And recent advances in technology mean that wireless keyboard and mice are becoming affordable, offer latency as fast or faster in some cases! This guide will help you choose the best wireless keyboard and mouse combination based on your available budget because we know that having the highest-quality mouse and keyboard you can afford will ensure your PC interaction is as satisfying as possible.
Our recommendations are geared towards gamers, as workstation users will be able to enjoy almost any brand name wireless keyboard and mouse for basic usage, while gamers require some additional features that make researching your purchase more important. With all that in mind, here are our recommendations for the best keyboard and mouse combos available today:.
They might not be the absolute best of the best when compared to devices costing three times as much, but for their prices, these two devices will both serve you well in all your gaming needs. If you have a bit extra to spend, prefer a full-size keyboard, or prefer brown switches to blue switches, the VM02WS is another great wireless option that will provide long battery life and reliability for both typing and gaming.
At this price-range, we take a step-up and begin entering the realm of entry-level major manufacturer keyboard and mice combos. We can expect a few more features, a longer expected product lifetime, and lag-free connections for our wireless set-up. Logitech is perhaps the single biggest name in gaming peripherals, and for very good reason. They have pioneered wireless technology for gaming with their Lightspeed system and ultra-low power sensors, and this mouse and keyboard combination take full advantage — compared to the budget-tier, we get 2.
The G offers plenty of customizable options as does the G for macros and in-app commands and both should perform extremely reliable and last for years. Turning off the RGB lighting extends that life dramatically, allowing it to function for up to hours without recharging, but who's going to do that, eh? The sole drawback to the G is its astronomical price tag. The Logitech G feels like a logical evolution of what a wireless mechanical keyboard should be—featuring excellent connectivity, impressive battery life, and an uncompromising array of features The Keychron K2 redefines affordability for wireless gaming keyboards.
Its build quality is decent overall, and the triple device connectivity definitely makes short work of switching devices or locations through the working day. With that said though, sometimes it can feel like a cheap keyboard—the switches aren't the best around, but they're pretty impressive nonetheless at this price.
That's not even considering its wireless capability, which really feels like the icing on the cake of the already impressive Keychron K2. Read our full Keychron K2 review.
The technology behind wireless peripherals has come a long way, and Logitech's Lightspeed wireless connectivity is a prime example. The G never once dropped a connection despite the plethora of wireless devices on our desks. It matches wired peripherals in terms of stability and responsiveness.
It's efficient, too; a pair of AA batteries can push up to 18 months of continuous use. Though it's designed for practicality first, it's anything but bland. A second glance reveals a row of dedicated macros, media controls, and a volume rocker. The grippy wrist rest is spacious, too, although it's worth noting that it isn't removable. Understandably, backlights were cut to conserve battery. This proprietary Romer-G switch features a travel distance of just 3mm and a subtle tactile bump.
Its mild, quiet nature makes it suitable for both gaming and typing. Read the full Logitech G keyboard review. Completing a clean sweep for Logitech in the top three wireless gaming keyboards is the recently released G TKL.
It sports the same excellent Lightspeed wireless connection and high-quality build and design as its larger sibling. That means you get separate media controls and an aluminum-on-plastic chassis which makes it seriously robust. You also get the fancy new Logitech switches, more closely aping the Cherry MX design than the original Romer-G switches.
The low-profile Logitech GL, a variant of the Kailh Choc switch, is one of the best short-stack mech switches and is as responsive as it is diddy. But you have to make some sacrifices for the tenkeyless design's compact nature, which means no macro keys.
Well, no physical ones anyway. The macros are now a secondary function of the F keys, and you can jump into the Logitech G software to prioritize them. This all means the G TKL is practically as good as the full-size board, packing almost all the functionality The compact Corsair K63 Wireless comes packed with features.
For a board that can be illuminated in up to What it lacks in a dedicated macro column, it makes up for with its reasonable price and quality, durable design. It also includes an extra set of silver keycaps for WASD and the first four number keys to up its aesthetics.
The board supports full N-key rollover, meaning you never have to worry about key presses not registering.
It is damned pretty, but you don't get the wrist rest Read our full HyperX Alloy Elite 2 review. I know there are people out there who prefer the soft embrace of a pure membrane switch, and that's fine—each to their own. While it may lack some of the features several gaming boards pack in, stuff like a dedicated wrist rest or media controls, it does boast Razer's extensive RGB lighting, which can be programmed on a per-key basis or applied by zones.
It's a solid, no-frills, nice-looking keyboard that's the best membrane option of a huge range that I've tested. There is a step-up version of the Cynosa available. We can talk for hours about the feel of mechanical switches versus membrane switches, but ultimately that's a personal choice. What makes mechanical switches objectively superior, however, is their far extended life span. They can take far more punishment and keep responding long after a membrane switch has collapsed in on itself.
The switch type is arguably the most important choice to make when picking your new gaming keyboard. Cherry mechanical switches are the most common and most recognizable, but there are a host of alternatives on offer, as well a bunch of upmarket, specialist switches to choose from.
Only you can make that call, but we would suggest that at least having the option to toggle the top row between function and media controls would be our choice. Having a discrete volume wheel can be super useful, however.
Keyboard size is absolutely a defining factor. Full-sized keyboards tend to offer the most features and a Numpad, but if you don't have space, then all of those extras you paid for will be useless. Tenkeyless boards the ones with no number pad and compact keyboards can be a great option, too, if you don't care about all the extra bells and whistles or you don't have any use for alt codes how barbaric! The height to which a key needs to be pressed before it actuates and sends an input signal to a device.
A switch that delivers an audible click every time it's pressed, generally right around the point of actuation. The result of the actuation point and reset point in a switch being misaligned. This generally means a key needs to be lifted off further than normal before it can be actuated again. A switch that moves directly up and down, generally delivering smooth keystrokes without noise or tactile feedback. A keyboard built around individual switches for each key rather than a membrane sheath mounted on a PCB.
A keyboard on which all the keycaps are mounted on a membrane sheath; when a key is pressed, a rubber dome depresses and pushes against the sheath and PCB beneath, actuating the key. The physical component of a mechanical keyboard beneath the keycaps on a mechanical keyboard. The switch determines how a key is actuated, whether or not it provides audible or tactile feedback with each press, and more. This is a type of mechanical switch which instead of a physical metal contact switch uses light to measure when actuation takes place.
These can be more configurable too, allowing for not just off and on states, but more analog designs, and even dual actions for a single key depending on how far the switch is pressed down. Jacob earned his first byline writing for his own tech blog from his hometown in Wales in From there, he graduated to professionally breaking things at PCGamesN, where he would later win command of the kit cupboard as hardware editor.
Nowadays, as senior hardware editor at PC Gamer, he spends his days reporting on the latest developments in the technology and gaming industry. When he's not writing about GPUs and CPUs, you'll find him trying to get as far away from the modern world as possible by wild camping. Included in this guide: 1. View Deal. Image 1 of 4. Image 2 of 4. Cherry MX Silver. Cherry MX Speed Silver. Black Cherry MX. Black Mechanical. Blue Cherry MX. Blue Mechanical. Blue Switch. Blue Switch Edition.
Brown Cherry MX. Brown Cherry RGB. Brown Mechanical. Brown Switch. Brown Switch - Tactile Quiet. Clear Cherry MX. Clicky Mem-chanical. CM Mem-chanical. Gateron Black. Gateron Blue. Gateron Brown. Gateron Red. Gateron Yellow. GL Tactile. Green Mechanical. GX Blue. GX Brown. Hybrid Mechanical. Kailh Blue. Kailh Box white. Kailh Brown. Kailh Speed Silver.
Light Strike Black. Razer Clicky Optical.
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