The 15 Best Mechanical Keyboards for Gaming and Programming

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Mechanical keyboards offer more customisability, better performance, improved longevity, and a better typing experience. Digital Foundry has tested and reviewed the 15 best mechanical keyboards on the market.

Mechanical keyboards are now a mainstay of the gaming and programming communities, offering more customisability, better performance, improved longevity and just a better typing experience than your standard rubber dome keyboard. We've come a long way since, and now there are thousands of different models available from brands big and small. But which is the best option for you?

*Hall effect switches essentially use a magnet to detect precisely how far down a key has been pressed, allowing you to do things like have afor faster inputs, have a half-press and a full-press trigger different actions, or set up the keyboard to respond right at the very top of a key press for fast-paced games or right at the very bottom to avoid typos.

Typing or gaming on the Gem80 just makes me happy, and that's why it is ranked so highly amongst our recommendations. I think Nuphy have cracked the perfect mixture between the accessibility of a mass-market design and the genuine quality of a custom board, for a result that is incredibly easy to recommend.

The Air75 V2 provides a welcome upgrade when it comes to the typing experience too, providing bags more tactile feedback, key travel and comfort. You can even pick up a beautiful $19 folio case which folds around the 16mm keyboard to protect it during travel and props up smartphones and tablets. is the fusion of two growing trends from the very companies that promulgated them: dependable, low-latency wireless connectivity from Logitech and low-profile, laptop-like mechanical switches from Kailh. The combination is an impressive one, allowing the construction of an ultra-thin keyboard for gaming and typing that feels great to use and looks super clean on your desk - especially in this new compact form factor.

The soft key feel and quiet typing sound is down to the keyboard's gasket-mounted switches and Poron sound absorbing foam, which cuts down on the noise that normally accompanies typing on a mechanical keyboard. I'm a big fan of how this keyboard looks too, with a chunky keycap lettering, a choice of several interesting colourways and a weighty aluminium chassis.

The aluminium used on the top and bottom makes the keyboard extremely resistant to deck flex; it feels as well-built as an old IBM Model M but in a much more compact form factor. USB-C is also included, with a non-recessed port that means that pretty much any USB-C data cable can be used.

 

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