What To Expect In A Hot Swappable Keyboard?

If you like mechanical keyboards but are confused to find the correct style switch, do not fear. With mechanical keyboard swappable switches, you do not have to pick! Switches have never been that much easy to change, with no soldering required. While the market close to hot-swappable keyboards is limited, it does not mean you should settle for any board.

How to choose the best swappable switches

 Layout:

Once you start watching into mechanical keyboards, you will realize how many layouts are there. All the boards use either the Full, 75% or 60% layouts. 75% of boards have most keys of the full board, minus the Numpad. And, 60% of boards are compact, usually inexpensive, but lose a lot of keys in the procedure such as the enthusiastic arrow keys. You will need to choose what layout works for you.

Better Switch Compatibility:

All the boards are compatible with MX-style switch brands like Cherry, Kailh, and Outemu.

The Extra Features:

RGB lighting, or even just adaptable kickstands can go an extended way to making a keyboard better both in its looks and its functionality.

The Build Quality:

Mechanical keyboards are not cheap, so you will want to make sure that the case that surrounds the PCB and keycaps is worth the price tag. When it comes to the keycaps, in specific, you will want double-shot keycaps for supreme longevity as there are also different plastics like ABS and PBT that can also be used, with PBT usually being the better but it is the more expensive option.

The Connection:  If you choose to go wireless your choices are a lot more limited. There are two boards here with the best wireless support in the meantime, every board supports a good wired connection.

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