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Where did all the keyboard kits go? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 1 day ago by pineapple@lemmy.ml to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml
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I took a break from mechanical keyboards because I had a keyboard I was happy with. Now I need another for a second desk and it seems like all the keyboards people recommend now are fully pre-built.

This doesn't make sense to me, I really like the ability to chose my switches and keycaps (especially my keycaps). I don't see why you would get a keyboard that already has these when the first thing your going to do is replace them.

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[โ€“] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I am very interested in 40s. I've been looking at the Epomaker th40 since group buy options still seam too expensive to me. I just so happen to like the keycaps and switches so I won't feel the need to replace them as well, I'm especially glad about not having to replace the keycaps. I don't understand how keycaps can be so much more expensive than switches despite being much simpler in design.

[โ€“] tankplanker@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Epomaker th40

Yeah that's one cheap board, rapidly entering the price point that it would be given away in a box of cereal. The detour I ordered last year wa