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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Hyde on Wed, 31 October 2012, 14:05:46
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I've been hanging out at the group buy forum quite a lot lately, and seems like aluminium custom case is the new trend these days.
Poker $99 / Pure $99 / Race $129 Custom Aluminium Case:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=35213.0
Filco $325 Custom Aluminium Case:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=34606.0
So I wonder when they'll make aluminium case for HHKB? I can see a lot of people will buy it if the price is right. Though at the same time you just might have the most expensive keyboard ever.
Let's just assume it's $200 (Mid point between the two choices listed above). You're looking at HHKB $300 + casing $200 + custom color keycaps $100 = $600.
I list the keycaps because if you're gone that far you probably won't use stock keycaps.
Personally I don't own an HHKB but I figure it's fun to think about also this theory doesn't look too far fetched :P
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There was talk at one time, but due to the complexity of the hhkb case the price was going to be >$400. Even at that price point people were still interested but nothing came of it. I was one of the people interested and I still am.
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Ahhhhh I guess they didn't want to risk making it and people not end up buying it. $400 is a lot of money >___>
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That's too bad, it would still be significantly cheaper than the 10th anniversary models, and they were released before the Type-S, which would actually make one of these better.
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I'd certainly get involved if this came about!
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http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=30759.0
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Thanks mate