![]() If you grab yourself a mechanical keyboard after reading this, it will feel odd to type on. ![]() If that sounds like you and, like me, you’ve been tempted, here’s what I’ve discovered while using them with my 27” iMac and M1 Mac mini. So, what follows is a complete novice’s experience of mechanical keyboards. I haven’t read up on the different types of switches, nor do I have much of an interest in their inner workings. And I’ve been conscious for quite some time that the type of keyboard you use can have a significant impact on your ability to type quickly and, crucially, enjoy the process of getting words down.Ī disclaimer: I know nothing about mechanical keyboards. ![]() Which was pretty special.īut, these days, I do a lot of typing. They also remind me, somewhat wonderfully, of the Amiga 500 I had as a kid. You could argue that Apple’s keyboards are mechanical keyboards, too, but there seems to be a general acceptance that the term is best used to describe third-party devices.įor me (and, I suspect, many others), mechanical keyboards remind me of the keyboards we used to use at school those great, big hulking grey devices which clicked and clacked in IT classes and had what seemed like bottom-less key travel. PCMag defines mechanical keyboards as physical keyboards which use “an individual spring and switch for each key”.
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