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Offline Novus

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What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 02:09:36 »
What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
Break it down if you have to. In terms of unit cost, r&d and tooling?
Don't say the box either - this isn't perfume.
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 02:10:31 »
definitely the hype/clacks
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 02:16:17 »
Depends a lot on the parts you choose, but I'd say

CASE>PLATE>Keycaps>Switches>PCB
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 02:17:29 »
Yeah totalling up the parts on both my customs and the case is about 50% of the price on both. For stock boards I'm really not sure but I can't imagine R&D for a PCB would be cheap.
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 02:18:10 »
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 03:05:00 »
Marketing costs.
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 03:10:18 »
case and keycaps.
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 03:11:26 »
R&D + Advertising
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Offline Cottonsox

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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 03:16:51 »
Quote from: the1onewolf on Thu, 05 February 2015, 02:09:36
What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
Break it down if you have to. In terms of unit cost, r&d and tooling?
Don't say the box either - this isn't perfume.

The next keyboard.
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Offline Findecanor

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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 15:06:52 »
Assembly. Even on mass-produced keyboards some of it is done manually.
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 15:22:51 »
My vote is for rarity.  But I'm a sucker for vintage keyboards.
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 15:23:50 »
def marketing in the case of most "gaming" boards...
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Re: What's the most expensive part of a keyboard?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 05 February 2015, 15:24:35 »
As with most electronics, R&D
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