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  3. Test Bench 1.4
  1. Table of Contents
  2. Intro
  3. What's Changed?
  4. New Tests
    1. Adjustable Input Granularity
    2. Switches - Output Type
  5. Let Us Know What You Think
  6. Completed Updates
  7. Planned Updates
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Test Bench 1.4
Changelog

Updated

See our previous 1.3.1 changelog.

Our 1.4 Test Bench update focuses on evaluating adjustable and analog keyboards, including those that use Hall effect or optical analog switches and emerging technologies like tunnel magnetoresistance (TMR) and inductive sensing. We've introduced new tests to better compare these keyboards with each other and with traditional mechanical or non-mechanical models.

For a deeper dive into the investigations that prompted these changes, see our accompanying R&D article.

What's Changed?

We've added a new test group and a single test to an existing test group.

Test GroupDescription
Adjustable Input GranularityThis new test group evaluates how well a keyboard detects input through the entire keystroke.
SwitchesWe've added a new Output Type test, which replaces our existing Analog test.

New Tests

Adjustable Input Granularity

This new test group adds an Input Granularity and, if supported, an Analog Output graph. It also features several measurements, including deadzones for the top and bottom of key travel, a detection ratio that represents how much of the entire keystroke a keyboard can detect, and the keyboard's minimum step distance.

A screenshot showing the structure of the new Adjustable Input Granularity test box from our Wooting 60HE review.
Results for the Wooting 60HE.
A screenshot showing the layout of the new Adjustable Input Granularity test box from our review of the NuPhy Air60HE.
Results for the NuPhy Air60 HE.

Note that in the photos above, the Wooting 60HE includes both Input Granularity and Analog Output graphs because it supports true analog output. In contrast, the NuPhy Air60 HE lacks the Analog Output graph, as it doesn't support true analog functionality.

Below, you'll find close-up examples of both graphs. Hovering over a data point on the Input Granularity graph reveals the relationship between true switch displacement and the user-defined software setpoint. The Analog Output graph shows how a switch's true displacement corresponds to our analog samples, expressed as a percentage of the total keystroke travel.

Input linearity graph, showing outstanding results for the Wooting 60HE
Close-up Input Granularity graph for the Wooting 60HE.
Analog Output graph, showing outstanding results for the Wooting 60HE
Close-up Analog Output graph for the Wooting 60HE.

Switches - Output Type

Our new Output Type test in the Switches test group identifies whether a keyboard has non-adjustable, adjustable, or analog output. This replaces our Analog test introduced in Test Bench 1.3.1, which grouped adjustable and analog keyboards together. The new test offers a more nuanced, accurate classification.

Our old Analog test, showing a Yes result on our previous Test Bench 1.3.1 in the review for the GLORIOUS GMMK 3 PRO HE.
Our previous Analog test on Test Bench 1.3.1, from our review of the GLORIOUS GMMK 3 PRO HE.
Our new Output Type test on Test Bench 1.4, showing an Analog result from our review of the Lemokey P1 HE.
The new Output Type test, from our review of the Lemokey P1 HE.

Most keyboards, such as conventional mechanical models, have non-adjustable input. While many adjustable keyboards are marketed as, or commonly referred to as, analog keyboards, true analog output remains relatively rare.

Let Us Know What You Think

Your feedback is instrumental in making improvements to our testing. If you have comments, questions, or suggestions about this or any future updates, reach out to us below in the comments section, on our Discord server, or email us at feedback@rtings.com.

21 Keyboards Updated So Far

We are retesting popular models first. So far, the test results for the following models have been converted to the new testing methodology. However, the text might be inconsistent with the new results.

73 Keyboards Planned To Be Updated

We are also planning to retest the following products over the course of the next few weeks: