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Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: dewcorps on Wed, 01 February 2012, 18:40:24

I want to make my first mech purchase, and I have narrowed down the switch I want to mx blue, and a TKL or less sized layout. My main question is, is there any noticible build difference between the Leopold and Filco that would be worth the differing price? One auxiliary question is what does the 40% mean when in the title of the ducky 40% mech keyboard?

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: Forin on Wed, 01 February 2012, 19:04:46

I think that in case of Filco you are paying extra for the brand.

Had I been in a market for gamer MX Red keyboard, I would take whatever brand, but Blue... Leopold I think.

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: silat on Wed, 01 February 2012, 19:15:47

Who is going to take you up on your offer to wank?

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: Forin on Wed, 01 February 2012, 19:32:32

Freudian slip. Typical. Didn't notice.

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: Kamikaze K on Wed, 01 February 2012, 19:59:17

Quote from: silat;505722

Who is going to take you up on your offer to wank?

Wanking for a TKL blue?  Now thats mech'Luuuurve!  

Quote from: Forin;505711

I think that in case of Filco you are paying extra for the brand.

Had I been in a market for gamer MX Red keyboard, I would take whatever brand, but Blue... Leopold I think.

Where are you located Forin?  If you're in Australia, PC Case Gear is selling the CM Quickfire Rapid Reds for A$99 plus postage.  Good board.

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: lightsout714 on Wed, 01 February 2012, 20:11:13

I second the quickfire. If the logos don't bother you. Got mine for $78 shipped from superbiiz. Fees just like my filco.

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: daerid on Wed, 01 February 2012, 20:33:06

Just got mine today (from lootbag), and I'm reaaaaally diggin it. Awesome quality, really heavy duty.

Although, the keys do feel a bit stiffer than the other blue boards I've used (Das Keyboard Ult, Razer BlackWidow). But all in all, for the price you can't complain. It's easily as heavy duty and sturdy as my Filco MJ2.

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: Armando Penblade on Wed, 01 February 2012, 20:40:00

Leopold and Filco used slightly different stabilizers (Cherry style on Leopold, Costar style on Filco). Some people prefer one over the other. This would only effect the oversized keys, basically.

Some people have reported weird perhaps-electrical problems with Leopolds, but not a statistically significant number. Both Filcos & Leopolds suffer from chatter, misaligned keys, and not having PBT keys. . . but the first two problems are very rare :)

Basically, I've never seen anything compelling to say that a Filco is worth $50 more. . . despite owning two of them myself!

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: hazeluff on Wed, 01 February 2012, 20:48:03

I would wank for a keyboard. Just sayin'.

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: dewcorps on Thu, 02 February 2012, 12:27:25

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Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: daerid on Thu, 02 February 2012, 12:29:31

This is what happened:

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Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: dewcorps on Thu, 02 February 2012, 12:47:58

Quote from: daerid;506445

This is what happened:

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Btw mouse arrived, feedback submitted.

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: whiskerBox on Thu, 02 February 2012, 13:43:18

I prefer the stabilizers in a filco even though they require some ninja skills

Title: Wank to buy a TKL blue keyboard, but which one?
Post by: daerid on Thu, 02 February 2012, 14:35:38

Quote from: dewcorps;506455

Btw mouse arrived, feedback submitted.

Awesome, thanks :)

Quote from: whiskerBox;506509

I prefer the stabilizers in a filco even though they require some ninja skills

And the derailing continues... wtf you talking about?