Keyboard Terms EXPLAINED - A Guide to Switches, Stems & More!

In this video I wanted to talk about mechanical keyboard terms to help you buy the best keyboard for your needs. Let's discuss some definitions, explanations, and examples of commonly used mechanical keyboard terminology you'll hear about and look at how each one relates to keyboards.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Keyboard Terminology Explained
0:47 - Hot Swap
1:10 - "Fast Gaming Switches"
1:34 - Basic Switch Specs
2:30 - Key Roll Over (Anti-Ghosting)
3:04 - Stabs
3:31 - Polling Rate
3:45 - Optical vs Mechanical
4:06 - Debounce Delay
4:28 - Bottom Out
4:50 - Switch Stem
5:17 - North vs South Facing
5:42 - Common Negative Terms
7:11 - Lubing
7:42 - Common Positive Terms
8:28 - Keycap u-size
9:11 - PBT vs ABS
10:29 - Pudding / Phantom / Side Printed

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