Why You Shouldn't Overspend on a Mechanical Keyboard

Summary

• The journalist previously used a Redgear MK881 mechanical keyboard which cost $34 and lasted many years, suggesting that cheaper keyboards are not necessarily inferior.
• More expensive keyboards have a better build quality, with metal frames and premium materials, and also have more features, with software to programme macros.
• However, cheaper keyboards are still perfectly usable, with hot-swappable switches to allow for experimentation, and customizable RGB features.
• Spending more than $100to$150 on a keyboard is unnecessary, with many good options in the $50to$80 price range.
• Cheaper keyboards still require better cleaning than their more expensive counterparts, but this can be easily achieved.

By Yadullah Abidi

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