Keyboards of The Verge
From the strictly utilitarian to the ergonomic to the obsessive, these are the keyboards we use every day.
by Verge Staff and Nathan EdwardsOct 31, 2026, 7:30 PM UTC
What is a keyboard if not the original brain-computer interface? You can tap on a touchscreen or talk to the computer, but if your work involves getting information out of your head and into the computer, you’re probably spending a lot of time using a keyboard.
We’ve written about many keyboards over the years, from the legendary Optimus Maximus to the ultra-luxe Seneca to even stranger fare. But I wanted to know what my coworkers actually use. As I’d hoped, there’s a wide range. Some of us are strictly utilitarian, optimizing for ergonomics or functionality. Others obsess over every detail of feel, sound, layout, and looks. Still others — maybe the most enlightened — just use whatever’s in front of them.
NuPhy came up a lot. So did Keychron. The Apple Magic Keyboard has its stalwarts. The Kinesis Freestyle split is surprisingly well represented. And there are other, odder entries.
These are the keyboards of The Verge.
Jay Peters, senior reporter
I currently use the Kinesis Freestyle Pro, and I’ve used it for so long that I’ve forgotten when I first got it. In the late 2010s, I had wrist pain that led me to try a lot of ergonomic keyboards so I could keep using computers. The Freestyle Pro — with its optional tenting add-ons that give the keyboard a significant angle and the palm rest accessories — just feels the best under my hands. If this keyboard broke, I’d buy another one the same day.
Kallie Plagge, senior copy editor
For work, I use a simple Keychron K2. But for my gaming PC, I use the Logitech G713 wired mechanical keyboard — the one that comes with the cloud wrist rest. Did I mostly buy it for the wrist rest? Perhaps. But I do love the tenkeyless layout. My previous gaming keyboard had a number pad and two rows of programmable keys, which was cool, but I mostly used the number pad to type the alt code for em dashes. The G713, on the other hand, meets my gaming requirements without taking up half my desk. I’m not playing anything competitive on my PC that requires adjustable actuation points, so the GX red linear switches do the trick. (And they’re the right amount of clicky, unlike the overly loud ones on my K2.) So yeah, maybe I bought it for the sleek all-white look and the cute wrist rest, but it’s also a great keyboard, too.
Danielle Steussy, product manager
I’m using Apple’s Magic Keyboard with the numeric keypad. Some version of Apple’s keyboard has been on my desk for over 20 years, starting with the Apple A1048 that came with my first Mac in college. I loved that keyboard (the sound of my fingertips hitting the keys — swoon!) and I wore it down to the point of keys falling off. Since then, I’ve stuck with Apple’s wireless keyboards. Honestly, it’s a pretty keyboard, but otherwise unremarkable, and blends in with my desk setup (which also is kind of the point, right?). My biggest complaints are that the key legends wear off faster than I’d like and the Bluetooth connection isn’t totally reliable. It’s not my favorite Apple product (by far), but after two decades of muscle memory, I’m not switching anytime soon.
David Pierce, editor at large
I really want to be a mechanical keyboard guy. I love typing on mechanical keyboards! I love the clackiness, the way they look on my desk, the huge personality upgrade that comes with them. But then I start typing notes during a call, and someone goes, “Sorry, what’s that noise in the background?” and I bail on my mechanical keyboard. I used Logitech’s MX Keys S for the last few years, and love that keyboard, but recently replaced it with an Apple Magic Keyboard (black keys, number pad) because I got tired of typing my 1Password password all the time. I bought a $200 keyboard for the Touch ID button. Ugh.
Jacob Kastrenakes, executive editor
My keyboard is probably the single dumbest thing I have ever spent money on, but it brings me joy every time I look at it. The setup matches a Boop Redux case with the GMK Dots keycaps and Silent Bluish White (V2) switches. I didn’t so much want to get deep into the mechanical keyboard hobby as I wanted to have this exact keyboard after I saw images of the Dots keycaps on the (original) Boop case floating around in around 2022. It looks cool, right? (Right?) From a practical standpoint, this is fully a downgrade from the Apple Magic Keyboard I was using before: It’s bigger and louder, with fewer keys, and I probably type a bit slower on it, too, owing to the longer key strokes. It’s also a few hundred dollars more expensive. But you know what? I think it looks really cool.
Antonio G. Di Benedetto, laptop reviewer
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