regular membrane used around 55g +- depend of design. But advance of mechanical keyboard is it fast activate compare to membrane because membrane u need press till btm only the key will activate but mechanical switch not need to btm up also will activate already you press like 2mm like that only, so when u 1st time used it with membrane typing style you will feel tired cause u will auto keep btm it but when u already get used to it, u will auto not to btm it and make typing very comfort already.

Like me i am black switch user, when i 1st time used my Keyboard is like typing machine cause i keep btm it and finger feel very tired after some time. After few month of using, currently i type with less btm it already which make my keyboard have less sound already compare to first time used. The 1st part u find the different of mechanical keyboard will be the part where the key return to it position after press is very quick/solid compare to membrane.
Not sure about other but that my 1st experience when i start used.

guys, where is filco keyboard assembled and around what price are they on now?
i've heard some rumours filco and ducky manufactured from the same factory?

Filco and Leopold are manufactured by the same factory, which is Costar, so quality for both of them are more or less the same, where as Leopold is much cheaper compared to Filco.

Filco is priced about RM400+, while Leopold is RM3XX, same league as Ducky if i'm not mistaken.

They both made in Taiwan. But from different OEM.
Filco is japan brand and design but manufactured by Costar in Taiwan. Can say is the top notch quality you can get in Cherry Mech KB.
Ducky is Taiwan brand and manufactured by taiwan OEM(not sure but somehow they are related to KBC China). Quality is acceptable but the QC is kind of inferior to FILCO for sure.

I not sure if Leopold is also made by Costar but CM Storm(yeah, the famous cooling product brand) and Rosewill is made by Costar. They are a good option if you can afford the high price tag of FILCO. Though, some ppl do claim that even they are from same OEM, their QC standard are still below FILCO(thus higher RMA rate).

This post has been edited by Human10: Dec 11 2011, 01:44 PM

I thought people already mentioned Filco and Leopold are from the same manufacturer?

sadly no, Filco and Leopold are not the same manufacturer, and i'm not allow to disclose any information further than that.

This post has been edited by Cyclonechuah: Dec 11 2011, 02:36 PM

still using my ducky dk9008 G2 tiger limited edition via usb for nkro and with cherry mx brown switches:}

=^-^=; still good.


ps2 is acceptable, but usb is definitely better for convenience. Sadly not all usb implement nkro, and even if they did, they aren't usually implementing it correctly which results in quirky bugs.

Happy to report mine works fine ^-^; although i haven't tested if it works on a mac though. I heard it didn't.

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Dec 11 2011, 03:43 PM

Since you say so, then we all know that Leopold isn't manufactured by Costar anymore, since someone in here has mentioned before that Filco and Leopold shares the same manufacturer.

Since when you all thought Leopold is Costar manufacturer. Leopold is not using Costar stabilizer as well.

Climb the thread and you will see people talked about it before.

Filco = Costar
CM Quickfire Rapid = Costar
Rosewill = Costar
Mionix Zibal = Costar
Ozone Strike = Costar
Thermaltake Meka G1 = Costar

Leopold = Unknown (possibly Strongman)

Ducky = Unknown (possibly Datacomp)

Milestone = Datacomp

Cherry = Cherry

how about Steelseries 7G and Razer BW punye OEM??

This post has been edited by jay: Dec 11 2011, 04:50 PM

Steelseries 7g - Datacomp
Razer BW - iOne

thanks for sharing bro! now understand more edi

I don't know mang but i just like to bottoming out the key, the tactile sound is sexy.

i totally understand your feeling.....

You interested in Orings?
Wait for Kaiserreich, he got some goodies to share soon!

heh, i still remember that part, was around v2 or v3 thread.

Filco = Costar
CM Quickfire Rapid = Costar
Rosewill = Costar
Mionix Zibal = Costar
Ozone Strike = Costar
Thermaltake Meka G1 = Costar

Leopold = Unknown (possibly Strongman)

Ducky = Unknown (possibly Datacomp)

Milestone = Datacomp

Cherry = Cherry


*** for future ref tq

saw KBT Race on taobao just now, everything including shipping to Malaysia is not more than 400

These keyboards are really fun except that they are too expensive Maybe some day we will have modular keyboards, swap LED lights, switches, key caps, lol.