If you’re in the market for a new keyboard, you’ve probably come across the terms “mechanical keyboard” and “ordinary keyboard.” But what is the difference between them? Check this guide and we make a comparison for mechanical keyboards vs ordinary keyboards

Mechanical Keyboard Vs Ordinary Keyboard

At present, most of the mechanical keyboards on the market are connected by soldering, which is commonly known as “soldering keyboards”. Its shaft body is welded on the PCB board, which has the advantage of stable connection. If you have to say that it has any shortcomings, that is listed below.

In the process of using this type of keyboard for a long time, in case of failure and damage of some shafts or when you want to change your feel, you need to use tools such as electric soldering iron to disassemble the keyboard and then “remove tin and solder” the internal circuit board. It is not particularly friendly for most of the children who have poor hands-on ability or feel that they are too troublesome to use their hands.

However, the hot plug keyboard just solves the pain point that players want to “easily change axes”. This type of keyboard was initially more common in the customization circle; Players who want to experience different shaft body feel can directly plug the shaft body to replace it through the shaft puller without disconnecting the keyboard. It is no longer necessary to dismantle the shaft body, which is time-consuming.

However, compared with the welding keyboard, the connection of the hot plug keyboard will be relatively unstable, which may lead to poor contact due to copper oxidation after frequent plugging and unplugging. Of course, it is also common to accidentally bend the shaft pin in the process of plugging and unplugging, resulting in poor contact. However, for the latter, players only need to re plug and correct the shaft pin to solve the problem. In terms of playability, hot plug keyboards have to be said to be better

3 Advantages of Mechanical Keyboard

1. Good handle
When using the mechanical keyboard, you can get a direct, hard, clear and definite feedback, which is the biggest difference from the membrane keyboard. As a person who needs to input frequently at work, the reason why he can type nearly 10000 words in one afternoon is due to the use of a mechanical keyboard! The timely feedback of the mechanical keyboard gives people a pleasant mood, which is not clear, but can only be said to be meaningful, and the effect will be known under the actual experience!

2. Life
After a little cleaning, you will find that this keyboard is the same as the original feel and appearance. This is because the mechanical keyboard is made of high-grade materials and its service life can reach 100 years. Today, the service life of the mechanical keyboard keys can reach more than 50 million clicks. If you need to type 2000 Chinese characters every day, and the average Chinese character needs to type 4 letters, you need to press the keyboard 8000 times every day. The 8000 keystrokes are allocated to 26 letter keys on average. On average, each key cap needs 308 keystrokes. Sometimes, individual keystrokes may be more. It is convenient to calculate that we can add all 26 letters to 500 keystrokes. Each keystroke needs 180000 keystrokes a year, so 50 million keystrokes can be used for nearly 300 years.

From your work to your retirement for 50 years, even if you have tens of thousands of Chinese characters every day, the keyboard can still be firm and ensure the feel. So in summary, a keyboard can maintain a permanent feel and will not make you change the keyboard frequently. So it is very cost-effective to calculate a mechanical keyboard.

3. The material is excellent and durable
The key cap of conventional membrane keyboard is generally made of ABS. The film inside the membrane keyboard will gradually age after a long time of use, and then the feel will become sluggish. Mechanical keyboards commonly use PBT and POM, both of which are made of high-grade materials and are very wear-resistant. PBT will not make you feel greasy and sweaty in summer. It is always dry, crisp like bone, and the normal color is white. POM is similar to wool flour, and the surface is easy to leave fingerprints, especially after eating fried food, the oil stain on it is obvious, and the normal color is black.