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Black or White Filco?
Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 04:07
by Gunther
I'm looking to buy a blue switch Ficlo tenkeyless as my first mechanical keyboard. Do you guys suggest i get a white or black model? I suppose it all comes down to personal preference...part of me thinks that a black keyboard may get dirty less quickly?
Thanks!
Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 04:12
by 002
You could always get a pink one.
Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 05:24
by Daemon Raccoon
002 wrote:You could always get a pink one.
The Pink one only comes with Browns, not Blues...
The "White" Filcos are actually more of a creme colour.
Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 05:54
by Gunther
Hmm good to know! I'm planning to replace the keycaps anyway with a Round 3 set...so I guess I'm wondering what would look best with that grey and black color scheme.
Posted: 26 Apr 2012, 12:15
by HzFaq
Daemon Raccoon wrote:002 wrote:You could always get a pink one.
The "White" Filcos are actually more of a creme colour.
I thought that the case was "pure" white and it was the caps were cream?
edit - At least I hope it is, I wanted to use a white case with my Phantom...
Posted: 28 Apr 2012, 14:17
by Autolyze
I generally prefer light keys on dark cases, but it can be nice to mix it up. For Round 3 keycaps, either case should be fine. You can see them on both white Filcos and black Filcos if you do a google image search of "geekhack round 3" (without the quotes).
HzFaq wrote:
I thought that the case was "pure" white and it was the caps were cream?
edit - At least I hope it is, I wanted to use a white case with my Phantom...
Both the case and the keycaps are the off-white creamy color. I think it usually looks classier than pure white though.
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 13:36
by itlnstln
I love my "white" Filco, but there is a "problem" when trying to color-match caps. If you're looking to do some modding, you may want to go with black.
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:39
by ripster
My stark white KBC PBT caps were dirty after 6 months but cleaned up fine.
Before

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After
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How do I link to a specific post ID# here?
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 18:43
by guilleguillaume
I can't believe your pic. You must be doing something wrong like not cleaning your hands before using it

Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 23:22
by webwit
ripster wrote:How do I link to a specific post ID# here?
There's a permalink on the icon to the left of the post date.
Posted: 30 Apr 2012, 23:33
by ripster