Different switches offer different types of feedback (audio and tactile) and require different amounts of force to actuate the key. The switches are color-coded, so when keyboard nuts refer to ...

Cherry's MX switches are the most well-known in the mechanical keyboard world, and countless other brands mimic the switches' iconic cross-stem design to deliver tactile typing.

8BitDo’s latest retro mechanical keyboard is based on the Commodore 64 computer. It’s a tenkeyless layout with clicky white Kailh switches that are hot-swappable.