Curious about optical keyboard switches? Learn how they work, what makes them different from mechanical switches, and why ...

Between switch types, mounting methods, materials, and the countless supporting modifications you can do, there's a lot to consider when putting your first keyboard together. Treat it like a hobby!

With a Hall Effect keyboard, you'll be stuck using linear switches only, and even if you're looking to switch them out for something else, compatibility isn't as good as it's made out to be.

This also applies if the switches only came onto the market after the keyboard was purchased. Once purchased, the keyboard proves to be a long-term investment: a device that never loses its relevance.

For gamers, some optical switches can provide analog signaling that can be picked up in gaming software as a signal from 0 to 100% based on how far or how fast the key is pressed. See mechanical ...

The switches are the star of the show here, but the keyboard itself is excellent. For starters, it’s heavy. It weighs 4.4 pounds, due to both the metal frame and heavy bottom weight.

Cherry also insists that its new switches can handle 100 million clicks over their lifetime. But at this point, all major keyboard manufacturers and their component makers are staking similar claims.

While it was inevitable that bigger brands would join the fray, I never expected to find magnetic switches in a split keyboard from Asus. You may like Epomaker HE65 Mag: ...