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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: BeatCrazy on Tue, 21 February 2012, 14:43:31
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Hi again,
My favorite keyboard is my Filco w/MX Cherry Blues I got from EliteKeyboards over a year ago. I know EK stopped carrying the Filcos, and I needed another keyboard so I got a Das Silent S. I've decided that the browns in the Silent S really aren't my thing, so I want to go back to something with the Cherry Blues.
I see this on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104ML-EB2/dp/B0053U3Z8G/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329856695&sr=1-12
Is this going to be the same keyboard with Cherry Blues as I got from EK? I do want the 104-key version. I think I would prefer not to have the Ninja lettering, but I can live with it as long as it has Cherry Blues.
Any reason I should save some $$ and just get the Leopold w/Cherry Blues from EK?
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here's a past thread with some discussions http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?27393-Filco-Ninja-majestouch-2-%28white%29-vs-Leopold-TKL-white-otaku
Mainly, they have different stabilizers.
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I see this on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104ML-EB2/dp/B0053U3Z8G/ref=sr_1_12?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329856695&sr=1-12
This is MX black.
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here's a past thread with some discussions http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?27393-Filco-Ninja-majestouch-2-%28white%29-vs-Leopold-TKL-white-otaku
Mainly, they have different stabilizers.
Thank you.
This is MX black.
OK. Do you know the link/model for MX Blue?
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OK. Do you know the link/model for MX Blue?
Ninja - http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XS0K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-1
Yellow cap - http://www.amazon.com/Majestouch-2-Action-Yellow-Keyboard-FKBN104MC/dp/B0060J3VO2/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-10
Camo - http://www.amazon.com/Majestouch-2-Action-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EMU2/dp/B005J93AGI/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-11
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Ninja - http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XS0K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-1
Yellow cap - http://www.amazon.com/Majestouch-2-Action-Yellow-Keyboard-FKBN104MC/dp/B0060J3VO2/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-10
Camo - http://www.amazon.com/Majestouch-2-Action-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EMU2/dp/B005J93AGI/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-11
Is there a White Filco 104 MX Blue?
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Ninja - http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XS0K/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-1
Yellow cap - http://www.amazon.com/Majestouch-2-Action-Yellow-Keyboard-FKBN104MC/dp/B0060J3VO2/ref=sr_1_10?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-10
Camo - http://www.amazon.com/Majestouch-2-Action-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EMU2/dp/B005J93AGI/ref=sr_1_11?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329861160&sr=1-11
Thank you!
I just checked, my current Filco is part number FKB104MC/EB. I assume it's the same as the Ninja version, except for the lettering? Why did Filco stop making (or offering?) keyboards for a while? Is there a danger they could stop production again?
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Is there a White Filco 104 MX Blue?
Not on Amazon, they are currently out of stock.
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Not on Amazon, they are currently out of stock.
Yes the whites are out of stock but the black is still available
http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XS0K/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1329884679&sr=1-3
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I really want that camo board, but I think my wife would kill me if I buy another keyboard.....
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This would be for my office, I think the Camo or Yellow board would illicit nothing but jokes.
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If I brought a board with MX blues into my office I think it would elicit a hanging.....
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If I brought a board with MX blues into my office I think it would elicit a hanging.....
Well, that's why I haven't pulled the trigger just yet. I'm currently on a Das Silent S, but it's not really silent. I'd consider it about the same noise level as a standard membrane board. I don't think I'd buy the Das again. The keys turned shiny after a year, and the rest of the high gloss styling is only good for getting dirty.
I love the activation feel of the MX Blues, if only they weren't so loud. And I would probably prefer about 5g less of activation than the Blues, but it's not that big of deal. Any recommendations for me?
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I am using a HHKB at work and I like it alot but its alot of scratch and I am not sure I think its worth what it costs. Now that I am used to it I love the layout though. I like the feel of my MX blues at home better though. I think I would get one with MX browns if I was going to bring it to work. The browns felt just like the blues to me but without the loudness.
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Hmm... Browns don't feel like Blues to me. There is no activation click.
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It might be the way I type as well I bottom everything out pretty hard.
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They never stopped making them. It's just Elitekeyboards got into a hissy fit distribution spat.
It happens ALL the time with distributors/vendors.
OK, makes sense. I actually prefer buying from Amazon anyways ;)
Any chance you can recommend a quieter board with MX Blues? I saw links for dampers, would they change the activation feel?
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This would be for my office, I think the Camo or Yellow board would illicit nothing but jokes.
I own both and yeah they are flashy. Stick with a Black or White body with custom keys; you'll get more respect. Hell, even my Pink Filco with WASD Black keys looks great even if a man was using it.
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I would just o-ring some blues.
Lately there has been a rash of group buys for these. See if one is still open, or if extra are for sale.
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I would just o-ring some blues.
Lately there has been a rash of group buys for these. See if one is still open, or if extra are for sale.
Thanks, I will go hunting around the board. How much do the o-rings change the feel?