Keyboards

Mechanical, wireless and budget keyboards for work and play.

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Keyboards are the part of a desk you touch all day, so we compare them on the things owners complain about after a month, not launch-day hype: switch feel, wireless reliability, battery life and whether the keycaps shine. Every board here is on Amazon.com with real owner ratings, and we rank mechanical, low-profile and budget boards separately so a $40 office keyboard is never scored against a $180 hall-effect gaming board.

Start with a guide if you are not sure what you want. Programmers usually want a quiet tactile switch and a compact layout; gamers want fast linear switches and a wrist rest; everyone else wants a wireless board that pairs with three devices and lasts months on a charge.

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Royal Kludge RK619.3
Best value
Royal Kludge · Keyboards

Royal Kludge RK61

9.3/10

The RK61 exists on this list because it is the cheapest keyboard we would actually recommend.

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NuPhy Air75 V28.9
NuPhy · Keyboards

NuPhy Air75 V2

8.9/10

If you switch between a laptop keyboard and a desk keyboard, a normal-height mechanical board can feel like a step ladder.

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