

With mechanical keyboards each key has its own dedicated switch, which makes the keyboard much more durable and allows for better control over the tactile typing experience. With a standard membrane keyboard, like the one you are most likely using, each key presses a rubber dome onto a circuit board to create a signal. With an MSRP of $79.99 and Cherry MX Blue switches, it was the perfect option for an upgrade.

Luckily for me, Razer has a new mechanical gaming keyboard. When looking for replacements I decided that I was going to upgrade from the flimsy membrane keyboard I already had, and get a mechanical keyboard. Thus it was several weeks ago that my keyboard finally started to give up the ghost.

It is safe to say that my keyboard has led a tortured and unhealthy life. I can’t count the number of times I have banged the keys in fury while trying to finish off an enemy or pounded them in frustration of writer’s block. I do a lot of typing and a lot of gaming, and doing so puts my keyboard through hell.
