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Geekhack is a community primarily focused around mechanical keyboards. When you spend >$200 on a keyboard, $30 for a handmade USB cable to match your keyboard i
by pcr0 9y ago
Geekhack is a community primarily focused around mechanical keyboards. When you spend >$200 on a keyboard, $30 for a handmade USB cable to match your keyboard isn't too bad. Given the amount of customization you could have in a USB cable, mass production isn't cost effective and that's why they're handmade.
- wlesieutre 9y agoFor reference: https://i.redd.it/l2qmqefggm0z.jpg https://i.redd.it/l2qmqefggm0z.jpg
- equalunique 9y agoNice.
- ditn 9y agoWhat keyboard is this? It's beautiful.
- throwaway398983 9y agoI'd say a custom mod based on Filco Minila.
- aloisdg 9y agoKeycaps are a SA "1976" Keycap Set. You can get it on Massdrop: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/nineteenseventysix-sa-keycap-set https://www.massdrop.com/buy/nineteenseventysix-sa-keycap-se... You should browse /r/mk: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ :)
- busterarm 9y agoGosh, I'm like $1500 deep into keyboards, cases, keycaps, etc because of that site. Got some seriously cool shit though...
- equalunique 9y agoI'm almost $1K deep as well. :) I'll stop buying when a programmable ortholinear with trackpoint mouse is on the market.
- ibotty 9y agoOh, that's my current project! Unfortunately that cannot be made mass-market, because you can't get any decent trackpoints (except from IBM and Lenovo keyboards).
- busterarm 9y agoAlso the new trackpoint that Lenovo offers isn't decent. This short trackpoint they offer now that doesn't support concave nubs sucks.
- Eldandan 9y agoHaha, I guess it makes total sense that the HN community and mech community have some overlap. I am guilty of spending a lot on keyboards, keysets, and artisans.