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Title: Filco replacement caps on a Rosewill
Post by: stxp64 on Tue, 14 December 2010, 09:53:40
First of all, hi...(first timer)

I have a Rosewill RK9000 (http://www.rosewill.com/products/1611/productDetail.htm), and I was wondering if  this set (http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,keycaps&pid=fkb10487) of replacement keys will properly fit my keyboard. (I know that they are out of stock on this particular site, but if I find out that they are what I'm looking for, I will hunt them down somewhere)

I've heard a ton of people say that the Rosewill is pretty much just a Filco with a different branding. The product families are owned by Filco and basically the Rosewill's only difference is the logo.
(Reference: search geekhack for any rk9000 reviews (http://geekhack.org/search.php?searchid=878648))

Ever since I've learned to touch type I have wanted blank keys so much and I could never find a complete set of black blanks that fit the Cherry MX without a ton of custom ordering from a less than reputable site.

So my question is will these keys made for a Filco Majestouch fit the Rosewill RK9000?

Thanks
Title: Filco replacement caps on a Rosewill
Post by: fssbzz on Tue, 14 December 2010, 10:01:54
ya, they will  work on ANY CHERRY MX switch.
Title: Filco replacement caps on a Rosewill
Post by: Azuremen on Tue, 14 December 2010, 11:09:46
I had some Filco keys on my RK-9000 for a brief period (As seen in my Avatar). The profile and such is the exact same, so there should be no issue. Aside from maybe the stabilized keys, which I doubt will be any different.
Title: Filco replacement caps on a Rosewill
Post by: stxp64 on Tue, 14 December 2010, 21:03:30
Yeah thats what I though, that the Filco replacements would fit the switches but I wasn't sure if that full set would be correct with all the special sized keys, like the Caps Lock/Enter/Space.

Thanks
Title: Filco replacement caps on a Rosewill
Post by: kidchunks on Tue, 14 December 2010, 21:11:46
I currently have my rosewill with the filco blanks and it looks decent. Just be sure to check out the wiki for removing keycaps. Makes it super easy!