Filco TKL vs CM Quick Fire Rapid/Stealth vs Ducky Shine 3 TKL

[Phillip_J_Fry]

It's not my first topic where I'm asking for a help choosing me the second keyboard (the first one is filco tkl) =) sorry!

Right now I have four options:

1) Filco from Keyboardco for 173$ with shipping
I like my first filco, but don't now if I'm ready to spend another $173 for the second one =)

2) CM Quick fire rapid for 100$ from amazon.com ($70 for the keyboard + $12 shipping + $17 tax)
Font...looks strange to me... but for this price I can buy keycaps =)
I saw many negative reviews on amazon.com... is it true?

3) CM Quick fire stealth for $130 from amazon.com ($95 + $12 shipping + $23 tax)
Font - better %)
except another keycaps it equals to rapid, right?

4) Ducky Shine 3 tkl from mechanicalkeyboards.com for $139 + $56 - with direct shipping to Belarus
                                 $139 + $35 - with shipping to my friend in Netherlands (he will come to Belarus 15th November so I'm afraid that the keyboard will not be delivered by that date)

Don't know what to choose =/

[SpAmRaY]

What do you want? That's the question!

[Phillip_J_Fry]

What do you want? That's the question!

I want tkl keyboard =)
I like build quality of Filco. But I don't know if the diff between Filco and CM is worth diff in their price?

[gh_pp]

What do you want? That's the question!

I want tkl keyboard =)
I like build quality of Filco. But I don't know if the diff between Filco and CM is worth diff in their price?

The QFR is pretty good, except for the rubber coating on the case.

But if I were you who don’t live in the US, I would go for the shine 3 because the QFR is not quite the bargain for you. We frequently can score a QFR for ~$60 after rebates.

The shine 3 will be at that price for the rest of the world, maybe except Taiwan.
And you got these fancy leds backlit to play around with =]

Just my 0.02

[Flyersfan1]

This thread may help you decide a bit,  think the OP was going through a similar dilemma.  http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=49597.0 
No one will dispute that Filco keyboards are very nice and have very good build quality, the one caveat of course is they are a little overpriced.  Many people have said that they feel nicer than some competitors in terms of overall typing feel.  I have QFR that I really enjoy using from time to time, my main driver is a HHKB so I didn't feel it was necessary to shell out a premium price for a cherry board that I only sporadically use.  One recommendation that you might like is perhaps go for the CM board and use the money you'd save to buy a set of nicer key caps. If you want a better idea between the two that might help you decide if buying another is worth it, I recommend you check out WhiteFireDragon's great comparison between the two where he takes both apart and compares the internals of each side by side.  Hope this helps!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy1JgF4_UT0

Sorry I can't relate any of this to the Ducky, I have never owned one before, but they too offer high quality keyboards

[Tony]

You get what you pay for. For quality, go for Filco. For price, go for QFR.

[Linkbane]

You get what you pay for. For quality, go for Filco. For price, go for QFR.

As he implies that the QFR isn't one of the best-built keyboards under $120.

[muad]

I am in a similar boat... The filco failure rate isn't anything special and the stealth is about half the price. You would be better off getting the stealth and if it breaks you can buy another one. I think that coolermaster has done a great job ironing out the kinks with this board. The previous statements are just something I noticed while doing research. Does anyone have any idea of how the failure rates compare between the rapid and filco?

[tp4tissue]

probably shine 3... considering where u are.

[Dreamre]

I'd go with a Ducky. Might as well try something different with your second board.

[gameaholic]

This is wallet hack.  Just buy all of them.  You don't need both kidneys.

[Phillip_J_Fry]

Thanks to all of you guys!

After buying filco I've decided that my second board will be Ducky Shine 3 TKL. Some friends of mine where visiting USA and I hoped to ask them bring me ducky =) but TKL version was not in stock that time...
I doubt that Ducky will arrive at time to Netherlands (by November 14th) and with direct shipping to Belarus it will cost about $200

probably shine 3... considering where u are.

Why?

[brialona]

i have qfr and the quality is impeccable.  im thinking about buying another tkl also which will probably be a ducky tkl shine 3

[fader]

When will Ducky Shine 3 TKL's be available?

PS, for the money:  Corsair K65.

[Phillip_J_Fry]

When will Ducky Shine 3 TKL's be available?

PS, for the money:  Corsair K65.

Estimated Arrival: 11/02/13

[giltyler]

Have you looked at the Ducky distributor in Germany?
http://www.getdigital.de/

[Phillip_J_Fry]

Have you looked at the Ducky distributor in Germany?
http://www.getdigital.de/

Thanks!
I've checked - They don't have White Led and final price will be almost the same or greater than mechanicalkeyboards.com =/