Editing Talk:HHKB Professional (section)

=== Ordering from Japan ===
Whilst some links may feature the availability from Japan. The catch is with most items from Japan are restricted to sales within Japan only which may mean purchasing as well as getting the item exported to overseas are not usuaully available. Likewise, PFU does not offer selling of HHKB Professional series outside Japan from their own website and instead provides link as well as information on HHKB Lite2. One of the links to US vendor no longer stocks HHKB Lite2 (no listing or information could be found).

There are ways of bypassing the catch which means the potential owner needs to go through by means of proxy or otherwise forwarding services. There are many Japanese proxies as well as forwarding services available but as always it is best to shop around for the most reasonable price (especially if the potential owner resides within a country that taxes heavily on imported goods).

The following external link was written to guide the process in ordering HHKB (and potentially other products that are limited for sale withing Japan only) is:
* Reddit - http://en.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/18387i/guide_bought_my_hhkb_pro_2_from_amazoncojp/
* MechanicalkeyboardHQ - http://www.mechanicalkeyboardhq.com/enthusiasts/how-to-order-filco-happy-hacking-keyboard-hhkb-topre-realforce-or-other-japanese-mechanical-keyboards-without-being-ripped-off-by-retailers.html

One of the mostly recommended (mainly by Geekhack forum users) Japanese forwarding service is tenso (http://www.tenso.com). 

==== Manufacturer/vendor warranty caveats ====
PFU restricts its warranty for HHKB Professional products to Japan only. This also implies to virtually any HHKB Professional purchased from Japan. The one year manufacturer warranty is specifically as stated on the warranty sheet that is included inside the packaging box. For non Japanese owners residing outside Japan, this usually means that their warranties are not honoured and thus instantly void.

The same likewise with elitekeyboard vendor for US. Potential owners ordering from outside US will not have their one year manufacturer warranty honoured unless they are residing in US.