Wired vs Wireless Gaming Keyboards

Wired vs Wireless Gaming Keyboards

Make Every Keypress Count

When it comes to gaming, you'll need a mechanical gaming keyboard that offers a reliable and consistence connection as well as fast latency speeds. This is crucial especially in fast-paced action games and first-person shooter games.

Gaming with either connectivity option would greatly impact your gaming experience. Let’s look at the differences between both connectivity options, and point out what advantages and/ or disadvantages both Wired Gaming Keyboards, and  Wireless Gaming Keyboards  have.

Response Time

Response time is a critical factor when it comes to gaming, and typing too. A wired gaming keyboard offers faster response times than a wireless gaming keyboard. Wired keyboards transmit information directly through a wired connection, ensuring a consistent and reliable connection between the wired gaming keyboard and your computer.

This is crucial in fast-paced gaming where every millisecond counts, while wireless keyboards transmit information via a wireless single, which can be susceptible to interference that can cause lag during keystroke inputs. Deley from wireless gaming keyboard can be minimal, but can still make a difference in competitive gaming.

Latency

Latency plays an important role in both gaming and typing, however, it is important to note that there are several factor that influences latency on a computer keyboard, as we mentioned in our previous blog "What Influences Keyboard Latency".

You'll still need to consider the polling rate on a mechanical gaming keyboard when shopping around for gaming keyboard. 1000 Hertz polling rate will give a 1 millisecond response time on a mechanical gaming keyboard via a wired connection, and via wireless connectivity on some mechanical gaming keyboards.

Latency refers to the delay between when pressing a key and the action taking place on the screen, in most cases, wired gaming keyboards have lower latency than wireless keyboards, this is due to the direct connection between the keyboard and your computer, which eliminates any delays that can be caused by a wireless signal.

Advanced Wireless Technology

Wireless connectivity has improved over the years, with the introduction of 2.4GHz technology, which can also offer 1 millisecond latency speeds on some mechanical keyboard, however, interference or lag is still possible with wireless during fast-paced gaming, but perfectly suitable for typists and office spaces.

Battery Life

Battery life on a mechanical keyboard is something you will need to consider, if you're planning on purchasing a wireless mechanical keyboard. Some wireless mechanical keyboards can last up to a few days without needing a recharge. Always check the specs on the wireless keyboard to see what capacity the battery is and how long it will last before needing a recharge.

Below is a quick comparison on the most important factors between a Wired Keyboard and a Wireless gaming keyboard

 

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