Once a vague product in a niche market used only by gamers, mechanical keyboards are seeing more popularity among writers and bloggers over standard keyboards.
Loved by gamers for their quick response time, durability and ability to give feedback through the keys, more and more non-gamers are trading in their old standard keyboards to get a piece of the mechanical type instead.
Throw in wireless functionality, and you’re blessed with a keyboard that’s hard not to love...
If you’re looking to make the leap to a mechanical keyboard this year, or maybe just looking to add to your keyboard stable, check out our list below of the best mechanical keyboards available for 2016.
Here’s a quick table of our top keyboards this year, and below we’ll go into more detail about choosing the best mechanical keyboard for your needs.
With mechanical switches, there’s a large variety of options to choose from so you can find the mechanical switch that fits your needs!
The undisputed best mechanical switch manufacturer is Cherry, which makes Cherry MX switches.
Cherry switches are manufactured in Germany and they’re widely considered the best when it comes to quality and innovation.
The other main form factor we’ll take a look at is the super-compact “60% layout”.
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Mechanical keyboards can get pretty expensive, sometimes costing more than $200 for a top tier keyboard.
We thought it was a good idea to create a list of the best cheap mechanical keyboards for under $100, that way regardless of your budget you will still be able to get a great mechanical keyboard and not break the bank.
Are mechanical keyboards worth it?
Individual mechanical switches beneath each key offer a number of benefits, namely an improved tactile response that can speed up typing—and of course also offers that satisfying click.