Keyboards

It's Razer's latest keyboard, armed with opto-mechanical switches and a hefty £200 price tag

Is this the future of mechanical keyboards? keys that are pressure sensitive? Imagine playing a first person shooter and being able to crawl, walk and run forward - all with the same key. Like an analogue stick on a console controller.

Mechanical keyboards are a staple for many serious PC gaming set ups. These switches offer more tactile feedback, faster actuation and longer life spans. However, with so many different kinds of switches floating around, it can be confusing to decide which one to go with. Today we'll be going over the different mechanical switches currently on the market, explaining what each of them do differently.

Razer has two new keyboards launching today featuring all new 'Opto-Mechanical' switches- utilising infrared beams to detect key presses, while still maintining the satisfying feel of a mechanical switch.

Corsair has updated its Strafe RGB keyboard - is the new MK.2 worth it?

Although still partnering with TTC going forward, Roccat has spent more than a year working on a new design for keyboard switches. The first of this new generation of products is the Vulcan and we managed to get hands on with the product recently. We spoke with Roccat Marketing Guru Jessica …

While Cooler Master’s core business may be CPU coolers and cases, the company has a very broad product portfolio, and that is set to get even broader with a myriad of new peripherals unveiled at Computex 2018. We had Briony on hand to show you all of the new gear. …

It ticks all the boxes for a gaming keyboard - but how does it stack up against the competition?

While Cherry MX seems to dominate the mechanical key switch world, there’s no shortage of options including Kailh, Logitech’s Romer-G and Razer Switches. Although a little late to the game, Roccat is now weighing in with its own mechanical switches in an effort to curb the issue of contact bouncing. …

Today we look at two Aorus peripherals with top specs but affordable prices. Too good to be true?

Membranical keys. Should you care?

Got £50 to spend on a new keyboard? The MSI GK40 offers RGB lighting, a spill-proof design and 'mechanical feel' switches

The Vigor GK80 represents the top of the line for MSI’s range of gaming keyboards. At the time of review, the street price was a penny under £160, which means getting into the ring with market-leading products like the Razer Black Widow Chroma V2, Corsair’s K70 RGB and the Alloy …

MSI has been dabbling in the keyboard market for a few years now. Over time, we’ve seen the GK-601, the GK-701 and now MSI is launching what could be its best keyboard yet in the form of the Vigor GK80. This is a full size RGB mechanical keyboard with an …

It's another new keyboard from Corsair - how does it fare?

Corsair's first wireless keyboard, can the K63 Wireless impress, and is it worth £119.99?

We could argue its one of the nicest looking keyboards on the market, but is it good to use as well?

Is this the ultimate keyboard for 2018 retro lovers? Its certainly expensive enough!

As part of Corsair's new focus on wireless peripherals, we were sent a special 'wireless kit' just for reviewers. Inside that big box of goodies we found the new K63 wireless mechanical keyboard, a DarkCore SE wireless mouse, the MM1000 mousepad, a Void Pro RGB wireless headset, and a special lapboard designed for sofa gaming. To be able to share this experience with our readers , we of course filmed the whole thing.

Its a weird name, but if Ducky can get away with it, why not GooBang?

We spoke to Roccat's Tom Loske about their upcoming Horde AIMO - they say its the best membrane board ever made. Its due for release in the coming weeks. Is there life in the old membrane board yet? Would you EVER consider a new membrane board ?

Cherry has announced a new low-profile mechanical switch is launching soon

This year, Thermaltake is attempting to move up the peripheral market, laying out its plans to have a selection of Tt Premium mice, mouse pads and headsets by Computex in June 2018. Kicking off this trend, the company has unveiled its X1 mechanical gaming keyboard, its X Comfort Air gaming …

ASUS might not be the first brand buyers look towards for gaming keyboards, but the company has made an impressive effort over the past few years to establish it among the heavy hitters. Now, in an attempt to appeal to the e-sports scene, ASUS has kicked 2018 off by unveiling …

Fancy upgrading your keyboard? Corsair have just the thing at hand for you.

We all know Cherry for their switches, but how does this wireless set at £45 perform?

Patriot making keyboards? This is actually surprisingly very good, read on for more

Cooler Master has released some excellent keyboards over the years and today, it is strengthening its line-up with the all new MasterKeys MK750. This new mechanical gaming keyboard boasts a removable magnetic wrist rest, dedicated media keys, full RGB back lighting, an anodised aluminium frame and of course, Cherry MX …

While water resistant keyboards aren’t a new concept, they have received an increasing amount of attention lately with SteelSeries’ Apex 150 and Razer’s Cynosa Chroma. Taking it one step further, Razer has now introduced the feature to its mechanical range with its BlackWidow Ultimate redesigned to include IP54. Most boards …

With a price tag of £139.99 - does this Razer keyboard justify the price?