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[–] [email protected] 111 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ironically enough, talking about cutting expenses, the keyboard in the photo could easily cost 10 times more than the typical 100% keyboard you'd find in a corporate office.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Especially when they have luxury of lubed switches, foam, dampeners/stabilizers, custom case material (that keeb def. Custom one).

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Don’t forget keycaps! It’s where the real money is lost.

That set looks like GMK Blue Samurai, which sells new for $150.

[–] kogasa 5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Keycaps are expensive but you can easily spend $500 on a keyboard chassis/plate/pcb alone

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This might be controversial, but at some point just buy a decent repro on AliExpress.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Have you seen how metal keycaps are priced?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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 youkai~~

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Keycaps is where I always avoid because that's what makes keyboard standout other than the overall produced sound.

~~Still saving for my keycaps sets~~

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Looks like a knockoff to me. Look at the "Backspace" lettering up close for example.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

You’re right. No shame there, but definitely knocks a $100 or more off the price.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

I 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

A typical office keeb is around $15. If you can build this for anywhere close to $150 I'm gonna take 2, please!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I wrote "could easily cost 10 times more", which doesn't exclude an even higher price. $100-$150 for just the case (I couldn't find the exact one) is what I'd expect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

They're free with the shit boxes we hand out at work lol.