The FC980C is the Topre version of Leopold's 98-key layout, and Leopold is upfront about where it comes from. The spec sheet says designed by Leopold, made by Topre, made in Japan, and Leopold's page says the keycaps, rubber domes, plate and controller are the same parts Topre uses in its Realforce boards. So you get Realforce internals in the compact 1800 layout, with the arrows, navigation keys and number pad packed together and no gaps between them. The domes are a uniform 45g, the caps are dye-sublimated PBT, and the board weighs 1.1 kg. It connects over USB with a detachable Mini-USB cable and has four DIP switches for the usual Caps Lock, Alt and Windows swaps. Mechanical Keyboards has also listed a lighter 30g version, so ask which one you're looking at. The Cherry MX FC980M uses the same layout and looks almost the same.
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The FC980M is the same 98-key layout with Cherry MX switches, and it looks nearly identical in photos. Leopold's own listing offers the white FC980C with uniform 45g domes and English or Korean legends. Mechanical Keyboards has sold it in black and white, with a 30g option as well as 45g.
Leopold's manual lists Windows only and says Mac OS isn't supported. There's no software, so remapping stops at the four DIP switches.
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Buying guide
Only one FC980C is listed, so its $355 delivered price isn't a market read. It's titled white with 45g Topre domes and dye-sublimated keys, from a US seller with 100% feedback, and the photo shows a complete board in cream and gray. Ask for a photo of the label underneath reading FC980C, since the Cherry MX FC980M looks almost the same, and for a slow video pressing keys across the board, number pad included, to check every key has the same soft bump. Ask whether the Mini-USB cable comes with it, and know that Leopold's manual lists Windows only.
$354.57est. delivered
The only FC980C for sale, a white 45g board at $355 delivered from a US seller. Make an offer, and ask for the bottom label and a typing test with every key pressed.
Leopold FC980C Topre Electrostatic Capacitive Switch Keyboard Dye-Sub White/45g
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White, 45g Topre, dye-sub keys. US seller.
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