Which keyboard specs actually matter
Product listings are full of numbers, and most of them are noise. Which specifications predict whether you will like a keyboard, which are marketing, and which cannot be trusted at all.
Aug 2, 20264 boards
6 guides
Background reading
The background reading: what the layout names actually mean, what a stabiliser does when it goes wrong, and which specifications on a product page are worth reading.
How to make a cheap keyboard sound better
Five modifications ordered by how much they actually change the sound per hour spent, measured on the boards tested here — and the two that are usually a waste of time.
Jul 22, 20263 boards
Hot-swap keyboards: what it means and when it matters
Hot-swap sockets let you change switches without soldering. What that actually enables, what can go wrong with the sockets, and the one situation where it is worth paying extra for.
Jun 11, 20263 boards
Linear, tactile or clicky: choosing keyboard switches
The three switch families, what each actually feels like under a finger, what the weight numbers on a product page mean, and why the manufacturer figure is usually optimistic.
Jun 20, 20263 boards
Why your space bar rattles, and how to fix it
Stabilisers are where budget keyboards fail most reliably. What they do, why they tick and rattle, and the 40-minute fix that changes how a cheap board sounds more than anything else you can do to it.
Jul 2, 20263 boards
Keyboard sizes explained: 60%, 65%, 75%, TKL and full-size
What each keyboard layout actually removes, drawn to scale, and the specific daily tasks that make each one annoying — so you can pick a size by what you do rather than by what looks tidy.
Jul 15, 20266 boards