I'm shopping for a new keyboard because mine is slowly but surely dying (Wish I'd gotten one with hot-swappable switches, but I've certainly learned my lesson) so what you said about longevity was all I needed to hear, the precision is just icing on the cake for me. lol
Theres a bit of misinfo here. Yes the polling rate can be usually anywhere from 1,000Hz up to 8,000Hz which is the highest polling rate on USB 2.0 (the version of USB for 99.99% of peripherals). I'm not 100% sure if USB 3 can go higher than 8k, some geekhack forums say 24k polling but im not sure, since no one else really talks about this. This is more of a USB thing as polling is defined from how often the the PC and the keyboard do 2 way handshakes for information, PC to kb asking for if the kb has info, kb to pc saying "here's what I got". Scan rate however is a different beast. if you plop the same MCU that gets 8,000Hz scanning on a full sized MECHANICAL keyboard, odds are you will only get a scan rate of probably 1,000Hz on a HALL EFFECT keyboard due to the sheer complexity of the inputs. Scan rate is the amount of times the MCU (the processor on the keyboard) SCANS the whole keyboard, all of the keys and their states. Most HE kbs only get 1k polling and 1k scan, but even boards like the K70 MAX by corsair fall victim to using a Mechanical KB AXON MCU meaning its polling rate will be 8k but its scan rate only 1k, therefore you do not reap the benefits of 8k (aka kind of a scam, KIND OF because it is 8k polling but only 1k scanning in performance which was never advertised). You only reap the benefits of 8k polling if the scan rate nearly matches or preferably matches or exceeds the USB polling rate. Lastly, firmware, software, component quality, PCBA latency, cable quality for signal integrity and adequate power delivery, and overall device latency are super important for the overall quality and latency and readings for them to be FAST and STABLE. Wooting is coming with their 80HE (Compact TKL, between TKL and exploded 75%), promised to have "TRUE 8K" meaning a custom MCU enabling 8k polling and 8k scanning, here's to hoping all the waiting pays off! HE kbs are not very power efficient and will drain much faster than traditional mechanicals IF WIRELESS. Hope this helps, there is a database by eyejoker, which has a bunch of peripherals on there but its in korean so for anyone who speaks english, make sure to change the language of the webpage. Please if I made a mistake, sorry, and correct it here in the replies, I would love to learn more.
This is the first informed comment I've read and now I don't have to type my wall of text. I appreciate someone who actually understands basic electronics posting for once.
HE keyboards are hands down better than any other switch option. The first HE keyboard was 1968. K70 MAX goes for 150 because no one likes full sized apparently.
@@LuckyStrikeTech The longer you use HE the easier it is to tell the difference. Also, the ability to have a game sensitivity and a productivity sensitivity setting isn't something my cherry MX or Gateron can hold a candle to.
The MU 68 doesn’t list anything about their switches, but I like aluminum boards but I hate those keycaps. The drunk deer 65 looks like it has some pretty good switches and key caps, but no aluminum board. If I had to pick, mu68 and swap out the keycaps. Also make sure the switches are south facing!
