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When I was researching keyboards recently, I stumbled over a pro gamer (I believe) YouTuber who was quite vocal about pretty much all gear marketed as "gaming gear" is overpriced marketing bullshit. Apparently, they tested dozens of keyboards, mice, and headsets over the years. It certainly matched my impression of reading tests about products previously.
"Gamer" chairs are racecar chairs meant to keep you from sliding sideways, not being fit for long sitting sessions on a PC. Prefer a good or decent office chair. "Gamer" headsets are worse and more expensive than other headsets. Keyboards and mice are mostly marketing. etc.
Regarding input, they made a point about physical human limitations and state like sleep and caffeine intake having much more of an effect than the hardware you use.
So this article is quite old. There are keyboard switches now that activate as soon as you activate the key, and that can recognize lift and press without passing a trigger point. If you want that kind of edge, those are the top performers right now. I'd be more interested in the technology and maybe playful capabilities than the performance they add.
I'm always way too thorough when researching products before buying…