Mechanical Keyboards

The Best of Mechanical Gaming Keyboards

If you are a regular computer user then it makes sense to invest in a hard wearing peripheral that will enhance your experience. There is no point having an extreme gaming system if you are using a cheap keyboard, it will be mushy and unresponsive for typing and gaming.

A Mechanical Keyboard is the perfect product for computer enthusiasts looking to take their efficiency, comfort and enjoyment of their system to the next level. As your primary interface with your computer, a quality keyboard will change the way you interact with a computer.

Overclockers UK carries a huge range of both wired Mechanical Keyboards and wireless Mechanical Keyboards.
A mechanical keyboard is a premium option that offers a whole new world of options up to a user. Due to their increased manufacturing costs and design complexity, they tend to be a lot more expensive than a dome keyboard.

A mechanical keyboard has an individually sprung switch under every key. This type of switch is a lot more hard wearing than a dome board and doesn't have that mushy feel that a worn dome board would have. Using a mechanical board takes some practice until you really appreciate its benefits.

The main advantage of a mechanical board is the feel. If you have never typed on a mechanical keyboard before then you are in for a treat. The feeling is odd to start with but it is something you would be reluctant to not have afterwards. Rubber domes usually need the key to be depressed all the way [bottoming out] to register a keypress. This is not the case with a mech board as the key press usually registers around half way down the keystroke. This makes mech boards the ideal choice for a keen typist.

Mechanical boards are durable too. Most mechanical switches feature a 50 million + actuation life cycles which is 10-20 times more than that of a dome keyboard.

Wireless Mechanical keyboards allow you to break free from wires with Bluetooth connectivity to clear your desk of clutter, whilst still allowing you to have a wired connection if you wish to.