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Why are MX browns so expensive?

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Why is there a price gap of $40 between the MX red and MX brown K70 on newegg

 

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Low stock because of popularity.

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1 minute ago, Enderman said:

Low stock because of popularity.

I can get a K95 for the price of a K70 both with MX browns lol

 

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because it's worth what people are willing to pay. supply and demand and all that. i love my reds personally, but browns are great, typing and gaming without being obnoxiously loud, pretty awesome best of both worlds.

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1 minute ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Browns have extra stuff in them compared to reds (though that really shouldn't matter). Plus they're in the top three most popular switches.

You'd think they'd stop making Red keyboards then...

they should so i could sell mine in a few years to someone who desperately wants reds xD

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3 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Plus they're in the top three most popular switches.

I'd argue they are #1, at least on here. [Signature link]

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Well I don't know the price of most red keyboards but $100 for a keyboard isn't that bad.

At least that's how much I paid for my Logitech G610 with MX Browns. I hear Browns are incredibly popular and I can understand why. I like it.


Yesterday I used a membrane keyboard other than one on a laptop and wow, there's a pretty noticeable difference from mech and membrane, mech is so much better.

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I like brown the most :)

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