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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Azyunkid on Sun, 25 December 2011, 23:01:54

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: Azyunkid on Sun, 25 December 2011, 23:01:54

I was wonder where Filcos are made and are there such things as fake ones?
If there are such things as fake ones how can you tell?

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: noodles256 on Sun, 25 December 2011, 23:04:46

filco is spelled like filko

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: Azyunkid on Sun, 25 December 2011, 23:31:28

So so far that are no fake copies like fake beats?

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: jpm804 on Sun, 25 December 2011, 23:39:03

Quote from: ripster;477746

If they say Ducky they are fake.

LoL =P

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: Human on Mon, 26 December 2011, 00:05:39

So far, haven heard of any. Those from China prefer to came out with their own "X", "Y" or "Z" brand rather than a imitated "FILKO".

Those China faker probably haven saw the potential fat market of FILCO out there, like what they did to eggs, beef, HDD and hell lots more.
(http://s1.hubimg.com/u/2306388_f520.jpg)
(http://img.chinasmack.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/china-beef-extract-06-550x343.jpg)
(http://300bps.org/gallery3/var/albums/funny****/fake-hdd.jpg)

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: Tony on Mon, 26 December 2011, 03:52:07

We must buy so many Filco keyboards, after that the Chinese will decide to fake a Filco.

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: TheProfosist on Mon, 26 December 2011, 08:59:56

Lol a fake filco is called a PLU

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: Human on Mon, 26 December 2011, 09:50:05

Quote from: Tony;477830

We must buy so many Filco keyboards, after that the Chinese will decide to fake a Filco.

Oh wait. BTW, to correct(partially) what I said b4, FILCO WRIST REST do had fake clone in China.

Title: Filco Majestouch Cherry MX Brown Switches
Post by: drsauced on Mon, 26 December 2011, 21:23:36

Fake Filcos?  Wouldn't that be like a Rosewill?  Hello obvious!