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geekhack Marketplace => Vendor Forums => The Keyboard Company => Topic started by: astrafo on Mon, 16 March 2015, 05:29:01
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Hi,
Seems I am very bad looking for a decent successor of my old Model M. The keys on what I'm looking for are:
- MX Blue
- Solid construction
- ISO layout (blank keys or Spanish)
On keyboardco.com I've found 2 boards that can feet:
Blank Filco Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless, NKR, Click Action, Keyboard
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/blank-filco-majestouch-2-tenkeyless-nkr-click-action-keyboard.asp
Spanish Filco Majestouch-2, NKR, Click Action Keyboard
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/spanish-filco-majestouch-2-nkr-click-action-keyboard.asp
Both keyboard out of stock right now, so, question 1: when are they going to be available?
The prices seem weird to me. Both Majestouch, but the tenkeyless with blank keycaps is 27 pounds above the Spanish one. Is there a reason (like PBT keycaps)?
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Hi astrafo, I'll look into this for you.
Edit:
It looks like we have nothing at the moment that perfectly fits your requirements. However, would you consider a keyboard with clicky Matias switches? These are fairly similar to Cherry Blues, as they have a tactile bump and audible click when typing. You could pick up a UK layout keyboard and a blank ISO keyset:
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/matias-tactile-pro-for-pc-uk.asp
http://www.keyboardco.com/product/matias-keyset-blank-black-iso-pc-full.asp
Otherwise, if Cherry Brown switches are acceptable we do have stock of the Majestouch-2 in Spanish:
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/spanish-filco-majestouch-2-tenkeyless-nkr-tactile-action-keyboard.asp
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/spanish-filco-majestouch-2-nkr-tactile-action-keyboard.asp
I hope one of these options is suitable for you.
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Thank you for the quick reply.
I don't like Matias keyboards (not sure about the glossy finish and I've read some issues on this forum).
I have no hurries at all. I've been hitting my current model M for a couple of decades, so I can wait to find a perfect mate (or substitute, who knows?).
If you can let me know if you expect to have the blank Majestouch Tenkeyless (http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/blank-filco-majestouch-2-tenkeyless-nkr-click-action-keyboard.asp) sooner or later I will stop searching and order it. As I said before, I don't mind waiting a couple of months.
Thank you again.
/astrafo
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Hi astrafo. I'll find out when we expect to have stock of that model. Thanks for your patience.
Edit:
One of my colleagues has suggested this:
You could order a Swedish Majestouch-2 and a blank keyset (due to arrive on Friday):
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=808
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=692
I hope this is suitable for you.
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Dear wsjudd,
Thank you for your reply.
All arranged!
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Sweet! Glad to hear it, mate.