Keyboards Archive

If you love gaming, there’s a good chance you own a mechanical keyboard. These keyboards are beloved by gamers of all stripes, for many different reasons. For one thing, mechanical keyboards last far longer than their ordinary counterparts. This isn’t a big deal if you only use your computer to fire off the odd email. But if you spend a lot of time on your …

If you spend a lot of time behind a keyboard, you can appreciate the benefits of a mechanical one. There’s nothing that beats the responsiveness of mechanical keys. You can tell when they’re actuating, even if you don’t immediately see anything happen onscreen. Not only that, but many mechanical keyboards are loud and clicky. It sounds like you’re typing on a typewriter, which is a …

These days, there aren’t many things that cost cents instead of dollars. While menus and signs used to be full of the cents symbol, that friendly little “¢” has become rarer and rarer. It’s become so uncommon, in fact, that modern keyboards don’t even have a space for it. This is true even for high-end mechanical keyboards. It’s relegated to the character map, with symbols …

Whether you’re working or playing, a good keyboard is an essential part of a good computer system. Along with your mouse, it’s one of two ways to control your game or app. And if you do a lot of typing, you know how much of a difference a mechanical keyboard can make. There’s just no replacement for the tactile response of a high-quality board. Once …

Not everyone likes their keyboard at the same level or angle. Some people like to combine a flat board with a wrist rest and type at a level or downward angle. Some prefer a palm rest with an angled board. The point being, there’s a reason keyboard manufacturers put those little feet on the backs of the boards. But what happens when one of those …