This is the only part of the keyboard you actually see.Īs you can see, everything looks incredibly cheap and flimsy. Plastic case: The plastic case is thin, flexible, and easy to produce. This material is so thin that it’s entirely see through. Thin Plastic PCB: The PCB is made up of thin plastic sheets that determine if a key has been pressed. This component is much cheaper than a mechanical switch and easy to mass produce. Rubber sheet: The rubber “membrane” layer is placed on-top of the PCB and creates the rubbery tactile feel when pressing a key. When you look at the construction of a membrane keyboard, it can be broken down into the following materials. The dirt cheap cost of each component drives the price down. We were quite surprised at just how cheap everything looked. To figure out exactly why membrane keyboards are cheap, we took apart a membrane keyboard that we had stuffed away in our closet. You get to save money, but it results in a product that’s easily breakable and feels unsatisfying to use.
#Tactile vs clicky vs linear for free
Heck, you usually get a membrane keyboard for free when you purchase a new computer.īut the cheap price comes with a few trade-offs. Think of the number of plain keyboards that are produced on a daily basis and the amount of offices that are filled with cheap membrane keyboards. With a design that has few moving parts and a low production cost, it makes sense. When compared to mechanical, you can get them for 5 to 10 times cheaper. More Affordable To Purchase & Mass-Produce The reason for this is the low price and how accessible they are to the public. They are a gateway to the world of computers, the internet, and chatting online. Most people start with a membrane keyboard. While I’ll always opt for mechanical, let’s take a closer look at why people sometimes choose membrane, and if they really deserve all the hate. But the low price of membrane keyboards, high accessibility, and silent noise output makes them a good option in certain situations ( and not all bad). Membrane keyboards have a cheap construction and a poor typing experience. Now that I use a mechanical keyboard full-time, I still ask myself, are membrane keyboards really that bad? The rubbery typing experience is still etched into my mind. As an avid mechanical keyboard user, I still remember the dark ages when I used a membrane keyboard.
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