"For my money, you simply cannot get a better electrocapacitive keyboard than the Bauer Lite with a DynaCap kit. You can get a nicer EC keyboard, without having to build it yourself, by simply spending $3,600 on a Norbauer Seneca. Or you can get a Happy Hacking Keyboard or a Realforce for south of $300, also without having to build it yourself, with genuine Topre switches, Bluetooth if you want it, and decent - but not great - remapping capability."
"Or, for about $250, a set of keycaps, and a couple of hours of assembly, you can design a Bauer Lite in any of a zillion color combinations and use DynaCap parts to turn it into a fully remappable EC keyboard that feels like Topre while still being compatible with the vast world of aftermarket keycaps. Doesn't that sound nice?"
Electrocapacitive switches produce a distinct top-heavy tactile bump associated with Topre keyboards. Commercial Topre options are limited to a few layouts and often lack MX keycap compatibility. Factory EC keyboards range from high-end, expensive builds like the Norbauer Seneca to more affordable Topre boards such as the Happy Hacking Keyboard and Realforce. Building a Bauer Lite and installing a DynaCap kit costs roughly $250 plus keycaps and assembly time and yields a fully remappable EC keyboard compatible with aftermarket MX keycaps. DynaCap supplies sliders, housings, stabilizers, domes, springs, silencing rings, and plate gaskets; a compatible PCB and switch plate enable conversion.
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