Mechanical Keyboard Blog

How to clean a desk mat by material — hand washing, the washing machine question, drying flat, stain removal, and what to do with cork, leather and RGB mats.

ABS vs PBT keycaps compared on shine, texture, sound and legends — how to tell which material is on your board already, and which sets are worth the money.

How to remove keyboard keycaps safely — the straight-up pull, the trick for stabilized keys like the spacebar, what to do with no puller, and how to reseat every cap.

Apos Audio's August sale runs through August 26 with steep discounts across keyboards, keycaps, and deskmats. Here are the standouts, from the split ErgoDox 76 Hot Dox V2 to the WhiteFox Eclipse and officially licensed Bob Ross gear.

Which Keychron hall effect keyboard to buy: the Q1 HE, K2 HE and Q3 HE compared on layout, wireless, hot-swap and Rapid Trigger — plus when a non-HE Keychron is the smarter purchase.

Hall effect vs mechanical keyboard, compared honestly: how each one senses a keypress, what Rapid Trigger actually changes, and which one fits how you type or game.