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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: takasta on Thu, 14 May 2009, 12:08:18
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Filco FKBN87MC/CB tenkeyless Blue-Switch just arrived from a direct order from Filco TW. Im' currently situated in Hong Kong and the cheapest way for me to get my hands on Filco keyboards is of course from the source Taiwan. This product isn't even listed on the Japan Filco site, and i've only found it on the Taiwan Filco site. I just couldn't resist the offer. I've tried blue cherry switches before and I was using a Filco Full-size brown switch before with ASC2 layout.
This keyboard is obviosuly smaller in size, and comes with the same ASCII layout, cept it has japanese engravings on the keys as well. Pictures will come later, but my first impressions of this keyboard is absolutely great. The reduced space that it takes up allows for my mouse to move closer to my fingers when i game which is a + for me. the build quality if superb as always, and I seem to have more fun typing on this particular keyboard than other blue cherry keyboards. Maybe it is also to do with the 850HKD that it cost me, ($112USD approx.)
Direct comparison with the brown switches of Filco. Since they are both from the same brand, its easier to make a direct comparison of the switches. THe browns definately feel alot softer and lighter when I type on them and it feel slike my fingers flow better on them. On the other hand, the blue-cherry switches CLICK, to my enjoyment and i seem to type much more accurate with the blue-cherry switches that i do with the browns.
In conclusion great keyboard. A rare find, i'll upload some photos once i get a chance to get a camera.
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First off welcome to GeekHack. Nice find on the keyboard. There are a bunch of us wanting one of those. We are trying to be patient waiting for elitekeyboards to get them.
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Nice find indeed! I still want one too!
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ROFL nice pic!
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Oh noess...*gulp*
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Should have used a screen-shot of orcs massing outside Helm's Deep :P
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I see $850 HKD. Are you from HK? I'm from HK. Where did you get your keyboard? Show some pictures when you get a chance :tongue:
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yea i'm from HK. i ordered it off the HK tech website http://www.hkepc.com, ordered it group order with some other members from there. i sent you a msg with my msn if you're still interested in more. I dont' know how to link pictures onto geekhack. It seems you have to host it from somewhere in which i'm not bothered to upload haha.
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I dont' know how to link pictures onto geekhack. It seems you have to host it from somewhere in which i'm not bothered to upload haha.
I just add them to my posts as attachments.
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updated with attachments of pictures. the Green LED is suprisingly not bright compared to the filco browns which are piercing lol. they're like normal green LED's you'd find on a motherboard or something. I'm not sure who ordered the same model as me, but i know 1 guy who ordered the full-size filco blank cherry blues, and he's quite enjoying them lol. kinda like the das ultimate but filco version haha.
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most of the time, the LED's won't be on anyways cause i don't use scroll or caps lock that often. I don't know japanese but wth, its still tenkeyless blue switches haha.
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Thanks for the pictures. The green led looks OK.
The Japanese characters look VERY nice. My son would love that version (he's studying Japanese).
It's not a Japanese keyboard; the CB postfix in the model name is for Chinese boards. Japanese FILCO keyboards have a JB or NB model postfix.
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lol nice haha, i didn't know that :P.