Items tagged with mechanical keyboard
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Jun 11, 2025
It's hard to believe that Razer has left a segment of the gaming keyboard market untapped, given how many different models it offers (like the recently-introduced Joro for road warriors). However, up until now, it has never released a...
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Nathan Ord - Mon, Jan 15, 2024
Drop has often offered a plethora of cool products at reasonable prices historically, and the latest addition to this with The Lord of the Rings Rohan keyboard is certainly no exception. Coming in two color variations with matching LOTR...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Aug 02, 2023
It may seem like mechanical keyboards and the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) have nothing in common, but that's not actually true. The NES is a retro system from a bygone era, while mechanical decks hearken back to a time...
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Mark Tyson - Wed, Jan 25, 2023
Late last year, OnePlus teased that it was preparing a “new and exciting” entry into the PC mechanical keyboard market. We shared some brief details of the project, but what we had was big on designer discussion yet small on details and...
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Mark Tyson - Tue, Jan 24, 2023
Cooler Master CK720 keyboard - Starting MSRP $99 Cooler Master released a new 65% mechanical keyboard that looks almost identical to a model it released this summer. However, this new deck is built for enthusiasts and it opens up...
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Tim Sweezy - Sat, Dec 17, 2022
OnePlus is adding to its product line with its first-ever mechanical keyboard. The keyboard is scheduled to launch in February of next year and will feature an all-aluminum body, swappable and mappable keys, as well as other customizable...
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Mark Tyson - Wed, Aug 24, 2022
Drop+ Lord of the Rings mechanical TKL keyboard - Starting MSRP: $169 This keyboard may cause LOTR fans to drool, but it costs nearly double the product it is based upon. LOTR Designs (Dwarvish or Elvish) TKL...
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Shane McGlaun - Tue, Oct 01, 2019
Logitech has unveiled the new Logitech G Pro X Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, which has multiple switch types, including Clicky, Linear, and Tactile. The keyboard is a tenkeyless design and is aimed directly at eSports pros and those that...
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Brittany Goetting - Mon, Apr 15, 2019
ASUS has a product for you, whether you are heading into the office for an important meeting or taking down an opponent in Apex Legends. ASUS just released its ZenBook S13 (UX392) and the ASUS Republic of Gamers Strix Scope mechanical...
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Chris Ledenican - Thu, Apr 05, 2018
EVGA is best known for its graphics cards, and for good reason. EVGA is the number one NVIDIA authorized board partner in the U.S. and they have been for a long time. Like many brands in the PC enthusiast space, however, EVGA has started...
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Dave Altavilla - Sat, Jul 08, 2017
Mechanical keyboards are wildly popular among computing enthusiasts and gamers currently. However, hardcore and old school geeks alike will argue that the venerable IBM Model F, circa 1981 and sporting keys that must be forced down on...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Apr 20, 2017
If there is a downside to mechanical keyboards, it is that manufacturers have taken advantage of the category's popularity with inflated price tags. That is a shame because everyone who types should trash their squishy membrane plank and...
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Brittany Goetting - Fri, Jan 06, 2017
Are you ready to take your gaming, well “game”, to the next level? Corsair has just launched its SCIMITAR PRO RGB gaming mouse and K95 RGB Platinum mechanical keyboard at CES 2017.
According to Corsair, the SCIMITAR PRO RGB gaming mouse...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Sep 07, 2016
Does the name Daniel Guermeur mean anything to you? It should. He's the founder and CEO of Das Keyboard, previously known as Metadot, and he's part of the reason why the peripheral market is now flush with mechanical keyboards. It started...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 14, 2016
Razer has gone and built itself a new mechanical key switch, but you won't find it implemented in any gaming keyboards for the PC, at least not right off the bat. Instead, Razer's new "Ultra-Low-Profile Mechancial Switch" will initially be...
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Brandon Hill - Thu, Jun 02, 2016
Are you looking for the perfect accessory to set off your epic new gaming rig? Perhaps you plunked down some serious coin on a 10-core Intel Core i7-6950X processor and have a couple of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 cards thrown in for good...
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Paul Lilly - Tue, Mar 15, 2016
Mechanical keyboards are commonplace now, but that wasn't always the case. For many years, squishy membrane and dome-switch keyboards dominated the landscape in part because they're cheap to produce, and also because typists who've never used anything else didn't really know what they were...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Mar 09, 2015
Don't beat yourself up if you're not familiar with the Cougar brand. It's a German company that's been in the game since 2007, though its presence in the United States is largely overshadowed by companies like Razer and Logitech, two of the bigger dogs in the gaming peripherals scene. But like...
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Joshua Gulick - Sat, Jan 05, 2013
We always see a lot of great new gaming gear at CES, and the fun is already starting for next week’s show. Rosewill is teasing some new gamer-friendly devices in its lineup today. Rosewill is building on its line of mechanical...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Jul 26, 2012
The busy bodies at Razer apparently skipped taking a summer vacation this year and instead focused on pumping out new and updated gaming peripherals. In addition to its ambidextrous Ourboros mouse that was just announced, Razer is also...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Apr 04, 2012
Is there anything better to type on than a keyboard with mechanical key switches? The correct answer is 'No', though we'd also accept 'Hell no, are you crazy!?'. We're big fans of mechanical keyboards for a number of reasons, and thanks to...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 25, 2011
Silent keyboards go "click click click," regular keyboards go "Click Click Click," and mechanical keyboards go "HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT ME, I'M A MECHANICAL KEYBOARD!" Some of us here at HotHardware really like the obnoxious clicks that a...
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