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Any split keyboard out there for $50 or less?
by gotoliao 6y ago
Any split keyboard out there for $50 or less?
- ashtonkem 6y agoOne that’ll actually last? No. Even the Sculpt, which doesn’t have nice switches, is over $50. These things are made in such small numbers that they’ll never get economies of scale. They’re typically 2x the cost of even the already high price of regular mechanical keyboards.
- gotoliao 6y agoThat makes me wonder why Logitech is not mass producing one already!
- Symbiote 6y agoLogitech used to make a split keyboard -- it was the first split keyboard I owned. It had normal keys rather than the low-profile ones I dislike. This year, they introduced a low-profile split keyboard [1], but wanting a normal-profile one is what led me to assemble a DIY kit myself. [1] $130: https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/k860-split-ergonomic.920-009166.html https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/keyboards/k860-split...
- simias 6y agoUh. I blame Apple for making flat profile keyboards trendy on the desktop. I really dislike them as well and they're all over the place now.
- TacticalTable 6y agoContrary viewpoint: I actually really enjoy Apple's chiclet keyswitches, and I think my dream keyboard is a wireless chiclet Ergodox.
- mcpeepants 6y agoKailh has their Choc switches which are low profile. Not quite chicklet but fills the same role for the most part. Low-pro lovers seem to like them quite a bit.
- rgoulter 6y agoAn example of the costs if you're willing to do the soldering yourself. https://keyhive.xyz/shop https://keyhive.xyz/shop Corne PCB with through-hole soldering at $13. 2 Pro micros for $12. Diodes at $3. Plates at $16. Standoffs at $2. Switches from AliExpress for $14. Keycaps for $15-30. But, yeah, I think a more realistic budget would be $150.
- fomine3 6y agoBuy $25 keyboard twice or buy already owned keyboard again. (serious suggestion to try split)