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Offline Kairxa

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It's about to be available in here, hopefully in the middle of December. I'll post a pic after I buy it.

Don't know about the red wasd though - I didn't even get a keycap puller and blue wasd when I bought my FKBN104MC/EB.

Offline x2p

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« Reply #1 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 19:36:48 »
I was looking at those but I wish they stated what color the LEDs were as well.  Would look rather odd with the normal red/blue/green, white would look nice.

Offline ManjyomeThunder

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« Reply #2 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 20:06:02 »
I need this. Only tenkeyless. Available in the US. By December. As soon as possible.
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Offline Fwiffo

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« Reply #3 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 20:15:53 »
I need this, but tenkeyless and with blue keys.
You can call me... Keyboard Otaku... or not quite...

Offline laden3

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« Reply #4 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 20:17:16 »
actually, if u dont mind the Chinese letters
http://world.pchome.com.tw/?m=search&f=doSearch&STYPE=sea&target=FILCO&searchType=ST_24&c=E01
less than 130 shipped to USA
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Offline ManjyomeThunder

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« Reply #5 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 20:17:26 »
Quote from: Fwiffo;248368
I need this, but tenkeyless and with blue keys.


blue keys? That just seems like it'd look weird. I colored a lot of the keys on my Customizer 104, and once too many of them are non-standard colors, it's kinda silly looking.
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Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #6 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 20:18:52 »
Quote from: laden3;248369
actually, if u dont mind the Chinese letters
http://world.pchome.com.tw/?m=search&f=doSearch&STYPE=sea&target=FILCO&searchType=ST_24&c=E01
less than 130 shipped to USA


How do u order from that site?

Offline ManjyomeThunder

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« Reply #7 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 20:19:35 »
Quote from: laden3;248369
actually, if u dont mind the Chinese letters
http://world.pchome.com.tw/?m=search&f=doSearch&STYPE=sea&target=FILCO&searchType=ST_24&c=E01
less than 130 shipped to USA


That is very, very tempting...
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Offline laden3

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« Reply #8 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 20:41:51 »
Quote from: keyboardlover;248371
How do u order from that site?


click the orange? button, then look at the bottom left of ur screen, click, choose country, now click the yellow button, then login...

try to open 2 tabs, 1 translated with google translate the normal web page on the second tab (the translated web page doesn't work for me, IDK why...)
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Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #9 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 21:03:41 »
Lol, from Google translate:

Quote
Blue Special Edition in the shell with dazzling blue water, from the general stereotype of the mechanical keyboard for your computer desktop to add one new color, work can be more relaxed and happy.


It doesn't seem clear from that website how you choose which switch it has?

Offline laden3

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« Reply #10 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 21:25:14 »
brown
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Offline keyboardlover

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« Reply #11 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 21:32:52 »
Quote from: laden3;248402
brown


Sounds like blues from the translated description though:

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FILCO excellent workmanship, and the blue by CHERRY MX click tactile switch two-stage axial bearing, so that more obvious sense of the finger type.


Also, does this model have nkro?

Offline laden3

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« Reply #12 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 21:38:26 »
it doesn't mention abt NKRO, but... isn't there a picture with brown switches in it -_-'''
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Offline didjamatic

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« Reply #13 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 21:46:19 »
Easy mod.

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Offline WhiteRice

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« Reply #15 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 22:05:16 »
You know, this thread just made me think of something. Do you think there would be in any interest in carved aluminum replacement cases for filco keyboards?

Would probably be expensive as sin though. :(

Offline viviwill

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« Reply #16 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 23:20:38 »
Quote from: laden3;248369
actually, if u dont mind the Chinese letters
http://world.pchome.com.tw/?m=search&f=doSearch&STYPE=sea&target=FILCO&searchType=ST_24&c=E01
less than 130 shipped to USA


isn't the shipping cost you more than 50 bucks .....

Offline laden3

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« Reply #17 on: Wed, 17 November 2010, 23:31:26 »
I just bought a pbt 104 Ducky with Chinese letters (they don't have Eng ones...) for $153, the keyboard is $129 and the shipping is around $20. They accept paypal too.
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Offline johnnysasaki

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« Reply #18 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 00:01:35 »
If you use the translator in Chrome, it says that shipping to "America and other" is $20 USD. Not bad, considering EliteKB ships the same kind of things for +$29 and that's within the continent.
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Offline WhiteRice

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« Reply #19 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 00:05:08 »
Quote from: johnnysasaki;248476
If you use the translator in Chrome, it says that shipping to "America and other" is $20 USD. Not bad, considering EliteKB ships the same kind of things for +$29 and that's within the continent.
Damnit that white tenkeyless looks tempting.

But...

It's a lie! If you follow the link through is a full size keyboard.

Offline Kairxa

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« Reply #20 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 00:11:46 »
And someone has already bought it before I did. He bought it from Singapore if I'm not mistaken, not from my local reseller.





http://www.kaskus.us/showpost.php?p=314864880&postcount=165

It's in Indonesian though.

Offline bakageta

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« Reply #21 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 00:22:45 »
Quote from: WhiteRice;248423
You know, this thread just made me think of something. Do you think there would be in any interest in carved aluminum replacement cases for filco keyboards?

Would probably be expensive as sin though. :(


I think they'd be too expensive to get much interest, but you never know...

Offline WhiteRice

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« Reply #22 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 00:33:15 »
$500... whoa.

I wonder if we can bug clickclack to make molds for custom colored filco cases...

Offline woks

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« Reply #23 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 00:44:13 »
Originally the filco blue is a specially-designed release for a magazine:http://www.techbang.com.tw/posts/2669-more-filco-pc-king-limited-edition-keyboard-photo

More photos here:http://roy731.pixnet.net/blog/post/9172680

Another buying link:http://www.armygroup.com.tw/shop/goods.php?id=4951

Sorry they are all in Chinese...
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Offline Kairxa

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« Reply #24 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 01:20:23 »
By the way, they are NKRO - FKBN104M/EB-AI.

Offline Azuremen

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« Reply #25 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 04:21:58 »
Quote from: ripster;248487
Somebody buy one through PChome!

DoubleDogDareYa!

kinda gross for broadcast TV.


Oh man, the kids around here I swear. Spokane is so special sometimes.

That, and 13 and elementary school...
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Offline viviwill

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« Reply #26 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 06:37:13 »
Quote from: johnnysasaki;248476
If you use the translator in Chrome, it says that shipping to "America and other" is $20 USD. Not bad, considering EliteKB ships the same kind of things for +$29 and that's within the continent.


have any idea how long it take to ship a board from Taiwan to California ?
if less than, say 10 days... I will order something immediately

Offline Phaedrus2129

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« Reply #27 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 09:31:27 »
This would look pretty sharp with blue-on-black doubleshots.

Just sayin'.
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Offline johnnysasaki

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« Reply #28 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 14:44:59 »
Quote from: woks;248502
Originally the filco blue is a specially-designed release for a magazine:http://www.techbang.com.tw/posts/2669-more-filco-pc-king-limited-edition-keyboard-photo

More photos here:http://roy731.pixnet.net/blog/post/9172680

Another buying link:http://www.armygroup.com.tw/shop/goods.php?id=4951

Sorry they are all in Chinese...


Just ordered a set of Filco Otaku keys from armygroup. $50 CAD after shipping, not bad considering it's so hard to find anywhere else (unless I'm a n00b at searching). Will update if it all works out or not. Hopefully I don't get ripped off or anything.

Link: http://www.armygroup.com.tw/shop/goods.php?id=5370
« Last Edit: Thu, 18 November 2010, 14:49:30 by johnnysasaki »
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Offline johnnysasaki

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« Reply #29 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 15:09:25 »
Quote from: ripster;248784
Alright!

Do you read Chinese?


I am Chinese but was born and raised in Canada. I can read very little, but a bit of cleverness and a lot of Google Chrome's translation has got my order made, and Paypal payment completed.
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Offline johnnysasaki

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« Reply #30 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 16:24:53 »
Quote from: ripster;248800
Great - should work out fine.  Let us know when you get them.  How much were the keys and how much was shipping?

The Australian online site blank Filco set is $60 Aus which is about $60 American and I don't know if they ship internationally.


The site charged me $700 OMG Dollars ($700 Taiwan Dollars converts to $23.52 CAD or $23.13 USD) and then another $700 for "Shipping to Europe, America, and Canada" (that's what Chrome translated anyway). Then a small $58 charge for handling or something (not too sure what that was for, but it's like $2 converted). Here's what it came to, copy pasted from the transaction history of the site (Chrome-translated):

   Goods Subtotal:$ 700 + shipping:$ 700 + Fee:$ 58
Amount due: $ 1458

This converts to $48.99 CAD or $48.17 USD. I expect others to start ordering theirs soon. XD
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Offline leotnnz

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« Reply #31 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 16:49:43 »
Quote from: ripster;248577
Haven't ordered from Taiwan but EMS Japan takes 4 days to the West Coast and includes tracking.

On the other extreme is DealExtreme which is usually around 3 weeks from Hong Kong.


on the web, it says it will be 4~5days to ship to US.

http://world.pchome.com.tw/?m=manual&no=26#02
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Offline F2a

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« Reply #32 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 19:04:51 »
They selling the cherry brown tenkeyless?

Offline leotnnz

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« Reply #33 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 19:28:49 »
Quote from: F2a;248902
They selling the cherry brown tenkeyless?


here it is.

http://world.pchome.com.tw/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A50475777&SR_NO=DCAH1Z&ROWNO=6&tm=u#
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Offline laden3

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« Reply #34 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 19:32:13 »
Buying the Filcos, Duckies and Realforces from these Taiwanese sites are cheaper compare to buying them from EK. RMA is probably a PITA.
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Offline bakageta

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« Reply #35 on: Thu, 18 November 2010, 19:33:40 »
I just have to wonder just how often someone needs to RMA one of these, though... I know I just recently got my Filco, but it seems fairly bulletproof compared to any of my previous keyboards...

Offline F2a

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« Reply #36 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 00:05:33 »
Yeah, doubt you'll need to RMA. If something is wrong I'll fix it myself. I just need to figure out how to order from this site first...

edit: Used Chrome and it was pretty easy to figure out.
« Last Edit: Fri, 19 November 2010, 01:28:22 by F2a »

Offline F2a

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« Reply #37 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 00:45:16 »
Looks like if you buy from armygroup.com.tw you get yellow WASD keys along with a red Esc and a black FILCO key.

Offline F2a

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« Reply #38 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 01:26:25 »
I just ordered a Filco FKBN87M/EB for $130 shipped. I'll let you know how it goes.

Offline laden3

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« Reply #39 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 01:29:16 »
the thing I like abt these Taiwanese websites is that they give u some nice freebies while EKB sells these things that are supposed to be free...
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Offline Uninstall

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« Reply #40 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 01:59:37 »
Really tempting, but I am not sure how much duty and tax would be :/ PCHome's shipping for keyboards are much cheaper compared to armygroup, and as mentioend above, the free wrist rest is nice as well. :)

Offline Orphagn

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« Reply #41 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 03:58:20 »
I just ordered the Blue Filco FKB104M/CB-AI keyboard and the total came out to $3,928 TWD, which is about $132.91 USD.
I can't wait to try out the Cherry Browns!
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Offline kidchunks

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« Reply #42 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 07:09:11 »
Quote from: Orphagn;249063
I just ordered the Blue Filco FKB104M/CB-AI keyboard and the total came out to $3,928 TWD, which is about $132.91 USD.
I can't wait to try out the Cherry Browns!


Nice, pchome is about $139 including shipping. You don't get free caps though. It $20 for shipping so the keyboards price is roughly $119.

Cheaper at armygroup by a few bucks.
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Offline leotnnz

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« Reply #43 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 09:06:04 »
Quote from: ripster;249048
What was the price breakdown - product and shipping?  A tenkeyless should be more like 3lbs.

on the pchome web, they are giving the promotion that shipping to North America is just around $20 for the package under 10kg.
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Offline Orphagn

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« Reply #44 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 09:55:50 »
Quote from: kidchunks;249088
Nice, pchome is about $139 including shipping. You don't get free caps though. It $20 for shipping so the keyboards price is roughly $119.

Cheaper at armygroup by a few bucks.


I bought mine through PChomeand I calcualted out about $132.91, I thought someone posted earlier that armygroup was more expensive?
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Offline MissileMike

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« Reply #45 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 10:15:36 »
I just ordered a ducky blue tenkeyless.... 112$ shipped.
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Cherry: Leopold FC200RC/AB  ||  3 Ducky 1087  ||  PLU ML87 ||  Cherry G80-8113LUVEU-2  browns
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Offline F2a

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« Reply #46 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 10:18:41 »
Pchome is $20 shipping to US. At the end Armygroup was a bit more expensive. Armygroup gives you free key-caps and Pchome gives you some sort of wrist rest for free.
« Last Edit: Fri, 19 November 2010, 10:22:23 by F2a »

Offline kidchunks

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« Reply #47 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 10:45:43 »
Quote from: F2a;249159
Pchome is $20 shipping to US. At the end Armygroup was a bit more expensive. Armygroup gives you free key-caps and Pchome gives you some sort of wrist rest for free.


Yea I would of preferred key caps, but given I've never had a wrist rest. It'll come in handy.
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Offline MissileMike

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« Reply #48 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 12:31:59 »
Well if they come through with decent shipping speed, it's going to be an awesome place to get keyboards from.  Huge selection of ducky, cherry, and filco with very good pricing.
BS: 5 Space Savers  ||  9 42H  ||  10 1391401 or similar  ||  1x 1390131  || AT&T 305b  ||  Dell Model M
Cherry: Leopold FC200RC/AB  ||  3 Ducky 1087  ||  PLU ML87 ||  Cherry G80-8113LUVEU-2  browns
Alps: Filco Zero Tenkeyless (fukka)  ||  ABS M1  ||  3x Dell AT101w  ||  Ancer KF-191  ||  6 Vivanco Compact
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Offline F2a

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« Reply #49 on: Fri, 19 November 2010, 13:35:49 »
I canceled my order from pchome and ordered a brown tenkeyless from Armygroup. It's about $20 more expensive but I want to see how it compares to pchome since I predict a bunch of you are ordering from that site. At least it comes with yellow WASD keys and a free brush which is nice.

I'll let you know and you let me know!