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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Xaviz on Wed, 05 September 2012, 05:08:55

Title: Filco help?
Post by: Xaviz on Wed, 05 September 2012, 05:08:55

hi!

looks like the site has changed quite a bit since my last visit. IS NICE! anyhow, I'm looking to buy a filco board and figured I'd check amazon and keyboardco and was wondering if there were any difference between these two I found. One seems to cost considerably more due to black casing, but I frankly see barely any difference in the picture. Am I going blind or what's up?  :-X

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanical-Keyboard-Majestouch-Tenkeyless-International/dp/B007VAFWLE/ref=?ie=UTF8&m=A35N9T5Y3WBHX9

http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=987

Title: Re: Filco help?
Post by: Matt3o on Wed, 05 September 2012, 06:34:58

the one you pointed from keyboardco is an ISO swedish, the one on Amazon is from Mister Deal and is ANSI US. Get it from keyboard co.

Title: Re: Filco help?
Post by: stingrae on Wed, 05 September 2012, 06:35:36

The first is an ANSI layout the second is ISO.

http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=996 this is the ANSI link.


Also the Amazon one you linked is being sold by: Mister Deal, Basicly keyboardCo is cheaper for the exact same product.

And you have the beige option: http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=997

Title: Re: Filco help?
Post by: Xaviz on Wed, 05 September 2012, 06:47:17

thanks guys! going to order the one from keyboardco.

Title: Re: Filco help?
Post by: stingrae on Wed, 05 September 2012, 06:56:15

Just make sure you get the layout you are used to.

Most UK people prefer the UK ISO layout but if you intend on getting replacement keycaps it would be easier to switch to ANSI.

:) enjoy keyboardco is great heh. (even if filco is a little overpriced on the UK side of the pond)