Discover 5 easy 3D printing projects to customize your mechanical keyboard in just an afternoon. From custom switch plates to ...

The case is the body of your mechanical keyboard, and it holds the switches and other electronic components. As we mentioned before, you can buy one or you can 3D print your own.

But while you'd have to go to a retailer to pick up a prebuilt keyboard with mechanical switches offering adjustable actuation points, famichu provided what you need to make the MagLev Switch MX ...

As it turns out, mechanical keyboards are indeed louder than most (but not all) membrane keyboards, though the precise sound level depends on the keyboard model, the switch type, and the typist ...

Mechanical keyboard switches are all a little different, changing how your keyboard feels, sounds, and behaves. Here's what you need to know before choosing.

At first glance, the BlackWidow V4 75% looks like any other Razer keyboard. It has an aluminum body with two-side under glow and per-key lighting for that stereotypical RGB-heavy gamer look.

Brown mechanical keyboard switches are very similar to red linear models. They typically stick to an actuation point at around 2mm and a full travel distance of 4mm.

Well, some manufacturers still make mechanical switch keyboards that feel like the classic IBM Model M –and if you spend your work (or play) time typing away on a PC keyboard, it might be worth ...

Logitech’s latest keyboard, the Pro X Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, uses key switches that can be swapped out without you needing to desolder them. You can extract them using a simple plastic tool.

But IBM’s ’80s keyboard didn’t use modern mechanical switches. It used buckling springs over a membrane sheet that made keys feel heavier to push than the keys on the preceding Model F ...

For example, if you're on a budget, the Rosewill RK-9000 series are mechanical models with various switch types, so you can choose the switches you want in the keyboard before you buy it.