Topre Keyboards
Topre Keyboard Features
Topre’s REALFORCE keyboard features the company’s strength, the "capacitance non-contact method.
Unlike other types of keyboards that are switched on by electrode contact or have physical switches such as mechanical keyboards, the capacitive no-contact method has no physical contact points, resulting in a light key touch and superior durability.
What to look for when choosing a Topre keyboard
The only keyboards from Topre are the “REALFORCE” series, and you can choose from the “REALFORCE” series.
The REALFORCE series lineup is divided by compatible operating systems, with Windows and macOS versions to choose from. Another factor to consider is whether or not the model is equipped with an APC (actuation point changer) function.
Topre Keyboard Size Lineup
Full Size
Standard keyboard size. While it has the advantage of not being overstuffed with arrow keys, functions, and even a numeric keypad, the keyboard is inevitably longer in length and width, which increases the distance to the mouse and trackpad.
Tenkeyless (TKL)
A full-size keyboard minus the numeric keypad. This size has become popular in recent years because it offers the feel of a full-size keyboard with reduced width.
Topre Keyboard Type
Capacitance non-contact method
A type of keyboard in which keys are input by sensing capacitance. The keys do not bottom out and there are no switches as on mechanical keyboards, so the key touch is light and the keyboard is very quiet.
Topre Keyboard Series
Topre's keyboard series that employs the capacitance non-contact method. This long-selling standard series has a wide range of users, from professional users to general users, as well as business users.
Topre Keyboard Features
Capacitance-free contact method" offers superb key touch that other companies’ keyboards do not have
The keyboard “REALFORCE” from Topre is characterized by its use of the “capacitance non-contact method”. The lack of key switches makes the key touch lighter and less stressful on the fingers, making it the keyboard of choice for many professionals.
Actuation points can be customized
The model equipped with Topre’s unique APC (Actuation Point Changer) function, which utilizes nodeless points, allows users to adjust the position at which the switch turns on in four steps of 0.8mm, 1.5mm, 2.2mm, and 3.0mm by using the dedicated software. The key touch can also be customized by combining it with spacers that can be placed under the keys.
With conventional keyboards, you need to buy a new keyboard to change the key touch, but with the APC function, you can customize the set to your liking with a single keyboard.
What to look for when choosing a Topre keyboard
Choose the one that matches your supported OS!
Topre’s REALFORCE series lineup includes not only keyboard layouts with language (Japanese and US layouts), but also models with key layouts optimized for the major operating systems, Windows and macOS.
Windows models have a basic Windows layout, while macOS models have a layout similar to (but not exactly the same as) Apple’s stock keyboard.
Check to see if the model has APC functionality!
The current models of the REALFORCE series from Topre are basically equipped with the APC function, but some models, such as models for macOS, are not equipped with the APC function.
Three sizes and two layouts to choose from
Topre’s REALFORCE series offers three types of keyboards in its lineup: full-size, tenkeyless, and numeric keypad. The ten-key keyboard is only available in the Windows version, but the full-size and tenkeyless keyboards are compatible with all operating systems.
As for layouts, the lineup basically offers both Japanese and US layouts, making it an easy choice for English keyboard users.