Blue next.. filco or rosewill?

[Canious]

I own a filco brown tkl and cm quickfire reds. I'm really wanting to get a Blue switch for quite time now for work and starcraft 2 which one do you recommend? Price is not the issue and willing to order from UK  again if filco is favored. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks

[spzz]

Do you want another TKL? I'm not sure if Rosewill has TKL 'boards, I think they don't but I can be wrong. Otherwise the quality should be just about the same.

[Clickey]

Correct Rosewill does not yet have any tenkeyless boards. Rosewill and Leopold have detachable cables, but Filco has a better reputation. Amazon has Filco with blues tenkeyless, if you are in the US this would be much cheaper than ordering from the UK.

[hashbaz]

I know you said price is not an issue, but right now Rosewill blues are exceptionally cheap on Newegg (if you're in the US). $99, free shipping, and a $20 gift card until next Wednesday:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201040

[calavera]

Seems the rosewill is plate mounted as well but I own filco blues and I personally think they're the best plate mounted blues.

[duncan]

If price is not an issue then get the Filco.
The Rosewill is good value but the reduced cost does represent a little lower quality of construction.
If the difference in price doesn't factor into a value consideration then get the Filco, the extra price does reflect a real difference. If the extra is worth the difference is a different question that doesn't affect you.

EDIT: And the Rosewill logo is a little bit of ugly that you won't have to deal with if you get a Filco.

[Oqsy]

What difference in quality?  I've owned both, and they are so similar in quality its hard to understand the premium on Filcos.

There HAVE been a few reports of controller/matrix havoc, but I doubt it's statistically higher than Filco. RMA's happen with every brand.

[N8N]

yeah, I haven't personally owned a Rosewill but based on pics and reviews I think Oqsy nailed it - there's an ugly logo and reports of some out of box controller weirdnesses, but other than that, the only reasons I haven't bought one are a) they don't come in clears and b) I need another keyboard like I need a hole in my head.

Of course, I just preordered a Leopold, but that was primarily because I don't have a tenkeyless, never had a Leopold, and I feel obligated to show my support of a manufacturer that's actually making plate mounted clears available.

I'll be disappointed if I discover that the rumors of the Leopold/Cherry stabilizers being less desirable than Costar turn out to be true, but even so, they and Deck are pretty much the only options.  And of course I do have a Filco that I already modded because I didn't know this was going to happen.  If you are looking for tenkeyless (or even if you aren't) Leopold is certainly another option to consider, they've been selling blues for a while now.

[Oqsy]

The camo boards that have had complaints since day 1?

I'm not saying Filcos arw bad quality, just that ALL companies have products with defects that must be replaced. That's part of life. Most ppl loooooove their Dolch keycaps. Mine are brittle **** that I will likely toss.

On the whole, Rosewill and Filco both have good reputations, Filco just has more skin in the game. Rosewill is new to mech keyboards, and have already added more choices to their lineup as a response to customer requests. WASD has a similar record of listening to the customers. Leopold is making a board with clears.  Filco just lets us fight over whatever THEY allow us to have, much like Apple, and refuse to address their thin ABS keycaps (like Apple with that ****ty silver paint or their iPhone antennae). I prefer a compay that adjusts to meet the market.  If Filco doesn't step it up, the other companies will leave them behind. They are in the position of being the next unicomp. Keep building the exact same thing, which is decent, but never consider taking the customer's wants into consideration. That mindset causes stagnation.  They're not to that point yet, but they could fall behind the pack QUICKLY.