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Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Sat, 05 February 2011, 01:05:33: Just bought 3 tenkeyless' (2x brown, 1x blue) on PCHome for about $126 USD each and $10 flat shipping.

You can buy up to 3 keyboards, before hitting the weight limit for the flat $10 shipping. Else, it goes up to some absurd amount, something like $70 USD, in which case you would just place it on multiple orders.

Link to their entire Filco stock (http://ecshweb.pchome.com.tw/?m=search&f=doSearch&STYPE=sea&target=filco&qtype=byclass&searchType=ST_24&c=D00&classid=DCAH1Z&classType=RG3). I know the URL starts with some weird string like eschweb, but when you click on a Filco product, it redirects to their Global site and in their shopping cart, it allows you to ship to USA (and other countries).

Link to OP by Ripster regarding the $10 shipping and guide to buying on PCHome: http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=12854 (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=12854)

Edit: Looks like PCHome is no longer listing their Filco products. Maybe they ran out?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Sat, 05 February 2011, 01:30:13: Cool, thanks. Ordered 1 tenkeyless brown and 1 tenkeyless blue.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: nigritude on Sat, 05 February 2011, 01:33:05: man, i wanna buy some and i haven't even received my first mech (which i already ordered from EK yet....) you guys have really done well in the conversion
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Sat, 05 February 2011, 03:01:21: Cool. These aren't too expensive even with shipping. Definitely a cheaper option than Armygroup.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: AtMyHands on Sat, 05 February 2011, 03:22:34: definately cheaper, i paid about $164 total from army group for my filco tenkeyless brown,

and i believe this time my tenkeyless blue total came out to be around $130 ish

HUGE difference.

FYI, it said they had 5 filco tenkeyless blue's in stock when i ordered mine. GOGOGO! these are a super hard find and if youa re second guessing yourself, bite the bullet NOW!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sawedust on Sat, 05 February 2011, 05:40:07: Long time lurker, first time poster.

Just wanted to say thank you guys for the awesome information, especially over in the Wiki and throughout all the threads that you guys have posted.

After seeing this thread, I had to jump on this deal. I couldn't wait for a Leopold as a mechanical keyboard was going to be a Christmas/birthday/diamond league promotion gift from myself and my family, so this couldn't have come at a better time.

Will post pictures when received.

Thanks again for everything!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: godly_music on Sat, 05 February 2011, 06:15:56: 104 Euro for a Filco tenkeyless including shipping? Woah.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: RiGS on Sat, 05 February 2011, 09:16:30: That's awesome news. Too bad there is no white tenkeyless in stock.
Also you forgot about the VAT.
Maybe you can ask PChome to send it as a gift and to decrease the value for you to avoid any taxes.
Of course keyboardco is another option, but I want to open my filco and void my warranty anyway.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Sat, 05 February 2011, 09:34:08: DAMMIT! why can I never find my CC at times like this
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: killy on Sat, 05 February 2011, 10:04:09: The NKRO are listed as 400 TWD more. How many keys can you press simul. on the non-NKRO?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Sat, 05 February 2011, 10:06:29: The Filco models that don't have a N in their product code are all 2KRO.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Sat, 05 February 2011, 10:10:38: Just found my CC, Ordering now :D
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: WhiteRice on Sat, 05 February 2011, 10:23:44: Nice find!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Sat, 05 February 2011, 10:47:34: Maybe I shoulda put this in the Great Deals forum :) Glad to see a lot of people scooping this up.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: n12 on Sat, 05 February 2011, 12:06:36: Thanks for posting this. Can anyone tell me which one is Tenkeyless with blues & NKRO? - I can't seem to find it with Google translate.

Thanks
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Sat, 05 February 2011, 12:19:25: http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A50460234&c=A05&tm=u (http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A50460234&c=A05&tm=u)

If you're using Google Chrome to translate, "green shaft" is Cherry Blues. Likewise, "tea axis" are Browns.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: n12 on Sat, 05 February 2011, 12:28:12: Quote from: DanGWanG;290339
http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A50460234&c=A05&tm=u (http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A50460234&c=A05&tm=u)

If you're using Google Chrome to translate, "green shaft" is Cherry Blues. Likewise, "tea axis" are Browns.

Thanks dude - What would I do without you!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 05 February 2011, 14:07:02: Incorrect. I believe that "green shaft" is a medical disorder involving male genitalia. Not too attractive from what I've heard.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: manfaux on Sat, 05 February 2011, 14:09:17: Quote from: keyboardlover;290401
Incorrect. I believe that "green shaft" is a medical disorder involving male genitalia. Not too attractive from what I've heard.

oh don't say that, I love my green shafts.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 05 February 2011, 14:32:38: I like my shaft pink, like my women.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Sat, 05 February 2011, 15:22:13: My green shaft feels really good on my fingers.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Jieun on Sat, 05 February 2011, 16:39:48: I'm not sure if I should get a tenkeyless filco brown or wait for EK's leopolds...

>.>
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Sat, 05 February 2011, 16:44:34: Quote from: Jieun;290457
I'm not sure if I should get a tenkeyless filco brown or wait for EK's leopolds...

>.>

If you need or want the features of the Leopold keyboards, and can manage a few weeks of waiting, then wait for the Leopolds. If you don't need features like detachable cable, just order the Filco from PChome and you'll have your keyboard by the next weekend.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: kidchunks on Sat, 05 February 2011, 17:07:13: Damn, thought pchome was cut off from filco!?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: RiGS on Sat, 05 February 2011, 17:26:14: It appears this is no longer the case.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Anteloptics on Sat, 05 February 2011, 18:58:33: I grabbed a full size NKRO board with blues. Will post again when I receive it.

Thanks a ton for posting this find.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: jfaulken on Sat, 05 February 2011, 21:29:28: LONG TIME LISTENER, FIRST TIME CALLER.

Ordered a tenkeyless blue. Pics when I get it.

I hate you guys so much.

<3
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: msiegel on Sat, 05 February 2011, 21:30:33: Quote from: jfaulken;290532
LONG TIME LISTENER, FIRST TIME CALLER.

Ordered a tenkeyless blue. Pics when I get it.

I hate you guys so much.

<3

greetings professor faulken.

we <3 you too!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: pitashen on Mon, 07 February 2011, 02:16:28: has anyone gotten lemon from International orders? What did you do?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: bytemeavaj on Mon, 07 February 2011, 04:05:24: Quote from: pitashen;291104
has anyone gotten lemon from International orders? What did you do?

Did you receive a lemon?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: pitashen on Mon, 07 February 2011, 12:20:51: Quote from: bytemeavaj;291124
Did you receive a lemon?

No but i am feeling a bit nervous about it.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: keyboardlover on Mon, 07 February 2011, 12:25:30: So far I have not heard of a single GeekHacker having an issue. That being said, if you're nervous about it, don't do it. EK will restock soon, hopefully :D
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: bytemeavaj on Mon, 07 February 2011, 13:34:24: Quote from: pitashen;291291
No but i am feeling a bit nervous about it.

ordering international isn't for everyone! I hope you overcome your fears :)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Mon, 07 February 2011, 15:48:19: I didn't really ever order anything international until I found this site...and as a result, I ordered 5 keyboards...
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: krackpot on Mon, 07 February 2011, 21:04:37: Are they all out? I can't get to the product page anymore. Just brings me to their front page. (Brown Filco 104 NKRO)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sLeezy on Mon, 07 February 2011, 21:19:06: Quote from: krackpot;291551
Are they all out? I can't get to the product page anymore. Just brings me to their front page. (Brown Filco 104 NKRO)

You might've missed the gold rush! Everyone hopped on this one pretty fast. Ordered one probably around the same time as Dangwang and they were selling like hotcakes. Hopefully EK gets some Leopolds in soon though.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: krackpot on Mon, 07 February 2011, 21:37:46: Quote from: sLeezy;291559
You might've missed the gold rush! Everyone hopped on this one pretty fast. Ordered one probably around the same time as Dangwang and they were selling like hotcakes. Hopefully EK gets some Leopolds in soon though.

Aww major bummer! Was about to hop all over this. Such a great deal it looks like. Will have to wait for more stock... :(
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: mickd on Tue, 08 February 2011, 04:56:44: Yeah, the English brown 104k nkro sold out a day ago.

I was planning to get it yesterday, and it said it was sold out. The other filcos were all in stock, except today i can't seem to access them anymore too.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sawedust on Tue, 08 February 2011, 05:41:06: So glad I was able to jump on this while they still had keyboards. Just checked the website and now there are no more Filcos at all available for purchase on the global site.

Thanks again for the heads up and luckily I pulled the trigger when I could, my keyboard should be in before the end of the week! :D
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Kacee on Tue, 08 February 2011, 08:41:40: know what, right after seeing this thread, I went ahead and order a Filco Tenkeyless Brown.

15' later, I came back and tried to order one more for my friend, sold out, tried blue but sold out also, don't know blue gone first or brown gone first, but i'm considering myself lucky :)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Tue, 08 February 2011, 09:01:36: Quote from: Kacee;291709
know what, right after seeing this thread, I went ahead and order a Filco Tenkeyless Brown.

15' later, I came back and tried to order one more for my friend, sold out, tried blue but sold out also, don't know blue gone first or brown gone first, but i'm considering myself lucky :)

Nice timing indeed :)

It took PChome over 2 months getting these Filcos back in stock and they all sold in just a few days. I wonder if they'll get stock in 2 months again or not.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 08 February 2011, 09:29:20: I just really hope that it wasn't a system mistake or something. (knocks on wood) My item has posted with a tracking number, but hasn't left the warehouse yet apparently. Despite PCHome's terrible tracking, it should at least show if it left the warehouse via USPS EMS tracking.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Tue, 08 February 2011, 09:42:59: Quote from: DanGWanG;291725
I just really hope that it wasn't a system mistake or something. (knocks on wood) My item has posted with a tracking number, but hasn't left the warehouse yet apparently. Despite PCHome's terrible tracking, it should at least show if it left the warehouse via USPS EMS tracking.

If you got a tracking number already, then I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Tue, 08 February 2011, 11:39:33: I don't even know how to read my order status page so I dunno if it has shipped or not >_>
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 08 February 2011, 12:13:52: If you're using Google Chrome, it'll translate stuff for you pretty nicely. Here's how you get to your delivery status page:

1. Click "Customer Service" in the top navigation area.
2. Click "Check Orders and Q & A" in the left pane.
3. Type in e-mail, password, verification code and click OK
4. Click "Delivery Status" (if available; otherwise it's blank)
5. Copy the "Delivery Order Number" and go to USPS.com and track it

You may have some disruptions in translation while doing this. If its not translating properly, just hover your mouse over the 'Chinese (Traditional Han)' drop-down and select the same language again. This will prompt Google Chrome to re-translate.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Tue, 08 February 2011, 13:06:08: Ah, thanks. I'll install chrome when I get home from work and give it a shot :)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Floob on Tue, 08 February 2011, 14:51:36: Thanks for the info!

Bought myself a 104-key Filco Brown. Looks like it left Taipei today. :]
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 08 February 2011, 14:54:26: Quote from: phillip;291842
Ah, thanks. I'll install chrome when I get home from work and give it a shot :)

You'll never go back to using any other browser! Unless you need noscript and all that cool stuff...which Chrome may have extensions for now?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Tue, 08 February 2011, 15:21:09: I am a noscript user yes

if chrome doesn't have noscript I will cry :(
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: hailey on Tue, 08 February 2011, 15:48:30: Quote from: phillip;291925
I am a noscript user yes

if chrome doesn't have noscript I will cry :(

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/odjhifogjcknibkahlpidmdajjpkkcfn

Never used it though. I use the adblocker however
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sawedust on Tue, 08 February 2011, 15:52:52: Quote from: Floob;291908
Thanks for the info!

Bought myself a 104-key Filco Brown. Looks like it left Taipei today. :]

Yep, my tenkeyless Filco brown just left today too.

Hope it'll be here before the end of the week! :D
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Tue, 08 February 2011, 16:05:59: Quote from: hailey;291935
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/odjhifogjcknibkahlpidmdajjpkkcfn

Never used it though. I use the adblocker however

thanks :)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: FireSlash on Wed, 09 February 2011, 10:23:57: Wasn't aware of this site. Thanks for the info.

In for a Ducky 9008.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: keyboardlover on Wed, 09 February 2011, 10:35:03: If by "review" you mean "fap to".
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 09 February 2011, 11:58:10: Something tells me Ripster's not the type to "fap to" a keyboard. Welly on the other hand... (http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:6352)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: manfaux on Wed, 09 February 2011, 13:23:05: looks like the filco's are all gone!

time to quack quack again.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: webbyboy on Wed, 09 February 2011, 14:10:36: missed it :(
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: FireSlash on Wed, 09 February 2011, 16:50:34: By the way, anyone looking at Ducky boards now that the Filcos are out, some models (Such as the 9008) are shipping with a free wrist rest and mouse pad

Wrist rest (In black): http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A50322882&c=A05&tm=u
Mouse pad: http://global.pchome.com.tw/?m=item&f=pic_show&pic=//ec1img.pchome.com.tw/pic/v1/data/item/201012/D/C/A/H/0/X/DCAH0X-A51116808000_4d01a46e0b617 (Looks to be Vantec branded, no leads on the actual product or what the switch is for)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: versus on Thu, 10 February 2011, 00:16:54: I had my friend who lives in Taiwan order a Filco 87 blue for me, and I'm picking it up next week when I visit. I hope a made a good choice of going with the Filco instead of waiting for Leopold from EK!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Kacee on Thu, 10 February 2011, 02:03:56: got my Filco Tenkeyless MX Brown, order placed 9PM Feb 7th, delivered 2PM Feb 10th, that's fast...
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sawedust on Thu, 10 February 2011, 02:41:37: Quote from: Kacee;292728
got my Filco Tenkeyless MX Brown, order placed 9PM Feb 7th, delivered 2PM Feb 10th, that's fast...

That is super fast :)

I placed my order on February 5th and my package is still in New York on February 10th, probably not going to get it for another four or five days I think.

Post pictures and let us know how you like your new board!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Kacee on Thu, 10 February 2011, 09:29:24: I'm from Vietnam, so it's understandable, it's only 3 hours flight from Taipei, straight to my city :)

They included a Filco key cap puller and yellow WASD cluster, plus 2 top row key cap with Filco printed on, one red and one black.

I took some pictures, here they are...

(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(1%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(2%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(3%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(4%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(5%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(6%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(7%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(8%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(9%20of%2010).jpg)
(http://frzz.net/pictures/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome/Filco%20Tenkeyless%20Brown%20from%20PCHome%20(10%20of%2010).jpg)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Kacee on Thu, 10 February 2011, 09:47:34: My impressions with PCHome, for those who still afraid of ordering stuff oversea...

- They ship quick, I mean they handling time is quick, I have three orders from them in the last several days (trying to clean up their stock lol), and all of them registered at the post office at around 3PM, so I assume they ship daily, in the afternoon. After that, my package will be on the next flight (my case, YMMV)

- They pack fine, they put your keyboard with original packaging inside a very big box, may fit three or four. Without enough padding, your keyboard box will be all over the place inside that shipping packaging. My keyboard box came out with a dent corner, however, the keyboard itself is totally fine. I would like to note that my first package from PCHome (today) has been opened for inspection by customs, so I'm not very sure whose fault is it about the dent corner.

- The whole package with one keyboard is only 1.68kg, but PCHome wouldn't pack three keyboards into one shipment, with the promotion shipping fee, that is. On the shipping slip, the postage is TWD1060, that means PCHome is paying almost TWD700, that's about $25 extra for your shipping fee. Just guessing, though.

- PCHome handling payment via Paypal is a little odd, look like their only provide Paypal the total amount, without any other order details. But don't afraid, your payment is logged in realtime and (I assume that) PCHome will prepare your package right away.

To round things up, my first impressions with PCHome are positive, I would definitely order from them again.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: nigritude on Thu, 10 February 2011, 10:45:37: nice photos
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Thu, 10 February 2011, 10:56:03: Nice, I'm glad the English versions also came with the yellow wasd cluster. In the images on the site, it didn't show them for the English versions, so I was worried they weren't going to be coming with.

Side note, it seems that my package was shipped and is currently residing in the Chicago Airport for a customs review. Would expect to see these with my doorman sometime early tomorrow :) (Ordered 2/5, expect to receive on 2/11; FAST!)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Canuck21 on Thu, 10 February 2011, 13:17:42: I ordered the Ducky DK-1008 on February 6th, but I didn't receive a tracking number. Hmm...
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: FireSlash on Thu, 10 February 2011, 16:36:52: Looks like Filcos are back in if you search for them. OP's link doesn't seem to work though. http://shopping.pchome.com.tw/?mod=store&func=style_show&SR_NO=DCAH1Z
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Thu, 10 February 2011, 16:41:28: Quote from: FireSlash;293047
Looks like Filcos are back in if you search for them. OP's link doesn't seem to work though. http://shopping.pchome.com.tw/?mod=store&func=style_show&SR_NO=DCAH1Z

I believe that's the site that doesn't ship globally.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Thu, 10 February 2011, 20:46:35: They attempted to deliver my keyboards today but since they required a signature they just left a notice and I gotta pick em up after work tomorrow :(
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sawedust on Thu, 10 February 2011, 23:07:25: @kacee:

That purple Filco key is very sexy!

Hopefully I'll get all the goodies that you received with my order too. I'd love to have WASD caps as well as some variety ESC keys.

Since my package is traveling all the way from Taiwan to New York and probably to LA before Hawaii, I have a feeling I'm going to have a busted up, unrecognizable box if yours had a dent in it with a three hour flight from Taiwan to Vietnam :(
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Thu, 10 February 2011, 23:19:37: why wouldn't it just go from taiwan to hawaii? :O
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sawedust on Thu, 10 February 2011, 23:23:37: Quote from: phillip;293217
why wouldn't it just go from taiwan to hawaii? :O

I know right?!

That's what I was wondering, because we have customs check in Hawaii.

Had they done that I probably would have had my keyboard by now. You'd figure it'd be easier to send a keyboard over one ocean, not two. :(

Guess that's what I get for the $10 shipping promotion.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Canuck21 on Thu, 10 February 2011, 23:57:29: Quote from: Canuck21;292930
I ordered the Ducky DK-1008 on February 6th, but I didn't receive a tracking number. Hmm...
I finally found the tracking number by checking my order status. Thank goodness for Google Translate. Without it, I wouldn't know where to look and what to do. Anyway, it turns out that the post office had tried to deliver on the 10th, but nobody was home and I missed the delivery notice in the mail box. So it only took 4 days for PCHome to ship from Taiwan to Eastern Canada. I had to pay $20 though; the $10 special is only for the US. I can't wait to try out the Cherry brown.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Fri, 11 February 2011, 14:13:33: Just got all 3 of mine. Pics to come later in the what I got in the mail forum.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: sawedust on Fri, 11 February 2011, 14:59:20: Quote from: DanGWanG;293497
Just got all 3 of mine. Pics to come later in the what I got in the mail forum.

Awesome! Can't wait to see your photos!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Fri, 11 February 2011, 17:58:54: (http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/506/keyboards.jpg)

no time to test because i got these as well:
(http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9067/speakers1h.jpg)
(http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/2597/speakers2.jpg)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: DanGWanG on Fri, 11 February 2011, 18:58:52: Quote from: sawedust;293560
Awesome! Can't wait to see your photos!

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=15233 (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=15233)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Fri, 11 February 2011, 19:14:51: im trying out the cherry blue keyboard and it's so clicky :D
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Kacee on Fri, 11 February 2011, 20:09:28: Quote from: FireSlash;292509
By the way, anyone looking at Ducky boards now that the Filcos are out, some models (Such as the 9008) are shipping with a free wrist rest and mouse pad

Wrist rest (In black): http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A50322882&c=A05&tm=u
Mouse pad: http://global.pchome.com.tw/?m=item&f=pic_show&pic=//ec1img.pchome.com.tw/pic/v1/data/item/201012/D/C/A/H/0/X/DCAH0X-A51116808000_4d01a46e0b617 (Looks to be Vantec branded, no leads on the actual product or what the switch is for)

It's Vantec, and it's crap, you plug in the USB pass through cable (included) you can use the switch to turn on/off the glowing light.

I have to pay $2 import tax for it and that's all it's worth.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: krackpot on Sat, 12 February 2011, 21:26:47: Quote from: harrisonkroeker;293236
I live within 15min of the US boarder, and ship to a US address frequently. I was debating having it delivered to my home (Canadian) address for an extra $10, but opted not too for that very reason. Now, however, I need to wait until Saturday when I can go pick it up :(

Who do you use across the border? I've been looking to set up with some kind of service out there. Any recommendations?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: hailey on Fri, 25 February 2011, 15:07:04: They are back again on PChome

Quickly sell them out instantly!!

http://global.pchome.com.tw/?mod=store&func=style_show&SR_NO=DCAH23&tm=u
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Fri, 25 February 2011, 15:39:53: Well, this time it didn't take them 2 months to get them back in stock. Good news for those who missed the two earlier opportunities.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: phillip on Fri, 25 February 2011, 15:56:19: Nice.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: runeazn on Fri, 25 February 2011, 15:57:47: i might get the new pcb version Filco Blue switches if the price isn't going to kill me :)
but this or an SSD :(
i need to choose..
or steal parents bank money.. hmm
i have their paypal account *evil-smile* and buy both

Green axis using two-stage bearing CHERRY MX
wait the new pcb rev 2 are already on sale O_o?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: keyboardlover on Fri, 25 February 2011, 16:05:48: Quote from: ripster;300994
That can't be. KL said Filco was going out of business.

Next time I'm voting for you in the troll poll.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: zakazak on Sat, 26 February 2011, 07:50:58: could anyone tell me if it makes any difference when:

getting a us layout tenkeyless + blank key set
getting a german layout tenkeyless + blank key set

in the end both would be the same? The positon of the keys are getting re-mapped by win7 itself anyway (depending on which layout/language i choose?) and there arent any keys printed on the keyboard anymore after using the blank key set.. so it would be the same or not?

thanks
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Curetia on Sat, 26 February 2011, 08:08:37: There is a difference between the us-layout (104keys) and the german layout (105keys).
The left shift is smaller in the german/eu layout and the <,>,| misses on the us layout.
The Enter key is 2rows high in the german/eu layout and 1-1,5 keys large and not 1row high and 2keys large in the us layout.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: zakazak on Sat, 26 February 2011, 09:43:40: ah crap.. 84€ for a filco tenkeyless is ****ing cheap.. no idea where i should get a filco for a similiar price with german layout :(
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: webbyboy on Sat, 26 February 2011, 11:27:05: Quote from: ripster;301037
Lol. Say hi to the Leopold contact.

lol i just met the leopold guys 3 days ago.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: db_Iodine on Sat, 26 February 2011, 11:40:38: Quote from: zakazak;301316
ah crap.. 84€ for a filco tenkeyless is ****ing cheap.. no idea where i should get a filco for a similiar price with german layout :(

The only place to get a Tenkeyless Filco with GER layout would be theKeyboard Company (http://www.keyboardco.com/), but you'd have to pay almost twice as much. Do what I did, learn to love the US-layout, and remap the only missing key (<>|) to something you don't use so often, like Caps lock. No one really needs that key, at least not in a place where it's by default.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: zakazak on Sat, 26 February 2011, 13:12:27: hmm nah remapping it instead of capslock or smth else kinda sucks :S

and ye price is rly high on keyboardcompany compared to pchome :/

i guess i will wait for the leopolds to see what the price for them will be.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: kachaffeous on Tue, 01 March 2011, 12:58:15: How long of a wait from this stage?

Class: Express Mail International
Status: Foreign International Dispatch

Your item left TAIPEI INT AMF, TAIWAN on February 28, 2011. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.


Detailed Results:

Bullet    Foreign International Dispatch, February 28, 2011, 4:10 pm, TAIPEI INT AMF, TAIWAN
Bullet    Origin Post is Preparing Shipment
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Jonoman92 on Tue, 01 March 2011, 13:40:25: SHIPPING... SO FAST!

Took a few days for PCHome to check my payment or something. But once it's status was shipped it got from Taiwan to San Franciso overnight. Then I was worried because it said it was in customs, but after less than 12 hours it's status is outbound out of customs.

Gonna have my filco tenkeyless w/ cherry mx browns within a few days hopefully!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Syrianto on Tue, 01 March 2011, 17:22:09: Quote from: Jonoman92;302920
SHIPPING... SO FAST!

Took a few days for PCHome to check my payment or something. But once it's status was shipped it got from Taiwan to San Franciso overnight. Then I was worried because it said it was in customs, but after less than 12 hours it's status is outbound out of customs.

Gonna have my filco tenkeyless w/ cherry mx browns within a few days hopefully!

Wow, nice! I'm really starting to hate Canada's customs... they've held everything of mine for over a week =/
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: nigritude on Tue, 01 March 2011, 18:17:30: Quote from: Syrianto;303075
Wow, nice! I'm really starting to hate Canada's customs... they've held everything of mine for over a week =/

haha, ye, join the club =P

u will get it soon though (with a big customs fee, i might add)
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Surly73 on Tue, 01 March 2011, 20:01:29: I'm supposedly also receiving a filco brown tenkeyless (I haven't said anything because I didn't want to jinx it). It was shipped 2/28 but Canada Post only updates its tracking once per day. It's entirely possible that I'll receive the package before CP says it's even arrived in the country.

Some other folks have reported good performance using EMS shipping from Armygroup into Canada. Presumably PCHome will be the same. EMS is a funny thing. As I said in the Armygroup thread, Canada customs will often allow EMS packages to pass right through for direct delivery but send you a bill later. There are several who have reported no fees ever being billed. My fingers are crossed.

The next thing they're crossed for is that I don't hate Cherry browns!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Syrianto on Tue, 01 March 2011, 20:11:00: Quote from: Surly73;303168
I'm supposedly also receiving a filco brown tenkeyless (I haven't said anything because I didn't want to jinx it). It was shipped 2/28 but Canada Post only updates its tracking once per day. It's entirely possible that I'll receive the package before CP says it's even arrived in the country.

Some other folks have reported good performance using EMS shipping from Armygroup into Canada. Presumably PCHome will be the same. EMS is a funny thing. As I said in the Armygroup thread, Canada customs will often allow EMS packages to pass right through for direct delivery but send you a bill later. There are several who have reported no fees ever being billed. My fingers are crossed.

The next thing they're crossed for is that I don't hate Cherry browns!

Man, we are TOTALLY in the same boat! I'm -PRETTY- sure I ordered a tenkeyless brown from them, I'm just hoping that they don't ship me a dead keyboard or I've ordered the wrong keyboard. Why does customs send you a bill?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: nigritude on Tue, 01 March 2011, 20:36:25: Quote from: Syrianto;303176
Why does customs send you a bill?

because the gov't feels that you owe them money when you engage in voluntary transactions with people outside of canada
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Surly73 on Wed, 02 March 2011, 07:03:55: Quote from: Syrianto;303176
Man, we are TOTALLY in the same boat! I'm -PRETTY- sure I ordered a tenkeyless brown from them, I'm just hoping that they don't ship me a dead keyboard or I've ordered the wrong keyboard. Why does customs send you a bill?

...because that's the law. Anything declared over $20 gets assessed brokerage, duty (generally not applicable) and tax (13% HST for where I am). If it's marked "gift", the cutoff increases to $50. Note that it doesn't matter whether it's second hand, broken, being returned for repair, something you're borrowing from your uncle etc... You're charged taxes on DECLARED value - period. It's highway robbery a lot of the time, along with the 13% tax we pay on USED cars, even private transactions, based on blue book value or actual purchase price, whichever is HIGHER.

They don't always collect, but it's been years since I had anything over $30 slip by in the clear. The Canada Post people are usually pretty forgiving about anything "close" to $20 - unlike most other shippers/importers. The Postal service also has, by far, the lowest brokerage rates ($5 for regular mail, $8 for priority/EMS). Once I had a used ebay car stereo show up via UPS with $70 in fees to release a $36 item. I've boycotted UPS international ever since.

Or was your question why do they send a bill separately? Normally they assess the charges and then hold your package for payment and pickup. I've found in the past that in a lot of cases they don't hold EMS packages since it's a premium, rapid delivery international service and they don't want to add delay. They still want their money so you end up receiving an invoice in the mail.

Others in the AG thread have said that a bill never came. Canada Customs is in the right to send a bill and assess tax on packages of this value. If they don't - you're fortunate. Maybe they have leniency on residential addresses where it's not worth the extra overhead of producing invoices and handling collection until parcel values are much higher than $150 - I don't know.

Don't be at all shocked if a bill comes in the mail and, IMO, consider mentally marking AG and PCHome prices up by $8 + 13% (or whatever you local HST or PST+GST is) before determining if it's a good deal compared to something closer. Oh, and we Canadians should send a big 'thank you' to both for using EMS instead of UPS or Fedex.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Jonoman92 on Wed, 02 March 2011, 19:41:11: Left Tawain on February 28th, arrived in Colorado on March 2nd. Crazy fast. Getting used to my first mechanical keyboard now. The keys are so light lol.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Syrianto on Wed, 02 March 2011, 21:19:51: Ahh, I see, thanks for the reply Surly, super thorough =D
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Surly73 on Thu, 03 March 2011, 07:24:20: Quote from: Jonoman92;303824
Left Tawain on February 28th, arrived in Colorado on March 2nd. Crazy fast. Getting used to my first mechanical keyboard now. The keys are so light lol.

Mine left on the same day. Canada Post tracking still just says that it's left the country of origin on its way to Canada. No idea where it is...
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: kachaffeous on Thu, 03 March 2011, 10:16:24: Your item arrived in the United States in ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) at 9:12 pm on March 02, 2011

Mine arrived in NY last night so hopefully get thu customs today and shipped to me. Hopefully delivered Fri/Sat? Does EMS deliver on Sat?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: cromulous on Thu, 03 March 2011, 10:52:41: Quote from: kachaffeous;304223
Your item arrived in the United States in ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS) at 9:12 pm on March 02, 2011

Mine arrived in NY last night so hopefully get thu customs today and shipped to me. Hopefully delivered Fri/Sat? Does EMS deliver on Sat?

I think mine was in the same shipment as yours, I'll post when I receive it.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: LONGZILLA on Thu, 03 March 2011, 11:16:41: Picked mine up from the post office today, happytimes
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Surly73 on Thu, 03 March 2011, 17:16:01: Quote from: longzilla;304280
Picked mine up from the post office today, happytimes

Gah - today's update says that this afternoon it just arrived in customers in Vancouver. It still needs to clear customs and then get all the way across Canada. Phooey.

Next question - why is PCHome charging twice as much for shipping to Canada as to the US? We're already hit with ridiculous extra fees when it gets here, and we need to pay twice as much just to get that? From Taiwan's perspective, the US and Canada are geographically pretty much in the same place.

On the other hand, I can't ship a parcel by 3-7 business day service to a person 60 miles from me for less than $17, yet PCHome can get a package to me from Taiwan for $20. I love it when things make sense....
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: ynih on Sat, 05 March 2011, 15:46:39: I think I'm a few weeks late to this deal, mmm?
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: kachaffeous on Sat, 05 March 2011, 17:23:56: Got mine today. The pchome box was beat to hell but the filco box and keyboard were fine. Ordered last Friday night, arrived today. Not bad 1 week shipping.

Will post some pics in the mail forum.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: pyee on Mon, 07 March 2011, 07:31:04: Oh darn I missed this deal too. Any chance that they will get more stock eventually? Also anyone who had it shipped to Canada have an approximation of the additional custom fees? Thanks.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Surly73 on Mon, 07 March 2011, 12:28:20: Mine has apparently been delivered today. As was the experience with others, there were no fees required to release my package as there usually is with non-EMS parcels. I would say that I need to allow a couple of weeks to go by with no invoice received by mail to declare it "in the clear" however.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Surly73 on Mon, 04 April 2011, 07:02:21: Quote from: Surly73;306957
Mine has apparently been delivered today. As was the experience with others, there were no fees required to release my package as there usually is with non-EMS parcels. I would say that I need to allow a couple of weeks to go by with no invoice received by mail to declare it "in the clear" however.

No invoice was ever received from Canada Post for EMS customs fees or tax. Nice!
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: NeverDie on Wed, 06 April 2011, 17:03:12: Oh wow looks like I was too late, would've ordered a Filco Cherry MX Brown switch had I known about this earlier.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: MissileMike on Wed, 06 April 2011, 17:46:14: They do have the ducky 1087 back in stock though, with US English keycaps. I bet the EK Leopolds have kind of killed demand for those, though.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: spdx on Sat, 03 September 2011, 02:41:23: It's back and there is mx red, too.
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: jpm804 on Sat, 03 September 2011, 02:55:56: Quote from: spdx;409827
It's back and there is mx red, too.

Links for the Lazy:

All Filcos: http://ecshweb.pchome.com.tw/search/?target=filco&m=search&f=doSearch

Tenkeyless reds: http://shopping.pchome.com.tw/DCAH1Z-A56476398

Translated Page: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fshopping.pchome.com.tw%2FDCAH1Z-A56476398

4590 TWD = 4590 New Taiwan dollars = 158.2761 US dollars

Let's See who bites first....
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: kaiserreich on Sat, 03 September 2011, 05:30:42: Thats the 'local' PChome website. Only ships within Taiwan, plus the Red one has Chinese caps
Title: Filco's back on PCHome ($10 Shipping)
Post by: Clickey on Sat, 03 September 2011, 06:42:11: Do they have a tenkeyless with blues? I can't find one. Just see a red/black. Is it still $10 shipping? Thanks.