if you at all plan to mod.. ergo clear switches or add lube to brown... then get the filco, that PCB can take some heat and stay together for soldering..
if you don't plan to do any soldering mods.. get the XT.. the only difference is the XT pcb will NOT handle heat as well as the filco pcb for soldering..
It's not SO bad where it's impossible to solder/desolder the XT, but... out of 87 switches, you're going to burn out several trace endings.. and if you're savy, this is easily bridged with a strip of wire..
but for a n00ber, the task may seem daunting or off putting.
Other than PCB quality there is no other difference with respect to the FUNCTION of the keyboard.Show Image(http://emoticoner.com/files/emoticons/onion-head/info-onion-head-emoticon.gif?1292862510)
Initially I was also rather confused about the MJ2 or a CM Quickfire.Where did you find that mj2? Thats exactly what i want!
I wanted a full-size board, but all the local shops didn't have the QF Ult or XT, just the QF Rapid and TK.
Amazon had the XT for a decent price, but I still had to ship a 1.2 kilo keyboard halfway across the world, and god knows what I'd have to deal with with the hell that is customs.
And then when I found the MJ2 with yellow caps/cherry blues was just 150 USD locally, I jumped on it. Much better deal, definitely satisfied.
Initially I was also rather confused about the MJ2 or a CM Quickfire.
I wanted a full-size board, but all the local shops didn't have the QF Ult or XT, just the QF Rapid and TK.
Amazon had the XT for a decent price, but I still had to ship a 1.2 kilo keyboard halfway across the world, and god knows what I'd have to deal with with the hell that is customs.
And then when I found the MJ2 with yellow caps/cherry blues was just 150 USD locally, I jumped on it. Much better deal, definitely satisfied.
Where did you find that mj2? Thats exactly what i want!
It depends where you live... here in italy, you can buy the QF XT from Amazon without ship price, instead the MJ2 does not exist here so is 20$ more for the ship
Sorry but at this point I am lost. What justifies that price difference between the Filco and the CM?
Sorry but at this point I am lost. What justifies that price difference between the Filco and the CM?
Justify ? no no no... they're both making out like bandits in terms of profit
think about it this way.. how can 1 keyboard be 2x better.. that could never happen..
now compare a $100 to a $5 keyboard.. how can a keyboard be 20x better...
Don't worry about the price... that's not the comparison you need to make unless you have to really stretch to afford one of the 2 items.
The filco has the better pcb.. THAT"S IT... end of story... everything else is identical..
the keycaps has a uv coating on the filco, but that's BS marketing because that stuff rubs off within 2 - 3 weeks of use..