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> The cabinetry around the game stations cost a similar amount to the computers powering them. Think about that! The cabinetry is just a bunch of wood, cut into fairly large pieces. Maybe a few screws and hinges.

As a person redoing a kitchen, I am disappointed that each cabinet costs something like a thousand dollars. They've gotta be doing something wrong. The prices make no sense to me; this is centuries old technology, and wood is abundant. How can they not optimize it?!

>>esafak+(OP)
It's the "custom" part that's very expensive. If you just want some wooden boxes with doors for you to hang on the wall and paint yourself you can get those for <$200/ea. If you want a crew of people to measure your space, design cabinets specifically for your space, cut out a specific order just for your one-off design, install them, and paint them that's a lot more labor charge. Labor is way more expensive than wood.