Yep. THere's also how picky you want to be with the layout. For instance, I really would prefer a lower pinky-finger column than was provided on the Voyager and many other keyboards, whereas something like the Kyria is much more likely to be comfortable for me on that front.
Yea I believe you. Haven’t made a DIY myself but looked into it and it is surprising how expensive it can get. Meanwhile I’m pretty happy with a commercial mechanical split!
That and part availability / shipping times. I'd live to build more boards (I have three custom builds, a moon lander, a Ducky board, and now this) but I get super impatient hahaha