Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Mechanical keyboards from companies like Keychron, NuPhy ...

The mechanical keyboard scene gets bigger every year, and it wouldn't exist without Cherry. The German switch maker's original MX designs are the foundation upon which most of today's myriad keyboard ...

There’s no way to talk about mechanical keyboards without bringing up Cherry and their prolific brand of switches, which you’ll see in some of the best gaming keyboards throughout time. Following the ...

For 20 years, Cherry’s patent on mechanical switches made it the only player around. That patent’s expiration around 2014, though, released the floodgates and allowed countless copycats and switches ...

The Cherry XTRFY MX 10.1 may be a large mechanical keyboard and a bit expensive, but it is absolutely one of the best to come out from the manufacturer with good — but not perfect — Mac support.