Custom mechanical keyboards are expensive due to the use of premium materials and pricey components like switches and keycaps. Barebones kits offer a cheaper alternative to "true" custom builds, but ...

Corsair is hoping to stand out in the enthusiast keyboard space by buying one of its more recognizable brands. The company is acquiring Drop (formerly Massdrop), best known for its customizable ...

Before the 1990s, mechanical keyboards were the norm, and it wasn’t until after companies discovered membrane keyboards were cheaper to make that they became the new standard. Although cheaper, ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Building your first custom mechanical keyboard can be intimidating. Between all the parts and terminology involved, it's hard to know where to ...

Entering into the mechanical keyboard space can be intimidating. Meletrix’s Zoom65 eases that anxiety by making all the hardest decisions for you. Meletrix’s latest keyboard — the Zoom65 — makes it so ...

As the mechanical keyboard hobby exploded during the early days of the pandemic, a lot of companies raced to launch new products. Drop, however, which maybe did more than anybody to popularize custom ...

The Drop Americana is a custom keyboard in the manufacturer's Signature Series collection, and it is based on the CTRL High-Profile keyboard. Utilizing the excellent Holy Panda switches and custom MT3 ...

Writing about tech and games, often times I find myself spending far too much time thinking about things that most consumers probably only gloss over in their pursuit of a good deal. We tend to ...

Mechanical keyboards are more than a product category. Over the last decade they’ve become an online phenomenon, with an enormous community of fans and tinkerers (including yours truly) joining in the ...

A good mechanical keyboard could be a purchase that lasts you for the rest of your life, but it will require some regular ...

About a year ago, Keychron launched its Q-series of custom mechanical keyboards that now spans the gamut from small 60% boards to full-size options, with everything in between. Whatever your ...

I ended up getting into the custom mechanical keyboard scene in COVID time, but not exactly as my COVID hobby. I needed something to help with neuropathy in my right hand. I was having a hard time ...