Optical mechanical keyboard switches are essentially new to the North American market. Wooting’s optical switches were delayed due to quality control issues and A4Tech’s “Bloody” brand hasn’t gained traction in the United States, leaving the optical switch market open for competitors. Tesoro, a company best known in Europe, chose to step in with their brand-new optical switch technology in a bid to capture American buyers.
The MagicForce 68 Keys Mini Mechanical Keyboard is a minimalist TKL (tenkeyless) model designed for wallet friendliness and portability. It debuted in the Western market on Massdrop, a company that runs group buys for the MK community on a regular basis.
The sale involved some nice customization options, including a choice between Cherry, Gateron, and Kailh switches…
Noisy mechanical keyboards are a blast to use, but they can cause serious issues in the office. Your coworkers might not appreciate the “ear splitting noise levels” produced by mechanical switches. That’s how it will be presented to HR, anyways. Thankfully there are a number of ways to combat click, clack, and thock. Quiet switches …
Many exciting keyboard switches have launched this year. Nearly every major manufacturer released at least one line of switches. Many community projects have also created new switches or switch variants. Our featured image, for example, shows Flaretech Optical switches from a Wooting Keyboard blog post. Here’s a rundown on the new releases in case you …
The Das Keyboard Prime 13 is the latest keyboard from the Das Keyboard company. On the surface, the Prime 13 looks similar to the Das Keyboard Pro 4, but it has a few key differences.
Let’s compare the two keyboards and then get into our detailed Prime 13 review.
Greeting mechanical keyboard fiends! We’ve got some fun news regarding keycaps today. If you were willing to sign up for the Jellykey Constellation drop on Massdrop, then your shipment should be arriving very soon! Ours came in today and it looks as beautiful as promised. If you haven’t signed up for Massdrop yet, you can …
