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Mystery has been in the air throughout the PC Gamer offices. Amid a sea of hardware hits, the bizarre case of the disappearing keycaps has put a bit of a dampener on the festive season. For you see, when mechanical keyboards stop a-clacking for a keycap upgrade, all too often members of the team turn around to discover that their just removed, loose keycaps have vanished.
The team were able to rule out typical end of year forgetfulness and messy desks absorbing detritus pretty quickly, because the first thing they did was ask if I knew anything about the disappearing keycaps. Through stuffed hamster cheeks, I mumbled something to the effect of, "Not a clue, sorry."
I still protest my innocence; I don't have a keycap problem, loose keycaps have a me problem. Besides all of that, when I looked at my to-do list of assigned work, how was I expected to interpret 'best keyb noms'? Regardless, I've been tasked with touring you through a tasty selection of keyboards—from an enforced distance. Rest assured, no keyboards were harmed during the writing of this award nomination list (and I wasn't happy about it).
My colleagues are giving me a horrified look that I can only assume means, 'stop confessing your keyboard crimes and get on with it.' So, without thinking too much more about how delicious Cherry switches sound, here are the three nominees for best gaming keyboard.
Best gaming keyboard 2024: the nominees
And those are our three tasty, tasty nominees. My colleagues are shaking a handful of keycaps at me like a bag of treats, so I assume that means all has been forgiven. Before I go though, there's just one last thing to say: Stay tuned, because the winner of the PC Gamer Hardware Award for the best gaming keyboard will be crowned on New Year's Eve.
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