This time last year we were celebrating the CES announcement of the Asus ROG Azoth, still the best gaming keyboard we've tested so far and an early dip into the world of mainstream hot-swappable keyboards for gaming. Yes, these switch-swapping decks have been around for a long time, gently nudging the curious into the pricey world of custom builds and mods. They've always typically been more focused on the tactile feel of a keypress and less on the speed and extra controls baked into gaming specific models.
That started to change last year. Asus kicked January off with the aforementioned ROG Azoth, Corsair chimed in with the K70 Pro Mini Wireless in the summer, and then Razer hopped on the wagon in the winter months with the BlackWidow V4 75%. All three decks packed hot-swappable switches into speedy, feature-rich gaming decks, taking design and feature inspiration from some of the best hot-swappable keyboards on the market.
