Author Topic: comparing keycaps from a dasIII and a filco mini (Read 2736 times)

bigpook · « **on:** Tue, 31 March 2009, 17:11:12 »

The keys on top are from the das

Tilted side angle

the das 'asdf' keys on the filco

Side view

caps lock

height

I am thinking that you could swap the keys from a dasIII to a filco.

Anyone else here have given that a go?

tamasrepus · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 31 March 2009, 17:56:46 »

I really hate the type face of the font on the Das. It seems like some reject font they included with Microsoft Publisher.

FKSSR · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 31 March 2009, 18:10:59 »

haha. agreed.

The keys do look similar in size, or at least close enough that they could be swapped.

bigpook · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 31 March 2009, 19:04:45 »

Quote from: ripster;26373

I'll try swapping a few when I get my Das Keyboard 3 back from RMA. I better not break a stem or I'll blame you guys.

- Ripster

the key caps come off pretty easily. I use two paper clips to lift them off of the stem.

iMav · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 31 March 2009, 20:43:30 »

Are all the keys swappable (same size)? Shift, spacebar, enter, etc...

bigpook · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 31 March 2009, 20:57:23 »

Quote from: iMav;26380

Are all the keys swappable (same size)? Shift, spacebar, enter, etc...

Hmm. I will need to check on that. The letter keys seem ok as does the capslock key. I would think enter, shift would be good too; but need to verify that. The space bar could be iffy, but may not need to be replaced?

Let me check on that.

bigpook · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 31 March 2009, 21:01:47 »

iMav

I eyeballed the keys and I am thinking that ALL of them can be swapped out.

itlnstln · « **Reply #7 on:** Wed, 01 April 2009, 06:47:08 »

I see an obvious problem in the first picture with swapping keys on the Das and Filco. It looks like the Filco 'board has mislabeled D and F keys.

J/K

rush340 · « **Reply #8 on:** Wed, 01 April 2009, 23:15:24 »

Edit: nevermind

I'm interested in seeing of the Filco keys fit the Das though!

bigpook · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu, 02 April 2009, 04:37:55 »

Quote from: itlnstln;26409

I see an obvious problem in the first picture with swapping keys on the Das and Filco. It looks like the Filco 'board has mislabeled D and F keys.

J/K

yah, but did you notice that the F key on the Das is already starting to fade?
The das isn't even a year old yet and the lettering is starting to go.

xsphat · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu, 02 April 2009, 04:57:05 »

Quote from: bigpook;26615

yah, but did you notice that the F key on the Das is already starting to fade?
The das isn't even a year old yet and the lettering is starting to go.

So cheap. I might be spoiled by the PFU, Topre and IBM keyboards.

bigpook · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 02 April 2009, 05:45:23 »

Quote from: xsphat;26617

So cheap. I might be spoiled by the PFU, Topre and IBM keyboards.

Is cheap what it is? For the 130 dollars or so you would think the lettering would stay on for a bit longer.

itlnstln · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu, 02 April 2009, 06:49:10 »

Yeah, I did notice that the "stems" on the letter F were a little short. That's a damn shame, really. That is one thing I am not too fond of on the Costar 'boards; the letters being printed on instead of molded or laser etched, that is. Even my black Cherry keyboard has laser etched caps (they don't look the greatest, but they won't rub off, either).

bhtooefr · « **Reply #13 on:** Thu, 02 April 2009, 10:39:21 »

The lettering on my Scorpius M10 is darkening, but not rubbing off like silkscreened letters do. (My ThinkPad's keyboard is a friggin joke, though, with quite a few keys missing most of their printing. Give it a few years, and I'll have a Das ThinkPad.

)

itlnstln · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu, 02 April 2009, 10:40:54 »

Quote from: bhtooefr;26647

Give it a few years, and I'll have a Das ThinkPad. )

Strong.

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Author Topic: comparing keycaps from a dasIII and a filco mini (Read 2736 times)