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Niche Economy: The rise and fall of the group buy model in mechanical keyboards (micro.thomasbaart.nl)
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Thomas Baart (of splitkb.com fame) dives into group buys:

Group buys are still used as a business model, but its popularity is dwindling quickly. Why is that, and is that justified?

Interesting read!

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[-] sunzu@kbin.run 9 points 4 months ago

I got a "gamer" mechanical, it is decent but nothing special. Black Friday 140 bucks tho

I still don't get why people rave about them. I do like the "typey" feel but it is just a feel. Cheapo key boards do the job.

Can someone explain to me how this is not a fad?

[-] wfh@lemm.ee 15 points 4 months ago

It's a tool first and foremost. If you're professionally using a power drill all day everyday, you'll want a very good one that's powerful, reliable and comfortable to use. If you professionally type all day everyday, you're absolutely entitled to use a keyboard that perfectly fits your preferences in terms of feel, comfort, feedback and layout.

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