# Filco Majestouch TKL

15 Hacker News commenters recommended Filco Majestouch TKL and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 15 years (5 owners).

**Verdict:** Owners recommend these keyboards as durable workhorses that last for years. Critics say prices rose and the company stayed stagnant, and some find the clicky sound loud.

## Why people recommend it

- Durable, lasts many years (4 comments): "I still have 4 of these, even one of their bluetooth ones. They all work" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47894760)) "it has been a reliable workhorse" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47894893)) "it still works after 15 years" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979892))
- Go-to safe keyboard recommendation (2 comments): "my go-to "safe recommendation" for a keyboard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47895060)) "this is my go-to keyboard" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47895316))
- Solid, nice-feeling build (2 comments): "They are so much heavier, nicer compared to what I got recently second hand" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759785)) "To my surprise it was a very nice mechanical!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47933674))

## What people warn about

- Company stayed stagnant, no innovation (2 comments): "A great company that made the mistake to stay stagnant." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47893911)) "Nothing wrong with sticking to what works, but the way to beat pale competition is to innovate." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47899840))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Magic Keyboard mechanical keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mechanical-magic-keyboard.md): 55 recommend
- [IBM Model M keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ibm-model-m-keyboard.md): 39 recommend
- [Keychron keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/keychron-keyboard.md): 29 recommend
- [Truly Modular Keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/a-truly-modular-keyboard.md): 10 recommend
- [Altar II mechanical keyboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/altar-ii-mechanical-keyboard.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Filco+Majestouch+TKL+mechanical+keyboard&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Filco Majestouch TKL", https://hackerapproved.com/p/filco-mechanical-keyboard/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).