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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

Cherry rebuilt five parts inside the MX2A mechanical 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

The HMX Yogurt S tops 2026 linear switches on sound and feel

HMX Yogurt S tops 2026 linear switch rankings at about 43 cents 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

Typing feel puts the Asus Azoth 96 HE ahead of HE rivals

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

Magnetic keys trade a little speed on the Huntsman V3 HE

Razer Huntsman V3 HE latency lands at 0.60 ms, behind the 0.48 ms optical line, and the magnetic TKL costs $80 less than its optical Pro twin.