• kamen@lemmy.world
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    18 days ago

    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.

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      18 days ago

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

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        18 days ago

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

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

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          17 days ago

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

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          18 days 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

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        18 days 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.

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      17 days ago

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

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        17 days 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.