// thock responsibly
Find your one mechanical keyboard.
Straight-shooting guides to boards, switches, and keycaps — researched roundups and spec breakdowns, minus the hype. Whether it's your first tactile or your endgame 65%, start here.
// thock responsibly
Straight-shooting guides to boards, switches, and keycaps — researched roundups and spec breakdowns, minus the hype. Whether it's your first tactile or your endgame 65%, start here.
Five lanes into the hobby. Pick yours.
The enthusiast sweet spot — compact without losing arrows.
Every layout explained, from 60% to battleship.
Tactile vs linear vs clicky — the definitive first-buyer guide.
Cherry, OEM, SA, XDA — profiles, materials, and legends.
Boards under $100 that punch way above their price.
Everything on The Switchboard.
Half this hobby lives on the secondary market: discontinued keycap group buys, vintage IBM Model Ms, sold-out boards from boutique makers. That's why our guides link to live eBay searches — it's often the only place these things exist.
We never invent prices or reviews. Tier notation ($ / $$ / $$$) keeps guidance honest as market prices move.