Brand | FILCO |
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Item model number | FKBN104MRL/EB2 |
Operating System | not_machine_specific |
Item Weight | 2.64 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 5.43 x 17.32 x 1.42 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.43 x 17.32 x 1.42 inches |
Color | Cherry MX Red |
Batteries | AA batteries required. |
Manufacturer | Filco |
ASIN | B007VAFWN2 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | May 2, 2012 |
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FILCO Majestouch 2 (Cherry MX Red) Keyboard
Brand | FILCO |
Compatible Devices | keyboard |
Connectivity Technology | 有線 |
Keyboard Description | メカニカル |
Recommended Uses For Product | Gaming, Office |
Special Feature | Lighting |
Color | Cherry MX Red |
Number of Keys | 109 |
Style | Modern |
Material | Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene |
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- Switch type: Cherry MX Red
- Keycaps: Black Pad Printed ABS
- LED Backlighting: none
- Size: Full Size
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Quality of material | 4.6 | — | 4.7 | — | 3.8 | 4.4 |
Brightness | — | — | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Ergonomic | — | — | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
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connectivity tech | — | USB | Lightning | Bluetooth, USB, USB-C | USB, RF | USB 2.0 |
number of keys | 109 | 104 | 104 | 104 | — | 108 |
hardware interface | usb | usb | bluetooth | bluetooth | — | usb |
compatible devices | keyboard | — | PC, Mac | Laptop | Gaming Console | PC |
keyboard description | メカニカル | Mechanical | Mechanical | Wireless | Gaming | Gaming |
operating system | not machine specific | — | Windows 10, Windows 11, macOS 10.15, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Linux, Chrome OS, Android | Chrome,Linux,Mac,Windows | — | Windows 10, Windows 11, Mac OS X 10.14 |
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Filco Majestouch 2 (Cherry MX Red) Keyboard
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Customers like the build quality and feedback of the keyboard. They mention that it's built like a tank, has a terrific feel, and provides more tactile feedback. They appreciate the weight and appearance. However, some customers are disappointed with the fading. Opinions are mixed on noise, performance, and value.
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Customers like the quality of the keyboard. They say it's a very solid product, built like a tank, and has a high quality metal base plate. Customers also mention that the PCB looks more polished and there is no hint of cheap plastic anywhere in the build. Overall, most are satisfied with the quality and functionality of the product.
"...it to the keyboard body, it is not loose and cannot twist, it is of good quality. The cable is dead center of the back of the keyboard...." Read more
"...I feel that I got all my money's worth in construction.Solid, thick and well made cord with a velcro strap that isnt a cheap add on...." Read more
"...In terms of build quality, Filco is being Filco. The keyboard is solid and has a nice matte finish. The keycaps seem to have a slight textured feel...." Read more
"...This keyboard just feels crisp, clean, and very precise. Typing feels much more fluid and I don't feel like I'm hammering furiously to break 100 wpm..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the feedback of the keyboard. They mention that it has a terrific feel, the tactile feeling and click is incredible, and the key-caps are solid. They also say that it provides more tactile feedback to the user when typing, making it more precise and comfortable. The texture of the caps is a great soft/smooth yet ever so slightly grainy. Overall, customers are happy with the keyboard's performance and recommend it to others.
"...had Invisalign for straightening your teeth its tough like that, but soft and crystal clear, you can see the keycaps clearly...." Read more
"...Instead this seperation I feel is a more natural feel. I dont have finger strain from typing ever.It is super fun to type...." Read more
"...Even still, it's a night and day comparison. This keyboard just feels crisp, clean, and very precise...." Read more
"...I have only used it a little but it's enough to recognize that touch typing is faster and more fluid on this board than the modern lightweight..." Read more
Customers like the weight of the keyboard. They mention that it's quite heavier than it looks, simple with enough weight where it won't slide around. Some say that the keys feel light.
"...The style and design is "precise" the weight of the keyboard is heavy due to a solid metal interior plate to which the key switches are attached...." Read more
"...on and game on your fingers feel like they are air typing the keys are so light...." Read more
"...Like those, it is heavy, sturdy, and substantial. It also has the beautiful mechanical action of the older boards...." Read more
"...The keyboard is heavy and the case is nice and slim with a nice matte texture.The red led's are quite nice and not irritating to look at all...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the keyboard. They mention it's sleek, simple, and plain. They also appreciate the minimal branding and red LEDs. Customers say the keyboard is solid and has a nice matte finish.
"...The style and design is "precise" the weight of the keyboard is heavy due to a solid metal interior plate to which the key switches are attached...." Read more
"...The keycaps seem to have a slight textured feel. It has no frills or designs that make it stand out. It's plain, but it all works...." Read more
"...The keyboard is heavy and the case is nice and slim with a nice matte texture.The red led's are quite nice and not irritating to look at all...." Read more
"...I also like the minimalist branding on the board.-..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the noise produced by the keyboard. Some find the click sounds not too loud, relaxing and soothing. Others however, say that it's more noisy than a normal keyboard and makes a metal pinging noise when the keycap bottoms out.
"...The blue switches have a noticeable click that the brown switches do not have which aids in more feedback of a confirmed key press...." Read more
"...The cherry brown switches are not super loud as they are the middle ground...." Read more
"...that this uses 'non-clickey' switches, it's still dramatically louder than a membrane keyboard...." Read more
"...their added thickness and weight they feel more solid and lower the pitch of the sound of typing...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the keyboard. Some mention it's a joy to use, while others say it'd be difficult to use any longer, it stopped responding, and it can fatigue when typing very long papers.
"...what you pay for is a solid board that will never fail and bring pleasure to your typing...." Read more
"...keyboard because at the end of the day I will know that it does it's job well and looks to last a very long time." Read more
"...Now what I did notice was after a few hours of gaming my hand did get a little tired because I had to get used to the 80 gram bottoming out pressure..." Read more
"...It is a joy to use but there are a few drawbacks.1. Noise!..." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the value of the keyboard. Some find it well worth the money if they do a lot of typing, while others say it's slightly pricey.
"...Even though it's a lower tech, it was a well built and reasonably expensive keyboard. Even still, it's a night and day comparison...." Read more
"...It may be a little pricy. at about 150 this is an investment for the long haul, but it can go the distance...." Read more
"...It was also one of the few boards I could find at a reasonable price with red switches that wasn't a ridiculous looking gaming keyboard...." Read more
"...Second, the keyboard costs a mint, partially since, so far, you can't get them domestically. Between the high price and intl...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the fading of the keyboard. They mention that the letters are already starting to wear off, and the print on the keys wears off quickly.
"...The keycaps have shined and are lettering slightly faded especially on more frequently used keys but in all honesty arent as bad as other keys this..." Read more
"...you pay for, the keys on my leopold after 1 week of use the letter paint is wearing off...." Read more
"...The text is somewhat roughly textured and I don't care for it at all...." Read more
"...The other issue is that the wording on the keys will fade. To fix this almost perfect keyboard is to get doubleshot PBT keycaps...." Read more
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The Filco comes in three models so you can pick the keys switches that you want. The style and design is "precise" the weight of the keyboard is heavy due to a solid metal interior plate to which the key switches are attached. The plate is encased in a tough plastic exterior.
Key caps on top of the switches are "cylindrical" or "sculpted" to help keep your finger tips on the keys, and let you know when your touching the keys solidly as opposed to sliding left or right and possibly hitting other keys by mistake.
The "F" and the "J" keys have home row "bumps" to help touch typists find the home row without looking at the keyboard.
The key cap font is very slightly "Italic" or slanted to the right, you probably wouldn't notice if many review sites hadn't pointed it out. The print on the key caps is embossed or printed on top of the key cap plastic, it doesn't feel or look Laser Etched, its not raised high enough to really notice unless your looking for it.
The Backspace is full length. The Enter key is normal full length, the enter key is not "extended" or "two stories high" and it is not "vertical".
The cable is USB terminated, the cable has a grommet that tighly binds it to the keyboard body, it is not loose and cannot twist, it is of good quality. The cable is dead center of the back of the keyboard. It does come with a USB to PS/2 purple adapter. It comes in multiple models that support NKRO or does not. NKRO is limited to 6 simultaneous keystrokes over USB by the USB specifications, but is unlimited over PS/2. The NKRO models generally costs about $40 dollars more.
The cable comes wrapped in an attached velcro strap that can be used to tighten or loosen extra cable length. Its a nice touch. The keyboard comes with a precise and firm clear plastic keyboard cover that tightly fits over the keyboard to keep out dust and prevent crumbs from falling in between the keys when its not in use. Its easy to put on and remove. If you've ever had Invisalign for straightening your teeth its tough like that, but soft and crystal clear, you can see the keycaps clearly. Its very stylish and pleasant to look at. Its a nice accent piece. Its something I would definitely think about buying extra for any keyboard if I knew they existed. Its not packing material you'd be likely to throw away.
The keyboard has three blue LEDs. From reviews I thought they would be much brighter than they actually are, but once again its obvious they considered this in the design. Staring straight on, which is almost impossible.. yes they are very bright blue. But the tight angle you must maintain to get that level of brightness is extermely difficult to achieve. Slightly off axis the brightness dimishes rapidly and they rapidly assume a slightly soft filtered look. They must have thought about this. From normal angles they don't look that bright at all.
The bottom of the keyboard is a work of art.
The keyboard thickness from keycap top to bottom is full like a box, the underside is not emanceated or vacumned as if the bottom were sucked against the circuit board under the keys. It is flat like the bottom of a sturdy box.
Four rather largish rubber pads stablize the four corners of the keyboard. They are perfectly level. There are four of them independent of the two elevation feet that can optionally be raised to lift the keyboard at an angle with the desktop. The elevation feet are also rubber wrapped, this makes them easy to grasp and pull down and lift up to close. When extended the rubber around the feet provide the same stablization the front two larger rubber pads do which are now elevated above the table surface.
Near the center of the keyboard between the rubber pads and feet are two plastic bumps that are obviously intended to stablize the keyboard further when it is flat on the table. The bumps are precisely high enough to make up for the height of the rubber pads at the four corners. This provides even greater stablization in case the tough plastic exterior "were" to flex, which looks and feels highly unlikely. The design makes me think they thought a great deal about how to stablize the position and shape of the keyboard under use by all types of users and environments. Simply the keyboard stays put, and no matter how hard the keys are stroked or the keyboard is vibrated is doesn't move or flex or change shape.
The keyboard surfaces and key caps are all a uniform matte black. The entire thing is matte, not just the keys. Front and back are of the same material.
I do not believe there are any user serviable parts inside, but the bottom of the keyboard has two shiney bright easily accesible recessed phillips screws. No attempts have been made to make it difficult to disassemble.
Different keycap sets are available for the keyboard, as is a special tool for lifting and removing the keycaps without damaging the keycaps or the switches. Notably there are full keycap sets of varing colors and fonts available. As well as subsets for adding different arrow keys with side symbols on the vertical surfaces. And mini subsets for changing the Windows key to a flat Windows key (it comes with a raised shiney surface bubble with the Windows logo in the center) or a Linux Tux symbol or a plain flat black Windows key replacement with no symbol. There are even specialty gamers keycaps and I believe a cottage industry specifically for custom Cherry MX switch keycaps which might be universally usable with the Filco keyboards.
There are also "damper" sets available to place a bottom stroke slam damper under each keycap to prevent them from slamming against the Cherry switch base and therefore make them "softer" impact for people who tend to overstroke and bottom out, making the keys quieter.
There are no extra USB ports or built in USB hub, making it simpler and less power hungry.. and therefore more stable under many lower power environments.
This is no hand or arm rest, the frame (or bezel) of the keyboard is minimal, allowing maximum deskspace.
And the Filco logo is a dark brushed steel or aluminum but not shiney or bright, it is professional and not overly visible. The symbols on the keycaps are bright and far easier to see and notice than the logo. The logo does not distract from scanning the keyboard with your eyes if you are a visual hunt and peck typist.
Finally Blue and Black Cherry MX switches tend to require greater effort to stroke. That is they require greater pressure by design. The Browns require less force and appear or feel more responsive taking less effort from your fingers and hands, perhaps prolonging the typists stamina or reducing any discomfort they would feel on keyboards that require greater force.
This is a keyboard for a professional like a writer or programmer. Or anyone who appreciates a fine piece of engineering and knows or cares how a keyboard is put together.
It costs more than the inexpensive keyboards the are given way with mass produced computers. But I think it is worth it.
It contains no speciality, dedicated or multimedia hotkeys. It requires no special drivers or setup software.
The keyboard says made in Taiwan, but I know the Cherry MX parts are German made, and the designer and company that commissions or produces the keyboards is from Japan. Which may explain why they are hard to get in the US and are imported to the UK and then sold to the US market through limited sources like Amazon. The documentation leaflet included in the box appears to be written mostly in Kanji characters. There is a short section in English. And a statement and url that says thank you for purchasing a Diatec product [...] where they also sell Filco leather palm rests.
I purchased mine from Amazon which sourced it from a company in the UK.
EDIT 2/19/2022: Purchased in 9/2012, nearly 10 later It has been replaced with a 75% RGB linear switch keyboard for most gaming application and night time use but this full sized filco keyboard still sees near daily use. Its a freaking tank, literally, so its a pain to travel with it but I have. I used to take it back and forth to my office when I was a grad student , you get used to the weight but the size makes it hard to stick it into a full backpack safely.
This thing has seen a lot of abuse and keeps trucking. Recently spilt ginger ale on it. Some switches got sticky but have worked themselves out to being fine again. The "space bar" is more rattly that a baby rattle after experiencing better stabalizers imo. Hopefully newer models have better ones now. Im planning on desoldering and swapping worn and used switches with new ones, fixing the spacebar rattle
and lube it up in the future.
The keycaps have shined and are lettering slightly faded especially on more frequently used keys but in all honesty arent as bad as other keys this old and used. I have worn through the original "WASD" keys and the ones from the add on pack that are blue and red from gaming over the years. I plan on swapping out for all new key set soon as a 10 year refresh.
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Pros: The feeling is meaty and full. You know that you press keys and even if you mistype (It still happens sometimes but infact a lot less than any other keyboard I have had.
The keys are spaced out a little more but not a lot so you have to get used to it. Instead this seperation I feel is a more natural feel. I dont have finger strain from typing ever.
It is super fun to type. I have brought this keyboard with me to places just so I could type on it. I love it that much.
Keys are easily removed to allow a thorough cleaning of the keyboard and for custimazation. I also bought the wasd key pack as I game and there are a whole list of after market keys to allow you to custamize your set up.
The cherry switches have yet to fail me. In time I can update this if anything happens but if all goes according to plan they will last a long time.
The sound that the keys make is magic to the ears. This is my humble opinion but I feel that it is an important aspect of typing. If i am typing a lot then I do not wish to hear a bunch or dud or bad sounding keys.
The cherry brown switches are not super loud as they are the middle ground.
Perfect for gamers, some may say get a different color switch, but I recommend that if you are going to be doing any typing beyond gaming get the brown switches.
The keyboard feels solid. Being a 4lb keyboard with a steel backplate would do this. I feel that I got all my money's worth in construction.
Solid, thick and well made cord with a velcro strap that isnt a cheap add on. I frequently use this strap to change the length of the cord so it is not hanging over desks or getting in the way of other things.
Cons:
It is a little heavy (about 4lb) so if you are frequently traveling than this might not be the keyboard for you.
I dont think this is a con but other might. There is NO added features( except for the standard windows key). No volume control, no backlight, no screen, macros, nothing. But what you pay for is a solid board that will never fail and bring pleasure to your typing. Filco has outdone themselves by sticking to japanese tradition, doing one thing and doing it perfect. (the light from my screen is enough to light the keys during low light operation.
It may be a little pricy. at about 150 this is an investment for the long haul, but it can go the distance. If your looking for a consistant gaming board this is it, if your looking for a keyboard because you program or type lots of documents this is it. But if you are a casual internet browser or do not consistantly use a keyboard for long periods of time (I am a college student in science so I am always typing reports and doing essays as well as programming.) then I suggest finding a cheaper keyboard.
All in all I do and have recommend this keyboard to many of my friends and allowed them to use it. They all love it and nearly had to fight one of them to get it back. Also A recommendation of mine is to the the key remover as it can be a pain in the butt to remove some of the keys at first if you have never done this ( On a mechanical keyboard). It will make cleaning very easy. I clean my board about once a month to keep dust and other particals that have migrated their way into my keyboard.
I do not know how Filco is as a company for customer service. Being a japanese company and with a product that is as polished as this then I would assume that IF there was an issue with your keyboard they would fix it. Just might be a little tough communicating. But this is just a guess.
Final verdict: BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!
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Reviewed in Japan on November 19, 2022