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The Twitch streamer behind Tfue's custom $3,500 mechanical keyboard:
When Tae Ha Kim began streaming himself constructing mechanical keyboards on Twitch roughly two years ago, he didn't think it would be a viable replacement for his San Francisco programming career. And he never imagined it would lead to designing custom accessories for some of the top video game players in the world. But the 24-year-old California native has found a unique niche on both Twitch and YouTube that combines bespoke product design with a growing interest in the broader gaming community for high-end, personalized peripherals like keyboards and mice.
Now, under the banner of Taeha Types, Kim designs and assembles high-priced keyboards on commission by sourcing rare and limited-run components from across the globe. "If you're a streamer or someone working in the video content creation space, nobody sees what car you drive or what house you live in," Kim tells The Verge. "But you are showing off the tech you use most of the time. So it makes sense when you think about it. These high profile streamers, gamers, and content creators want to have high-end gear they show off while they're streaming and doing their jobs."
Most recently, Kim put together a custom mechanical keyboard for Turner "Tfue" Tenney, one of the world's most popular Twitch streamers and among the most famous Fortnite competitors currently playing the game.
If you could rock a custom keyboard built to your specifications for a reasonable price, would you go for it?
(Score: 2, Informative) by nitehawk214 on Monday February 03 2020, @08:20PM
For $100 I got a Logitech g910. While it has all kinds of goofy gamer features it also has the features I wanted.
-Mechanical Keyboard - I guess I type hard or something, those bendy spring ones always eventually jam.
-Reasonably Quiet - I don't need to sound like I am important, especially when I am at home. I didn't buy a quiet computer for nothing. The Model M is not for me.
-Easy to clean - With one of those keycap pullers [mechanicalkeyboards.com] its easy to remove them and clean it.
-Lights - I want the actual symbols to light up, not the whole fracking keyboard. While all I needed was a subdued red, it is nice to be able to customize it. This was the one feature that I couldn't find on cheaper keyboards. The lights were just a big backlight pointing up at the keys, which causes a bunch of obnoxious light-leak around the keycaps. There probably is one that does what i wanted for cheaper, but $100 is fine for something that will last years.
Some extra features that I enjoy but are not necessary.
-Lights out button - 1 press toggle to turn the light off.
-Programmable Macro keys - I don't use these a lot, but occasionally they are handy.
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