Tag: mechanical

An introduction to Kailh switches, including Speed & Box

The most popular article we’ve ever published is a guide to Cherry’s MX switches, which lie at the heart of many mechanical keyboards. However, Cherry are far from the only company producing switches these days, and one increasingly popular alternative

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Cherry XS industrial keyboard family review: XS Complete, XS Trackball, XS Touchpad

Cherry are well known for making their MX mechanical switches, but they also make a nice range of keyboards themselves. Today we’ll be looking at three Cherry keyboards in the XS family: the XS Complete Keyboard, the XS Trackball Keyboard

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What is NKRO? Our guide to rollover, anti-ghosting and choosing the right keyboard

What is n-key rollover? N-key rollover is commonly cited as an advantage of choosing a mechanical keyboard over a rubber dome alternative, but the concept often isn’t well explained. In this article, we’ll explain what we mean by rollover, how

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