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There's a lot that goes into the best gaming keyboards , and switches are only part of the picture. The entire composition doesn't fall apart with a less than stellar switch in place, especially as so many boards are hot swappable. But if you're picky about typing sound, the search for your perfect key switch just got a little easier.

Switch Lab is a browser-based library of 100 switch sounds, collecting together switches from Cherry, Gateron, Outemu and more. Obviously, feel is just as important as sound, but we don't yet live in a cyberpunk dystopia that can transmit textural experiences over the net. Shame.

Anyway, after a brief introduction to how Switch Lab works , you can begin comparing and contrasting switch sounds. You can either hammer a solo switch with just your mouse, or load a full set into a virtual keyboard for a typing test where a cat pesters you.…