Custom mechanical keyboards are expensive due to the use of premium materials and pricey components like switches and keycaps. Barebones kits offer a cheaper alternative to "true" custom builds, but ...

Building your first custom mechanical keyboard can be intimidating. Between all the parts and terminology involved, it’s hard to know where to start. Thankfully, it’s also never been easier to jump ...

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Before the 1990s, mechanical keyboards were the norm, and it wasn’t until after companies discovered membrane keyboards were cheaper to make that they became the new standard. Although cheaper, ...

The budget custom keyboard world is hotter than ever, and today we’re looking at one of the most unexpected and exciting releases so far this year: the JRIS65 from IRISLab. Starting at $150, this ...

Discover highly customizable gaming keyboards built for performance. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking custom gaming keyboards are all about the RGB effects and showmanship. While they do offer a ...

It will be to my eternal shame that I never learned to play a musical instrument. It wasn’t for the want of trying. I attempted to learn the violin at the age of seven, but the neighbors mistook my ...

In this guide, we'll show you how to make a custom keyboard. Rather than relying on a pre-built design, if you build your own DIY gaming keyboard you get an an endless amount of choice and ...

Chillkey is back with its latest mechanical keyboard and it’s a doozy. We were impressed by its first product, the Paw65 but this is of a whole other caliber. The Chillkey ND75 comes in a full ...

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Mechanical keyboards are more than a product category. Over the last decade they’ve become an online phenomenon, with an enormous community of fans and tinkerers (including yours truly) joining in the ...

On January 19, 2020, Nathan Kim uploaded a video to his YouTube channel, Taeha Types. Within weeks he had more than 40,000 new subscribers and a rush of new commission requests. The content that led ...