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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Gin on Mon, 10 October 2011, 23:49:55

Title: Just a simple question
Post by: Gin on Mon, 10 October 2011, 23:49:55

Why is it that blue switch keyboards usually cost 5-10 usd less than their brown/black/red counterpart?

I'm just curious.

Title: Just a simple question
Post by: alaricljs on Mon, 10 October 2011, 23:54:41

Blue switches are pretty much the most common switch type, so Costar and other mass board manufacturers get the serious quantity discounts.

Title: Just a simple question
Post by: Gin on Mon, 10 October 2011, 23:57:17

Ohh, I see. Thank you very much.

Title: Just a simple question
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Tue, 11 October 2011, 16:42:23

Similar to why clears are so much harder to get and they generally aren't carried. Same for all the more rare variants (not including homebrew ones like ergo clears) that also exist, to a much greater extent.