Iris update
posted in Journal Entries |So I created a list of things I have bought and still need to buy to get this puppy going, and wanted to share it here so you’d have the info too. Obviously these prices are subject to change, but here’s what I’ve priced/spent so far. (all prices reflect total including S/H)
- Iris PCB – $28.65 – I bought the White PCB Kit with Gold Pads (all others were out of stock) : Keebio
- Iris Case – $28.65 – (Currently out of stock, so I’ll have to pay for shipping again.) : Keebio Plates
- TRRS Cable – $3.89 – Cable required to connect the left and right keyboards together. : Monoprice
- Purple LEDs – $6.95 – Have to have back lit keyboards! : Amazon
- LED Resistors – $7.99 – Need to control the power flow to the LEDs : Amazon
- Arduino Micro Pro (x2) – $39.90 – These are a bit pricey, but I hear they’re the better ones. : Amazon
- Gateron Switches – $18.25 – Blues for my FN keys (16) and Browns for my Alpha-numeric (40). : switchTop
- KeyCaps – ~$30-75 – Still unknown. There are a lot of sites that sell keycaps, I’m looking at customizing them based on layers, but still want to stay cheap.
So far I’ve spent $32.54, out of pocket, and $54.84 from my Amazon credit, but this all adds up to $134.28, not including Keycaps, which I still haven’t figured out exactly what I want. So, were looking at a possible total of ~$185 for this project. I know I can buy a Dvorak firmware keyboard for less, but this is a lot more fun, and it will be really cool to have a unique 65% keyboard that I built myself.
I hope this info helps. Let me know if you still want to talk about this stuff.