FWIW I'm typing on a custom-built mechanical keyboard from Taiwan that costs less than half as much as Microsoft's keeb: https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi
oh, shit. I don't need another keyboard but I do need that. it's like the ThinkPad of my dreams just stepped out of 2003.
It's glorious. I got mine with Cherry MX Reds and it's a wonderful typing experience. They're so cheap that I'm tempted to buy a second one as my backup trackpoint.
Same reaction here. Luckily the US variant (Kodachi) is out of stock, so the impulse buy was squashed. Did sign up for notification of it coming back in stock...
Kodachi is a different keyboard, a limited run prototype. Shinobi is the mass produced version and is in stock at mechanicalkeyboards.com and some other sites.
I don't think kodachi will ever be back in stock.
That’s like saying an off the self suit should be €2000 because tailor made suits exist.
No. That's just saying that a $400+ keyboard isn't insane and has existed for a while and Microsoft hasn't "lost its mind"
The only mechanical keyboard I use is the Keychron C3 Pro ( https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-c3-pro-qmk-via-wi... ), specifically because it's a mechanical keyboard running QMK that I got for $30 on Amazon. Everything else still strikes me as insane.