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Keyboard name Switch type Ergonomic Connection type USB Hub Backlight Key rollover Other notes AsusTek ROG [1] Cherry [2] No: USB: No: Yes: Unlimited: Atreus [3] Matias [4] Yes: USB: No: No: Unlimited: AZIO Cascade [5] Gateron: No: USB & Bluetooth: No: Yes: Unlimited: 75% keyboard (without numblock), 100% keyboard available at March 2023 Cherry ...
Cherry's color-coding system of categorizing switches has been imitated by other switch manufacturers, such as Gateron and Kailh among many others. [4] [5] Keyboards which utilize this technology are commonly referred to as "mechanical keyboards", but there is not a universally agreed-upon clear-cut definition for this term. [6]
1.5 mm 4.0 mm 50 million Outemu Gaote/Outemu Browns [20] Cherry MX Browns Tactile 0.50 N 0.55 N 2.0 mm 4.0 mm 50 million Outemu Gaote/Outemu Blues [20] Cherry MX Blues Clicky 0.60 N 0.65 N 2.0 mm 4.0 mm 50 million Outemu Gaote/Outemu Black [20] Cherry MX Blacks Linear 0.70 N N/A 2.4 mm 4.0 mm 50 million Gateron Gateron Reds [21] Cherry MX Reds
The earliest name was Keyboard Video Switch (KVS). [2] With the advent of the mouse, the Keyboard, Video and Mouse (KVM) switch became popular. The name was introduced by Remigius Shatas, the founder of Cybex (now Vertiv), a peripheral switch manufacturer, in 1995. [3] Some companies call their switches Keyboard, Video, Mouse and Peripheral (KVMP).
Some keyboards have power management keys (e.g., power key, sleep key and wake key); Internet keys to access a web browser or e-mail; and/or multimedia keys, such as volume controls; or keys that can be programmed by the user to launch a specified application or a command like minimizing all windows.
Key rollover is the ability of a computer keyboard to correctly handle several simultaneous keystrokes. A keyboard with n-key rollover (NKRO) can correctly detect input from each key on the keyboard at the same time, regardless of how many other keys are also being pressed. Keyboards that lack full rollover will register an incorrect keystroke ...
Keyboard, video, mouse switches (KVM) often use the Scroll Lock key on the keyboard connected to the KVM switch for selecting between computers. On KVM switches with On-screen display (OSD), a "double click" of the Scroll Lock key often brings up the OSD, allowing the user to select the desired computer from a list or access the configuration ...
A key switch (sometimes called a keyswitch or lock switch) is a key-operated switch. [1] Key switches are used in situations where access to the switch's functions needs to be restricted. [2] [3] Key switches are available as components with solder connections, and are available with a variety of ampere ratings. They may use tubular or other ...