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lomme
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Oct 28, 2015
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Could someone explain why this is so expensive? I'm not sure. Very good mechanical keyboards aren't even this expensive.
Prada
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Oct 28, 2015
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lommeIt's one of those items that's expensive because not many people want to buy it. I know that sounds a little silly, but its true!
Numpads have to be designed, prototyped, tested and built using new parts and moulds. This most likely costs as much as it would for an entire keyboard to be designed and built. Since not many people want to buy Topre numpads they've had to keep the price high so that they dont loose money on them. Plus, Topre is generally more expensive than MX. If there was a sudden influx of people wanting Topre then they'd probably be a lot cheeper.
I hope that makes sense, my C grade English isn't the best. This is one heck of a numpad though and if you dont mind spending $140 you're in for a treat.
Numpads have to be designed, prototyped, tested and built using new parts and moulds. This most likely costs as much as it would for an entire keyboard to be designed and built. Since not many people want to buy Topre numpads they've had to keep the price high so that they dont loose money on them. Plus, Topre is generally more expensive than MX. If there was a sudden influx of people wanting Topre then they'd probably be a lot cheeper.
I hope that makes sense, my C grade English isn't the best. This is one heck of a numpad though and if you dont mind spending $140 you're in for a treat.
s7teku
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Oct 28, 2015
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lommeThe same reason why Realforce and HHKB are $200+. It's a specialty item for a special audience. It also comes with custom/rare Topre keycaps that cost upwards of $30 each (as stated earlier in the post thread). This drop is for those looking to get the keypad as well as the extra keycaps. If you just want the keypad by itself, you're better off getting it from elitekeyboards.com or keyboardco.com
Yuviyuval
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Oct 28, 2015
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s7tekuTrue for most but not all cases. Currently Massdrop is the only site that that i know of that ships to my country for a reasonable price. I can always sell the keycaps on ebay if i like to save some cash. ;)
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