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Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: Aardwolf on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:05:51

Hi,

It appears Filco keyboards are out of stock at thekeyboardcompany.co and not available anymore at elitekeyboards.com. Furthermore, there appears to have existed Rosewill keyboards that were an exact replica except for the logo, but that is also not available anywhere anymore for online ordering.

Is there anything that is similar to the Filco Majestouch, with Cherry MX Brown switches, and with NKRO, that is available for online ordering to Europe right now? With US or similar layout and full sized.

Thanks!

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: bugfix on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:08:44

I thought they would be in stock again in January at keyboardco.

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: Aardwolf on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:11:58

Quote from: bugfix;272451

I thought they would be in stock again in January at keyboardco.

But that's still two weeks away! Do there exist any similar keyboards?

The thing that makes it difficult is that I want nothing else than full N-key rollover, and only so few models have that...

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: elef on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:16:37

Where I live, it's January right now...
Anyway, you might want to fire off an email in keyboardco's direction. They are a small company and answer emails very promptly. I wrote to them because the keyboard I wanted wasn't in stock at the time. I asked when they would get it, and the guy said "Oh, we have it right now, just order it and we'll send it off in a few days". So I did and they did.

They may not update the site instantly so it can't hurt to ask. Keyboardco is the easiest option if you live in Europe.

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: bugfix on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:18:45

Or order the DAS Model S from getdigital.de

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: Aardwolf on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:27:28

Quote from: elef;272456

Where I live, it's January right now...
Anyway, you might want to fire off an email in keyboardco's direction. They are a small company and answer emails very promptly. I wrote to them because the keyboard I wanted wasn't in stock at the time. I asked when they would get it, and the guy said "Oh, we have it right now, just order it and we'll send it off in a few days". So I did and they did.

They may not update the site instantly so it can't hurt to ask. Keyboardco is the easiest option if you live in Europe.

Yes it's january here too but the website says availability in mid-january :)

Thanks for the email suggestion!

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: itlnstln on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:34:10

It's only November here, but it usually takes awhile for Texas to catch up with the rest of the world.

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: woody on Mon, 03 January 2011, 14:38:56

Filco NKRO use Holtek MCU. Just check what the Rosewill is having.

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: Nadger on Mon, 03 January 2011, 18:11:16

Quote from: itlnstln;272478

It's only November here, but it usually takes awhile for Texas to catch up with the rest of the world.

Yeah, its still 1987 in Wyoming.  In Idaho its 1995! (according to random assumptions i made watching napolean dynamite)

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: 2084 on Mon, 03 January 2011, 18:37:59

Quote from: ripster;272617

And if you have a iPhone you NEVER wake up!

This happened to me too many times

Title: Filco Majestouch-like Keyboard?
Post by: muchadoaboutnothing on Mon, 03 January 2011, 20:57:47

You need one of these:
(http://i.min.us/ibrSRA.jpg)

Hear it in action 12 seconds in:

107dB to wake me up every morning (If I choose; I turn down the sound, the vibration is enough)... don't oversleep nowadays