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Last Topic: 7:01:40pm, 02/13/2023
Last Post: 1:57:13am, 10/24/2024
Raka_Putra posted...
Aren't all keyboards mechanical to some level?
EDIT: Well, I guess excepting virtual keyboards.
Most run of the mill modern keyboards will use a membrane or rubber dome design. What this means is that, underneath the keycaps (the physical keys you touch), they're pressing on a portion of a large rubbery barrier that pushes down and sends a signal. In a mechanical keyboard, instead there's an inspanidual mechanical switch for every single key, and pressing down on one will actuate a device that uses a shaft and spring. These switches can be designed and configured in a lot of ways to change the feeling of typing, and you can get a very different sense of tactile feedback from them.
Honestly, I bought a Keychron Q6 and it made me kind of fall out of love with the fancy boutique stuff. I thought of it as a great purchase because it'd be so customizable, but it was too tall for me and at a weird angle that couldn't be changed. I've been thinking of selling it and trying something else, but after multiple times being disappointed by high end boards, I'm not sure I'll really find anything I like more than the cheap Corsairs I've always gone back to.