We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Building your first custom mechanical keyboard can be intimidating. Between all the parts and terminology involved, it's hard to know where to ...

Welcome back to the Switch and Click. Today, I talk about all the different parts you need to start building your own keyboard right now. I'll also list the parts down below for convenience: We also ...

Mechanical keyboards are more than a product category. Over the last decade they’ve become an online phenomenon, with an enormous community of fans and tinkerers (including yours truly) joining in the ...

The Epomaker QK108 combines a full-size layout, hot-swappable switches, a custom LCD display, and developer-friendly ...

The original Bakeneko60 from Cannon Keys hit the market two years ago and helped spur on the wave of affordable custom mechanical keyboards. Now, the company is back with its latest release, the ...

ExtremeTech's Ryan Whitwam started with a number pad kit, made some layout tweaks, added some smooth linear switches, and ended up with a rather adorable little mechanical gamepad. Here's how he did ...

The CSTM65 lives up to its name, being extremely easy to disassemble and customize. It’s a solid middle ground between a full custom keyboard build and a regular retail design. One of the first ...

CannonKeys is a mainstay in the custom mechanical keyboard community. It’s a one-stop shop for everything you need to complete your keyboard build, including in-stock keycaps, switches, accessories, ...

From the smallest 60% keyboards for those with no desk space to keyboards with number pads for those doing data entry all day, there’s a keyboard size and shape for just about everyone. The only ...

Before the 1990s, mechanical keyboards were the norm, and it wasn’t until after companies discovered membrane keyboards were cheaper to make that they became the new standard. Although cheaper, ...

I’m fed up with mainstream gaming keyboards. They’re just too expensive for what you get. My frustration to find something I really loved led me to finally bite the bullet and build my own. It’s a ...