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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: spOOfy on Fri, 21 October 2011, 16:53:22
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My Filco Tenkeyless Majestouch-2 w/ cherry blue switches arrived today from Amazon. I was going to hold off and wait for a tenkeyless ninja version to appear but according to the email I got from Diatec, they won't be available in the US until around December. Couldn't wait that long. After using this $15 Logitech internet keyboard for years, it was finally time to retire it with a Filco.
My first impression is that the keyboard is heavy and feels solid. Typing on it is a joy and the noise doesn't bother me at all. I also enjoy the extra space I get without the numpad but I still reach and push the right arrow on occasions thinking its the enter button. I was scared to pull off the keycaps without the proper keycap puller. I only pulled the esc key with this paperclip I bent at the ends to make sure it was blue switches underneath.
Since I was planning to buy the ninja for the side printed keys, I was thinking of buying some keys from this website. particularly these keys: http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/pbt-key-caps/104-pbt-white-side-printed-key/lid=19686618
I'm thinking white keys on a black board would look good. Do you guys think it's a good buy or will I be able to buy from somewhere else for cheaper? Also is $8 the average price for a keycap puller? I see it on that site as well and was just thinking of purchasing it all from one place.
Crappy cellphone pics of my keyboard:
imgur.com/a/2eOQZ#TUzD0
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http://imgur.com/a/2eOQZ#TUzD0
I would recommend buying keycaps from qtan. (The owner of the store is a member here)
'course you'll have extra keys, as the listing is for 104 keyset, and you have a tenkeyless (more like 17keyless) 'board.
I think there's a picture of white keys on a black filco on the "dress up boards with keycaps" topic, but I don't remember for sure. I thought it looked nice.