![]() The key benefit of a smaller keeb is that your mouse and WSAD hands are closer together, and switching the numpad to the left means you still get to use the extra buttons and the extra desktop real estate for your gaming rodent. If you're still rocking a numpad on the right-hand side of your gaming keyboard then you're just plain doing it wrong. Crucially, for me, it will also attach to either side of the board. ![]() On its own, though, the Everest 60 isn't modular, but there is a dedicated numpad that can be purchased separately, and it's hot-swappable. Offering a solid, secure fit for the modular components, as well as multiple mounting options, makes the whole setup actually useful and not just some marketing gimmick. Mountain isn't the first to create modular keyboards-Asus even made its own years back-but it's the first to get it right. The Mountain Everest 60, however, is just as ickle as the competition, just as cute, and has all the enthusiast keyboard extras you could want, but crucially has the total utility to be your daily driver of a keeb. But while every other 60% keyboard I've ever used has been admittedly adorable, they've been utterly unsuitable for actual day-to-day use. Plus I'm aware you will have already seen the high score, the award badge, and may now be finding this whole opening spiel somewhat ludicrous. That's the sort of admission so early in a review of a new 60% keyboard that might have you questioning my suitability for said review. Even if you think you're sold on the analog movement of the Wooting, and it can be limited in scope depending on your preferred games and genres, there are many other great reasons to love it beyond that. That's what I've loved about every Wooting keyboard I've looked at so far, and no more so than the Wooting Two HE: they're not built on a great concept they deliver it. That's one benefit of there not really being all that many mechanical moving parts with a magnetic Lekker switch, and another is that there's less to break in the first place. If a switch breaks, you can swap it out, as the board is hot-swappable. The keyboard is solid, well-built, and comes with a two-year warranty. Wooting generally does a great job of living up to expectations, though. The Hall effect relies on the power of magnets. There's a magnet within the stem of every Lekker switch, and by measuring the magnetic force of that magnet as it moves, through a Hall effect sensor on the keyboard's PCB, the Wooting Two HE is able to accurately track the full depression and return of the mechanical switch. ![]() Where the older Wooting boards relied on optical Flaretech switches, the newer HE board uses the Lekker switch, made by Wooting with popular switch maker Gateron, and relies on the Hall effect (hence Wooting Two 'HE') to achieve analog input. The Wooting Two HE differs from the Wooting One and Wooting Two in how it measures analog input, however. That's a concept we've started to see from bigger brands, though as far as I'm concerned it was Wooting that initially brought this concept to bear with a usable and affordable product in the Wooting One. That's great for games like GTA V, where you're often switching between running around, driving, and even flying. That means you could alter your range of movement between walking and running in a game without the use of a controller or even have some semblance of control in a driving game without an analog stick or wheel. The Wooting Two HE offers analog key control: if you depress a key, say the W key, rather than send a simple on/off signal to your PC, the keyboard will measure the full range of that key's motion. The Wooting measures the entire key press. And we've also tested out the best cheap gaming keyboards for anyone on a budget looking for further options than those budget boards listed below. We have tested them vigorously in our home and work life. A full-sized keyboard is more likely to come packed with more bells and whistles like media controls and cool little LED displays.īelow we compiled a list of the best gaming keyboards for every PC gamer. The option of a 60% gaming keyboard or going tenkeyless (TKL) will give you more room for larger mouse swipes if you play competitive games online while clearing up some desk real estate. The other thing to consider is the keyboard size. The one gaming keyboard that simply does it all is the Wooting Two HE. Thankfully, we have a handle glossary explaining the most common keyboard terms at the bottom of the page. Do you want media controls or volume wheels? What kind of keycaps do you like? Oh, and we haven't even gotten to keyboard switches yet. Not all gaming keyboards are created equal, and you need to consider many different features when shopping for one.
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