(boxes slam)
- Google said these are the best keyboards,
but they lied to me.
You guys are always asking me
what the best mechanical keyboards are.
But today, I'm going to leave that to the experts.
Google!
(keys clicking)
Ooh, the six best mechanical keyboards
and it was updated a week ago or two.
These picts look pretty good.
Let's buy everything!
First up, we have the SteelSeries Apex Pro.
Rating says it's the best gaming mechanical keyboard.
The link on their website brought me
to the Best Buy page,
which has a full size version for a whopping $165.99.
But I was smart.
I went to Amazon and bought it refurbished $128.99.
So quick tip,
if you want to buy something for cheaper
get it refurbished.
Let's open this bad boy up.
Uh, it's just dangling there.
And this screen thingy is kind of cool
but it seems a little unnecessary.
And on the back it has all of these cable routings
for this big thick cable.
The fanciest part is this!
It comes with a magnetic wrist rest.
(rest clicks)
Ooh.
(rest clicks)
Okay. Let's plug it in.
There's two ends!
One's for the keyboard.
And one is for the USB pass through, right here.
(software dings)
Oh, GP.
These key caps are a little, ooh.
There so slimy feeling.
For a keyboard that's worth $200,
you would think they would come with some fancy keycaps,
but they don't.
But, look at this screen.
What's it do?
Should I read the manual? No.
No manual.
Let's see what I can do with this screen.
So, it has a scroll wheel.
You can change the volume.
There's an illumination option.
There's presets. This one is called Haze.
Very cute.
This one's called Coast and Vapors.
(creepy music)
Look at all of the RGB options for all you gamers out there.
These are presets, but there's also custom ones
that you can set using this wheel.
Ooh.
The coolest feature about this keyboard is
that you can change the actuation distance using
just this wheel.
Right now it's five, but I'm going to make zer-
Okay, one. I made it one.
You just have to click it a little bit. Okay.
It doesn't feel like it's different.
Let me make it really high. That was one.
This is 10!
Oh gosh, you have to hold it, like this.
(buttons clicking)
Like how my grandma types.
And it has this really cool feature.
Every time you press it, like, registers how deep you press.
If you're a gamer where you actually rely
on the responsiveness of your keyboard,
changing it to one is OP.
Here's how it sounds.
(keys clicking)
Okay. It's not bad.
For this keyboard.
Honestly, I'd give it like a eight out of 10.
If you can afford it and if you really care about gaming.
Ratings gave this keyboard a 9.5 and a 10 for gaming
but an 8 for typing and an 8 for programming.
So, it was pretty close to what I'm rating it.
Also, you can download the software and
put some dank memes on your screen.
Like mein cat, whatever else pictures you want
to put on there that's appropriate.
(bell dings)
Next keyboard, the Logitech G413.
Oh, this thing looks super outdated.
This is their budget pick.
So, let's see how much it costs.
(woman gasps)
$69.99, that's not budget.
Most people would say that's quite an expensive keyboard
because for 25 less dollars you can get
some really cool options.
Probably with more features too.
This budget pick is a little bit disappointing.
It's outdated and it's not budget.
Let's see how good this thing actually is.
And because $70 wasn't budget I bought
this refurbished as well.
There it is again, a non detachable cable.
There's accessories in here.
I wonder what it comes with.
You get gamer keycaps.
The keycap polar 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
and gaming keys and gaming keys.
Yeah! This thing is surprisingly sturdy feeling.
It's really heavy.
I thought it would be all plastic for how cheap it is
but it's pretty nice.
There it is again, USB pass through.
But this one's on the right side.
Let's plug it in.
I think it's got RGB or I hope it does.
So, I think it's only red.
I guess it's okay.
For $70, I think it's a little expensive.
Especially with these thick cables that you can't remove.
But it's sturdy and this is what it sounds like.
(keys clicking)
What in the world?
This just feels weird.
What switches are these?
What is this?
It's got Romer-G switches and it's super scratchy feeling.
I'm not sure if it's mechanical or not.
But there's a spring in there and moving parts.
A stabilizer shock!
And it's got a weird stepped caps lock
that I haven't seen ever.
But look, it turns on a light.
There's a media key. what's this one do?
Ah, oh. Just brightness.
Overall, I think it's the overpriced for what you get.
It's sturdy and it's larger tech
but for $50 you can get something actually mechanical
and hot swap and RGB and wireless and everything.
It's not worth it.
Next up is the Ducky One 2.
The best mechanical keyboard for typing.
It's just like the Ducky One 2 mini except not mini.
It's a lot bigger.
If you don't know what the Ducky One 2 mini is.
It's a super popular 60% keyboard from like two years ago,
popularized by Ninja.
And this is it's less popular sibling, the Ducky One 2.
I don't have super high hopes for this one,
but it is there best pick for typing.
So, we'll see how it goes.
Okay, it's out of stock.
But, there's another one right here for $144.
That's a really steep price for a keyboard.
Let's just get it.
(woman laughs)
We ended up getting the TKO version.
I'm not saving money.
(woman laughs)
Ooh, it's got kailh box brown switches.
It looks exactly like a Ducky One 2 mini except bigger.
We even have a fancy space bar.
We got fancy keycap polar and not a fancy cable.
But at least it's detachable.
So far, this is the best item on the list.
It even comes with cool blue keycaps
and you can swap them out.
And a black space bar if you don't like a fancy one.
I'm gonna plug it in.
(woman gasps)
And I get to even use my own cable.
Finally, some RGB.
The switches are not hot swappable and for $146
that's a pretty big deal.
But Ducky's releasing a new line up
where they are hot swap.
Yay updates!
Kailh box Browns.
(keys clicking)
This sounds really nice and it feels really nice.
And it looks really nice.
This one's probably the best one on the list so far,
but it's still super pricey and outdated.
I'm gonna give this keyboard a 9 out of 10.
But I wish it was hot swappable. That's all.
Next keyboard.
This is the Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB,
the ergonomic alternative.
But it's still meant for gaming.
Let's see how much this thing costs.
(woman grunts)
It's $199.
I feel like if you're looking for an ergonomic option
going the split route is a bit extreme and it's $200.
You can do something better, like get a wrist rest
or change your setup for something much less
and it'll probably help you more and not feel so weird.
But let's take a look at it.
Time to unbox the ergonomic option.
And this thing is chonky.
And I need a knife. Whaa!
A lot in here.
Ooh. It opens like a book.
Tadah!
Lot of packaging.
This is one biiig keyboard.
This is only half the keyboard.
This is the other half.
And there they are again.
Non detachable cables.
But this thing's got double the number of 'em.
This is a mess.
The split designs pretty cool 'though.
Peek-a-boo.
(woman laughs)
There's no feet.
I think the feet are an additional cost.
So, instead of tenting it.
It's flat on the floor. I feel ripped off.
And we didn't buy a refurbish. This was full price.
But these are removable with a tenting kit.
So, now it's just flat on the desk and it's huge!
Look how much space this takes up.
You can't say it's an ergonomic alternative
when it's not actually ergonomic.
How much do these tenting kids even cost?
I hate typing on these.
(woman laughs)
You have to buy something called the "lift kit".
It costs an additional $30.
So, for an actual ergonomic experience,
you're gonna be paying $230, not 200.
It's a lot of money.
For a gaming keyboard ideally you should be able
to just get rid of one half of it and game.
But it's not detachable.
So, now it awkwardly goes here
while we have this cable mess everywhere.
While you game like this.
For, I think $25 you can get a one-handed gaming keyboard
on Amazon that's more comfortable than this thing.
My rating on this thing is a 4 out of 10.
It's not ergonomic.
At least not with what's included in the package.
And it's a steep learning curve,
especially for typing and gaming.
And you can get something much cheaper.
Next up is a Razer keyboard.
This could be really interesting.
Since rating says it's
their best wireless mechanical keyboard.
This keyboard comes in a steep rise of $179.99.
My poor wallet. Oh, how thou must cry.
(woman laughs)
All the keywords on this list are like $150 and up.
There's so many good options on the internet
for a lot cheaper but this one's wireless 'though.
So, it's got that going for it.
Let's open it up.
Typical Razer packaging, very green.
And it's got the classic Razer green switches.
(woman yells)
Wait!
- [Man 1] Isn't it wireless 'though?
- Isn't this supposed to be wireless?
Did we get the wrong one? We got the wrong one.
(woman laughs)
This is not the best wireless mechanical keyboard.
'Cause this one has a non detachable wire,
but for the price of $180, you can buy the wireless version.
And try that out for yourself.
That's really akward.
And it comes with a wrist rest.
A very
(plastic clanking)
plastic wrist rest. No cushion.
I'm disappointed. Wait.
This is a super lightweight keyboard.
I expected more from Razer.
Even the budget option felt more sturdy than this.
This feels like a big hunk of plastic.
And I expected more from this.
This wrist rest is not magnetic.
I can't believe it.
This isn't magnetic. I'm disappointed.
Look at this cool feature. A wheel.
(wheel clicks)
That's literally the biggest wheel on a keyboard
that I've ever seen.
And the loudest one too.
(wheel clicks)
It's like revving your engine.
Rrr. Rrr. Rrr.
Okay, I'll stop now.
And clickeys.
(keys clicking)
I would rate this keyboard, the 5 out of 10.
Very loud, terrible wrist rest.
And it just doesn't feel very good.
Feels like plastic.
Cheap, not cheap, expensive plastic,
Next keyboard!
All right, they have this compact alternative
called the Obinslab Anne Pro 2.
This was another super popular keyboard like two years ago.
When Fortnite was at its most popular.
It cost $90.
Okay, that's not bad.
That's actually their cheapest keyboard.
Cheap.
Huah.
Time to open up their cheapest option.
And compact alternative.
Look at the packaging.
Persist in change, make it different.
I have no idea what that means.
Browns, ooh.
A beautiful 60% keyboard.
And if you compare it to, the other thing.
The Ra.. Don't show them the floor.
That's bad.
- [Man 1] You were pointing at it.
- Your not supposed to show it to them.
- This is what Benny does on-
- No, no, no, never see the floor.
And row two comes with keycap polar
Razer didn't even come with one.
And colorful keycaps. Very pretty.
And a red cable.
The second detachable keyboard on this list.
And listen to how it sounds.
(keys clicking)
Wow. That sounds really good, actually.
Ooh.
It's supposed to be wireless too.
It's got Bluetooth. Ooh. Okay.
This is a prettiest keyboard on the list.
Look at this RGB.
It's got PVT key caps that are shine through.
Only this and the Ducky have that.
The Anne Pro 2 is really good and I
would rate it 8 out of 10
but in 2021 it's still a little outdated.
There's no hot swap.
It does have Bluetooth though,
but it could be better.
Now for my favorite part
where I get to give you my favorite keyboard picks.
The picks that ratings had, they honestly weren't that bad
but they were just outdated and really pricey.
So, I'm going to give you some better options.
For some solid mid price keyboards
that are not super expensive.
I highly recommend the Royal Kludge RK84.
It's wireless, hot swap.
It sounds great out of the box.
(keys clicking)
I did upgrade this one 'though.
And another one I really like is the LTC Nimbleback,
also hot swap and wireless
and sounds amazing out of the box as well.
This one's modded too.
It sounds like nothing right now.
And the best part, they both have RGB!
If you're looking for a really, really budget option
but you still want mechanical switches.
I recommend the Redragon K552.
And this one's super modded as well.
And you can tell,
I really love these keyboards because they're all modded
really, really modded.
This one sounds great.
All we did was loop the switches and everything else.
We did everything.
Don't pay attention to that.
(keys clicking)
And if you're interested in custom keyboards,
I've heard the Keychron Q1's really good
but I haven't looked at it yet.
But my personal favorite is the KBD67 Lite.
(keys clicking)
Yeah!
You can find all of the keyboards that I talked
about linked down below and thank you for watching!