Comment by system2
7 hours ago
I started building Dactyl and got bored very quickly, then went back to my Logitech Ergo K860. K860 is $40-50 brand-new (classic eBay auctions), and I got the MX Ergo Plus mouse next to it. This is a proper working combo. I have 20+ keyboards collecting dust in my wardrobe, and this combo was the only one to win. All under $150 combined. I also got razer wireless control hub to make sound control easier ($50).
TLDR; these small split keyboards are so expensive. $190-500 range. Weird.
it’s the manual labour and small runs that make them expensive. adjusted for inflation the ibm model m keyboard would be 830 usd in 2023 money.
Many of these ergo keyboards are open source, too, so if you have more time than money you can just order some cheap PCBs and assemble them yourself.