Expensive Mechanical Keyboards
The cluster focuses on discussions about the high prices of custom, mechanical, and ergonomic keyboards, debating their value, justifying purchases based on daily use, and comparing to cheaper alternatives.
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I love typing and keyboards. I own quite a few of them (use them for some time and then give them a place in my office). The most expensive I have gone is 260 euros. The stretch to 330 usd (which will be like 300 eur or so) is something I would consider. So yeah.. People surely would buy it :-)
People spend all day on the keyboard. They're pretty important pieces of kit. $130 is nothing when you spread the cost over how long you use it.
Right, 5 relatively cheap keyboards over the course of a few years is perfectly healthy
Custom keyboards are neat, but from what I've seen, they can be very expensive. It's nice to see a project where cost is a consideration.
Maybe a crappier keyboard is cheaper to produce?
Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 is what I use. Usually around $20-50.
$365 for a keyboard? Not sure I really need something like this for that price.
I've built a similar keyboard, called atomic keyboard, I love it, even if it was pretty pricey.
overly hyperbolic. though there's something good to be said about abstaining from _needless_ things, what you need is a matter of taste and personal experience.there's more to keyboards. why do i have a nice one? to enjoy the typing experience - feedback + sound + appearance.nothing wrong with nice things that make your life better. i spend an obscene amount of time with a keyboard. i want the experience to be as perfected as possible.specific to this keyboard: i want an ergo
Do you mean mechanical ergonomic keyboard? I’ve been enjoying my Microsoft sculpt ergonomic keyboard (~$100)