Did you know what's the difference between Membrane Keyboard Mechanical Keyboard?

What's the difference?

The only difference between mechanical and membrane gaming keyboards (though it is a large one) is the type of switch used to register a key press. Mechanical keyboards use a spring loaded mechanism to press a physical switch, whereas membrane keyboards use rubber domes which are pushed down with each key press to connect to small electrical contacts.

• Mechanical keyboard switches
Pressing a mechanical keyboard switch moves a plastic panel out of the way so that two electrical contacts can meet (on the left side of this blue switch). The switch then registers the key press, and the spring at the bottom allows the switch to return to its original position quickly.

• Membrane keyboard switches
Membrane keyboard switches actuate by the user physically pushing a small contact at the bottom of the switch onto a receiver mounted along the floor of the keyboard when pressing the key cap.

• These two separate key types produce a wildly different effect. Because of more precise nature of a mechanical key switch, typing feels snappier with each key press, producing a high degree of feedback. That's why you'll find mechanical switches coming in multiple different variants; linear, tactile, and clicky. Each one offers a different actuation (the registering of the key press) feel. A membrane keyboard, on the other hand, will feel softer under the hand, with that rubber dome sheet producing a more spongey sensation.

• Mechanical switches feel much quicker overall, making gaming and typing faster and more responsive. Plus, because of the intricate nature of a mechanical keyboard's switches, these decks typically outlast their membrane counterparts. Mechanical switches are generally rated for between 20 and 50 million keystrokes, whereas the majority of membrane switches won't see past five million.

• Having this much control over the actuation of the switch means mechanical keyboards will also often come with n-key rollover (allowing you to simultaneously press multiple keys and have them register at the same time) as well - something that doesn't make it into many membrane options.

• However, all those moving parts won't be for everyone, and particularly not those around you. Mechanical keyboards are generally a lot noisier than membrane ones, producing a click and clack with every keypress no matter how 'silent' your switches are.

• Membrane keyboards do have one more feature in their arsenal, though - their price. Mechanical gaming keyboards are slowly coming down in cost (though high-end configurations can easily see you into hundreds of dollars, and thousands if you're after a high-end customized deck), but membrane keyboards are far more affordable at the time of writing, forming the vast majority of everyday devices and regularly offering prices under $50 on full-scale gaming models as well.

• That means you can often pick up extra features that push mechanical keyboard prices even further up the scale without breaking the bank (like the per-key RGB and media controls.
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