Every year, manufacturers of computer equipment amaze us with new ingenious inventions. But advanced users are not enough - they are waiting for the advent of virtual reality and the invention of cyber gloves. Whatever the case, but still the devices are constantly being improved, and using them becomes more convenient and easier. Take at least a keyboard - a device that we use every day, both at work and at home. Manufacturers are working to improve it, and today have already been quite successful in this area.
A keyboard is a set of levers-keys arranged in a specific order. It serves to control various mechanisms. Nowadays membrane keyboards are used almost everywhere , even the most expensive designer or gaming keyboards belong to this type. According to the technology of use, they resemble a remote control from a TV.
Manufacturers are profitable to produce membrane devices, because they are much cheaper than, for example, mechanical keyboards. The duration of their work is small, in addition, pressing the keys requires some effort, which very quickly leads to fatigue of the fingers. A mechanical keyboard is ideal for people who are constantly working at a computer and typing large volumes of text, because the quality of work is significantly improved. If we consider the membrane mechanism, then you have to press the key down to the stop, so that the electronics record the pressing. Not only that, the buttons wear out and become unusable faster, but also the fingers get very tired when constantly “chiselling” the plastic.
The mechanical keyboard is good in that it does not require a full keystroke to register a signal - just touch the button lightly. In order for it to work, only 50-60 g of force is enough. For a change, a large selection of mechanical key switches is offered, which allow you to individually select the most suitable option, since all types of switches have different behaviors.
The mechanical keyboard allows you to feel a noticeable difference compared to the membrane. Having worked on it, it is unlikely that anyone will want to return to rubber dome devices. The mechanics work very quickly and clearly, but the rubber reacts vaguely and indistinctly. The service life of mechanical keyboards is comparatively longer, and the keys throughout the entire time work equally well, which is not the case with the membrane device.
Rubber domes during long-term use begin to wear out, each individual button reacts differently, some may “sink”. The mechanical keyboard provides up to 50-100 million keystrokes for each key, so you can not be afraid that the buttons "settle" or even "lie down". For those who print a lot - this is ideal. True, some gamers may be unhappy with such a keyboard, since the trigger point is below the contact loss point. The operation will happen immediately when you press the key, and the loss of contact will occur only when it completely rises back. If in games quite often you need to click on the same button, then this can cause some inconvenience.