Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoMicro Journal Rev.2.ReVamp is a compact word processor with a mechanical keyboard and a clamshell design - Liliputingliliputing.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down13cross-posted to: linuxhardware
arrow-up126arrow-down1external-linkMicro Journal Rev.2.ReVamp is a compact word processor with a mechanical keyboard and a clamshell design - Liliputingliliputing.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square5fedilinkcross-posted to: linuxhardware
minus-squareMadhuGururajanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoThis configuration is wildly unbalanced and expensive.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoIt seems that the mechanical keyboard alone is a large part of the cost. I do agree this is a very niche product.
minus-squarepastermil@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months ago $314 if you want a model with a fully assembled keyboard or $269 for a version without keycaps and key switches with just the $45 difference, I doubt it’s about the keyboard.
minus-squareMadhuGururajanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoUs mechanical keyboard enthusiasts have brainwashed ourselves into thinking $45 keyboards are normal.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThat’s true. But it adds up. And it is a small batch project, even outside of IT, small batch is always pricey.
This configuration is wildly unbalanced and expensive.
It seems that the mechanical keyboard alone is a large part of the cost.
I do agree this is a very niche product.
with just the $45 difference, I doubt it’s about the keyboard.
Us mechanical keyboard enthusiasts have brainwashed ourselves into thinking $45 keyboards are normal.
That’s true. But it adds up.
And it is a small batch project, even outside of IT, small batch is always pricey.