DESK GEAR
Keyboards
Mechanical, low-profile and ergonomic keyboards, examined for the details that matter after the unboxing.
The HyperX Eve 1800 is a $50 keyboard that kept making me miss the A key
Quiet membrane switches, a numeric keypad and cheap RGB are appealing until an unusual left-edge layout interrupts a familiar typing rhythm.
Contour’s Balance keyboard makes a case for tilting the other way
A conventional-looking full-size keyboard hides an unusual negative-tilt option that may matter more than another switch specification.
Dell’s Pro 7 keyboard has a clever battery substitute and one maddening omission
The KB746 is quiet, compact and built for IT departments. Its supercapacitor is smart; the absent backlight is harder to excuse.
