Keyswitch
Mechanical keyboards, explained — switches, plates, stabilisers and what actually changes the sound.
- Linear, tactile, clicky — what the three actually meanOne axis, described three ways. The difference is what happens partway down.Switches
- What actually changes how a board soundsMostly the case and the plate. Not the switch.Builds
- Stabilisers are where most builds go wrongThe long keys, not the switches, are what sound broken.Builds
- Keycap profiles, and which differences you feelHeight and sculpting change your hands. Material changes the sound.Keycaps
- Hot-swap or solderedOne is reversible. The other is slightly better and permanent.Builds