Double shot are the only way to go.

Most Cherry doubleshot keycaps will fit perfectly but there are some keycaps that wont fit, namely Caplocks and Spacebar.
Depending on which Donor keyboard, other keycaps might not fit.

Filco keys are pad printed and then coated with a protective layer which make the key smooth and flush.
The coating protects the key from wearing off as quickly as the pad printed key on your average rubberdome.

Yes all the single keys will fit perfectly.

That's hard to determine but here are some pics. The number on the key represent which version they are from respectively.


From the looks, they are both coated but probably using a different method or spray coating.

I know that Leopold are suppose to be 18KRO but on geekhack no one could reconfirm if I was right or wrong.
After hearing this, I retested the Leopold FC500R on all the different HUB ports on my computer.

I faced 6KRO on 2/4 of my USB ports on the front of my computer. The other 2 performed with 18KRO.
USB at the back all are 18KRO.

No idea why... Can anyone get the same results? I can post a video about this occurrence if needed
Thumbs up for Lowyat for the good response from users.
I cant blame Geekhack as there aren't much FC500R on there whereas in Singapore, I heard from the distributor that over 15 pieces are sold but no one cares to re-confirm.
Most Singaporean users are selfish and do not contribute.

This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 6 2011, 11:39 AM

My computer is HPE-188D by HP
Link

I know that I should have DIYed a computer but at that time, I have lost touch with computers after being in the Army for 2 years.

I mentioned above that I managed to achieve 18KRO over the other USB ports, only 2 are 6KRO.
Who really need over 6KRO?
Even for gaming, one hand on the mouse and the other on the keyboard which have only 5 fingers. In theory, 5KRO is more than enough...

People often mistaken pad-printed to not last long but in fact it will last a long time when it's properly made.
You can read more HERE.

This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 6 2011, 01:24 PM

Here a easy and effective program to test NKRO.
Credits to Aqua from OTD who made the program.

I'm glad you like the Leopold. This is why I keep telling others to get keyboards such as Filco and Leopold. The quality standard are so far apart.


Attached File(s)
 AquaKeyTest.zip ( 218.38k ) Number of downloads: 13

Feel free to add me in.

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Added on September 6, 2011, 7:11 pmTriple-shot Skull keycap is now worth USD$100 and more...
Source

Thankfully I got mine at a long ago at a sane price.


This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 6 2011, 07:11 PM

From what I last heard, Clickclack is too busy with his new job to do anymore keycaps. Nobody know if or when he will start again.

This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 6 2011, 10:09 PM

Actually I have colour labelled them in my sig.

Filco 2 TKL (brown)
FC500R (Red)
Cherry G80-1950 (Brown)
2x G80-3494 (Red)
2x G80-8113 (Clear/white)
G80-11900 (Black)
G80-11900 Custom (Brown, Blue, Black, Red)
Noppoo Choc Mini (Brown)

Non-listed:
Goldtouch numpad (Brown)
Mionix (Black)

They are sold at 169 SGD at the recent IT fair but it cost 179 SGD to buy from retail shops.
As mentioned before, things are generally more expensive in Singapore even thought we dont need any shipping or postage.
Distro here are very very greedy...

I only have some blue switches on my custom G80-11900.

I'm not a fan of Blue switches as I dislike double-action feel.
If I wanted tactile and clicky switches, I will go for Alps.

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Added on September 7, 2011, 2:59 amYou did the test wrongly / print screen wrongly.

Dark brown keys = keys that are pressed.
Yellow keys = keys are tested to be working.
Tan keys = untested keys.

Test result should look more like this:

Leopold FC500R results

This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 7 2011, 03:00 AM

Mionix's key are illuminated.
Mionix keycaps start life as translucent keycaps and then it's coated with the black paint. Lastly, a laser is used to remove the unwanted paint off to make the lettering which allows light to pass through the translucent plastic.

Some drool-worthy pics:

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Added on September 7, 2011, 10:25 pmSome BWU love


This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 7 2011, 10:29 PM

Congrats!
After Filco there is no turning back on such quality!!!

That's is a Majestouch 2. It sports the new gray Filco branding

Majestouch 1 comes will a gold Filco branding like this.


Personally I like the gold branding better, it looks more classy and expensive compared the new gray version.

This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 8 2011, 02:16 PM

It depends on what type of keycaps you are looking for.
ABS or PBT?
Blank?
Double-shot?
Double-shot with funky designs?

Keycaps can be ordered from Geekhack MO or purchase off ebay.

These are my favorite double-shots from geekhack:



This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 8 2011, 01:50 PM

There's currently no keycaps that is the same blue as the Filco AI model.

If you have some soldering skills, you can simply open the keyboard and resolder/change the LED.
I have fixed Ducky with poor soldering/ bad PCB...

This is why I always recommend Filco/Leopold only...
I owned/tested most brands in the market to prevent people from getting into such situations but few listen to proper advice...

If you still need to look at your keys, are you sure you are a gamer?

KBC PBT are 1.0g
Filco ABS are 0.8g
It's unnoticeable...

KBC/Ducky are only good for their keycaps. For keyboard, just stay will keyboard OEMed from Costar.

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Added on September 10, 2011, 2:23 pmSome pics of my Mstone keyboard




I love the blue plate!


This post has been edited by Squarebox: Sep 10 2011, 02:32 PM