Reddit reviews USA Filco Ninja Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless, NKR, Tactile Action, Keyboard FKBN87M/EFB2

http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104ML-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XSAA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1318521681&sr=8-2

Or, if you want the tenkeyless version: http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Tenkeyless-FKBN87M-EFB2/dp/B004ZJPSGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1318521681&sr=8-1

"Gaming keyboards" are generally just mediocre quality keyboards dressed up with pretty lights and some extra buttons. None of them are really any good.

If you want a great keyboard, look at filco. My current keyboard is a filco majestouch-2 ninja tenkeyless with brown keys, though it unfortunately seems to be out of stock on amazon right now. There are still a lot of filcos in stock on Amazon though, and if you're willing to shell out the cash I highly recommend taking a look at the best keyboard I've ever used.

For cheaper high-quality keyboards you can take a look at leopolds or Coolermasters. If you have to have backlighting, the best options are the soon-to-be-released ducky shine 2 or the ducky year of the dragon edition.

Also, if you want a good mechanical keyboard, you should take a look into the different switch types. The common ones are blues (loud and very tactile), browns (quieter and tactile), reds (linear, so no tactile bump), and blacks (same as reds but stiffer). The standard recommendation is blues for pure typists and people who love loud clicks, browns as a good middle-ground and softer, and blacks/reds for FPS/some other games that use a lot of double tapping.

Filco Ninja Tenkeyless w/ Browns

PBT blank whites from Qtan

I really like your monitor and speaker set up and how everything looks so clean and modern. The only thing I dislike is the keyboard. It seems so cheap and out of place in what seems to be a very sleek set up. If I were you I'd consider getting a mechanical keyboard as a replacement, maybe something like this. Check out /r/MechanicalKeyboards if you're interested in what other options are out there.

I found them on Amazon

Full Size Layout

TKL

in terms of brand reputation, filco is highly recommended by many keyboard enthusiasts. the TKL version and the one with TK both are cherry mx browns, excellent build quality, but also a bit pricey. The Filcos also come in a style where the the key lettering is printed on the front of the keys instead of the top (TK/TKL).


Another brand that has solid build quality is leopold. simple design, build quality that rivals the filco, mx browns and a removable USB cable.

another popular brand on reddit and in general are the das keyboards. Also not backlit, but like the filco, the build quality's great, though some people don't care for the glossy finish (looks great, but attracts fingerprints like crazy).

if backlighting is important to you, the razer blackwidow has features more suited towards gamers (macro keys, backlighting, earphone/mic jacks, usb port) though the build quality would be arguably better on the first 3.

What about this?

There's also the KUL ES-87 and Filco Majestouch 2.

I bought a filco ninja last week ( http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Tenkeyless-FKBN87M-EFB2/dp/B004ZJPSGI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1312137313&sr=8-2 ) and it's pretty pretty awesome. It is my first mechanical keyboard (after using my old keyboard for 10 years) so I don't have much knowledge on how it "feels" in comparison.

Almost all mechanical switches have an actuation distance of 2mm and a bottom-out distance of 4mm. The lowest actuation force types commonly found in mechanical keyboards are those with Cherry MX Brown switches. I use a filco majestrouch tenkeyless and I'm extremely happy with it. Other popular brown-switch keyboards include the leopold tenkeyless (slightly cheaper) and das "silent" models (also highly recommended). One quick point is that brown-switches are not truly silent. They don't have a built in click like blue-switches, but they still make noise when they key is bottomed out or generally tapped quickly.

Its back on stock

http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Tenkeyless-FKBN87M-EFB2/dp/B004ZJPSGI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1324408820&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Tenkeyless-FKBN87M-EFB2/dp/B004ZJPSGI

Love mine.

I've been using my Filco Majestouch-2 Ninja TKL for probably 10 years without issues. My son spilled soda on it once, and I just pulled off the keys and cleaned it up, no problems since. It has MX Blues as an option, as well as a few others.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ZJPSGI

Filco Majestouch 2 Ninja TKL $150

What's your budget? Leopold, Filco, and Ducky make some good TKL with

Filco - black, "blank" keycaps, Black, "normal" keycaps, and [white] (https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1862)

Leopold - white. There is a black model, but it appears out of stock (both Leopold and Filco are Asian companies I believe, so not the easiest to get)

Ducky - White. There is a black for this, but out of stock as well. Ducky is a Taiwanese company, so have to find somewhere to get them.

I bought my Filco Majestouch-2 Ninja from Amazon, they seem to still have a few in stock, if you're a Prime member.

If you're looking for a small, compact, mechanical, minimal, and clean keyboard, then this is for you: Filco Ninja Majestouch Tenkeyless Black

It is what I have and comes with brown switches. It's got a nice matte finish so it won't pick up prints like the das keyboards. In addition, because it's tenkeyless, it doesn't have the num pad so your mouse is closer to your keyboard. Also, it has no macro keys to distract your fingers like the Razer BlackWidow. Just what you're looking for in your description. Might I add, Filcos are built like a rock.

Filco Ninja Majestouch 2 tenkeyless with cherry mx browns

wish i could afford the topre happy hacking keyboard or the realforce topres. as others have mentioned, once you go mechanical you can't go back!

I personally prefer the Ninja Tenkeyless, but if you want a fullsize 104 keyboard then that's a good choice. It's tenkeyless but everything else is the same. The front printed keys give the both an absolutely awesome feel and look. I actually previously owned a Das, and after buying a Filco I returned my Das: the quality is that much better (the Das is not bad in any way, but the Filco is just that awesome).

As for the USB-PS2 adapter any of the little purple guys that look like this will work. There's nothing special about them for filco or Das as far as I know. Definitely use the PS2 port if your computer has one.