Interface: Wired | Key switch options: Gateron x Lekker linear | Features: onboard memory, RGB lighting, Dynamic Keystroke, adjustable actuation point, Tachyon mode for lower latency | Size: 18.11 x 5.9 x 1.5" The Corsair K70 RGB Pro is an updated version of the Corsair K70 RGB MK.2, and it’s ready to take on all of the intense action in your favorite games on your gaming PC. This wired gaming keyboard comes geared up with optical-mechanical switches, ensuring speedier actuation and a longer lifespan than traditional mechanical switches. That means you’ll have a competitive edge, while a polling rate up to 8,000Hz and super low latency let you go even further. Aside from the round keys, the main feature here is the emoji keys, and while they do work, I believe that Logitech should’ve just used one or two keys, because five feels like a bit much. As I take a look at my iPhone, I realize that I really only use one or two emojis, one being the “crying tears of joy,” the other being the “dizzy face” emoji. I’ll send these when I’m feeling overwhelmed, bored or tired, but maybe that says more about me than the board itself. Because the Pop Keys is a 65 percent board, there's also a row of function keys, and I need to give credit to Logitech for this because the layout is fantastic. You get dedicated media keys and even a microphone mute button on this board, perfect for the influencer audience Logitech is likely aiming for. Interface: Wired | Key switch options: OPX Optical-Mechanical | Features: Per-Key RGB, 8MB onboard memory, 50 onboard profiles, dedicated media buttons, detachable wrist rest, PBT keycaps | Size: 17.48" x 6.54" x 1.57"

The Logitech Pop Keys is a 65 percent mechanical keyboard featuring TTC Brown switches, wireless connectivity for up to three devices and of course, those five dedicated emoji keys--which are programmable but only to other emojis.Don't know how to type yet? Then learn to type! Just grab a free typing tutor or read a free typing tutorial. There

easy. To be clear, TypeRacer is not an easy typing game, but it will actually make you a better typist than those easyInterface: Wired | Key switch options: SteelSeries Hybrid Mechanical (Tactile) | Size: 17.43" x 5.48" x 1.59" Once you've mastered your basic typing skills, use TypeRacer for your first real timed typing test. Then just keep Using the Pop Keys reminded me a lot of the AngryMiao Cyberboard R3, in that it’s not for everyone. The performance of the keyboard is good enough to where I would recommend this to someone who is looking for something aesthetically different to work with, because the 65 percent layout has enough keys on it for most people and even poor mechanical switches are almost always more satisfying than membranes. A PC controller can only go so far, so you might want a gaming keyboard full of high-end features, like the Corsair K70 Max RGB. This keyboard takes all the great from past K70 keyboards and improves upon them. To start, you get magnetic linear switches, and you can adjust the actuation and reset point of every key, giving you a massive advantage over the competition. Corsair's iCue software makes those adjustments simple, and it’s possible to save up to 50 profiles and 20 lighting layers on board thanks to 8MB of storage. When I removed one of the emoji keycaps, I was surprised to see that these switches are manufactured by TTC and not Cherry or Gateron; they are just MX clones. I never really see TTC pop up on the mechanical keyboard market, so I respect Logitech for using TTC here and not Gateron or Cherry.

Perhaps Logitech was smart for claiming that this keyboard gives you an old-school feel. Because when people think of typewriters, they think of how loud they are. But the thing is, there’s a difference between loud and unpleasant and loud and satisfying. As a keyboard enthusiast, I wouldn’t go near this keyboard because it doesn’t sound satisfying at all. But the average user might be okay with the rattle and clank because it feels “old.” Interface: Wired | Key switch options: Razer Orange Tactile Mechanical Switches | Features: Detachable wrist rest, five onboard profiles, dedicated media keys, hot-swappable PCB, 8,000Hz polling rate | Size: 12.6" x 6.1" x 0.9"

Sure, you can get cheaper keyboards than the SteelSeries Apex 5, and you can even get cheaper mechanical ones, but the quality compared to price make it the best budget option. SteelSeries uses hybrid switches in this design, which offer a similar tactile feel to mechanical switches and the smoothness of membrane switches while saving on the cost. Those keys are housed in a sturdy aluminum frame built to last.