It can be a little daunting to shop for a gaming keyboard. There are so many choices and types out there and what makes keyboards unique can be kind of difficult to find out. The good news is that things get a whole lot simpler once you've found out whether you want a mechanical or membrane keyboard.
What is a mechanical keyboard?
A mechanical keyboard is a keyboard built with key switches of high quality, usually triggered by spring. These key switches are different depending on the program or user choice of the keyboard.
What is a membrane keyboard?
A membrane keyboard is a computer keyboard whose "keys", as with most other keyboards, are not independent, moving components, but are pressure pads which have only outlines and symbols written on a smooth, flexible surface.
Here are 5 things to consider while buying a gaming keyboard.
Keyboard Size
Size is the first. Perhaps you've already found that some keyboards have a lot more keys than others. This is particularly evident in notebooks, where the screen size typically determines how many buttons on the keyboard will match.
A "full size" keyboard is one of 104 (or 105) keys, including the full alphanumeric portion of QWERTY, a dedicated number pad, dedicated feature keys, and a set of four directional cursor keys. Full-size keyboards are the largest type, which can be too large depending on the work surface. Some players notice that between their left hand and the mouse, the number pad positions so much space between the keys they need to use. But if the number pad is important to you the way to go is for a full-size keyboard.
A 'tenkeyless' size is a decent option if you can do it even without a number pad. On your desktop, it achieves a much smaller footprint by lowering the whole number pad segment. Many gamers would think the scale of tenkeyless gives them all they need.
Mechanical keyboard vs. Membrane keyboard
The workings of the keyboard are the second factor. By that, we imply the manner in which the keys record that they have been pressed, and how they feel and sound when pressed. A variant of "membrane" technology under each key is used by most mainstream keyboards on the market.
Thanks to the sheet of rubber or silicone that serves as both the "spring" and the electrical touch, membrane-based keyboards are cheap to produce and allow for very thin designs. Membrane keyboards are extremely flexible but frequently lack a separate "click," making it impossible to know whether you have completely pressed the key from a sensory point of view. This spongy or squishy feeling for players combined with a limited amount of main travel is just not detailed enough for their needs.
A bit of a throwback to keyboard styles from decades earlier is mechanical keyboards. A specific mechanical switch is beneath each of the buttons, which appear to be much taller than new keys. These switches have their own housings, springs, and stems and have a strong auditory and highly responsive click (some say they are "clicky").
If you take gaming seriously, if you don't have one now you'll definitely want a mechanical keyboard. Not only are they more reliable, and with more reviews, they are much stronger than regular keyboards, too. Before having to be substituted, most mechanical keys can survive 40-50 million clicks.
Customization and Macro Buttons
When it comes to pace and your personal tastes, the third factor is all about how the best gaming keyboard will give you an advantage. Some game keyboards come with a dedicated set of buttons that can be programmed to perform in-game macros, usually a column on the left side.
Mechanical gaming keyboards can be more modified by switching out the mechanical switches under each key. A softer spring under the WASD keys is favored, but a firmer press on the space bar to access the key? Only cut the keycap and swap the light out.
A single keystroke is all you need to allocate a macro to a keyboard macro icon, a huge convenience, particularly if reaction times need to be brief. Surprisingly, this feature is also provided by certain gaming laptops.
Key Rollover and Anti-Ghosting
It's unusual for multiple keys to be pressed concurrently by using a keyboard for everyday tasks, such as typing . It's usually an error when it happens, but it doesn't matter one of those key presses is registered with the PC and which doesn't. But it's a different story when you play games—simultaneous key presses happen all the time, and every key counts.
Gaming keyboards are designed to allow simultaneous presses of up to a certain number known as "n-key rollover," where n is the number of keys that can be pressed simultaneously. You won't need a keyboard that can accommodate any single key pressed simultaneously, but the more versatile the gaming keyboard would be, the higher the "n" figure. A high n-key rollover is a must if you use the keyboard for music composition and replay applications, or for games where two players simultaneously use the keyboard.
A mysterious phenomenon known as key ghosting may also cause non-gaming keyboards to suffer. This occurs when you concurrently (or rather rapidly, one after the other) press those keys and the keyboard registers a press on an adjacent key that you have not pressed at all. When typing an email, not a huge deal, but possibly devastating when gaming!
Using a specialized wiring pattern to prevent the mixed signals associated with ghosting, a successful gaming keyboard would have anti-ghosting characteristics. Some gaming keyboards separate against ghosting unique and common key zones (such as WASD), while others go even further, separating each and every key.
Backlit Illumination
Dividing a gaming keyboard into the most widely used zones and then illuminating these regions with various colors during gameplay will provide a simple visual guide. The fewer you have to think about where you need to go with your fingers, the quicker you play.
Obvious versions include being able to use a backlight color for individual keys, but the zone solution also has again. In fact, even a single color backlight, such as red, may be useful if you prefer to play in darkness. Without pressuring your eyes to adapt to a bright light source, a red backlight will give you the lighting you need to see the keys in depth. Plus, there's no denying it it looks pretty good with backlit keyboards and mice.
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Compiled by :
Upasana Poudel
Ankita Acharya
