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I test keyboards for a living, as a staff writer for Reviews at Tom’s Guide.
This means I get through a LOT of gaming keyboards, determining which ones I genuinely would recommend.
Lately, I’ve noticed the tide shifting the only truly great gaming keyboards are magnetic.
Okay, they’re not totallyburied.
And these are some reasons why you should, too.
The Hall Effect how does it work?
Hall Effect switches forgo the usual mechanics of a switch, which uses physical contact to activate.
Actuation is a term that refers to the key being ‘activated’.
The precise moment this happens is known as the Actuation Point.
The result is a keyboard that has a bunch more, genuinely useful features than your typical keyboard.
Take theCorsair K70 Pro TKL, for instance.
To allow for a small amount of error and key-brushing, though, 0.4mm is best.
It is well deserving of 4.5/5 stars in ourSteelSeries Apex Pro review.
It is one of those rare features that feels massive the change in sensitivity is like night and day.
Small, competition ready keyboards like theWooting 60HE+ make this intense gaming sessions even more of a joy.
My favorite example of this is on theKeychron K2 HE, which I will use to explain the concept.
It was totally deserving of a near-perfect score in ourKeychron K2 HE review.
The best thing about this feature is that the sky is the limit when it comes to your options.
Non-magnetic innovation like this is rare, but not entirely unheard of.
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