Ok boomer, aww man

My only issue is value wise it can't possibly be twice as good as a $450 keyboard can it? Because a $450 one would already be somewhat premium in build quality and features, no? I appreciate that for enthusiasts, prices of products can get pretty high and that's fair, but usually you can see exactly why, say a $5,000 pc is so much better than a $1,000 one. With this it seems like diminishing returns for all the extra cash, even though I do admit it's a very impressive keyboard.

@@jfmgunner If you go by diminishing returns a $10 rubberdome would probably wipe the floor with any custom because performance would be almost equal while only costing a small fraction of the price.

What you say makes sense and I completely understand your point of view. You don't sound elitist at all and certainly you don't need to apologise for getting it lol. This is just a matter which depends on someone's budget. You may pay a lot to get the best; price doesn't necessarily need to reflect the actual value of the product, but also the niche of the market and the 'premium' of owning one. However, in my opinion these are absurdly priced and my reasoning is the following. We are not talking about some product that features some arcane proprietary technology the manufacturer develops which you pay a premium for (e.g. a high-end Hi-Fi component or PC part). The 'high end' thus in this matter simply refers to better quality of parts and their machining (metal plates, aluminium casing, switches etc.), rather than a clever combination of parts or a proprietary technology. We are talking about a product that has 0 patents or patentable technology. It does not require significant investment from the manufacturer in expensive or unique tooling and the materials are easy to work with and dirt cheap (brass? aluminium?). It also does not involve lengthy manufacturing procedures which skyrocket the cost (e.g. ageing of edibles, or multiple layers of nitrocellulose on musical instruments, fine craftsmanship on watches etc). As such I think a keyboard at that price range is way overpriced, especially given how unreliable modern mechanical keyboards are. Good job on putting it together, looks great and I do hope you enjoy it. I have made a similar project on my own out of a WASD keyboard, and one piece of advice I have given the weight of this thing is try it with doubleshot SA profile keycaps as I think it will sound sick.

Sorry I just wanted to point it out :c its = possession it's = it is

@Gravity Laughing the KIT is $900 which only includes the plate, pcb and case. The switches + keycaps costs around $300

@@_alucid_ what's your point? Guy before me compared his pc price in euros with the $900 price tag and I just added the cost of the switches + keycaps with the same currency as he compared it with.

Alucid it’s not aud. It’s 900 usd for just the case. 120 usd for the key caps, about 120 usd for the switches and a bit for the stabs plus shipping. Makes the whole thing cost at least 1200 usd.

its more expensive than my keyboard both my mice my pc monitor mousepad and headset

@@ethantorres4061 ye me too everything cost me 800$ while this keyboard is still 100$ more

By the same logic thiefs don't steal them 😏

@@spidermain Yea, and they spend 5 minutes unhooking and hauling out your $100 monitor and $30 printer.. lol

@@JoeBob79569 its all about what you can sell, monitors go easy on ebay, printers the same

@@StillConfusing hmmm sounds like a thief to me 🤔

@@JoeBob79569 Why would you steal something so identifiable, unless that shit was disassembled and somehow sold outside of Australia (since he is probably the only owner), no thief is gonna do that, they will take monitors, etc and sell it on cash converters lol.

Geez

Happy New Year bro!

And many more double tons for big Marnus 👍

@@sligh_ How good is Marnusssssssssss

You talk about going in blind like a normal buyer, but a normal buyer would just watch the extremely detailed and helpful build guide that Keycult has on KZfaq.

indeed he is

how good is jono

Happy New Year mate! Yep, I will be building some RAMA boards whenever they come out :)

IKBC MF108 can sound very similar because the pcb/plate isnt screwed in but sandwiched at the corners. I used some foam to fill and sandwiched some of the foam aswell between chassis and Plate and it sounds like one solid piece. It obviously comes with some draw backs like no programmability and no Media keys... but full size 2,5kg aluminium board for 160$ is very good.

I fucking hate it

You probably figured it out. The set of people who care about ASMR = the set of people who care about mechanical keyboards. The rest of us want silent keyboards.

Witch Doctor "faggot ear" lmao what is that even supposed to mean

I actually didn't like the sound of this board, sounds scratchy.

find me a case that looks and sounds like this one for 70 bucks. I'll wait

@@mohammedsea857 Almost jumped to sarcrasm. )

Did you build it? It’s been 11 months.

Wallet: I don't feel so good *desintegrates*

Imagine spending $400 for a rubber dome lmao

@@swigittyswooty6908 if it feels and sounds good enough to be considered worth it, then why should it matter if it has rubber domes or a slider on a spring and metal contacts? I have a cheap "mechanical feel" keyboard that feels and sounds better than my mechanical keyboard.

@@marcusrauch4223 then that "mechanical keyboard" was probably shit

@F a calling it completely subjective is kinda ridiculous. a well built mechanical keyboard with lubed switches and a solid case and keycaps will sound better than a membrane to most people. Also, headphones are definitely not subjective. an expensive pair of headphones with a solid amp will 100% sound better than a pair of $5 headphones

Is he wrong tho?

A channel has no name don’t make me

What foot?

A channel has no name Your foot would be no more

how do you have a 150dollar set up?

@Zilent i see, wouldnt "whole setup" kinda insinuate that though? cus my mouse alone is 50 so a 150usd setup is black magic

rudidudi men I bought all my parts, monitor, & peripherals used, I3 8350k 16gb 2666 MHz ram, 970 evo m.2 ssd, msi z370 sli plus, Samsung u28e590d 4K monitor all for 400 dollars. This board alone costs 60% more than my whole setup lol I just have a cheap rgb mech keyboard from Walmart and a g502.

@Zilent or it's just a laptop and budget gaming mouse setup

m.kzfaq.info?search_query=%24100+gaming+pc here are some links

Thanks mate! Actually had it for a while haha.

@F a its beautiful

@F a its subjective, I like how smooth and nice the red looks.

i mean switches your 1/3 of the way there

Your almost there !!! You won't regret it

Useless you should not spend more than 150 on a keyboard.

Yan Campos that’s your opinion but I want to make a quality keyboard so I’ll go out of my way to get quality parts

@@yanooo2007 youre on the wrong account

I don’t think I that cheap

For that kind of $ it should come pre assembled

@@GeorgeKowalski Coming pre assembled is not the point of a $900 keyboard kit. People who buy this most likely have a very specific taste in switches which could not be satisfied with a pre built unless you want to pay extra for high end assembly quality.

VivaLaRazsa people who buy this are idiots

@@DVAFP People who buy these are hardcore enthusiasts.

JTK trays, currently out of stock most places however (as most things are)

Haurjie Build any tkl then a macro pad with a rotary encoder. Boards that already come with rotary encoders as a possible feature basically dont exist.

@@senya6095 ah ok, I'll start digging into that and see if I have to adjust and compromise for anything

That's just what it comes with

What a dumb logic. This is for enthusiasts.

@@LEK sorry you're not into baguettes like me.

Ayyyy nice, someone recognises!

I can only answer the first part: poron

Stainless steel is very expensive. That's it. Other versions of this exact case using other materials like aluminum for the bottom piece are half the price. The fact that only 55 are made every half year or so drives up the price too. It's just one guy commissioning a factory to make his design. It's not like a big company that owns factories pushing out millions of keyboards. $500-600 is a fairly normal price for what's considered a high-end custom. There's nothing special about the pcb it's all about the quality and design of the case. Full aluminum gasket mount custom cases are the new hot trend in high-end keyboards.

Yup those custom keyboard are a niche mRket

@@tazboy1934 haHAA no

Jeez, $700 for a first build is definitely crazy.

they're not mine, as i'm just borrowing :) but they're JTK keycap trays, not sure where to get em.

He said that the gaskets come installed, not the foam and alignment tabs. Do your carers know you're on the computer?