Every keyboard, switch and desk upgrade from the videos
Sorted by size and price, with one line on who each one is for. Not sure where to start? Grab one of the five picks below.
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Start here: one pick per budget
Keyboards by size
Every board from the keyboard-size video, from full-size down to 40% and split. Watch the video guide →
Logitech MX Keys S
Quiet scissor keys, backlight and 3-device switching. The office pick.
Check price on AmazonKeychron K10 Max
Wireless mechanical full-size with a numpad, for Mac or Windows.
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Heavy aluminum full-size. Premium feel, premium price.
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Aluminum 96% layout for numpad users with small desks.
Check price on AmazonRazer Huntsman V3 Pro TKL
Adjustable actuation and rapid trigger for competitive games.
Check price on AmazonWooting 80HE
The magnetic-switch board competitive players talk about most.
Check price on WootingKeychron V1 Max
The easy first mechanical: wireless, knob, hot-swap switches.
Check price on AmazonKeychron K2 HE
Magnetic switches with adjustable actuation, in a classic layout.
Check price on AmazonEpomaker HE80
Rapid-trigger magnetic switches for around $60.
Check price on EpomakerAULA WIN68 HE
The cheapest way to try magnetic rapid-trigger switches.
Check price on AmazonHHKB Professional
The cult-classic programmer layout with Topre switches.
Check price on AmazonLogitech Ergo K860
The gentlest step into split, ergonomic typing.
Check price on AmazonLogitech MX Mechanical Mini
Low-profile mechanical for work, with Logi Flow.
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Hot-swap board? Change the whole feel for less than a new keyboard. Start with a tester.
Switch tester
A small block of different switches so you can feel linear, tactile and clicky side by side.
Check price on AmazonGateron Milky Yellow Pro
The budget smooth linear lots of people start with.
Check price on AmazonEpomaker Sea Salt Silent V3
Dampened switches for quiet offices and streams.
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New keycaps change the look and the sound. Check your layout before you buy.
HyperX Pudding Keycaps
Lets your RGB glow through the sides of every key.
Check price on AmazonEpomaker Lusterfly Jelly keycaps
See-through jelly caps that glow with RGB.
Check price on EpomakerKeychron double-shot PBT set
Thick PBT that won't go shiny, cut to fit Keychron layouts.
Check price on AmazonAkko PBT keycap set
Lots of colorways with extra keys for odd layouts.
Check price on AmazonDesk upgrades
The small stuff that makes a keyboard setup feel finished.
Epomaker CloudGel wrist rest
Soft gel rest that lifts your wrists to the height of a mechanical board.
Check price on EpomakerLogitech MX Master 3S
Quiet clicks, side scroll and gesture buttons for shortcuts.
Check price on AmazonKrytox 205g0 switch lube
For when you're ready to make stock switches smoother.
Check price on AmazonPrice key: $ under $70 · $$ $70–150 · $$$ over $150, roughly, in US dollars. Nothing here is sponsored: brands don't pay to be listed.
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