How to buy the best keyboard for mechanical keyboard (2025)

Whether you buy it Your first mechanical keyboard or research for the final game building, a keyboard is not only an important part of the keyboard’s appearance, but also an important part of its comprehensive typing experience. The keychain you choose may have a huge impact on how you type, how you feel, and how your keyboard sounds. This is why it is important to find the right setting for your personal needs.

However, there are many different details to consider when looking at the keychain, and you may feel overwhelmed if you are a newbie model, or a cycle of some developments. I put together this guide as a starting point for the world of keychain. Here’s everything you need to know.

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Make sure the keychain is suitable

The most important part of any key cap set is to make sure the keycaps will The keyboard that suits you. If not, you either don’t use the collection at all or mix your brand new keychain with the old keybox for full coverage. First, this is what you are looking for.

Make sure your keychain fits your switch! Most modern keyboards use standard MX-style switches with forming stems. These have become ubiquitous and as a result, almost all keychain sets offered today will be compatible with them. However, if you want to use keyboards from older keyboards, there is a good chance that they won’t fit into the new ones.

The three most common “alternative” switches are the Alpine switches, which have a small negative stem, Topre (also known as EC) switches, their switches have round stems, kailh choc coch Choc low-key switches, with two pins on the stem. These keyboards cannot be used on MX-style keyboards, but any keyboard list will clearly mark them.

Next, you need to check the layout. While most keyboards take a rather standardized layout today, some stand out. The best modern example is HHKB Studio, which has unique G, H, and B keys, plus a space bar shorter than average, none of which are included in the “standard” keyboard set. However, some keychain settings will have specific kits to cover more unusual layouts.

Make sure your key comparable kit has full coverage. While most kits today contain everything you need for a full-size keyboard, I’ve seen a flood of keyboard kits that sell digital pads separately in exchange for a lower base price, as are the arrows and feature line keys, especially on budget-oriented (or customizable) key cover sets.

Keychain profile and sculpture

After figuring out which keyboard you need, you should start thinking about the shapes you want to have those keyboards. The shape of the keychain will have the greatest impact on how you type and how comfortable it is. The most basic aspects are the height of the keychain, the shape of the carving and the existence of different carving rows.

But first, it is worth noting that there is no standardized naming convention for key cap configuration files – the name itself is arbitrary and is entirely up to the keychain manufacturer. Some have logical names (e.g., OSA keyboards are fusions of OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturer) and SA, SA -Spherical All -Sculpts), while others are a little silly (PBS stands for Penguin Belly Slides).