![]() It is sometimes said that for gaming you’ll want linear switches (since they require less force to actuate) and for typing you’ll want tactile/clicky switches, but in practice this isn’t always the case. Tactile switches have a noticeable ‘bump’ when you press them, and clicky switches also have a bump, but come with an audible clicking sound. Linear switches have a consistent and smooth feeling when pressed, with no real bump or resistance when the key press registers. Generally speaking, there are three different types of switches. This, in itself, poses an advantage over regular rubber dome keyboards but the beauty of mechanical keyboards is that there’s a whole world of different keyboard switches out there. Mechanical keyboards, on the other hand, have a complete switch (made up out of the housing, stem, and spring on top of which the actual keycap is placed) per key which provides a much snappier, more precise, and overall more pleasant feeling typing sensation. ![]() Each time you press a key you depress the dome, causing the top of the dome to make contact with the circuitry on the bottom of the keyboard, which completes the circuit and thus registers a key has been pressed. The keys are then placed on top of those domes. Rubber dome keyboards work by putting a sheet of of rubber over the keyboard circuitry with a little dome (hence the name) over the space where each key is, with the inside of every dome being coated in conductive materials. ![]() Rubber dome keyboards (which is what most cheaper/consumer grade keyboards are) and mechanical keyboards. Let’s first clarify: there are two main ‘types’ of keyboard, generally speaking. This might sounds as if it’s something trivial: after all a key press is a key press, but it’s anything but trivial. When people are talking about mechanical keyboards they always mention the type of switches that the keyboard has. ![]()
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