Pricing and Costs of Computer Keyboards

Computer keyboards for sale in every price bracket

Keyboards for computers come in a variety of styles. The cheapest keyboards are wired or corded. Cost goes up when you transition to wireless keyboards, and when you want additional bells and whistles, like volume controls and such. There are three different kinds of wireless keyboards: RF (uses a single radio frequency), IR (infrared) and Bluetooth (frequency-hops over several radio frequencies). If you need a keyboard you can use across a crowded conference room, you'll be looking for something different than if you just need a standard desktop keyboard for your office. Just to give you a general idea: RF keyboards have an average range of 100 meters, while Bluetooth keyboards have a range of 10 meters, and IR keyboards only have a range of 1 meter.

Continue reading for the pricing and costs of computer keyboards:

1. Find corded computer keyboards for sale for under $10.
2. Pick up Bluetooth wireless computer keyboards for around $30.
3. Buy an RF or IR wireless computer keyboard for anywhere from $30 to $200.
   

 

Get your hands on corded keyboards for less than ten bucks each

Wireless keyboards are nice, but sometimes in your office you're just looking for dependability. A keyboard that's plugged directly into your computer tower is far less likely to have flaky communication problems, and will never run out of batteries. They're also a great bargain, at under $10.
Try: Check out the great selection of corded keyboards at OutletPC. They have both PS2 and USB corded keyboards. They even have some specialty selections, like dust and water resistant keyboards, or mini computer keyboards and keypads. You can purchase corded keyboards in wholesale lots of ten or twenty units at Global Sources Direct. This is a great deal if you're buying keyboards for your entire office.

Purchase Bluetooth keyboards cheap from overseas computer keyboard manufacturers

For right around $30 you can get a wireless Bluetooth keyboard. Often you can find great wholesale prices at computer keyboard suppliers overseas, such as China.
Try: Pick up wireless Bluetooth computer keyboards in either black or white at GuildNav.com. Purchase ergonomic keyboards for a few dollars more at Wholesale-Star.

Buy competitively priced IR and RF computer keyboards that meet your business needs

Infrared keyboards require a direct line of site with the receiver, and have a very minimal range, but they can be useful for certain specialty applications, such as a keyboard for your Palm Pilot or Pocket PC. RF keyboards other than Bluetooth have the greatest range, and are usually less power-hungry than Bluetooth keyboards. RF keyboards are the most common, which is why there is such a wide range in price. Cheaper RF keyboards provide just the bare bones setup. As you go up in price, there are additional handy features, like a bundled mouse or remote, or more ergonomic layout.
Try: Super Warehouse has a great selection of RF wireless keyboards. Directron.com also has wireless keyboards in all shapes and sizes, including keyboards specifically for Mac computers. Fentek Industries has a nice selection of reasonably priced mini infrared keyboards.

 

• Bluetooth wireless computer keyboards are the most power-intensive. They suck up the juice faster than other RF keyboards. They also frequency-hop, which means that you might experience small delays in response time when you press a key. This isn't an issue with standard RF keyboards, which use a single frequency to transmit.

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