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How many people are talking about these wheels? It's like "have you seen how much Apple are charging for their Mac Pro wheels?!?!" And people are becoming awa

by Jonnax 6y ago

How many people are talking about these wheels? It's like "have you seen how much Apple are charging for their Mac Pro wheels?!?!" And people are becoming aware that the Mac Pro exists.

tobyhinloopen 6y ago
Yep. Like the monitor arm but better. Especially because they are released with time in between for maximum effectiveness. I bet they will release another useless $1000 option next in a few months. Idk, a $1200 black case or a $600 mouse or something. Oh! An external wireless keyboard with touchbar and touch ID for $400! That would be a great move. I bet people will actually buy it as well.
- AmericanChopper 6y ago
  I paid close to $400 for my current keyboard, and it’s just a ordinary mechanical keyboard, no fancy features. I’m very happy with it, and how much I paid for it.
  - me_me_me 6y ago
    Was it a custom or semi custom job? You can get amazing keyboards for 200, just wondering what it is. Anyhow even if not custom/limited run product, you paid x2 not x10 of the cost.
    - AmericanChopper 6y ago
      I wanted a very specific Filco model. It was out of production, and I had to order it from overseas, which drove up the cost a fair bit. I probably did pay about 2x the original price for it, but I’m not really sure because it was never sold in the US as far as I know. Filco make high quality keyboard in any case, and they’re not exactly cheap under normal circumstances. My point being that I knew what I wanted to get, and I was happy to pay that price for it, even if some (or a lot of) other people would think that’s ridiculous. I think I’ve gotten more value out of it than I paid for it in $$$. If charging high prices is what it takes to convince people to produce high quality products, then (for certain products) I’m happy to pay them.

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How many people are talking about these wheels? It's like "have you seen how much Apple are charging for their Mac Pro wheels?!?!" And people are becoming awa

by Jonnax 6y ago

How many people are talking about these wheels? It's like "have you seen how much Apple are charging for their Mac Pro wheels?!?!" And people are becoming aware that the Mac Pro exists.

tobyhinloopen 6y ago
Yep. Like the monitor arm but better. Especially because they are released with time in between for maximum effectiveness. I bet they will release another useless $1000 option next in a few months. Idk, a $1200 black case or a $600 mouse or something. Oh! An external wireless keyboard with touchbar and touch ID for $400! That would be a great move. I bet people will actually buy it as well.
- AmericanChopper 6y ago
  I paid close to $400 for my current keyboard, and it’s just a ordinary mechanical keyboard, no fancy features. I’m very happy with it, and how much I paid for it.
  - me_me_me 6y ago
    Was it a custom or semi custom job? You can get amazing keyboards for 200, just wondering what it is. Anyhow even if not custom/limited run product, you paid x2 not x10 of the cost.
    - AmericanChopper 6y ago
      I wanted a very specific Filco model. It was out of production, and I had to order it from overseas, which drove up the cost a fair bit. I probably did pay about 2x the original price for it, but I’m not really sure because it was never sold in the US as far as I know. Filco make high quality keyboard in any case, and they’re not exactly cheap under normal circumstances. My point being that I knew what I wanted to get, and I was happy to pay that price for it, even if some (or a lot of) other people would think that’s ridiculous. I think I’ve gotten more value out of it than I paid for it in $$$. If charging high prices is what it takes to convince people to produce high quality products, then (for certain products) I’m happy to pay them.