Filco Majestouch Minila Air (Cherry MX Blue) Keyboard

The layout and double FN-key design of this keyboard is amazing. I do a lot of coding and efficiency is what I care the most. On this keyboard, your fingers never have to leave the home row position, and that's how you get maximum efficiency.To move the cursor around, I use Right FN + E/S/D/FFor backspace, I use Left FN + ;IDEs usually finish the brackets for you, which is helpful, but you will have to move to the end of the line after you filled the contents in the brackets. To jump to the end of the line, I use Left FN + ,This keyboard also has stand-alone(No need for FN) arrow keys and a backspace key, which is handy when use one hand for mouse and one hand for keyboard for quick editing.The small right Shift can be a little annoying at the beginning but you get used to it after a while.I bought the Cherry MX Blue one, and it feels great typing on...As long as the bluetooth works.I paired the keyboard with my work laptop, a Lenovo T460s, and the connection drops around every 10 minutes. If the connection drops while a key is pushed down, it will send the same input to your PC until you disable bluetoothhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh(disabling bluetooth) on your PC. I tried a couple things, including reinstall the bluetooth driver, but could not fix the problem.Then I paired this keyboard to my personal PC. The connection issue is not as bad, but still annoying. Instead of dropping the connection completely and sending the same input forever, the connection will come back quickly, resulting repeating characters like this: Beest keyboard I hhave ever used. This doesn't happen very often but it's still a deal breaker for me.Sometimes there is a little input delay as well. It is probably just annoying when you type, but a big deal if you play games.I love everything about this keyboard except the broken Bluetooth module. I returned my bluetooth Minila and brought a wired one.

I've been using this keyboard since June 2018 with Macbook Pro and I LOVE this keyboard.If you do a lot of typing, the function keys to use arrows, backspace and delete is AMAZING!Recently switched to Windows 10 and this keyboard would not connect through bluetooth and I was going crazy.Here's how I got it to work:1. Turn on Filco Keyboard and press the connect button below in the hole2. Find & Connect Filco Keyboard on Bluetooth pairing3. If it asks for a pin, use another keyboard (one that's ALREADY CONNECTED to the PC) and type in "1234" and press enter4. Right after, on the FILCO keyboard, type "1234" and press enter.This is how I finally got this keyboard to work on my PC.******************************************************************************This keyboard is seriously good.After using this daily for more than 2 years, here are my thoughts:1. Having these function keys makes using other keyboards ANNOYING!This FILCO is that good.For example:Left thumb Fn + Right Pinky ";" = Single Character BackspaceLeft thumb Fn + Left Pinky Ctrl + Right Pinky ";" = Whole Word BackspaceLeft thumb Fn + Right Index "m" = Single Character Forward DeleteLeft thumb Fn + Left Pinky Ctrl + Right Index "m" = Whole Word Forward DeleteRight thumb Fn + Left hand "e/s/d/f" = up/left/down/right arrowsThis Function button makes typing so much faster because now, you don't have to lift you hands off the natural typing position when you want to "backspace", "delete" or "use arrows".Check the keyboard you're using and you'll see that every time you want to delete something or move using arrows, you have to lift your right hand.This keyboard eliminates that movement and now I using any other keyboard drives me crazy.Solid choice for PROGRAMMING and TYPING!2. About the stuck keys.Yes, I did experience it only ONCE.It might happen because of bluetooth connection issues.3. Battery lasts LONG.I think I replaced the battery only once in 2+ years of near daily use.Note:For mac users, to do whole word delete, you would hold down Fn + OPTION (instead of CTRL)!

Its at most a wired keyboard with cable replaced by unstable Bluetooth. Two caveats, first, the Bluetooth is very unstable. Randomly reconnects WHILE USING. Miss key strokes. I stoke once and many letters come out. However, at the same time, my Logitech mouse works just fine. Certainly they should polish this product more or simply find a credible contractor in Shenzhen to fix this. I had used a cheap brand mechanical keyboard whose touching is not as good, but has reliable Bluetooth connection. Second, this keyboard brands itself to be able to connect to up to 3 devices. Well, technically yes. But how? You can only connect to next device by TURNING OFF the last device. You cant do it on the keyboard. Again, the manufacture really should find someone from Shenzhen to fix this, I am sure an average cheap keyboard manufacturer in Shenzhen can do better than them, at least in terms of handling Bluetooth connectivity.

update: the sticky keys are actually due to bluetooth connection! I learned this from another reviewer's comments. I unpaired and re-paired the keyboard with my laptop, then the problem is fixed.___________________________________Sticky keys started after ~ 1 yr of light use; the condition turned better sometimes without any clue. So I didn't clean it until recently. After thoroughly cleaning the inside of the board and the key cabs with alcohol and soap (removed all key cabs), I don't think the condition gets better. Have to replace it.

The bluetooth connectivity is straightforward and works well. However most PC users will need to attach their bluetooth/wifi antenna to maintain a good connection. If your PC is unobstructed and right beside you, then the antenna may not be needed. If it is more than a meter away, or there is an obstacle between the keyboard and PC, then the antenna may be needed.The keyboard is very compact, making it ideal for travel and general use around the house. It can be connected to smartphones, tablets, PCs, and some smart TVs.The space button is just big enough for the right thumb to press consistently, but using the left hand may be more of a reach.The keys feel great, however they will still develop a shine over time. Replacement keycaps options are limited due to quite a few non-standard sized keys.With over 2 years of use, this product holds up well.

I received this keyboard 4 months ago. I rarely use it, except when I connect my laptop to a monitor to watch videos at home. So, I am pretty sure I used my "M" key less than 500 times. But now, it is not working anymore.There is another review has the same problem, whose "B" "N" "?" were not working, and something even more interesting is his keys and mine are grouped together, in a line, lol. So, I would rather believe it has some problem indeed than I am just unlucky.So, my suggest is, do not try to take the chance. You will never know when it will broken and THERE IS NO CUSTOMER SERVICE IN Australia FOR THIS KEYBOARD.

When I open the package, I was really excited. But when I connect the keyboard with my laptop, I was frustrated. The keyboard doesn't word, some of the keys doesn't work. What makes me disappointed is that the SB-Tech does not feedback my question. They sent me a broken keyboard, and now they just keep silence. I will never ever buy anything in Amazon.au anymore.

What a gorgeous keyboard, love it so much.

Great keyboard.