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Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: carhartt on Tue, 06 April 2010, 15:22:12

Hello

I wanted to ask whether it is possible to feel the Filco Majestouch Keycaps in the Raptor Gaming K1 keyboard can install?

http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,keycaps&pid=fkb10487 (http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,keycaps&pid=fkb10487)

thanks for your help

ps: Sorry for my english :D

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: itlnstln on Tue, 06 April 2010, 15:23:46

Most of the keys should work fine, but you might have problems with some of the larger keys like Enter, Shift, etc.

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: carhartt on Wed, 07 April 2010, 02:52:22

okay but the "normal" keys like wasd should work?

the declaration: I want a colorful keyboard :D

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: kriminal on Wed, 07 April 2010, 07:32:58

raptor gaming keyboard??? O.o

EDIT: oh.. raptor just stuck its name on a typical cherry kb... hmm

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 07 April 2010, 08:02:35

Quote from: carhartt;170262

okay but the "normal" keys like wasd should work?

the declaration: I want a colorful keyboard :D

The Filco keys will probably be a little taller, but yes, those will work.

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: keyb_gr on Wed, 07 April 2010, 09:20:57

It may be cheaper to harvest keys from some Cherry board though... the K1 is a G80-1800 after all.

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: itlnstln on Wed, 07 April 2010, 09:38:04

I have a feeling he might be looking at the purple WASD keys.

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: carhartt on Wed, 07 April 2010, 10:26:29

cherry g80-1800 = raptor gaming k1?

mhh thas cool

so the filo keycaps wokrs with the cherry g80-1800, too?

or anyone knows where I can buy colored keycaps?
It must indeed be of no Filco.

aloha,
carhartt

Title: Keycaps for Raptor Gaming K1
Post by: sixty on Wed, 07 April 2010, 10:37:31

Quote from: carhartt;170320

cherry g80-1800 = raptor gaming k1?

mhh thas cool

so the filo keycaps wokrs with the cherry g80-1800, too?

or anyone knows where I can buy colored keycaps?
It must indeed be of no Filco.

aloha,
carhartt

There are no original Cherry G80 series WSAD keys besides on a special Chinese G80. Your best bet will be to go with the Filco keys. They will be a little less high than the original Cherry keys. Some guys on kbdmania have modded them before to be a perfect fit, but they work fine without that too.

Another thing you can do is look into getting cheap keys from a G80 and dye them to another color yourself. There is a very long article regarding this in our wiki.