The Best Thing To Ever Be Attached to a Computer. Ever.
Has to be one of these custom keyboards, available for sale at a modest price. And by modest I mean starting at $800. People always talk about what kind of cars they would buy if they won the lottery or somehow otherwise stumbled on a large sum of money. Screw the cars, this is the type of stuff I would indulge in. There are a few other designs at the site, all of which are amazing for various reasons. In defense of the high price, the builder had this to say.
Due to the broad range of customizations and configurations, it is difficult to simply put a price tag on each keyboard, but they usually range from about $800 to $1000 or more depending on the complexity and intricacy of the design, the choice of metals, options, finish, etc. This may sound like a lot, but when you consider that each keyboard can cost up to $300 in parts alone, then factor in the time it takes to find authentic antique keys, disassemble them, design the custom key inserts, cut and align them all, cut the original keys down to round stalks, paint each key and keystalk by hand, crimp 105 keys together, cut the metal frames, drill the holes, file, sand, prep and polish the metal, assemble everything, solder the leds, fit the jewel lights, test the keyboards, etc,etc,etc….I really don’t make much money on them.
I don’t know if I buy into the idea that it really costs him $800 to make one of these, but who am I to argue?







This reminded me of this awesome steam-punk design for the Mac Mini some guy hacked together to better fit the decor to his house. LINK