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Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: cYberc0re on Tue, 15 March 2011, 00:59:18

I've been searching and searching for a Filco Majestouch with blues and NKR, and numpad, however, its pretty damn difficult.

I'm looking for a reasonably priced Filco, in good to new condition. Preferably with box and accessories.

I live in the US, in Illinois to be precise, and I'm willing to pay shipping as well for the US only.

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: manfaux on Tue, 15 March 2011, 01:53:09

May I suggest the Leopolds? (http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=special&filter=spacesaver)

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: cYberc0re on Tue, 15 March 2011, 01:59:32

I'd buy Leopolds, if they were in stock. :(

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: cYberc0re on Tue, 15 March 2011, 02:09:27

16 more days. Plus I'm looking for a numpad too, Leopolds are tenkeyless :(

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Tue, 15 March 2011, 09:10:19

I'm looking for the same thing. Need the numpad for work. Bump.

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 15 March 2011, 11:20:34

I have a filco 104 w/ blues but does not have NKR (Silver filco label) I would do $100 shipped to the CONUS.  I have had this since the beginning of February and the space bar is starting to get shiney, this is my work keyboard.

Also I do have the original box and plastic cover from EK including the red esc, this was leftover stock bought from Majestouch on these forums and has the EK 1 year warranty

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: bicycle_wreck on Tue, 15 March 2011, 12:57:30

Quote from: Lpb45;312123

I have a filco 104 w/ blues but does not have NKR (Silver filco label) I would do $100 shipped to the CONUS.  I have had this since the beginning of February and the space bar is starting to get shiney, this is my work keyboard.

Also I do have the original box and plastic cover from EK including the red esc, this was leftover stock bought from Majestouch on these forums and has the EK 1 year warranty

You have a PM.

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 15 March 2011, 13:50:32

Here's some pics I took at work trying not to get caught messing around lol

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: cYberc0re on Tue, 15 March 2011, 15:16:17

Quote from: Lpb45;312213

Here's some pics I took at work trying not to get caught messing around lol

Appreciate the effort. Glad you didn't get caught! What exactly does it mean when the spacebar is getting shiney? Is that just from use, or oil from skin building up?

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 15 March 2011, 15:26:42

its from use and happens to every filco because of the keys they use.  Ripster or someone else can probly go into detail on why it gets shiny so fast for filcos

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 15 March 2011, 15:33:10

The finish on the spacebar is coated with some material, that over time your fingers rub off.  Upon rubbing it off, the natural oil on your fingers probably polish it a bit, kind of like wax for a car...except its permanent.

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: cYberc0re on Tue, 15 March 2011, 15:42:25

This friday I'm trying out a cherry MX blue keyboard, if I like the feel, I'll most likely buy it from you LPB.

Thanks for the quick responses. (Is the spacebar the only key getting slightly shiny?)

EDIT: Right now my keyboard is 95% shiny, so I suppose I wont notice a difference right away.

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 15 March 2011, 15:54:19

it seems that some of the keys are a bit shiny but nowhere near the spacebar, you can probly see it better in the picture then I can describe it.  Wish I had a better camera, my htc incredible will have to do for now.

Also thanks for explaining that Ripster and Dang!!

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: DanGWanG on Tue, 15 March 2011, 16:06:18

The Filco keys are notorious for getting shiny quick.

You can prolong the shiny effect by replacing your keys with higher quality keycaps (i.e. POM, PBT).  There's a groupbuy going on right now for 104-set PBT keycaps. (http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=16260)

Title: Filco Majestouch NKR Cherry MX Blue Switches
Post by: Lpb45 on Tue, 15 March 2011, 18:37:46

give us the munnnnneeeeee lebowsski