Mechanical Keyboard VS Membrane

Hello again,

I have a quick question that I haven't seen on this forum yet so I thought I'd add it because this is now my chosen forum for most of the PC related questions I have, due to people being (mostly) friendly, smart and generally nice to speak to.

Anyway, the question is that what are mechanical keyboards like, and how do they compare to membrane keyboards? The reason is that I just bought the Cooler Master Devastator gaming gear combo from amazon, it's membrane and I acctually feel extremely comfortable using this keyboard, even with my strange way of typing. What would be the benefits of spending 3x as much to get, let's say, a Razer BlackWidow Stealth? I know they are meant to feel better, but does it really justify the price tag? I know from one of the threads regarding people peripherals that a lot of people have expensive keyboards and mice, and sometimes not even the computer to match.

Thanks for looking and especially big thank you for replying if you did.

 

Mostly feel. But most of the expensive keyboards the increased cost doesnt come just from the mechanical switches but from the far more complex matrix and supporting electronics that allow higher update rates and also unlimited key combinations (which most membranes dont support). Bounce is also less of an issue on mechanical.

 

I switched to a mechanical keyboard a while ago. I'm never going back. Membrane keyboards feel like cheap soft rubbery crap.

None of that fancy gaming crap either, '87 IBM model M. Best keyboard I've ever used.
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I also switched last year and I'm never going back.

The thing with mechanical though is there are different types of switches (red, brown, blue, green, black) each one being different. You'd have to figure out what you prefer so going to a store and trying different keys is a must.

 

Switched to a CM Storm Quickfire XT w/Brown switches last year, can't see myself going back.

As for Razer, they've started using knockoff Cherry switches (Kailh) recently. They claim higher durability, but from what I've seen online I wouldn't trust it, the switches seem hit or miss and seem to have looser manufacturing tolerances. They claim the change was because Cherry couldn't supply for the demand which made the switches (and keyboards) more expensive. With that said, I haven't seen Razer lower the price of their keyboards, so if the switch cost thing was true they've done it to increase their own profit margins at the cost of the quality of their product.