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Title: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: xCoolBeans on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:39:16: There is this http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=47112.0 LZSE for 700$ but there has to be one that is more expensive, is there?

Also links please
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: noisyturtle on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:45:14: Anything filled with mandolin crystals:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-3161-Terminal-Model-M-Keyboard-Number-1386303-Aug-08-1985/111403631882?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D21235%26meid%3D8208166590274509705%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9374%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D121304559307 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-IBM-3161-Terminal-Model-M-Keyboard-Number-1386303-Aug-08-1985/111403631882?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D21235%26meid%3D8208166590274509705%26pid%3D100011%26prg%3D9374%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D121304559307)
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: smknjoe on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:46:27: A few IBM variants are much more expensive. Look it up bro.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: daerid on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:47:19: I'm pretty sure that gold plated HHKB special edition tops it (over $5,000 IIRC)
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: xCoolBeans on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:49:59: Quote from: daerid on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:47:19
I'm pretty sure that gold plated HHKB special edition tops it (over $5,000 IIRC)

Link?
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:55:40: Quote from: xCoolBeans on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:49:59
Quote from: daerid on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:47:19
I'm pretty sure that gold plated HHKB special edition tops it (over $5,000 IIRC)

Link?

http://www.likecool.com/HHKB_Gold_plated_keyboard--Desktop--Gear.html
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: katushkin on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:56:53: Only $271??

Pffffff
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: FrostyToast on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:58:05: Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:55:40
Quote from: xCoolBeans on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:49:59
Quote from: daerid on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:47:19
I'm pretty sure that gold plated HHKB special edition tops it (over $5,000 IIRC)

Link?

http://www.likecool.com/HHKB_Gold_plated_keyboard--Desktop--Gear.html

A case from FMJ or Hammer alone could cost more than that. :p
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: deltuhhh on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:58:26: I knew some keyboards were expensive but damn...
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: divito on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:00:08: Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:55:40
Quote from: xCoolBeans on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:49:59
Quote from: daerid on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:47:19
I'm pretty sure that gold plated HHKB special edition tops it (over $5,000 IIRC)

Link?

http://www.likecool.com/HHKB_Gold_plated_keyboard--Desktop--Gear.html

Looks almost as bad as much Rocher cap lol - http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46832.msg991702#msg991702
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:01:08: Quote from: deltuhhh on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:58:26
I knew some keyboards were expensive but damn...

Welcome to GeekHack. It would be safer to give your credit card to some stranger than to stay on these forums.
But hey! Strangers won't give you sexy looking keyboards! ;)
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:01:16: Industrial SSK usually go for $1000 to $1250.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:03:01: Quote from: FrostyToast on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:58:05
Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:55:40
Quote from: xCoolBeans on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:49:59
Quote from: daerid on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:47:19
I'm pretty sure that gold plated HHKB special edition tops it (over $5,000 IIRC)

Link?

http://www.likecool.com/HHKB_Gold_plated_keyboard--Desktop--Gear.html

A case from FMJ or Hammer alone could cost more than that. :p

Reminding me again how much I want a Hammer case for my Pure :-X
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: FrostyToast on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:04:02: I wonder what the most expensive keyboard would be that we could build (excluding keycaps, because that can get out of hand)

Premium FMJ case with weights
Titanium finished backplate
nixdorf housings with pale yellow stems
Duck Mini PCB

That's my guess for what would cost the most.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: jacobolus on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:18:58: Webwit (from Deskthority) has a prototype Cherry G80-5000 (the “V80-5000”) with serial number 1. He said he paid $1000 for it, but I’m sure there are folks who would be willing to pay quite a bit more.
http://deskthority.net/wiki/V80-5000
(http://webwit.nl/input/cherry5000/v80/1.jpg)
(http://webwit.nl/input/cherry5000/v80/3.jpg)
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:21:45: Quote from: FrostyToast on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:04:02
I wonder what the most expensive keyboard would be that we could build (excluding keycaps, because that can get out of hand)

Premium FMJ case with weights
Titanium finished backplate
nixdorf housings with pale yellow stems
Duck Mini PCB

That's my guess for what would cost the most.

This (http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=40658.msg1269063#msg1269063) would probably come close.

Add aluminium case for extra value.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: Xenderwind on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:32:33: I think some of those special hhkb's were like $5k or something like that.
http://pinchocodia.tistory.com/156
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: divito on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:43:54: Need all-titanium case, plate, keycaps. Mmmm, I want.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: smknjoe on Thu, 10 July 2014, 00:46:44: Don't the IBM M15s go for a pretty penny?
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: noisyturtle on Thu, 10 July 2014, 01:57:19: Has anyone mentioned the 4704 yet? Not sure if there was ever a price attached to it though, but certainly an extremely rare and desirable IBM board.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: Photekq on Thu, 10 July 2014, 03:47:58: 356CL. $4000~ (four thousand)
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: daerid on Thu, 10 July 2014, 11:42:15: Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:55:40
Quote from: xCoolBeans on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:49:59
Quote from: daerid on Wed, 09 July 2014, 23:47:19
I'm pretty sure that gold plated HHKB special edition tops it (over $5,000 IIRC)

Link?

http://www.likecool.com/HHKB_Gold_plated_keyboard--Desktop--Gear.html

no, no, no, no, no.

This is the one I'm thinking of:

(http://i.imgur.com/UXoHxx5.png)

From WikiPedia:
Quote
An anniversary edition now discontinued has the distinction of, at the time, being the most expensive keyboard available. Costing about US$5000 with Japanese VAT, the anniversary edition was hand lacquered with 10 coats of Urushi, a traditional toxic tree sap lacquer, and given a sprinkling of gold dust.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: CPTBadAss on Thu, 10 July 2014, 11:44:36: Quote from: noisyturtle on Thu, 10 July 2014, 01:57:19
Has anyone mentioned the 4704 yet? Not sure if there was ever a price attached to it though, but certainly an extremely rare and desirable IBM board.

I paid like $110 for the 4704/6019284 from Tinnie. If I proxied a board in NA for someone, the price goes up to like $130. Not *that* pricey.

Most I've paid for a board is ~$400. My Kingsaver and KMAC clock in around that price. Most money I've seen dropped on a board is about $1000 on an industrial SSK.
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: pasph on Thu, 10 July 2014, 11:49:50: http://www.datamancer.com/cart/the-reliquary-keyboard-p-195.html
Not even rare...
Title: Re: Most expensive keyboard?
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Thu, 10 July 2014, 11:56:14: Quote from: pasph on Thu, 10 July 2014, 11:49:50
http://www.datamancer.com/cart/the-reliquary-keyboard-p-195.html
Not even rare...

Holy...

Keyboard fit for royalty.

w/ALPS by the looks of it...