I love my Filco Majestouch Tenkeyless and am looking for a similar kb.

[ChThoniC]

EDIT: Brown switches! Forgot to put that in the original post.

I'm looking to get a second keyboard for work, and want as similar as possible with a pricepoint of $100 or less. Is the Leopold from elitekeyboards.com, or is it something else?

I don't care about backlights or any other features. I just want a good keyboard to type on.

Thanks much!

[aviphysics]

CM Quickfire Rapid is the answer. It is basically the same board made by the same people. From what I understand, the current boards on Amazon are the versions with less branding, though they haven't updated the pictures. Biggest difference between this and the Filco is that the USB cable is not permanently attached. A nice feature if you will be hauling it between computers. The soldering on the circuit board is not as pretty but something has got to give.

cost is $80 for the Brown switch version on Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Storm-QuickFire-Rapid-Mechanical-SGK-4000-GKCM1-US/dp/B007VDKLLM/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1361940869&sr=1-1&keywords=quickfire+rapid+brown

[Hyde]

^ What he said.

If you want full size version.  You can either wait till April for CM Storm QuickFire XT.

Or if you're impatient you can try for Rosewill RK-9000, though the thing with Rosewill is that there is a chance the mini b connector might break on you.  So far it sounds like it's hit or miss.  But the bright side is this goes on sale for really cheap quite often 

[ChThoniC]

Thanks! I actually really like keyboards without the tenkey. Seems to let me put my mouse in a more ergonomic position.

It seems like there's a pretty good consensus here. Unless I hear something else I'll order one of these this weekend.

[calavera]

Have you tried other switches besides browns? If noise is an issue I would use browns at work.

[swagpiratex]

We will rep CM QFR all day err day lol.

[ChThoniC]

Have you tried other switches besides browns? If noise is an issue I would use browns at work.

Yeah, I like browns the best out of any I've tried (blues, blacks, browns).

We will rep CM QFR all day err day lol.

Haha alright! I'll go ahead and order then. There seems to be quite a consensus.

[morpheus]

HPE 87 isn't bad, quality is decent and price is low.

[gigibecali]

HPE 87 isn't bad, quality is decent and price is low.

and keycaps 100% filco/qfr compatible. I use one at work, browns, cherry profile dyesub thick pbt caps, imsto slim orings. Pure heaven.

[tricheboars]

CM QFR. Most def. What everyone else said.

You can now get unbranded ones from amazon. I would get it there as I have heard the newegg ones may still have the branding; or if you want you can just buy a replacement case for 20.

Also i did not like the look of the font on the CM QFR. It wanted to be all asian calligraphy style but just came out cruddy to my eyes. It aint the Wu-Tang **** if you know what i mean. It be all frontin shaolin styles without any of that budda monk flair. you know what i mean?!

Sorry the Wu came out there for a minute.

[CPTBadAss]

CM QFR. Most def. What everyone else said.

You can now get unbranded ones from amazon. I would get it there as I have heard the newegg ones may still have the branding; or if you want you can just buy a replacement case for 20.

Also i did not like the look of the font on the CM QFR. It wanted to be all asian calligraphy style but just came out cruddy to my eyes. It aint the Wu-Tang **** if you know what i mean. It be all frontin shaolin styles without any of that budda monk flair. you know what i mean?!

Sorry the Wu came out there for a minute.

That Wu Tang Sword board-style

[kealokian]

I couldn't be happier with my QFR.

[swagpiratex]

It's pretty cool cuz company reps actually post on geekhack and listen to our input. I think they're going to be releasing more colors for their QFR replacement covers.

[tricheboars]

It's pretty cool cuz company reps actually post on geekhack and listen to our input. I think they're going to be releasing more colors for their QFR replacement covers.

Cooler Master has really been awesome so far. I am actually blown away how they have taken feedback. Just the fact that they were willing to remove all the branding (a company's bread and butter as far as marketing) shows how dedicated they are to us. and guess what? I bought one without the branding. BAM!

Plus they are pricing this board ingeniously. A solid TKL mech board with Cherry MX Blues for $65. Crazy. I hope this gets a lot of people into mech boards. I am sure it will. The more the better. Maybe then I can bring one to work....*cry*....sob...fart.

[aviphysics]

HPE 87 isn't bad, quality is decent and price is low.

Because Amazon doesn't charge for shipping, the price difference is pretty small and the CM board will have proper warranty support.

[ChThoniC]

I'm not wild about the font, either, but for the price it looks like this keyboard can't be beat.
Thanks again, everyone, I'll order it tomorrow