There was a time when mechanical keyboards used to be a niche product. Lately, they’ve gained in popularity, mostly among gamers for their shorter travel distance and better responsiveness. Our ...

Increasingly, mechanical keyboards are among the best keyboards we’ve seen. There’s one big question when buying your first mechanical keyboard: What switch should you use? Between more than a dozen ...

Mechanical keyboards come in all shapes and sizes, but finding out which mechanical keyboard switch is right for you should be at the top of your priority list if you're looking to invest. Whether you ...

Whether you’re building your first mechanical keyboard or your tenth, finding the right switches can be a challenge. With linear reds and blacks, tactile browns and clears, and clicky blues and greens ...

What do O-Rings Do on a Mechanical Keyboard? In this video, Betty from Switch and Click goes over what O-rings do to your ...

Mechanical keyboards — in which every key uses an individual physical switch to send information to your computer rather than activating a contact on a membrane as in a modern laptop keyboard — have ...

Luke has been working in consumer tech for over a decade and is an expert in cameras, computing, VR and audio. He joined Pocket-lint in 2021 and can always be found writing reviews, news and features ...

Devoted typists adore mechanical keyboards, but all of their internal hardware usually pushes entry prices up towards the $100 mark. This week, the barrier’s much lower. Newegg is offering a ...

Kingston has made available its HyperX Alloy FPS mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown and Red switches for $99.99. The gaming peripheral was reviewed here on Windows Central with Blue switches, so ...

You might have heard of "mechanical switches" for keyboards and found yourself on the confusing end of some technical jargon. What are they? Why would you want them? And what's with all the cherries?

Mechanical keyboards, or keyboards with full, individual switches under every key, have exploded in popularity recently, although the technology inside is as old as the keyboard itself. There's really ...