• @derfunkatron
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    181 month 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.

    • Kogasa
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      51 month ago

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

      • @derfunkatron
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        21 month 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.

      • @[email protected]
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        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

      • kamen
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        11 month ago

        Have you seen how metal keycaps are priced?

    • kamen
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      21 month ago

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

      • @derfunkatron
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        21 month ago

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

    • @[email protected]
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      21 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