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It's likely referring to the Realforce keyboards, notice the title says "HHKB _and_ Realforce", then "Mechanical Programming _and_ Gaming Keyboards", respectively.

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The layout isn't the problem (or at least not just), I'd just never recommend Topre for gaming.

Why not?

They don't actuate very rapidly, and they take quite a bit to reset. Probably fine for casual gaming, but I wouldn't try A-D strafing with them.

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