Between switch types, mounting methods, materials, and the countless supporting modifications you can do, there's a lot to consider when putting your first keyboard together. Treat it like a hobby!

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 ...

The Viola switch has several features aimed at modern keyboards. For example, the stem is transparent. That means boards with SMD LEDs on the circuit board will be able to shine upward unimpeded ...

Cherry MX 8.2 TKL Wireless XAGA Cherry's new MX Northern Light is its 'most refined linear switch to date' and a 'love letter to the keyboard community' News By Hope Corrigan published April 18, 2025 ...

Cherry has announced it will manufacture the MX Black Clear-Top for the first time in more than 30 years. Keyboard switches come in three basic flavors: tactile, linear, and clicky.

Keyboard makers also strike deals with Cherry, leaving fewer switches for others. "In the end, we were not able to make everybody happy," says Schmid, "but we were able to manage demand and supply ...

In the years since, Cherry's mechanical keyboard switches have gotten a lot more complicated. It's much more iconic (and modern) 1984 patent has been turned into posters and even tattoos.

The Logitech G Pro X is a keyboard for enthusiasts—and a specific kind of enthusiast, at that. Unless you plan to buy multiple sets of keyboard switches and mix them, there's no reason to buy this.

Availability The HyperX Alloy Origins keyboard with HyperX Aqua switches is available for $109.99 MSRP through HyperX’s network of retail and e-tail outlets.