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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish35•6 months agoEspecially when they have luxury of lubed switches, foam, dampeners/stabilizers, custom case material (that keeb def. Custom one).
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish18•6 months agoDon’t forget keycaps! It’s where the real money is lost. That set looks like GMK Blue Samurai, which sells new for $150.
minus-squareKogasalinkfedilink5•6 months agoKeycaps are expensive but you can easily spend $500 on a keyboard chassis/plate/pcb alone
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoTrue. I was mostly thinking about having to buy keycaps aftermarket when the prices double/triple and having to source all the different kits. Personally, I think I have three times as many keycap sets than I do keyboards.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•6 months agoThis might be controversial, but at some point just buy a decent repro on AliExpress.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-26 months agoThey def pricier on chassis, plate (foam too!) and ready-to-use designed pcb with components. However from my own experience building your own keyboard is fun especially when the result is as good as you expected from planning stage. Pure bliss. Hello fellow 2hu youkai
minus-squarekamenlinkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoLooks like a knockoff to me. Look at the “Backspace” lettering up close for example.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoYou’re right. No shame there, but definitely knocks a $100 or more off the price.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•6 months agoKeycaps is where I always avoid because that’s what makes keyboard standout other than the overall produced sound. Still saving for my keycaps sets
minus-squarekamenlinkfedilink5•6 months agoI was even thinking just about the case - good CNCd aluminium has come down in price, but it’s still expensive. You also have a point, I agree.
Especially when they have luxury of lubed switches, foam, dampeners/stabilizers, custom case material (that keeb def. Custom one).
Don’t forget keycaps! It’s where the real money is lost.
That set looks like GMK Blue Samurai, which sells new for $150.
Keycaps are expensive but you can easily spend $500 on a keyboard chassis/plate/pcb alone
True. I was mostly thinking about having to buy keycaps aftermarket when the prices double/triple and having to source all the different kits.
Personally, I think I have three times as many keycap sets than I do keyboards.
This might be controversial, but at some point just buy a decent repro on AliExpress.
Scandalous!
They def pricier on chassis, plate (foam too!) and ready-to-use designed pcb with components. However from my own experience building your own keyboard is fun especially when the result is as good as you expected from planning stage. Pure bliss.
Hello fellow 2hu youkaiHave you seen how metal keycaps are priced?
Looks like a knockoff to me. Look at the “Backspace” lettering up close for example.
You’re right. No shame there, but definitely knocks a $100 or more off the price.
Keycaps is where I always avoid because that’s what makes keyboard standout other than the overall produced sound.
Still saving for my keycaps setsI was even thinking just about the case - good CNCd aluminium has come down in price, but it’s still expensive. You also have a point, I agree.