What happened to Filco?

[Austin Powers]

Previously, I bought this keyboard for myself at a special price @ $110. Non-discount was $150 last time. Now I'm going to buy this as a birthday present for my brother.

 

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004Z0XS0K/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1DBZV5OTKUF0U

Anyone can take a look at the current price tag and tell me why is it so expensive compared to the past price tag? My brother has made a decision not to change to other keyboard. But I can persuade him to change if following requirements come to his needs:

 

1, He's a nocturnal touch-typist player.

2. Numpad(he does a lot calculation on a calculator and got influenced doing calculation on a numpad)

3. Dislikes :

    a) To see legends in front of his eyes.

    B) Backlits.

    c) Macro.

    d) Large keyboard chassis that occupy the desk space.

    e) Fancy frills around the keyboard.

 

EDIT : He also dislikes glossy surface that get his hand and fingers stains all over them.

[Sarcasm]

Metadot Das Ultimate. Should be one in MX Brown

[GamerDude]

NCIX USA doesn't have full sized and TKL MJ2, but the Canadian site has them.....and at reasonable price to boot (compared to that Amazon one that is).

http://ncix.com/search/?categoryid=0&q=Majestouch+2+Ninja+104

 

Filco is arguably better than Ducky in terms of build quality, they are the obvious choice if you want a non-backlit/LED and simple keyboard. I love mine, I have both the white and black case versions, I'd swapped the keycaps in this pic...

[Leonard]

That price is exorbitant. Better prices......tenkeyless version http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Tenkeyless-FKBN87ML-EFB2/dp/B0050ODQEI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1382237927&sr=1-2&keywords=filco+keyboard and the regular http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104ML-EFB2/dp/B004Z0XSAA/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1382237927&sr=1-1&keywords=filco+keyboard

 

IMO the CM Storm quickfire line is about the same and costs like $25 - $60 less.

[Biased Opinion]

you could get a cheap full size board and some blank caps for less than the price of that filco. Even if it has a backlight you can turn those things off or if you are really hard core take the LEDs out and you will be none the wiser.