Magnetic Switches Explained - Hall Effect vs TMR - HE Keyboards

GMMK 3 HE on Amazon (affiliate): https://locally.link/6U6E Products provided by Glorious, Nuphy BUY AN OSRTT (Open Source Response Time Tool): https://osrtt.com Magnetic switch keyboards are the new hotness - basically every new keyboard hitting the market towards the end of 2024 and now at the start of 2025 are mag-switch equipped - but why? What’s so special about these things that’s making everyone and their dog build and buy them? Well, if you’ll permit an analogy, picture a controller - Xbox or PlayStation, you decide. I’ve got this Wolverine V3 Pro here so I’ll use that. A regular mechanical keyboard switch is like the ABXY buttons and bumpers - an on/off switch. Either it’s pressed and active, or it isn’t. On, or off. These magnetic switches are more like the joysticks or triggers. They can be on a little, on a lot, and anywhere in between. Why would you want that though? Well, knowing how far the switch has been pressed down means you can do a lot of interesting things. The most common features to find on these boards relate to the actuation point - going back to the control analogy, for FPS games that use the triggers to aim and shoot, sometimes you can change how far down you have to press the trigger before the gun fires, that’s the same as these switches. How far down you have to press the W key before you start walking forward, for example. For gaming, you might find you want to just barely press them to trigger for the fastest reactions and the snappiest movement, but for typing you might want to drop it down so you have to push them most of the way down so you don’t mis-type. With a mechanical switch how far down you need to press is fixed by the metal contacts inside the switch, but with magnets you get to change that - on the fly too. Become a Youtube Member and get sponsor free videos and access to our private Discord chat: https://www.youtube.com/techteamgb/join Locally Links - Global Short Linking for Creators: https://locally.link/techteamgb Use referral code "techteamgb20" when signing up! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/techteamgb Donations: https://streamlabs.com/techteamgb OverclockersUK Affiliate link: http://techteamgb.co.uk/ocuk Discord! https://discord.gg/NxFzaWy As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, using the links below or other Amazon affiliate links here. Want a cool T-Shirt or hoodie? https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/techteamgb Private Internet Access (VPN): http://techteamgb.co.uk/PIA NordVPN: https://nordvpn.org/techteamgb HUMBLE BUNDLE: https://www.humblebundle.com/monthly?partner=techteamgb Zen Internet - My (UK) ISP: https://locally.link/b3DC WEB HOSTING: http://techteamgb.co.uk/domaincom Check out our awesome website! http://techteamgb.co.uk My Monitor - Philips EVNIA 8600 QD-OLED: https://locally.link/H33q - My PC - AMAZON AFFILIATE LINKS - 5900X on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/5900x 32GB Corsair 3000MHz on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/cors32gbrgb GBT X570 Master on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/gbtx570master RTX 2080 on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/RTX2080 H100i Pro on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/h100ipro WD 1TB NVME on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/wdbl1tb Patriot VP4100 on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/vp4100 Sabrent Rocket Q 4TB on Amazon: https://techteamgb.co.uk/rocketq4 If you are interested in contacting us, then please email: inbox@techteamgb.com and we will respond as soon as possible.