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==HHKB Professional HG Series<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/news/2006/new061012.html Press release: Happy Hacking Keyboard HG (Japanese only)]</ref>== The HG Series was introduced for a limited time to celebrate 10th anniversary of the Happy Hacking Keyboard series since the introduction in 1996. This series features a distinct machined aluminium frame made to order for the keyboard, a small wooden box containing the tools along with legs for adjusting the height of the keyboard (up to eight height levels as opposed to three), as well as laser engraving with owner's name on the back of the keyboard. In addition to all this, the HHKB Professional HG was also packaged in a distinct box that is very different from the rest of the boxes that were used in HHKB keyboards. All the keyboards featured in this range are all based on HHKB Professional layout, in other words ANSI layout.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/hhkbprohg Happy Hacking Professional HG series (Japanese only)]</ref> The HHKB Professional HG series was introduced October 12, 2006 and was discontinued on July 31, 2007.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/hhkbprohg/ HHKB HG series EOL (Japanese only)]</ref> PFU announced the discontinuation of HHKB Professional HG on July 17, 2007.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/whatsnew.html#news2007 2007 News (Japanese only)]</ref> ===HHKB Professional HG=== The HG was available with four variants.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/hhkbprohg Happy Hacking Professional HG series (Japanese only)]</ref> They were priced around Β₯262,500 (Japanese Yen) according to PFU Direct website.<ref>PFU Direct - [https://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/direct/hhkbhg/ Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional HG (Japanese only)]</ref> ===HHKB Professional HG JAPAN=== In addition to the Professional HG, there's also the Professional HG JAPAN. The HG JAPAN features a wajima style lacquer resin on the (mostly) PBT keys to produce a distinct colour unique to Professional HG JAPAN along with gold dust sprinkled on top of each and every key. The key that was used as a basis for coating the wajima style lacquer were charcoal coloured key caps.<ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/hhkbprohg/hg_j.html Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional HG JAPAN (Japanese only)]</ref><ref>PFU website - [http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/hhkeyboard/hhkbprohg/collabo.html Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional HG JAPAN collaboration (Japanese only)]</ref> The HHKB Professional HG JAPAN series was made in collaboration with Toru lacquerware workshop and was said that it was "a fusion of traditional craft and IT". It was priced at Β₯525,000 (Japanese Yen) according to PFU Direct website.<ref>PFU Direct - [https://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/direct/hhkbhg/ Happy Hacking Professional HG (Japanese only)]</ref>
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