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.

[–] Crafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] derfunkatron@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago (2 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.

[–] Crafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour 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~~

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

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

[–] Crafter72@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour 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~~

[–] derfunkatron@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

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.

[–] kamen@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours 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.