Filco Camo Majestouch-2 Mechanical Keyboard
20.05.12
The Filco Camo Majestouch-2 Mechanical Keyboard is a tribute to the original 85-key IBM Space Saving keyboard the company bundled with its industrial computing platforms in the mid-1980s. Filco draws inspiration from that compact design with its own 87-key model brushed with a camouflage paint job, clicky Cherry Blue MX key switches, and rugged details like a braided USB cord and steel base plate. Its $165 retail price will likely induce sticker shock for those who relegate keyboards as simple peripherals, but typing enthusiasts, geek hackers, and anyone else looking to upgrade to a mechanical keyboard with a custom paint job will find the Filco Camo Majestouch-2 Mechanical Keyboard well worth the cost.
The folks at the Keyboard Company sent me the Majestouch-2 unit used in this review, and you can also find the full 104-key model in its Web store; it includes a number pad on the right side.
The keypad-less version, however, offers space-saving benefits to users who don't input numbers often, since it requires less distance for a controlling hand to travel between the mouse and keyboard. To make up for the cutoff, the underside of the Function keys double as secondary controls for your media with volume adjustment buttons on the F1 through F3 keys, and track navigation actions on the F5 through F8 keys. The compact layout also reroutes the single Windows button to the right of the space bar with the left housing the standard Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys.
Source: CNET