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minus-squareCrafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·8 days agoEspecially when they have luxury of lubed switches, foam, dampeners/stabilizers, custom case material (that keeb def. Custom one).
minus-squarederfunkatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·8 days 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-squarekamen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days agoLooks like a knockoff to me. Look at the “Backspace” lettering up close for example.
minus-squarederfunkatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoYou’re right. No shame there, but definitely knocks a $100 or more off the price.
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days agoKeycaps are expensive but you can easily spend $500 on a keyboard chassis/plate/pcb alone
minus-squarekamen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoHave you seen how metal keycaps are priced?
minus-squarederfunkatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 days 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-squareBeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 days agoThis might be controversial, but at some point just buy a decent repro on AliExpress.
minus-squareCrafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-27 days 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-squareCrafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 days 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-squarekamen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 days 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.
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 are expensive but you can easily spend $500 on a keyboard chassis/plate/pcb alone
Have you seen how metal keycaps are priced?
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 youkaiKeycaps 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.