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Why cheap keyboards feel so mushy

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If you have ever typed on a cheap laptop and felt like your fingers were sinking into stale marshmallows, you have met the membrane switch. Instead of individual springs, a massive silicone sheet sits under the keys. You literally have to violently crush a rubber bubble against a circuit board to send a signal, resulting in a profoundly unrewarding, mushy sensation that actively discourages anyone from typing fast.

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