Your first post you disagree with me, then someone else agrees with me and your next post sounds like you are agreeing with me now?
Stop contradicting yourself.
lol I never contradict myself and I never agreed with you. I never deny that CM Storm Quickfire Stealth look like their Filco counterpart. I did state that CM Storm QuickFire Rapid, Filco, and Rosewill keyboards are all OEM by Costar so it's natural to see similarities between the keyboards and sometimes it's more cost effective this way. And at least they did change a few things to make it look different between the models unlike iOne/XArmor/Monoprice/Max Keyboard/QPad in which case that all their keyboards look the same. In the case of WASD Keyboard basically it's the same deal with Thermaltake MEKA G1 and Mionix Zibal 60 because they're all made from Costar as well. Leopold also look like Filco because it's designed by the same designer that left Filco to join Leopold.
I'm not a CM fanboy or anything nor do I dislike Ducky. But saying "Ducky looks nothing like a Filco" is a bit far fetched, Ducky is basically a Filco that adds extra 4 keys to the top right and backlit LED and media buttons and window lock. Although I'd give it to you that WASD V2 does change their case design so it will look different than other brands and they added a few of their own unique features.
Ducky:
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Filco:
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CM Storm QuickFire Rapid XT:
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I don't know why you'd think Ducky is vastly different and better looking than the other two but in my opinion they're very similar. If you dislike the standalone Caps/Scroll/Num Lock indicator light on Filco and CM Storm then I'll let you know that it's a personal preference, I actually prefer having a standalone indicator on the side over in the key switch. I also prefer Costar stabilizer over Cherry stabilizer, but that's a preference too not saying it's better or worse. However if you're talking about the white one from the pictures then fine I'll give you that about being tacky, but it's actually a modified CM Storm Trigger and CM Storm QuickFire Pro and that's a one off show model and they're not making it so I wouldn't worry about it. Plus this thread is called "Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid Stealth and QuickFire XT" so I'd assume this is the product in question. The CM rep did state that they'll come out with the backlit model of the QuickFire XT named QuickFire XTL. I don't have a picture yet but I'd assume it will identical to the XT but backlit, in which case I'd assume it will look similar to Ducky also so I don't know what's the hate all about.
Also I do admit Ducky has been trying a lot of new stuff and listen to their customer base. But so does CM Storm. Why do you think they removed the branding? Also why do you think they come up with MX Green models? Why are they making QuickFire XT if they already have QuickFire Pro? Why do they want to experiment with a 96 key layout like TK?
But anyway I don't want to further ruin this thread with all the negative energy going on. I'd rather stay on topic and talk about the features and when this product will come out.
I made numerous mentions as to why the Ducky is vastly different. Also, in regards to your pictures, just because they are both black and full legnth does not make them alike. As a matter of fact, the very same pictures you linked, you can clearly see the difference. When you Vs. that full sized with the Storm, you can see how similar they are. Also, lets not forget about texture. The texture of the cases are different on Duckys, they have no status lights (as seen on the Storm and Filco you posted) but on the keys, the legend font is different, heck, even the keys are better and different material on the Ducky.
But lets take another step back and be objective here and really examine the cases since you want to make picture comparisons. If you have owned one and the other, you would clearly not need to me to explain this:
It boils down to this. Take off the Filco logo, take off the CM Storm logo and put the three in a room with a Ducky. You will not be able to tell the Storm from a Filco, but you will spot the Ducky instantly.
I wish you would read my whole post so I didn't have to say this again but; notification lights on the keys, Cherry Stabilizers, better ABS keys, different case texture, different case design... you can clearly see how much different Ducky is from a Filco. So, I stand by my statement, Ducky is nothing like a Filco in more regards than one.
And by the way, you said in your most recent post that you never agreed with me and then state you never siad a CM storm didn't look like a Filco. That means you agree with me......
Please, swallow your pride and take a step back. You are wrong.
P.S. Oh, and no... you don't get to make your point in the form of a wall of text full of lackluster repetition, then end the discussion on a false sense of nobility.
