Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Mechanical keyboards from companies like Keychron, NuPhy ...

For 20 years, Cherry’s patent on mechanical switches made it the only player around. That patent’s expiration around 2014, though, released the floodgates and allowed countless copycats and switches ...

Mechanical keyboards are all the rage among working professionals, gamers, and casual typists alike. There's something incredibly satisfying about getting feedback from every key you push down and ...

For some, the cherry on top of a decked-out gaming PC is the mechanical keyboard. Even outside of gaming, a good mechanical plank is a delight to peck away at, provided you find a key switch that ...

The mechanical keyboard scene gets bigger every year, and it wouldn't exist without Cherry. The German switch maker's original MX designs are the foundation upon which most of today's myriad keyboard ...

Cherry MX mechanical switches are famous in PC gaming land, but they’ve never made their way to a gaming laptop. That changes today with the Alienware m15 and m17 R4, the first laptops to feature the ...

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Ah, mechanical keyboards. Everyone that owns one swears by them, and everyone that doesn't is probably just about fed up with us mech-heads banging on about them. They do, undoubtedly, provide a ...