Drop Mech Keys Meetup Recap - Thanks for Visiting!
As you may have seen, we just hosted our first meetup in quite a while here at Drop HQ (Corsair HQ, but they seem to like us enough :) )! It was a blast to get to meet so many enthusiasts local to the bay area—it had been 10 years since I was last hanging out with keyboard nerds in the bay, at KeyCon 2014. We had a great time hosting everyone at the offices, checking out all the very nice boards y'all brought, and sharing some of our own projects/spaces! I knew it would be fun to host in the Game Room when I first saw it in person, but seeing it come to fruition was still so cool. Alright, I'll stop blabbering on now. xD Picture time! (Oh, real quick - there will be more of these! Stay tuned for more info and to catch the next one!)
May 15, 2024
First of all we wanted to apologize for the time to make this post. We’ve been monitoring the discussion since early this morning but communication with China took some time. I am going to give context on pricing and other concerns that have been raised in the discussion so far.
Clarification on MSRP and material used to make these Keycaps: The MSRP mentioned in the drop was actually a typo and we have fixed it. As the MSRP is the price set by the artisan, we’ve matched it to the drop point to reflect that.
These keycaps are made of titanium and not aluminum as mentioned in the drop description earlier. We have edited the drop description and the drop title to reflect these changes. Hence, the higher cost when compared to CNC aluminum keycaps.
Clarification on the price as compared to GeekHack group buy: Gen S, the creator of the these keycaps initially did a group buy for these keycaps on GeekHack and did price it as $55 per keycap. This pricing was an estimate that was made based on 3D renders and before any manufacturing or samples were created. The production of the keycaps ended up being much more complicated than expected and the estimated cost was far lower than the actual production cost. The price provided now is accurate based on the actual costs.
Gen S will make a post explaining further when they get a chance as it is late in China.
Let us know if there any further questions.
Better yet, make it TMX so you can reach the richer Topre guys.