# ATG 54: How To Choose a Keyboard

**URL:** <https://www.twit.community/t/atg-54-how-to-choose-a-keyboard/8172>\
**Category:** Ask The Tech Guy (vintage)\
**Tags:** episode\
**Created:** [September 28, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/atg-54-how-to-choose-a-keyboard/8172 "2020-09-28T18:48:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/leo/32/16203_2.png) [@Leo](https://www.twit.community/u/Leo)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/atg-54-how-to-choose-a-keyboard/8172/1 "2020-09-28T18:48:11Z")

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Beep boop - this is a robot. A new show has been posted to TWiT…

> **[How To Choose a Keyboard | TWiT.TV](https://twit.tv/shows/ask-the-tech-guy/episodes/54)**
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> In another back to basics episode, Leo Laporte explains the different types of keyboard switches and layouts to help you choose the right one for you.ClickyKeyboards: https://www.clickykeyboards.com/Matias…

What are your thoughts about today’s show? We’d love to hear from you!

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**Author:** ![floatingbones](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/floatingbones/32/1557_2.png) [@floatingbones](https://www.twit.community/u/floatingbones)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/atg-54-how-to-choose-a-keyboard/8172/2 "2020-09-29T03:50:09Z")

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Leo’s “You hear that click?” right around 9:14 reminded me of Mr. Rogers. Cool.

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**Author:** ![PHolder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/pholder/32/2439_2.png) [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2020, 5:38am UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/atg-54-how-to-choose-a-keyboard/8172/3 "2020-09-29T05:38:08Z")

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If you don’t know what you want, or you want something particularly custom, you should get a GMMK and chose and seat your own switches, and choose and seat your own keycaps. (You can buy keycap sets on Amazon and other places, sometimes with all sorts of funky looks.)

> **[The GMMK - Full Size USA - Prebuilt](https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch)**
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> DESCRIPTION
> GLORIOUS™ MODULAR MECHANICAL GAMING KEYBOARD
> Full Size Pre-Built with Gateron Brown Switches & Black Keycaps
> Trying out different switches, replacing old ones, and matching several types of mechanical keyboard switches used to be...

Of course WASD, the makers of the CODE keyboard, also have a way to customize a keyboard and keycap colours, but they’re not meant to have replaceable switches, so you have to know which you want from the  
beginning.

> **[WASD Keyboards Custom Mechanical Keyboards and Cherry MX Keycaps - WASD...](https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/)**

In fact, I’ve always wanted a French Canadian keyboard, so I think I might order this from WASD:  
 ![PHolder_2020Sep29_CanadianFrenchKeyboardPic](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/twit/original/2X/7/7aa9399fd06d59c1dae0971c8ed2db557226f453.png)

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**Author:** ![PHolder](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/www.twit.community/pholder/32/2439_2.png) [@PHolder](https://www.twit.community/u/PHolder)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.twit.community/t/atg-54-how-to-choose-a-keyboard/8172/4 "2020-10-02T19:25:51Z")

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I should let you know that if you order from WASD they have the option for custom coloured paracord keyboard cables. Unfortunately I missed the option when placing my order, but their stellar customer support people allowed me to add it after the fact to have it ship with my order, how amazing is that! 😉  
[https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/custom-sleeved-type-c-usb-cable.html](https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/custom-sleeved-type-c-usb-cable.html)