Costar Electronics Inc, was established in 1987. Costar Electronics has concentrated mostly on ODM Business which includes a series of Products, like Keyboards as well as Keypads with high quality and now Costar further becomes the most competitive OEM / ODM Business maker which has an increasing market share for PC’s, Industrial & Medical Keyboards and P.O.S in the whole world.

The Ducky Keyboard Laser-etched version is it black letters or filled with white paint?

how much is the price range for filco black cherries 0.0?

The difference between OEM and ODM

An OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) is a company that designs and builds a product based on their own specification, and then sells it to another company for branding and distribution. In the computer business, the term OEM is used mostly as a verb (rather than as a noun or adjective). When one company "OEMs" another company's product, it buys a complete, already designed and manufactured product (the "original equipment") from another company (the OEM). Most of the time the purchaser asks the seller to change only the name and possibly the color of the product, and nothing else. For example, Intermec OEMs the 6651 (convertible) CE Tablet from Sharp; Sharp sells the identical product as the Sharp HC-7000. Only the name and model number are different.

An ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) is a company that designs and builds a product based on another company's specification. For example, a computer company such as HP or Compaq may write a spec on a new notebook that they want to bring to market. They specify all of the external details of the product such as screen size and technology, I/O ports, keyboard pitch and travel, case shape and color, speaker location, etc. They also typically specify some of the major internal details of the product such as the CPU and video controller. But they don't design the schematic, specify the type of switching transistors used in the power supply, or select the backlight inverter frequency. That's the ODM's job. The ODM takes the computer company's specification and designs and builds the notebook. Sometimes the ODM does so based on an existing prototype product that was built to attract business. The result is typically a more cooperative/joint effort than in the OEM situation, where the purchaser has little or no control over any of the product specs. Is the new notebook HP's or Compaq's product, or is really the ODM's product? It's HP's or Compaq's product, because they specified the things that matter to the user, the things that the user touches and interacts with every day, the things that affect the "form, fit and function."

In order to attract customers (marketing and distribution companies), ODM companies typically build prototype products that demonstrate their mastery of a particular technology or product type. These prototypes are often displayed on the ODM's website just as if they were "real" products, ready for sale to a consumer or other individual buyer. For an example, look at the AquaPAD on FIC's website.

It can be difficult to determine if a company is an ODM just by looking at the products on their website. One clue is if there is no "How to Purchase" information on the website. Sometimes the "Contact Us" page will include "OEM/ODM" buried in some text. Sometimes you can read between the lines and understand that the vendor has no marketing or distribution capability. For example, the E-Labs website states that "Overall, the division can be classified as a research and development organization". From this statement it's clear that they're selling their product as an ODM and the product shown on the website is just a prototype.

One thing I like about Ducky is the Black on Black keys, they look really really good.

Meanwhile, Filco only has standard White alphabets or totally blank keys.

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Added on October 28, 2010, 11:02 pm
You're bringing Filco to major retailers in Malaysia? Really?!

nope..ts is bringing buyer to the sg distributor
i don think malaysia retailer will start selling mechanical keyboard in this moment since mechanical keyboard is not popularized in malaysia

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Added on October 28, 2010, 11:15 pmbut the filco palm rest really bit too expensive..but the palm rest not only can use for typing..i think can use when i do other stuff on my working desk also..should be comfortable

@storm88

Is this your company ?

http://www.seasonic.com/co/index.jsp
Are you saying they are going to be the official Malaysian distributor for Filco Majestouch mechanical keyboards ?

Seasonic is not my company. We're disti for seasonic
And i think yes, boss just agreed the deal with diatec. Not only the keyboard also their accessories as well

Seasonic is not my company. We're disti for seasonic
And i think yes, boss just agreed the deal with diatec. Not only the keyboard also their accessories as well

let me know for blank keys, and RED WASD ! 

all Majetouch will come with extra key sets.
Different color for different models

Wait, what? A hundred and thirty dollars for a keyboard? Yes, and for good reason.

Most of you are probably used to the cheap keyboards that came with your computer or that you got from a retailer for under $20. Or perhaps you’re a gamer and own an LED-backlit keyboard from a brand like Logitech or Razer. You might have heard of mechanical keyboards and dismissed them as a fad or a waste of money. Why would anyone spend that much on a keyboard? Are people crazy?

Aren’t we all? Mechanical keyboards aren’t just a fad, they’re one of the few instances where cheap, cost-saving tech is loosing ground against more expensive, but notably higher quality tech. In one poll I ran in June (Found here), 45% of people who tried a mechanical keyboard would recommend it to anyone, and 47% would recommend one in most cases. Only about 8% thought it wasn’t worth it. Those are impressive numbers, and I think they show that one should at least try a mechanical keyboard before making up their mind against them.