Keyboard

Switches, actuation, and latency, measured on the boards people type and game on all day.

A Cherry MX2A switch with a red stem on a black housing mounted upright on a keyboard PCB, with more switches behind it

Five separate parts changed inside the Cherry MX2A switch

Cherry MX2A redesigns five parts of the MX switch: barrel spring, ring lube, stem, socket dome and glide ribs. See which changes a typist can feel.

A cluster of pale blue HMX linear keyboard switches with cream cross-shaped stems and brass pins on a light desk

HMX Yogurt S beats pricier linears on sound and smoothness

HMX Yogurt S tops 2026 linear switch rankings at around $0.30 each. See how stem tip shape tunes the sound and which HMX switch matches your taste.

Asus ROG Azoth 96 HE keyboard with RGB backlighting and attached wrist rest on a dark walnut desk beside a mouse

The Asus Azoth 96 HE feels like a real keyboard again

Asus ROG Azoth 96 HE wins on typing feel, and its gasket-mounted case does more of that work than the magnetic switches. So judge the chassis first.

Razer Huntsman V3 HE tenkeyless keyboard on a dark desk with magenta, cyan and green per-key backlighting, cable and mouse beside it

Adjustable keys cost the Huntsman V3 HE some raw speed

Razer Huntsman V3 HE latency lands at 0.60 ms, behind the 0.48 ms optical line. Magnetic sensing costs speed, and this is what you get back.