Mechanical Keyboards: Should You Switch?

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Mechanical Keyboards: Should You Switch? Tired of typing on a boring, mushy membrane keyboard? One editor made the switch to a mechanical keyboard a month ago, and hasn't looked back. - Patrick Miller, PCWorld Share: Consumer Alerts Meet Amazon's Four New Kindles Amazon Kindle Fire First Impressions: Solid but Limited Cool New Google Maps Feature Lets You 'Helicopter' Preview Routes Google Tries its Hand at Beer Amazon's Kindle Fire Tablet vs. the Competition: Spec Showdown Walmart and T-Mobile to Sell No-Contract $30 Mobile Phone Plans With "Unlimited" 4G Data Mozilla Firefox 7 Seekers Warned To Beware of Bogus Website Global Crackdown on Online Peddlers Nets $6.3 Million in Drugs Get More Tips Online Consumer Advice and News PC World Tips and How-To How to Set Up Your Network for PCs and Macs Here's how you can get your Windows 7 PC to to play nicely on a network that also has Macs. Keep reading. 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XPS 8300 Mid-Tower Desktop Price: $699.99 No User Ratings Yet Be the first to review Studio XPS 9100 Mid-Tower Desktop Price: $1099.99 No User Ratings Yet Be the first to review Browse more Best Prices on Desktops, Monitors, Printers, Laptops Top News on PCWorld.com Apple's iPhone Event: 5 Things to Watch For A new pitchman, possible new alliances, new roles for existing products, and a farewell to a classic -- keep your eyes on the stage for these on Tuesday. Share: Four Netflix Alternatives Tested Do recent changes to Netflix's services make you angry? We tested Netflix against four solid alternatives to see whether switching video providers is worth it. Share: Top Reviews on PCWorld.com Four Netflix Alternatives Tested Do recent changes to Netflix's services make you angry? We tested Netflix against four solid alternatives to see whether switching video providers is worth it. 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