бұрын

I actually never map anything to ctrl in games, I find it too uncomfortable to reach while using the wasd keys. I've always used caps lock for crouch.

@StarbucksBob 3 жыл бұрын

Will be interested to see you mod it.

@Donbros 4 жыл бұрын

u could just buy fc660c. The thing I wish that leopold, realforce and hhkb would make more pbt colored keycaps. The feel is like combining rubber dome with spring, which it is XD it has that after sound

@blakecartwright8090 4 жыл бұрын

Finally you have discovered how incredible hhkb is

@WyattUTFT 4 жыл бұрын

I have a niz EC keyboard. I love this thing. It has a pretty standard layout but has such a great feel to the switches. It's also pretty easy to get rubber dome sheets at different weights if you prefer something heavier. I'd like to eventually get an actual topre board but for now, this is giving me everything I need. Plus it has mx compatible stems so I can use my keycap sets. Plus I got it for $80 used which is great.

@doorbox788 4 жыл бұрын

wyatt Where’d you get yours, because the amazon link has it for $400 which is insane?

@wonderthigh 4 жыл бұрын

DoorBox i got mine (niz atom 68) on their english site for like $175

@WyattUTFT 4 жыл бұрын

@@doorbox788 like I said I got mine used but their website is nizkeyboard . com I think they have also done a run on massdrop before.

@mdremdre4895 4 жыл бұрын

I ordered the fc660c and mod it I lubed the switches and the stabs and it’s pretty good I just wanna change the case and that’s about it and I think I can change the stems and apply cherry keycaps on it but the Leopold pbt keycaps are good

@parker4316 4 жыл бұрын

You should try it with BKE domes in I've got BKE Light Domes in mine and there way more tactile than my holy pandas and zealios v2 switches

@andrezinho176 4 жыл бұрын

Neko i also own BKE light domes on my Leopold FC660C ame thought they were much more tactile than HP and Zealios. Almost TOO tactile and honestly the amount was too much for me. Wish there was a dome that was between the subtle bump of stock domes and the BKE light.

@parker4316 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrezinho176 Maybe the ultra lights? I have yet to try them but maybe there a good middle ground personally I like the tactility of the lights but its too much for some stuff ie gaming

@EnjoyedSkillet 4 жыл бұрын

You advertised the Pwnage mouse a bunch but you're using a Logitech mouse?

@CharlesXVl 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if topre is worth the hype or the price but I do enjoy it a lot. Once I got used to the HHKB layout I can't go back

@Kraize92 4 жыл бұрын

Time to get the hhkb layout for everything. The other best thing about the layout is the split backspace!! The hhkb is the reason why I never buy above a 65% anymore. Also really love the fn layer and pretty much replicate it on every other keyboard I get.

@Vannagh1991 4 жыл бұрын

Not sure if you will be reading this comment, but there are some custom keycap sets for topre stems on aliexpress. So it looks like there are at least some options out there (quality questions aside)

@Microjam Жыл бұрын

I just got my HHK Professional Hybrid Type-S. The Topre keys are absolutely fantastic. The minimalist design of this keyboard is surprisingly functional and definitely makes for more effortless coding! I read several reviews on this keyboard, and most complain about the price - value for the money. It was worth the investment. Keeping my hands over the keyboard where they belong is a game changer.

@igaounderground9298 4 жыл бұрын

Hey BT, can you make a video of how to build a budget keyboard. I would like to build my own but I don't know which parts are best for the price.

@rodok3836 4 жыл бұрын

There isn't the best one. Everyone likes different things (one might like light Tofu case but another one might enjoy heavy aluminum tank on his/hers/its desk). You can have so much variety of switches (even sub-categories of linear, tactile and clicky). You could enjoy the looks, feel of the switch, or the sound. Personally, I don't think that there is one endgame for you if you go for a hot-swap board. Also rather important is layout/size (40%, 60%, 75%, TKL, full size and many more). Usually, if you are new to keebs, hot-swap PCB (those where you can hot-swap the switches without need to de/solder anything) work usually the best. But if I had to make a point - the best stuff the stuff that suits YOU the best...

@calrez 4 жыл бұрын

by gk61 with optical switches 30$ swap switches for optical silver lube them with tribosys 3204 add foam at the bottom of the case smother than most expensive switches total cost 50$

@BTaesthetics 4 жыл бұрын

soon ;)

@igaounderground9298 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, I’m ok with a hotswap board, I just don’t want the spacebar to Have this rattle and I also don’t want my keyboard to have this tingy, metallic sound after I press a key. I have a techware phantom 87 with outemu browns and it has both of these problems.

@foreveryone112 4 жыл бұрын

Oh man in my Country we don't get stores to actually try different switches haha but they look interesting

@potion95 4 жыл бұрын

jobbyt Everydayguy yeah I live in America and even then we don’t have shops where we can try our switches. The only types you can find are the typical gaming keyboards at bestbuy

@Zeboki 4 жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, I always shifted my Shift Key up to caps & Ctrl up to Shift because of my small hands and it's always a strain to deal with, I might actually pick this up. Except I love my Page Up/Down, Home/End & Arrows too much while typing out my D&D GM Notes and essays/scripts. The Keyboard Deities have pained me once more.

@phila7627 4 жыл бұрын

The 2nd layer arrow keys, pg up ,pg down, home, and end keys are quite close to the fn key (beside right shift key) and its still usable. I can breeze through excel spreadsheets like im using a TKL

@burrotek6756 3 жыл бұрын

i like how i just know the keyboard feels. i dont really know on other switches but topre doe

@juanmarti1157 3 жыл бұрын

Hybrid Type S or Classic?

@andy_NQ 4 жыл бұрын

i own some Topre keyboards, and while i really like my HHKB, i'd just prefer my Leopold FC980C with 1800 layout more, maybe i have to use number pad then :)

@ThePandaGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

Leopolds are incredible

@RomboutVersluijs 3 жыл бұрын

NOt sure why that price i so high though?!? PS is that switch sort of same as those awful mac rubber cap switches? Basically an aircap glues on?

@mw2blackopsamazing 3 жыл бұрын

Not at all the same.

@the_womp_and_only9062 4 жыл бұрын

I've heard that the Topre switches are only technically tactile but feel more like linears because they actuate towards the top or at least the resistance kicks in at the top so it feels smooth all the way down. I just got a Ducky One 2 SF in white, so I'm not in the immediate market for keyboards but, if I ever have a spare $300 I'd definitely want to at least try this and, if I don't like it, I'll just flip it on eBay.

@snapchatsnacks3154 4 жыл бұрын

Hey BT I mentioned this in the discord. You can get cooler master keyboards with topre switches that have an MX mount. Cooler master is the only company I can think of but others might make them

@WyattUTFT 4 жыл бұрын

NIZ makes topre clones with mx stems

@geoken2 4 жыл бұрын

Just to point out, the nova touch hasn’t been available for years. Not to say OP was suggesting it is, but the way the comment reads - some people might mistakenly think you can actually get one now. They actually haven’t been made for a long time and acquiring the sliders is not cheap as they’re highly desirable.

@kevinzyrkowski 4 жыл бұрын

They sound like a louder lubed Zilent! Nice video Brandon!

@geoken2 4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Zyrkowski you don’t really get the thock with zilents. My 2 main boards are an fc660c and a dz65 with 65g zilents (lubed).

@WolfetoneRebel1916 4 жыл бұрын

No rechargeable battery? Battery bump? $300? Think I'll be sticking with my Anne Pro 2 and remap the ctrl key if I need(I won't)!

@alenyx1589 4 жыл бұрын

I dont know if the keyboard is as insane as it looks in the video or if BTs Blockbuster videos are just so insanely well made that i would even buy an aliexpress keyboard for 200$

@newtc312 4 жыл бұрын

6:16 awwwww yeaaaaaaaah

@changedytaccount5539 3 жыл бұрын

Mmmm mmmm mmmmh

@nade_xharpe636 4 жыл бұрын

He sounds like Bob Ross when he talks about this board

@Baljortar 4 жыл бұрын

OMG that ADI-2 DAC

@Siinzx0 4 жыл бұрын

ive wanted a hhkb professional for a while, may cop with trump money. My current two keyboards are a Vortex Race 3 with Blues for work and Ducky Mecha Mini with browns for gaming.

@positivitysheep1535 4 жыл бұрын

That intro was the best intro I’ve ever seen.

@happylittletrees8130 3 жыл бұрын

Why would you buy this keyboard when you can buy one with VIA software, or any other keyboard config to change the control key, etc?

@Samzwurld777 2 жыл бұрын

Listen to me. I intentionally ignored everyone's Topre boards on channels until I had one. I'm tactile only gang but shit I really like them now. Love this video.

@ronaldbos9345 3 жыл бұрын

The noise is way less than the MX silent reds in my keyboard.

@AndyS2K76 3 жыл бұрын

i have one type s nd one normal...uou have to try the normal one. it's also better. more tactile, a little more light in key press and you take the " toc" sound and also have the release pitch sound. for me it's aamazing if you don't have the necessity of silent one....

@Darkmatter356 4 жыл бұрын

Been using my Leopold FC980C for over 3 years now. Leopold is another great Topre type brand

@geoken2 4 жыл бұрын

Nathan Mastrangelo many would say better.

@TheRoute47 4 жыл бұрын

now you should try realforce same topre switches

@sleeptime5464 2 жыл бұрын

Usb c is good if you have a KVM

@a51nx 4 жыл бұрын

The best way to describe Topre switches is it's a good feeling of oneness with cup rubber. Memes aside, I have two Realforces R2 TKLs. For me, the main reason why I love these boards so much are the sounds they make when I type. absolute T H O C C

@potion95 4 жыл бұрын

Ahh yes the oneness with cup rubber is strong with this one.

@samlee458 4 жыл бұрын

still gotta try topre. but the layout. i know i can get use to it but do i want to tho? 🤣

@geoken2 4 жыл бұрын

samlee458 then you can go for a Leopold. Many consider an fc660c a better topper experience than an HHKB. It’s layout is far more traditional. Also, leopold has tkl’s and full size boards.

@blakecartwright8090 4 жыл бұрын

Should add hhkb ble PCB to hhkb pro 2 to make it Bluetooth. Then add bke domes and lube all the sliders with tribosys 3203 or 3204 and use krytox 205 grade 0 to further lube stabilizers

@b3nhor 4 жыл бұрын

Bought my HHKB Pro 2 for €80 in January. They started off a little scratchy but after 2 weeks or so they became smooth as butter. I'm currently in the process of silencing it because I couldn't find a deal on a Type-S. I've already done sound and vibration dampening pads and Deskey Medium rings and lube are on their way atm. Love it. :)

@tacomn 4 жыл бұрын

you mean like 2 or 380 right?? not 80?

@arshiatalebi7319 2 жыл бұрын

80?????

@seanms35 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s the sound signature of them, they don’t sound very smooth to me, but everyone says they’re really smooth. I still much prefer the sound of HP, Tangerine, Cream, or Alpaca (all lubed). Maybe I just gotta get a topre and give it some time.

@Cartoon91 4 жыл бұрын

Im scared to try split backspace lmaoooo

@Gamer4Reality 4 жыл бұрын

Backspace, by default, is mapped to the place '\' is. This is actually more comfortable than the ansi backspace imo.

@reviewforthetube6485 4 жыл бұрын

I get the soft feel of topre but I just dont like them I want more sound lol not silence lol but good stuff and great video

@seanms35 4 жыл бұрын

Should try Leopold’s Topre. Heard from quite a few that they all prefer it over the HHKB. Not wireless though.

@75yomu 3 жыл бұрын

I heard that Leopold's board have pinging issues because of the metal plate.

@michaelu8474 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a rubber dome MX brown switch. Guess you'd have to experience it in person to know it's worth.

@cookalyn3025 3 жыл бұрын

It's very nice It's the most amazing keyboard I've owned like dude I've owned many logitech Razer and Corsair keyboards and I tried typing on some custom lubed I can say this is the best experience

@dmannion81 4 жыл бұрын

And its made in Japan and not in China which is also another reason its so expensive but I have the HHKB Pro2 and the Realforce R2 TKL (Pfu limited edition) and they are both worth every penny. I dont have the Type S HHKB but I lubed it and it like a better silenced switch when the non silent is lubed. very quiet but amazing sound and feel.