Filco is the best quality.

Buy 1st regret later.
Btw, why blanks version?

Topre switch is different from Cherry MX. Topre just higher end tactile switch. Rubber cup switch (Topre) master race
If you original want a linear switch, MX Vintage Black is the high end.
If you want a clicky, no doubt, you will need to get MX Cherry blue/green.

The world in MX Cherry is more colorful than monotone Topre in terms of after-market keycaps selection.

Most of the keyboard users here also have same mindset as you in the beginning entering this mkb thread.
Because of curiosity want to try every different switches, at the end, you will getting a MX Cherry keyboard too.
So, your next keyboard still will back to Filco MJ2 or custom keyboards with MX Cherry.

End game with MX Brown Filco TKL.
Langsung no interest on MX Clear.

Not only that...
If you give Topre keyboard to friends do not know anything about mkb, they will treat Topre like normal membrane keyboard.
The feeling is alike.
But for us, Topre is godly. (honest opinion)

<<isnt a topre same as a rubber dome keyboard buy with a spring???>>
Correct. Physically, Topre is rubber dome with spring. So, the feeling of Topre is similar with membrane/rubber dome keyboard.
You can call Topre as premium rubber keyboard.

<<i opened up my g105 and its capacitive>>
Incorrect. Your G105 is only a rubber dome keyboard which keypress trigger by collapses the dome, which connects the two circuit traces and completes the connection to enter the character. So, your keypress must bottoming out to contact to complete the circuits.

For capacitive switch keyboard like Topre, you will not necessary to bottom the key to trigger the keypress.

The Topre keyboard pcb is insulate with dielectric (from the formula: epsilon knot is dielectric constant). So, when the keypress against the pcb, the distance (from the formula: d is distance) decrease and the Capacitance will increases.
When the capacitance increase more than threshold capacitance value set by Topre switch, the keypress is triggered.

Conclusion, Rubber dome (G105) must direct contact to pcb to trigger keypress, whereas Topre do not need direct contact or bottoming to trigger keypress.

This post has been edited by quovadis123: Aug 5 2014, 03:39 PM

Ya, cantik.
See see picture can already, buy can't afford.

You also can get top-tier too. Not too late although not from the start.
Here my recommendation.

Max tuhao

At that price range, I think is Rosewill or Ducky Zero.

I would recommend you Filco TKL (RM369). Hope you can top up to this price range.
Highly recommended this keyboard due to the superb quality (best) and good typing feel.

Yup. You are correct.

Good choices:-
Ducky Shine 3, Ducky Shine Zero, Filco Majestouch 2 TKL, CM Storm QuickFireRapid-i TKL.

Advice:-
Go try every kind of mechanical switches before you purchase.
See whether which switch you like.
Common switches: MX Blue (Clicky + Tactile), MX Brown (Tactile), MX Black (Linear), MX Red (Linear, lighter than MX Black)

yup, you got the idea.

Example of Custom

You macam kena deep poison


This post has been edited by quovadis123: Aug 6 2014, 11:50 PM


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My keyboard, Filco TKL



This post has been edited by quovadis123: Aug 7 2014, 09:19 AM

Buy 1st regret later. MX Blue is kinda good.
Refer 1st page for the keyboard recommendation for layout and pricing.

Any reason why you regret? You don't like 60% keyboard ?
Or typing feel not as nice as your TKL?

Why get so much PokerII? Currently you got 2 already.