[Sorreah]

Is there any good reason why splitting a hundred dollar keyboard would have to cost three times as much?

Anyway, I paid 30 euros for my last mechanical (with rgb lighting) shipped to my door. Patent expiration is a beautiful thing.

[falcolas]

Extra controllers (and PCBs), cabling to connect the two halves, extra plastic for the housing... there are definite real costs involved. However, once you're above a hundred dollars you're in a niche market anyways, so why not charge more boutique prices? I imagine this is the real explanation for the price.

As for patent expiration - yeah, it can be a beautiful thing for prices, but I'm still quite leery of picking up a cheap keyboard; quality parts that last (and more importantly behave consistently through their lifespan) still cost money.

[zck]

> Is there any good reason why splitting a hundred dollar keyboard would have to cost three times as much?

Far decreased demand, and that effect on economies of scale. I'm typing on a split keyboard right now, but most people don't want one.

[m3Lith]

And what that secret model is?