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PlayStation 4 Pro review: 4K gaming is here

The PlayStation 4 Pro marks a turning point for the modern console era. In fact, it redefines what a “console” even means. Consoles are supposed to offer “good enough” graphics at an attractive price point, and a consistent hardware target to allow developers to optimize the crap out of their games. Meanwhile, PC gamers can spend twice as much (or more) and get marginally better graphics and all the headaches and complexities of playing games on a grab bag of hardware.But the PS4 Pro is a mid-generation spec upgrade to an already successful console. It adds power and complexity to the console equation, at a reasonable price: $399, $100 more than the slimmer version of the original (and less powerful) PS4. The extra expense also gets you a nice big 1TB hard drive, an extra USB plug, and optical audio out.

You can debate the fittingness of a “Pro” moniker on a piece of hardware designed to play video games better, but Sony really has made this new console a notable improvement over its standard model.

It adds power and complexity to the console equation, at a reasonable price

The upshot of all that power? Well, if you have a 4K TV, and if the game you want to play has been updated to take advantage of the PS4 Pro’s power, it means better graphics. In some cases, much better graphics. I can confidently say, after playing a handful of optimized titles, that 4K gaming is real, it’s wonderful, and it makes the PS4 Pro just about the best $399 you can spend on gaming hardware this year.

The PS4 Pro is big. In fact, it’s bigger than the original PS4, although not quite as bulky as the original Xbox One. It even has a larger PC-style plug in the back, although there’s thankfully no power brick. It also has one extra USB plug, but you still can’t install games to an external hard drive like you can with the Xbox One.

Inside the PS4 Pro is a “double-sized” version of the original PS4’s GPU, which runs at a faster clock speed. The CPU and RAM are also running faster, and there’s an extra 1GB of RAM available for applications to keep the 8GB of GDDR5 RAM mostly free for games. These improvements add up to 4.2 teraflops, making the PS4 Pro 2.28 times faster than the PS4 on paper. All these faster components generate a lot of heat, which blasts out of the back of the system, but at least the fans don’t seem much louder than a typical PS4 or Xbox One.

The PS4 Pro is 2.28 times faster than the PS4 on paper

When you boot up the PS4 Pro you’ll land in the PS4 System Software 4.0, which is already available on regular PS4s, and is a major redesign of the PlayStation interface if you haven’t used a PlayStation recently. But most notable for this review, the user-interface is all in 4K, which is refreshing after playing with so many “4K” televisions that don’t even bother to ship with a 4K UI. Some of the icons and graphics are still the 1080p versions, which is obvious when you’re sitting a few feet away from a big 4K TV, but all the text and “chrome” of the UI is perfectly sharp.

The system has 802.11ac Wi-Fi — a nice step up from the original PS4’s 2. 4GHz, 802.11n Wi-Fi — which is helpful if you want to download a full 50GB game instead of buying and installing a disc like a luddite. It also includes the newly redesigned controller that’s already shipping with the slim PS4, which lights up the touchpad slightly, and has a few matte accents.

Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

4K is four times as many pixels as 1080p, the resolution of the typical HDTV the original PS4 was designed for. The PS4 Pro is twice as fast as a PS4, not four times as fast, which leaves an obvious question: where do all those extra pixels come from? Well, tricks, mostly. One primary way developers can turn their regular 1080p games into 4K is called “checkerboard rendering.” For instance, that’s how Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare works. And can I just say something? It looks great. It looks really, really great.

See, 4K TVs are nearing on ubiquity, but we still have very few “true” 4K sources of content. Netflix streaming is possibly the worst possible way to take advantage of a 4K TV, because the video is so compressed you’re basically just getting a front row seat to compression artifacts and tortured film grain. A locally rendered game in 4K, however, even with checkerboard rendering, looks perfectly crisp. Every pixel seems in its place and accounted for, and I just think it looks wonderful.

The 4K output resolution makes the overall scene so damned crisp

Even a slightly older game, like Shadow of Mordor, looks great. You can see every chunk of simple geometry, and the low-resolution textures are obvious, but the 4K output resolution makes the overall scene so damned crisp that it looks nearly as good as its modern competition.

One caveat I should mention: I did most of my testing of the PS4 a few feet away from an enormous 4K TV. If you’re at a recommended viewing distance and slouched into a couch, the 4K effect might not be as noticeable. Maybe the Xbox One S’s 4K upscaling is “good enough” for those situations, but I’m partial to how sharp these games look on the Pro.

Not every game will be rendered in 4K, of course. And very few games will manage a “native” 4K resolution, like you can get on a modern PC. First off, developers will have to optimize their games specifically for the Pro to see any improvement at all. At lot of games have been promised, but so far there are very few titles with live patches. Developers who do optimize their game can add a “PS4 Pro Enhanced” sticker to the game box, but it’ll still require some homework to know exactly what has been enhanced. Games can render in 4K, or simply upscale to 4K, or ship with improved graphics at 1080p, or increase the frame rate, or some combination or choice of all of the above.

The Last of Us Remastered

In fact, this is my biggest annoyance about the new PS4: it’s all so mysterious about which games will get which features. When you buy a powerful gaming PC you can tweak the settings of any game to your satisfaction. But in the “simplified” land of consoles you’re basically left hoping and praying developers make the right tweaks to the right games. I like the upgraded graphics on the games I’ve seen so far, but it really is a crapshoot.

It’s all so mysterious about which games will get which features

And then there’s HDR, a feature Sony is pushing on both the Pro and on the normal PlayStation 4. I’ll be honest with you: I have a hard time spotting when HDR is on or not. The only reason I knew The Last of Us Remastered was in HDR was because the first time I booted the game, my PS4 told me HDR wasn’t active on my TV. So I turned on HDR on my TV and then I guess the brights were brighter and the darks were darker. I mean, it did look great. I just wasn’t nearly as impressed with the color gamut as I was with the 4K resolution. Maybe you’ll feel differently.

I’m sorry to report that both the 4K version of Netflix and the 4K version of YouTube weren’t available at the time of this review. They should both ship when the console is available for sale on November 10th. Still, most 4K TVs offer a way to watch Netflix and / or YouTube in 4K, so this isn’t a huge draw for me. Also, it feels like a continuation of Sony’s gambit from the start with the PS4: this machine is built for games. Want 4K Blu-rays? Buy an Xbox One S, or a dedicated Blu-ray player. Want 4K video games? The PS4 Pro is the only console that can do it this year.

I’m also sorry to report that few PlayStation VR titles have been optimized for the Pro so far, and what I did see didn’t impress me much. PlayStation VR Worlds is a first-party title and I was expecting some much-needed optimizations, but other than what felt like a smoother frame rate I didn’t notice much improvement at all. The controller tracking is just as shaky, and the graphics still have that “chunky” look, like you’re zoomed in too far on a highly compressed JPEG. It’s possible that most of the bottleneck for PlayStation VR is in the headset and camera, or maybe the developers haven’t figured out the right “tricks” to take advantage of the PS4 Pro’s added hardware yet. I’m optimistic things can get better, but not as optimistic as I was before I tried VR with the Pro.

To me, the PS4 Pro really feels like a “new” console. With all the promise and pitfalls that entails. It’s a big pile of performance, with a flimsy catalog of truly optimized games and a whole lot of room to grow. As we’ve seen with recent console generations, if you give developers enough time with a certain set of hardware, they can make graphical miracles. Just look at Grand Theft Auto V on the Xbox 360, or Battlefield 1 on the PS4. They look absolutely incredible compared to games that came out at the beginning of those console life cycles. Hopefully we’ll see the same growth with the PS4 Pro. I’m already impressed by the 4K games I’ve seen, but it can only get better from here.

There is one way the Pro isn’t at all like a new console: it won’t get exclusive new games that force you to upgrade or be left behind. If you already have a PS4, or are considering the slim PS4, Sony promises you’ll get to play every new game that comes out. Just at a slightly lower fidelity in some cases.

Has Sony simply reinvented PC gaming and called it a PlayStation?

Also, the PS4 Pro will have to sell enough units to justify the development cost of creating a custom update of each new PS4 game. First party titles are a lock, but third-party support is still up in the air. This will only get more complicated when the Xbox “Project Scorpio” comes out a year from now and bumps the console power ceiling even higher. Perhaps the saving grace will be the fact that modern consoles are very much like PCs, and therefore they can benefit from the flexibility already built in to PC games and modern PC game engines.

But if that’s the case, then has Sony simply reinvented PC gaming and called it a PlayStation? I’d say the $399 price tag, and the excellent 4K results I’ve seen so far, show the PS4 Pro maintains the typical console benefits.

If you don’t have a 4K TV, or don’t obsess over graphics, you’re probably safe to skip over the PS4 Pro. The PS4 (including the new slim model) or Xbox One are certainly “good enough.” And, if you do obsess over graphics, $399 is enough money to get a really good graphics card and turn your PC gaming rig into a true 4K machine. But if you want the best gaming graphics currently possible on a home console, the PS4 Pro is your best choice this year.

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• 4K gaming looks great
• Only $100 more than the PS4 slim
• A year before Project Scorpio

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• Not exactly “true” 4K
• Few Pro Enhanced titles at launch

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The PlayStation 4 Pro was announced to the public on September 7, 2016 by Sony and was made available on November 10, 2016. The gaming console is an upgraded version of the PlayStation 4 and has improved hardware to enable 4K rendering and improved PlayStation VR performance. It has a storage of 1 TB, features greater draw distances, anti-aliasing, visual FX, and renders vivid textures and deep shadows. It is compatible with all PS4 games. The PS4 Pro is 78% larger in volume than the PS4. The PS4 Pro has an extra USB port, has an optical audio port, and uses HDMI 2. 0.

The PS4 Pro has a height of 2.17” (55 mm), depth of 12.9” (327 mm), width of 11.6” (295 mm), and approximate weight of 7.3 lb (3.3 kg).

The PlayStation 4 Pro was announced to the public on September 7, 2016 by Sony and was made available on November 10, 2016. The gaming console is an upgraded version of the PlayStation 4 and has improved hardware to enable 4K rendering and improved PlayStation VR performance. It has a storage of 1 TB, features greater draw distances, anti-aliasing, visual FX, and renders vivid textures and deep shadows. It is compatible with all PS4 games. The PS4 Pro is 78% larger in volume than the PS4. The PS4 Pro has an extra USB port, has an optical audio port, and uses HDMI 2.0.

The PS4 Pro has a height of 2.17” (55 mm), depth of 12.9” (327 mm), width of 11.6” (295 mm), and approximate weight of 7.3 lb (3.3 kg).

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PS 4 Slim and Pro – differences between 2 consoles

Article updated on 08/02/2021

Popular game consoles – the fourth “curling irons” Sony Playstation Slim and Pro have differences not only in appearance and price, but also in terms of characteristics. How strong are the differences, and whether it is worth overpaying for the Pro version – this article will help to decide. She tells what is the fundamental difference between the prefixes.

Sony PlayStation 4 Slim: features

Thin, cute, and most importantly, productive console can be a great gift for a gamer.

Launched in 2016 (like Pro), it does not differ from the classic version of 2013 in terms of characteristics, but its appearance is more graceful.

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PlayStation 4 Pro: features high definition TV.

Differences between PS4 Pro and PS4 Slim

With the parameters sorted out, it’s time to move on to a specific comparison of the “curling-console” parameters. To decide which is better Playstation 4 Pro or Slim, check out the differences.

• The top version has a higher clock speed, and therefore this option is potentially more productive.
• The owners of the “thin” set-top box have the opportunity to choose the size of the drive among two options: half a terabyte and a terabyte. But the owners of the Pro console will no longer be able to save money by taking a device with a smaller hard drive. Models are only available with 1TB storage (with the exception, of course, of the special PS4 Pro 500 Million Edition, a video review of which awaits you at the end of the article).
• Slim version is more compact and lighter: 2.1 kg versus 3.3 kg, but the Pro has more powerful cooling.
• There is a difference in the number and versions of USB ports. So, the older model has three 3.1 connectors, and the thin one has two 3.0 ports.

Now let’s take a closer look at how the two popular consoles differ in terms of gameplay. Considered:

1. graphics features,
2. game stability,
3. productivity,
4. the ability to connect virtual reality devices.

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Performance

By increasing the frequency characteristics of the processor and RAM in terms of performance, Pro breaks out ahead of the thin version by 30%. And speaking of performance, don’t forget the role of console OS updates. In the version 4.5 update, released in the spring of 2017, a forced mode is provided – an analogue of overclocking the CPU on a PC.

Thanks to this, you can significantly increase the FPS in games. This applies even to those games for which patches were not provided by the developers. The PS4 Pro hardware enhancement gives the user the ability to stream the game processor online, stream the game to an alternate device, and record their own FHD gameplay videos.

Streaming in Full HD resolution on Twitch with a stable FPS of 60 frames, which is twice the previous rates, became possible after SW 5.0, which was released in the fall of 2017. Finally, 2018 OS version 5.5 brought PS4 Pro users a supersampling mode, which significantly improves the clarity and quality of the picture when connected to a TV with a resolution lower than 4K. Of course, updates are also coming to the Slim, but the resolution and frame rate of this model are lower compared to its older sister, even in 2021.

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Graphics

If we compare the PlayStation 4 Pro and Slim, the graphics processor is more powerful, and therefore the picture is richer and more realistic. It is much clearer due to the fact that the older model was able to play content in 4K, but the younger one has a standard display format – FHD.

Games

PS4 Pro owners have a choice of different game modes. For example, in Rise of the Tomb Raider and other games, you can choose a stable 60 FPS. But you can also stop at 30 FPS, but with maximum graphic effects for FHD resolution.

However, some games look better on PS4 Pro than on Slim without any modes. All thanks to better optimization and more powerful hardware. The Witcher 3, Days Gone and other games are just that. In fact, the list of games that have a Pro patch or initial support for improved console hardware is quite large.

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Pro and Slim can connect to VR. The models differ in that VR games on the older console come with higher FPS. In terms of the number of effects, she also wins.

The level of detail is also noticeably improved, thanks to powerful hardware. In terms of the controller, the user is free to choose between the DualShock 4 gamepad or the PS Move device.

Important : The headset will not work without a device such as the PS Camera.

Appearance

Both consoles have a minimalistic style. They will fit perfectly both in a bachelor’s high-tech studio and in a cute Provence-style house. The only visual difference between the consoles is their height. Slim version only 39 cm highmm – about the same as 2 APPLE MacBook Air 13 “M1 when folded. But the Pro model is noticeably higher – 55 cm or like a stack of 4 MacBooks. The differences in width and depth are minimal, so the difference is not even felt here.

You can understand that the “light version” is in front of your eyes by the body, which is visually divided into 2 parts. Exactly the same, but the original PS4 looks a little thicker. The pro-shka has “three stripes”, like a famous sports brand. This design decision was applied to accommodate more powerful hardware.0005

Cost

The deciding factor when choosing between Sony Playstation 4 Pro or Slim is the price of the console. And the main advantage of the Slim console is its price. On average, it costs from 8 to 12 thousand – the exact price depends on the store. Many outlets sell the console bundled with top AAA games that almost everyone likes. Bundles such as PS 4 Slim 1Tb (Gran Turismo + Ratchet & Clank + Horizon Zero Dawn + PSPlus 3M) will cost UAH 11-13 thousand, which is much cheaper if the user buys the console and the necessary games separately. Cool games cost from 1 to 2 thousand hryvnias, and if all this was purchased separately, the user would have to pay 15-17 thousand hryvnias.

PS4 Pro is sold in Ukrainian stores without additional games, which means you will have to buy them yourself. The price, depending on the store, ranges from 13 to 17 thousand UAH. Solid. But such hardware allows you to run 4K content!

Which one to buy Sony Playstation 4 Slim or Pro

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For those who don’t care about high definition or live without a 4K TV, the Playstation 4 Slim is the way to go. The compact Sonya is a good solution for those who want to save money.

Well, for those users who like to immerse themselves in the gameplay to the maximum, we can advise Pro. This is an expensive device, but its parameters correspond to the price.

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It’s trendy now to do polls on how much you want to buy a console, and there’s always a “too expensive” answer. But is it? On the one hand, we all remember how Sony in 2006 presented the console for 600 bucks, and offered those who could not buy it to find a second job. On the other hand, not many consoles were selling for $500 or more at launch. And now, when a new generation is on the threshold, everyone is thinking, is it not expensive to buy a console for such a price?

It’s taken months of cat-and-mouse with Sony, but Microsoft has finally lifted the curtain on its new console scene. The Xbox Series X, a 12 TFLOPS monster with a Dr. Evil refrigerator design, will retail for $499, while a discless version of the console called the Xbox Series S, which was announced at the same time as its price, will retail for $299. It is worth noting that the Xbox Series S will be significantly weaker than the Series X in terms of performance … Both consoles will be available on November 10th.

Of course, the price can be both a good help at the launch of the console, and a huge failure. The aforementioned Sony situation has become a meme with the $599 PS3 price tag. (In truth, the 60GB hard drive console alone was $599, the 20GB version was $100 cheaper. ) Seven years later, the company broke the market by releasing the PS4 at $399, which was $100 less than the console from its direct competitor. . The PS4 has become the fastest console to reach 100 million units in sales.

So, how do the prices of new products from Microsoft compare with the rest of the consoles? To answer this question, we studied the prices of all the big three home consoles, starting with the original Xbox and the first Playstation, and of course the Nintendo Entertainment System, where would we be without it.

First, a few ground rules: in addition to the console launch prices themselves, we will also list inflation-adjusted prices rounded to the nearest dollar. (Based on this, the Xbox Series X is cheaper than the Xbox One and Xbox 360.) There was an idea to indicate prices in rubles, but since some of the consoles were not officially sold in Russia, it was decided to use dollars. For the sake of clarity, we’ve used the North American release date of the console as standard, no bundles, unless the console was originally bundled with a game or an optional controller. We also took into account the size of the built-in hard drive, as this had a significant impact on the price. For example, sales of the Xbox One S began in August 2016. There were three different versions of the console, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB, all with different prices, 29$9, $349, $399.

Well, let’s start. Xbox family Xbox (2001) $299 $438 Xbox 360 (2005) $399 $529 Xbox 360 Arcade (2007) 900 18 $279 $349 Xbox 360 Elite (2007) $479

9014 $3,599 Xbox 360 S 4GB (2010) $199 $236 Xbox 360 2 250GB (2010) $299 $355

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Xbox One (2013) $499 $555 Xbox One S (2016) $299 $323 Xbox One S 1TB (2016)

9 0143 349$ 377$ Xbox One S 2TB (2016 ) $399 $431 Xbox One X (2017) $499 $527 Xbox Series S (2020) $299 299$

Xbox Series X (2020) PlayStation family salts Console name Launch price Price including inflation PlayStation (1995) $299 $508 PS2 (2000) $299 $450 PS3 20GB (2006) $499 $641 PS3 60 GB (2006) $599 $770 PS3 Slim 120GB (2009 ) $299 $361 PS3 Slim 160GB (2010) $299 $355 PS3 Slim 320GB (2010) $399 474$ PS3 Super Slim (2012) 269$ 304$ 9 0017 PS4 (2013) $399 $444 PS4 Pro (2016) $399 $431 PS4 Slim 500GB (2016) 2 $99 $321 PS4 Slim 1TB (2017) 299 $ $316 PS5 Digital Edition (2020) $399 $399 9 0017 PS5 (2020) $499 $499

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901 $43,249

9014 3 Switch (2017)

Nintendo consoles
Console name	Launch price	Inflation price
NES (1985)	129$*	311$
SNES (1991)	199$	379$
N64 (1996)	$199	$329
GameCube (2001)	$199	$291
Wii (2006)	$320
Wii U 8GB (2012)	299 $	337$
Wii U 32GB (2012)	349$	394$
$299	$316
Switch Lite (2019)	$199	$201

*includes 2 controllers and Super Mario Bros.

As you can see from this list, the new consoles from Sony and Microsoft are far from the most expensive set-top boxes. Both competitors have devices more expensive than $500. And if Microsoft didn’t set the bar too high, trying not to go over $600, then Sony had a bigger appetite, since the PS3 cost $770 at the start, adjusted for inflation. And although Nintendo at first glance stands on the sidelines, offering consumers cheap devices, but despite this, taking into account inflation, their consoles also occasionally crept up to the $400 mark.

Going back to the beginning, what would be your answer to the question “will you buy a new generation console at launch”? Share in the comments.

Translation and adaptation of the article by Ari Notis.

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A great keyboard should be comfortable and satisfying to type on all day long, but which one you should buy depends on a number of your preferences. We’ve spent thousands of hours typing on keyboards of all kinds to help you narrow down your search, whether you want a wireless keyboard to minimize clutter, a compact keyboard to save desk space, or an ergonomic keyboard to mitigate or prevent discomfort. We also have advice for deciding which type to get if you’re not sure where to start.

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• Small and ergonomic

  If you want to save desk space and improve your ergonomics, a compact keyboard is best in most cases.

• Easy to pair

  We have mechanical and non-mechanical wireless keyboard picks that can pair with multiple devices and swap between them.

• Reduce pain

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There’s no such thing as one perfect keyboard for everyone. The kind of keyboard you should get depends on what you’ll use it for, your aesthetic preference, your computer or device, and your own anatomy. Here are a few important factors to consider when choosing a keyboard:

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Size: Keyboard sizes fall into four main layouts: compact (60%, 68%, 75%), tenkeyless (80%), full-size, and ergonomic. The term “compact keyboard” encompasses a range of slightly different layouts, but all of them pack the keys tightly together like a laptop keyboard does. We love them because they take up less space on a desk and allow you to position your mouse closer to your keyboard, which can reduce strain on your body. Tenkeyless (TKL) layouts lack a number pad but have all of the other keys of a full-size keyboard. And full-size keyboards include everything—all of the letters, numbers, modifiers, function keys, and arrow keys, as well as a built-in number pad.

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Ergonomic keyboards come in all sizes but have a partial or full split down the middle so you can hold your hands, wrists, arms, and shoulders at a more natural angle than you would on a traditional flat keyboard. You probably don’t need an ergonomic keyboard unless you already experience pain or discomfort while typing.

Wired/wireless: Wireless keyboards are more portable and versatile than wired keyboards, and they reduce clutter on a desk. If you travel with your keyboard or use it with mobile devices such as tablets or phones, a wireless keyboard is the more convenient option. But wireless models are limited by their battery life. They’re also less ideal for gaming than wired keyboards because their wireless connections can introduce input delays, and they can struggle to register simultaneous keystrokes.

Operating system and device: All keyboards work with both Windows and Mac computers, but not all of them come with specific layouts for both. Consult the Mac section below for our picks with Mac-specific layouts that omit the Windows key and include an Option key. For any of our picks that lack a Mac layout, you can always swap the key functions in macOS.

The best wireless keyboards

Photo: Michael Hession

If you want to reduce the number of wires snaking across your workspace, a wireless keyboard may be the best option. They also tend to be smaller and easier to travel with than wired keyboards. But wireless keyboards are limited by their battery life—when your keyboard’s battery dies, you’ll need to either plug it in to recharge or have a fresh set of batteries on hand to keep typing.

The Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard has been our wireless keyboard pick for more than six years because it’s enjoyable to type on, versatile, and inexpensive. If you need a full-size wireless keyboard with a number pad, we recommend the Logitech MX Keys. And if you prefer a wireless mechanical keyboard that offers a more satisfying typing experience, the Epomaker TH80 Pro and TH66 Pro are the best options.

Our pick

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard

The Logitech K380 is comfortable to type on, compact, and blessed with long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between up to three Bluetooth devices.

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac

This version of the K380 has a macOS-specific layout, so the Fn, Control, Option, and Command keys are where Mac users expect. It’s otherwise identical to the standard K380.

Logitech MX Keys

The MX Keys offers the best typing experience of the full-size wireless keyboards we’ve tested, and it can connect via Bluetooth or USB dongle.

Logitech MX Keys for Mac

The MX Keys offers the best typing experience of the full-size wireless keyboards we’ve tested, and it can connect via Bluetooth or USB dongle. Aside from its Mac-specific layout, this model is identical to the standard MX Keys.

Epomaker TH80 Pro

The Epomaker TH80 Pro provides the best typing experience and the most extra features—RGB, hot-swap, wireless, a knob, Windows and Mac keycaps, and programmability—for a surprisingly reasonable price.

Epomaker TH66 Pro

The Epomaker TH66 Pro offers all the quality and features of the TH80 Pro in a slightly more compact layout that lacks the top row of function keys.

The best keyboards for Windows

Photo: Connie Park

If you’re shopping for a keyboard to use with Windows, we’ve gathered our best picks from our Bluetooth, mechanical, and compact mechanical keyboard guides that come with Windows keycaps and layouts in this section. But you can use any of our recommended keyboards with any operating system for any task, from typing to coding to gaming.

Our pick

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard

The Logitech K380 is comfortable to type on, compact, and blessed with long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between up to three Bluetooth devices.

Logitech MX Keys

The MX Keys offers the best typing experience of the full-size wireless keyboards we’ve tested, and it can connect via Bluetooth or USB dongle.

Epomaker TH80 Pro

The Epomaker TH80 Pro provides the best typing experience and the most extra features—RGB, hot-swap, wireless, a knob, Windows and Mac keycaps, and programmability—for a surprisingly reasonable price.

Keychron V3

The tenkeyless Keychron V3 provides the most enjoyable typing experience and the most features—RGB, hot-swap, programmability, and an optional knob—for a reasonable price.

Keychron V5

The Keychron V5 offers all the quality and features of the V3, and it has all the keys of a full-size keyboard—including a number pad—in a significantly more compact layout.

Keychron V6

The Keychron V6 feels just as wonderful to type on and has all the same extra features, and its full-size layout has a number pad. But it takes up much more desk space.

Buying Options

$89* from Keychron

*At the time of publishing, the price was $90.

The best keyboards for Mac

Photo: Michael Murtaugh

All keyboards work across operating systems, but not every keyboard has Mac-specific keycaps or an easy way to swap the modifier keys in the bottom row to a Mac layout. We’ve gathered some of our picks that come with Mac keycaps and Mac layouts here. But if a keyboard in another section catches your eye, don’t fret: You can always swap the key functions in macOS.

Our pick

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac

The Logitech K380 is compact and blessed with long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between up to three Bluetooth devices. This version of the K380 has a macOS-specific layout.

Logitech MX Keys for Mac

The MX Keys offers the best typing experience of the full-size wireless keyboards we’ve tested, and it can connect via Bluetooth or USB dongle. Aside from its Mac-specific layout, this model is identical to the standard MX Keys.

Epomaker TH80 Pro

The Epomaker TH80 Pro provides the best typing experience and the most extra features—RGB, hot-swap, wireless, a knob, Windows and Mac keycaps, and programmability—for a surprisingly reasonable price.

Keychron V3

The tenkeyless Keychron V3 provides the most enjoyable typing experience and the most features—RGB, hot-swap, programmability, and an optional knob—for a reasonable price.

Keychron V5

The Keychron V5 offers all the quality and features of the V3, and it has all the keys of a full-size keyboard—including a number pad—in a significantly more compact layout.

Keychron V6

The Keychron V6 feels just as wonderful to type on and has all the same extra features, and its full-size layout has a number pad. But it takes up much more desk space.

Buying Options

$89* from Keychron

*At the time of publishing, the price was $90.

The best cheap keyboards

Photo: Michael Hession

Many inexpensive keyboards feel downright unpleasant to type on, with cheap textured keycaps, rattly stabilizers beneath the spacebar and other large keys, and switches that feel gritty when you press the keys. If you’re looking for the best value—the most affordable keyboards that don’t suck—we’ve collected the best inexpensive wireless and mechanical keyboards from our years spent testing hundreds of them.

Our pick

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard

The Logitech K380 is comfortable to type on, compact, and blessed with long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between up to three Bluetooth devices.

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac

This version of the K380 has a macOS-specific layout, so the Fn, Control, Option, and Command keys are where Mac users expect. It’s otherwise identical to the standard K380.

Budget pick

Keychron C1

The tenkeyless Keychron C1 is an excellent value, with solid build quality and a satisfying typing experience. Its keycaps feel cheaper and will wear out sooner than more expensive options, but you can’t beat the price.

Keychron C2

The full-size Keychron C2 is identical to the C1 but has a built-in number pad.

Buying Options

*At the time of publishing, the price was $64.

The best high-end mechanical keyboards

Photo: Michael Murtaugh

In recent years, many fancy keyboard features that were available only in higher-end keyboards—such as hot-swap switches, durable PBT keycaps, and RGB lighting—are now available in more affordable models. And many enthusiasts who are willing to spend several hundred dollars on a keyboard opt for custom builds that they assemble themselves. But if you want the best quality and features you can get in a preassembled mechanical keyboard, these are the picks for you.

In our years of testing mechanical keyboards, Keychron’s Q-series keyboards have proven to offer the best quality for the most reasonable price. Depending on the layout you prefer, we recommend the Keychron Q3, the Keychron Q1 Version 2, or the Keychron Q2. All of those models come with both Mac and Windows keycaps, and none of them have a wireless connection.

Upgrade pick

Keychron Q3

The easy-to-program tenkeyless Keychron Q3 offers excellent build quality, hot-swappable switches, an optional knob, and RGB backlighting, but it’s expensive, and it lacks wireless support.

Keychron Q1 Version 2

The Keychron Q1 Version 2 has a heavy-duty aluminum case and feels great to type on. But you can’t adjust the height, and it lacks a wireless connection.

Keychron Q2

The Q2 is similar to the Q1 Version 2 but has a 65% layout that does without the top row of function keys.

The best keyboards by size and layout

Photo: Michael Murtaugh

Choosing the perfect-size keyboard that has all your most frequently used keys—and no unused extras taking up valuable desk space—can make your workspace more pleasant and comfortable. And having all the keys you need for your everyday tasks can make you more productive, too.

The best compact keyboards

Compact keyboards come the closest to a laptop keyboard, and they take up the least space on a desk. Ergonomic experts also recommend them over wider keyboard layouts because they allow your mouse arm to sit in a more neutral position. However, compact keyboards typically sacrifice a number pad and the navigation keys. The Logitech K380 is the best non-mechanical compact option, and the Epomaker TH80 and TH66 Pro are the best compact mechanical keyboards we’ve found in our testing.

Our pick

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard

The Logitech K380 is comfortable to type on, compact, and blessed with long battery life. Plus, it can pair with and switch between up to three Bluetooth devices.

Logitech K380 Multi-Device Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac

This version of the K380 has a macOS-specific layout, so the Fn, Control, Option, and Command keys are where Mac users expect. It’s otherwise identical to the standard K380.

Epomaker TH80 Pro

The Epomaker TH80 Pro provides the best typing experience and the most extra features—RGB, hot-swap, wireless, a knob, Windows and Mac keycaps, and programmability—for a surprisingly reasonable price.

Epomaker TH66 Pro

The Epomaker TH66 Pro offers all the quality and features of the TH80 Pro in a slightly more compact layout that lacks the top row of function keys.

The best tenkeyless keyboards

Tenkeyless (TKL) layouts have all the keys of a standard keyboard minus the number pad; they’re wider than compact keyboards, but they still take up less desk space than a full-size keyboard. You can also use a tenkeyless or compact keyboard with a standalone number pad that you can stash away when you’re not using it. The Keychron V3 is the best tenkeyless mechanical keyboard we’ve tested so far. The Keychron C1 is an excellent budget option, and the Keychron Q3 is the best high-end tenkeyless mechanical keyboard.

Our pick

Keychron V3

The tenkeyless Keychron V3 provides the most enjoyable typing experience and the most features—RGB, hot-swap, programmability, and an optional knob—for a reasonable price.

Budget pick

Keychron C1

The tenkeyless Keychron C1 is an excellent value, with solid build quality and a satisfying typing experience. Its keycaps feel cheaper and will wear out sooner than more expensive options, but you can’t beat the price.

Upgrade pick

Keychron Q3

The easy-to-program tenkeyless Keychron Q3 offers excellent build quality, hot-swappable switches, an optional knob, and RGB backlighting, but it’s expensive, and it lacks wireless support.

The best full-size keyboards

Full-size keyboards include all of the letters and numbers, function keys, media keys, and navigation keys, as well as a number pad and arrows. They take up the most space on a desk and can force your mouse into a less-ideal ergonomic position than smaller keyboards do. But if you use a number pad frequently or simply enjoy having a full-size layout, the Logitech MX Keys is the best Bluetooth option, the Keychron V6 is the best full-size mechanical keyboard, and the Keychron C2 is a solid budget mechanical keyboard.

Our pick

Logitech MX Keys

The MX Keys offers the best typing experience of the full-size wireless keyboards we’ve tested, and it can connect via Bluetooth or USB dongle.

Logitech MX Keys for Mac

The MX Keys offers the best typing experience of the full-size wireless keyboards we’ve tested, and it can connect via Bluetooth or USB dongle. Aside from its Mac-specific layout, this model is identical to the standard MX Keys.

Keychron V6

The Keychron V6 feels just as wonderful to type on and has all the same extra features, and its full-size layout has a number pad. But it takes up much more desk space.

Buying Options

$89* from Keychron

*At the time of publishing, the price was $90.

Budget pick

Keychron C2

The full-size Keychron C2 is identical to the C1 but has a built-in number pad.

Buying Options

*At the time of publishing, the price was $64.

The best ergonomic keyboards

Photo: Sarah Kobos

If you use a keyboard for more than 10 hours a week and have concerns about your posture, or if you struggle with arm, wrist, or shoulder pain, an ergonomic keyboard may be suitable for you. Ergonomic keyboards are designed to help you position your body more properly than you can with standard keyboards, which may force you to hold your wrists and arms at angles that can cause discomfort or pain. If you don’t already experience discomfort while typing, you probably don’t need to upgrade to an ergonomic keyboard.

In our guide to ergonomic keyboards, we have recommendations for both partially split and fully split options. Partially split keyboards—like our budget pick, the Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard—have a small gap down the middle but are connected at the bottom, and they’re a bit easier to get used to. Fully split keyboards impose a bigger learning curve but are more flexible and adjustable, so you can angle each half of the board to match your needs. In our testing, we found that the Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB and the ErgoDox EZ are the best fully split ergonomic options.

Our pick

Kinesis Freestyle Edge RGB

This mechanical keyboard is comfortable to type on and meets all of our ergonomic criteria: It’s a fully split keyboard, it has a flat slope, it can tent, it lacks a number pad, and it lets you program it for further customizability.

Budget pick

Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard

This inexpensive wireless ergonomic keyboard is easy to get used to and doesn’t clutter your desk with wires, but it’s only partially split, and its tenting angle isn’t customizable.

Buying Options

$74 from Walmart

*At the time of publishing, the price was $64.

Upgrade pick

ErgoDox EZ

This fully split mechanical keyboard can angle in any position to accommodate a wide range of body types and ergonomic needs, though its layout and its blank modifier keys take some getting used to.

The latest version of this article was edited by Caitlin McGarry and Arthur Gies. This article was originally published in 2021.

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Kimber Streams

Kimber Streams is a senior staff writer and has been covering laptops, gaming gear, keyboards, storage, and more for Wirecutter since 2014. In that time they’ve tested hundreds of laptops and thousands of peripherals, and built way too many mechanical keyboards for their personal collection.

Further reading

• The Best Ergonomic Keyboard

  by Melanie Pinola and Dave Gershgorn

  If you spend all day at a computer, an ergonomic keyboard’s more natural tilt and customizable positioning may be more comfortable than a standard keyboard.

• The Best iPad Keyboard Cases

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  Apple’s 10th-gen iPads aren’t compatible with previous cases, so if you’re upgrading, you need a new accessory.

• The Best iPad Pro Keyboard Cases

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  With the right keyboard, your iPad can be a workable laptop replacement, and we’ve picked some great options built into a protective case.

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Enter text using the on-screen keyboard

There are several different types of computer keyboards. The most common type is a physical external keyboard that plugs into your computer. But Windows has a built-in accessibility tool called On-Screen Keyboard (OSK) that you can use instead of a physical keyboard.

The touch screen is not required to use the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard appears on the screen with all the standard keys, so you can use a mouse or other pointing device to select keys, or use a single physical key or group of keys to switch between keys on the screen.

Note: Touch screen computers also have a touch keyboard. It is displayed when you click on the text field while the computer is in tablet mode.

To open the on-screen keyboard:

Go to Start Menu and then select Settings > Special Features > Keyboard and turn on the switch On-Screen Keyboard . A keyboard will appear on the screen that you can use to navigate the screen and enter text. The keyboard will remain on the screen until it is closed.

Note: To open the on-screen keyboard on the login screen, press the Accessibility button in the lower right corner of the login screen, and then select On-screen keyboard .

To change the on-screen keyboard input method:

On the opened on-screen keyboard, press the key Settings and select the options you want:

• Use click sound . Use this setting if you want to hear a sound when a key is pressed.

• Show keys to make it easier to navigate the screen . Use this setting if you want the OSK keys to be used to change position on the screen.

• Enable numeric keypad . Use this option to maximize the screen to display the numeric keypad.

• Click the keys . Use this mode if you prefer clicking or tapping on-screen keys to enter text.

• Hover your mouse over the keys. Use this mode if you are using a mouse or joystick to hover over the OSK keys. The characters you point to are entered automatically when you hover over them for the specified time. Use slider Cursor duration to set the delay.

• Scan keys . Use this mode if you want the soft key to constantly scan the keyboard. Scan mode highlights areas where you can enter keyboard characters using a keyboard shortcut, an input switching device, or a mouse click device. Use slider Scan speed to set the speed according to your preference. You can also select any combination of the following options for key selection:

  • Joystick, game pad or other game device

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  • Mouse click

• Use text prediction . Use this setting if you want osk to suggest words as you type, so you don’t have to type every full word. You can also choose if you want to insert a space after each predicted word.

Notes:

• Text prediction is available in English, Spanish, Italian, German and French. If you want to use one of these languages ​​but it is not installed, install the language files for it.

• If you are using hover or scan mode and accidentally minimize the on-screen keyboard, you can restore it by hovering over it in the taskbar (in hover mode) or by pressing the scan key (in scan mode).

• If you have minimized the on-screen keyboard and switched to tablet mode, press the Task View button to return to the on-screen keyboard.

There are several different types of computer keyboards. The most common type is a physical external keyboard that plugs into your computer. But Windows has a built-in special tool, the so-called. an on-screen keyboard that can be used instead of a physical one.

The touch screen is not required to use the on-screen keyboard. The on-screen keyboard appears on the screen with all the standard keys, so you can use a mouse or other pointing device to select keys, or use a single physical key or group of keys to switch between keys on the screen.

Note: Touchscreen computers also have a touch keyboard. It is displayed when you click on the text field while the computer is in tablet mode.

To open the on-screen keyboard:

Go to start menu and then select Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard and turn on the switch under Use the On-Screen Keyboard. A keyboard will appear on the screen that you can use to navigate the screen and enter text. The keyboard will remain on the screen until it is closed.

Note: To open the on-screen keyboard on the login screen, press the Accessibility button in the lower right corner of the screen, and then press On-screen keyboard .

To change the on-screen keyboard input method:

On the opened on-screen keyboard, press the key Options and select the options you want:

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  Output sound confirmation . Use this setting if you want to hear a sound when a key is pressed.

• Show keys to make screen navigation easier . Use this setting if you want the keys to light up when pressed.

• Enable numeric keypad . Use this option to display a numeric keypad on the on-screen keyboard.

• Keystrokes . Use this mode if you prefer to press keys on the on-screen keyboard to enter text.

• Hover over keys . Use this mode if you prefer to move the pointer over keys with the mouse or joystick. Characters are entered automatically if you hold the pointer on them for a certain amount of time.

• Key scan . Use this mode if you want to enable continuous keyboard scanning. Scan mode highlights areas where you can enter keyboard characters using a keyboard shortcut, an input switching device, or a mouse click device.

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  Use text prediction . Use this option if you want the on-screen keyboard to suggest words as you type and you don’t have to type the entire word.

Notes:

• Text prediction is available in English, Spanish, Italian, German and French. If you want to use one of these languages ​​but it is not installed, install the language files for it.

• If you are using hover or scan mode and accidentally minimize the on-screen keyboard, you can restore it by hovering over it in the taskbar (in hover mode) or by pressing the scan key (in scan mode).

• If you have minimized the on-screen keyboard and switched to tablet mode, press the Task View button to return to the on-screen keyboard.

How to enable the on-screen keyboard on a computer or laptop

There are situations when the built-in Windows tools are a good help not only for people with disabilities. Take at least the on-screen keyboard. If suddenly some keys began to stick or you work at night and do not want to disturb your loved ones with endless clattering of keys. Or suddenly it turns out that the physical keyboard does not work, and there is nothing to replace it with. In this case, a system utility called the on-screen keyboard will help. How to enable the on-screen keyboard? We will talk about this now.

Content:

There are several ways to enable the on-screen keyboard. We will consider the most popular of them:

1. Launching the on-screen keyboard using the Run utility;
2. Launching the on-screen keyboard through the Start menu;
3. Enable on-screen keyboard using Search;
4. Launching the on-screen keyboard using the executable file
5. Starting the on-screen keyboard when the physical keyboard is not working

1 way. Launching the On-Screen Keyboard Using the Run Utility

This method is the easiest and works for any Windows operating system.

Press the keys on the keyboard at the same time Win + R .

In the opened window « Run “in the field” Open “enter the command osk.exe and press the button below” OK “.

The on-screen keyboard will open.

2 way. Launching the On-Screen Keyboard via the Start Menu Go to the item “ All programs “.

We find in it the folder “ Standard “.

Go to the folder “ Accessibility “.

Click on the item “ On-Screen Keyboard “.

The following keyboard will open.

Also in Windows 7, you can configure the launch of the on-screen keyboard with the system startup.

To do this, you need:

• Open the menu “ Start “, and go to “ Control Panel ”

• Set in View “ Large Icons “, find below “ Ease of Access Center ” and open it.

• In the next window, check the box next to the entry “ Use the on-screen keyboard ”, and below click the button “ OK ” or “ Apply ”.

The on-screen keyboard will now start with the system. If it is not currently needed, then it can be closed by clicking on the cross at the top right. But after starting the system, it will appear again.

You can disable this feature, again through “ Control Panel ” – “ Ease of Access Center “, unchecking the entry “ Use the on-screen keyboard ” and clicking the “ OK ” button.

In Windows 10:

Open “ Start “. We lower the slider on the right side of the menu almost to the very bottom and find the folder “ Accessibility “.

Open this folder and click on the item “ Screen keyboard “.

If you need to pin it to the start screen (this is the right side of the Start menu, where the icons of the programs you need most are located), then you need to click on the item “ On-Screen Keyboard ” with the right mouse button and select the item in the drop-down menu “ Pin to home screen “.

In order to pin the keyboard icon to the taskbar, you need to right-click on the item “ Screen keyboard “. Then click on the item “ Advanced ”, and in the next menu select the item “ Pin to taskbar ”.

The keyboard can now be launched from the Taskbar.

How to customize the Start menu in Windows 10

Classic Start Menu with Classic Shell

3 way. Enabling the on-screen keyboard using the “Search”

You can also launch the on-screen keyboard using the search. To do this, in the search bar, write the command osk.exe.

This is how it looks in Windows 7

And this is how it looks in Windows 10

4 way. Launching the on-screen keyboard using the executable file

The most difficult way is to launch the on-screen keyboard using the executable file osk.exe, which is located in the System32 folder. There are so many files in this folder that it will take a long time to find it. The path to it will be C:\Windows\System32\ osk.exe

But we still find it. If we often need this startup file, then we can display its shortcut on the desktop.

How to display the on-screen keyboard shortcut on the desktop

• Open the folder “ This computer ” (“Computer” or “My Computer”).

• Go to the drive folder “ C: ”

• Find the folder “ Windows ” in the list and open it

• We are looking for the folder “ System32 “, open it

• Find the file “ exe »

• Right-click on it and select “ Create Shortcut ” from the context menu

• A message pops up: “ Windows cannot create a shortcut in this folder. Put it on your desktop? “. Press the button “ YES ”

Now we have a keyboard icon on the desktop. And at any time we can turn on the on-screen keyboard.

5th way Starting the on-screen keyboard when the physical keyboard is not working

What should I do if the physical keyboard does not work and there is nothing to replace it with yet? The methods that we discussed above in this case will not work.