{"id":4201,"date":"2017-10-15T17:39:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-15T16:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebestpicks.com\/?page_id=4201"},"modified":"2017-10-15T17:39:41","modified_gmt":"2017-10-15T16:39:41","slug":"best-budget-mechanical-keyboards-100-gaming-typing-keyboards-2017","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ebestpicks.com\/best-cheap-mechanical-keyboards\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Budget Mechanical Keyboards Under $100: Gaming and Typing Keyboards 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finding the best cheap mechanical keyboards is not one of the easiest things you would have to do. This is because while most of the very good ones don’t come cheap, most of the cheap come really cheap in standard and performance.<\/p>\n

That, however, doesn’t mean with a very close and dedicated look, one would not find the needle in this sack of hay and get some that are absolutely good enough to give you a great bet.<\/p>\n

Now the argument that you still find people making is if mechanical keyboards are any important. The end of the argument is yes, they are important not only to gamers but also\u00a0to everyone who has any business getting close to a computer.<\/p>\n

This is because unlike the membrane keyboards, mechanical keyboards offer a\u00a0better response, as you click, beauty to the keyboard, and a better feeling generally. They also have more durability than the membrane keyboards. For gamers, at least we have passed the stage of lighting up regular keyboards and pretending they are ready to go for gaming. Times have changed and so should we.<\/p>\n

Overall, we have found that the\u00a0Corsair STRAFE<\/a><\/span> tops among the best cheap mechanical keyboards. It doesn’t only bully other cheap keyboards, it attempts to join the lane of the expensive ones. The keyboard serves both gamers and people that type, hence it is easily a complete board in many ways.\u00a0Razer Blackwidow Ultimate<\/a><\/span> and\u00a0Corsair Vengeance K65<\/a><\/span>\u00a0are others we can easily recommend.<\/p>\n

Even though those on this list may not beat most others that are way pricier, they would mostly get the job done on one hand, and they would continue to dominate other cheap ones on the other.<\/p>\n

Why you should trust us<\/strong><\/h2>\n

If you have ever wondered what we do, it is the review of products. What that means is that we are always either checking out products or beating the lives out of keyboards.<\/p>\n

Because of that, we have come closer to the keyboard than you can guess rightly. Hence, it is expected that we should know what a good keyboard is, at least for typing. Yes, we know much about that.<\/p>\n

The thing is that most mechanical keyboards are made for gaming and gamers. For that, we have been able to get together what we know about gaming boards, but since naturally, that shouldn\u2019t be enough, we have as well got together what experts have had to say.<\/p>\n

More than that, we have as well gotten what those who have used mechanical keyboards, have had to say about these and many others. We have also considered the reviews users have dropped on Amazon as well as in different forums to ensure that this is a complete review as we have promised.<\/p>\n

More so, we have reached these as our best cheap mechanical keyboards after taking hundreds of hours to see how good they play while gaming and typing. They have scaled through our tests on functionality, features, convenience, comfort, durability, and the types of switches used, after outwitting many others in the market.<\/p>\n

In this review, we considered keyboards that sell at less than $100 as cheap, considering the fact that the market has some that go as high as over $1000, although some very good ones can be found at between $200 and $500.<\/p>\n

Content Map<\/strong><\/i><\/i><\/h3>

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Corsair STRAFE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard<\/a><\/span>
\n Razer Blackwidow Full Ultimate Keyboard<\/a><\/span>
\n Corsair Vengeance K65<\/a><\/span>
\n Logitech G410 Atlas Spectrum<\/a><\/span>
\n Tomoko blue switch 104-key<\/a><\/span>
\n CM Storm QuickFire TK<\/a><\/span>
\n SADES K10 LED Mechanical Keyboard<\/a><\/span>
\n EagleTec KG011<\/a><\/span>
\n SteelSeries Apex M500<\/a><\/span>
\n Logitech G710+<\/a><\/span>
\n ReDragon K551 VARA<\/a><\/span>
\n Tomoko Water-Resistant 104-key Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard<\/a><\/span>
\n Razer Ornata Chroma<\/a><\/span>
\n AULA Sapphire<\/a><\/span>
\n Tt eSPORTS Poseidon ZX<\/a><\/span>
\n Rosewill RK-9000v2 Mechanical Keyboard<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Best Budget Mechanical Keyboards<\/span><\/h2>\n

Corsair STRAFE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Corsair STRAFE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Razer has been the deal when it comes to the\u00a0best cheap mechanical keyboards for a long time. With the Strafe, however, Corsair has come head to head and is even edging.<\/p>\n

The board comes with the very popular Cherry key switches which have become the standard for most great affordable keyboards. More so, it is designed with the red LED back-lighting allowing for each key to be set differently.<\/p>\n

Although it is not designed as the premium Corsair keyboards, it is made nicely with much simplicity. To how simple it looks, it also has the feel and looks of quality that you would easily believe it goes at a price higher than it goes for. It has an aluminum body and a plastic top.<\/p>\n

Functionality wise, we found this to perform very well for both gamers and typists. For a gamer, on one hand, there is 100% anti-ghosting<\/a> and complete N-key Rollover. This means that every key you press will respond no matter how fast you do that or if it is done simultaneously with others.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, because of the responsiveness of the keyboard, it will easily serve typists very well, as you would expect with authentic Cherry MX switches. Even if you want this for a professional use, we don\u2019t think it will be out of place.<\/p>\n

There is much modesty to the features this keyboard is designed with, such as the USB pass-through port which is not found even in its premium pairs.<\/p>\n

Another thing is that you will get the benefit of using the Corsair Utility Engine software<\/a>. The software allows you to set the keyboard how best you want as you can easily assign media controls, create different light patterns, and create macros.<\/p>\n

Pros<\/strong><\/p>\n