Mechanical keyboards are a blessing to tired typists and gamers alike, and they come in all shapes and sizes, with endless switch types. There's one type in particular that is great for gaming, and it's the optical switches onboard the Steelseries Apex 9 that's currently going for $90.99 at Amazon.
This price is the lowest in nearly a year, as the keyboard's pricing in the last few months has hovered above the $110 mark, bar some very short-lived sales recently.
This compact tenkeyless keyboard's Optipoint linear switches use light instead of an electrical switch to register a keypress, making them silky smooth and essentially impervious to many of the ailments of conventional switches. The actuation point is adjustable between 1 mm and 1.5 mm, too, so you can toggle between modes as you see fit.
Since the actuation is performed by light, there are no vibrations from a press, and therefore, no need for debouncing algorithms, and thus no chance for repeated keystrokes and zero latency compared to conventional designs with debouncing circuitry.
If the switches (or, say, the WASD block) aren't to your liking, they're hot-swappable too, and the PCB is mounted on an aluminum frame. This combination of features doesn't often appear in keyboards with price tags under three figures.
In case that's not enough to convince you, there's RGB LED lighting, a volume roller, and two sets of stands for height adjustment. Steelseries also includes a keycap puller, should you need it. Get a Steelseries Apex 9 TKL for $90.99 from Amazon and improve your gaming, typing, or both.
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