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hey Ron this is Steve from gamers Nexus Donna and today we were talking about mechanical keyboards that we've posted a few articles and videos about mechanical keyboards lately and this video looks at basically all of the best gaming solutions for our mechanical keyboards out there right now ranging from $50 to $200 in price and there are a lot of keyboards the mechanical keywords have exploded on the scene lately it's no doubt that they are the hit item just like closed-loop liquid coolers were the hit item a couple of years ago and that means that there's a lot of competition which means the prices are finally falling a bit on mechanical keyboards some of the original mechanical keyboards include IBM's buckling spring model M but things have changed a bit since then we're relying on Cherry MX Cale toper Alpes and a couple other switch types these days so let's get to it first of all this guide will cover from $50 up to $200 we're gonna start at the top at the most expensive and work our way down logitech's g9 1000 ryan spark keyboard recently received our editors choice award and uses the new Romer G switch type which is somewhat similar to damped Cherry MX brown switches in feel but pretty different in terms of the actual engineering and that means the way it's built there's actually very little backlight bleed which is important because this is an RGB keyboard so that's pretty cool and it means that the colors are more vibrant and really only show through the key cap H letters themselves it doesn't really bleed over too much and that is definitely something that's important for RGB boards we like the overall feel of it 180 bucks are pretty steep we need to work our way down a bit we recommend the Razer BlackWidow chroma and Corsair k70 or K 95 as alternatives to the Logitech board if you're unhappy with the Logitech one for some reason the K 70 and K 95 are a bit more clean looking they don't have that gamer aesthetic that the G 910 does but they are still RGB boards moving up to the 155 dollar high-end keyboards we have the toe per type Heaven which is a uses 8 over switch that's what you see on the screen right here and that's a combination of rubber domes and Springs to create a tactile switch that's somewhat quiet the rubber dome helps ensure more silence so it's not as clicky and loud as Amyx blues or as really any other type of mechanical switch as buckling Springs that that model M uses but it still got that tactile feel the topper type heaven is expensive because the switches are in fairly high demand and they're not really produced on mass in the way that cherry or kale are but it is still one hundred fifty five bucks so not terrible and a good choice for users who want a more discreet keyboard that doesn't scream gamer but still has a somewhat quiet and tactile feel moving down to $150 - keyboards das professional board is available for yet another discrete reasonable office keyboard that can also be used for gaming this is a mechanical board that uses Cherry MX Reds but it also ships with MX blue variants and MX Brown variants for $135 - twenty dollars cheaper has n key rollover media Keys two USB ports onboard and a couple of other features relatively high build quality and definitely worth considering for those who want a more minimalistic approach and who don't have the budget for something like the RGB boards we just looked at moving down next to one hundred and ten dollars we get mid-range keyboards there are a lot of keyboards in this price range including some Corsair k70 non RGB variants that I am a big big fan of but the one we recommend on the guide is Logitech G 7,000 plus at this price point keyboards begin to include the premium features like macro programming and software and LEDs but aren't necessarily as decked out or as expensive as the one $50 plus board so it gives a nice mid-range option I like the Logitech g7 10 plus it uses damped MX brown switches they're not quite as loud and as punchy as some of the other switch types because of the way MX browns are natively plus the o-ring rubber damper so you may not like it if you don't like it I would suggest looking at the Corsair k70 which is $130 and well worth the look moving down now to the budget class mechanical keyboards we have the $70 Tesoro g2n and thermal take esports Poseidon's ii keyboards we have reviewed both of these on the website I reviewed the Poseidon's II and liked it it uses KL blue switches they are clones in effect of the MX blue switches and it's pretty hard to tell the difference the Poseidon Z has a 5 year warranty so that does make it a bit less questionable to take the Chinese made kale switches and I like the feel I like the look of the board works pretty well I never had any issues with it and that is $70 would recommend that pretty highly the Tesoro g2n is one that Michael Kern's reviewed for the site and that's another $70 board it comes with a pretty cool detachable numpad if you want the tkl set up you can take that numpad off and it becomes ten keyless or you can add it for a ten key and quality is good it is using MX brown switches but there are I believe there are alternatives and you can pick both of those up with n key rollover finally the ultra budget range C is the $50 Rosewell arcade 6000 keyboard which uses Alps clone switches manufactured by Howe and they are rated for only 20 million actuations so at 20 million actuations it's about 20 to 30 million less than kale and it's a full 50 to 60 million fewer actuations than what the Romer G switch is rated for so not quite as durable but still really fine for most users to use for a couple of years and get your $50 worth out of it so that is what we recommend at that price range if you're on a budget poseidon z the TT esports keyboard is also available and a 10 keyless option for the same $50 price point so do consider that if you don't need a 10 key and that's it for our mechanical keyboards roundup check the link in the description below for the full guide with links to all of the products and I will see you all next time peace