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I am not a gamer. The price gouging on things gamers enjoy is irritating. It happened with headphones, mice, and now keyboards. As “gamers” and particularly str

by donatj 4y ago

I am not a gamer. The price gouging on things gamers enjoy is irritating. It happened with headphones, mice, and now keyboards. As “gamers” and particularly streamers grew as a market category, the prices for goods associated with them went insane. Even considering inflation, $150 for a Logitech keyboard is just nuts, even if it is mechanical.

ulkesh 4y ago
This is a pretty standard price for mechanical keyboards, whether pre-built or self-built. Hasn't really changed much in the last 5 or so years, that I am aware. I do agree, though, that they do take advantage via FOMO or perceived elitism, to a degree, with such pricing.
wodenokoto 4y ago
> Even considering inflation, $150 for a Logitech keyboard is insane, even if it is mechanical. I don't think you have been looking at Logitech keyboards for a while. Logitech Craft, which is a few years old retails at $169. MX Keys (which this is presumably the mechanical version of) costs $119 I don't think the MX or the Craft series are aimed at gamers, but at office workers / typists. Logitech Gaming Keyboards, such as G413 TKL is $69 and the Pro K/DA, which is a collaboration with the League of Legends Band/mascots is $129 $150 for a logitech keyboard is in no way high for the brand, or an attempt at taking advantage of gamers.
BeFlatXIII 4y ago
Worse than the price inflation are all the RGB LEDs spammed over everything. Can't stand the gamer aesthetic taking over a market.
emsixteen 4y ago
Mate, buying a mechanical keyboard a decade ago was nigh on impossible.
nix0n 4y ago
The counterpoint to this is laptops. If you're doing CAD and you need to get a laptop with a decent GPU in it, the enterprise version of that will cost you twice as much as the gaming version.
bena 4y ago
Yeah, I just need something that will send the appropriate interrupt to the OS when I press a button.
55555 4y ago
Mechanical keyboards are actually expensive. I looked into making one once and it seemed that way, at least. I was shocked and dropped the project.

by donatj 4y ago

ulkesh 4y ago

This is a pretty standard price for mechanical keyboards, whether pre-built or self-built. Hasn't really changed much in the last 5 or so years, that I am aware. I do agree, though, that they do take advantage via FOMO or perceived elitism, to a degree, with such pricing.

wodenokoto 4y ago

> Even considering inflation, $150 for a Logitech keyboard is insane, even if it is mechanical. I don't think you have been looking at Logitech keyboards for a while. Logitech Craft, which is a few years old retails at $169. MX Keys (which this is presumably the mechanical version of) costs $119 I don't think the MX or the Craft series are aimed at gamers, but at office workers / typists. Logitech Gaming Keyboards, such as G413 TKL is $69 and the Pro K/DA, which is a collaboration with the League of Legends Band/mascots is $129 $150 for a logitech keyboard is in no way high for the brand, or an attempt at taking advantage of gamers.

BeFlatXIII 4y ago

Worse than the price inflation are all the RGB LEDs spammed over everything. Can't stand the gamer aesthetic taking over a market.

emsixteen 4y ago

Mate, buying a mechanical keyboard a decade ago was nigh on impossible.

nix0n 4y ago

The counterpoint to this is laptops. If you're doing CAD and you need to get a laptop with a decent GPU in it, the enterprise version of that will cost you twice as much as the gaming version.

bena 4y ago

Yeah, I just need something that will send the appropriate interrupt to the OS when I press a button.

55555 4y ago

Mechanical keyboards are actually expensive. I looked into making one once and it seemed that way, at least. I was shocked and dropped the project.