I test mechanical keyboards for a living — my 13 favorite Cyber Monday keyboard deals

In our Lemokey X1 review, we awarded this budget gaming board a 4-star score, summing up with "the Lemokey X1 surpasses (most) expectations". And it really does. This thing offers a lot of performance for gamers on a tight budget. And it just dropped to $20! Lemokey is Keychron's gaming subdivision, so even though the X1 is cheap, you're in Keychron's safe hands.

"Powerful dragon, small price" is how we summed up this board in our Redragon K673 Pro review. If you want a nice-typing and solid gaming keyboard on a tight budget, you can do a hell of a lot worse than this!

The Gamakay LK75 is another board that I didn't review personally, but loved so much (and was so jealous of) that once my colleague Nikita had finished reviewing it, I took it home and added it to my personal collection. This keyboard is a regular feature on my desk, and I love its silent switches and super cute keycaps! At $58, it's a bargain.

The latest version of the K2 entry-level mid-range keyboard, the K2 V3 is a no-frills mechanical keyboard that offers a strong blend of type feel, performance and affordability. My first mechanical board was a K2, so this holds a sentimental place in my heart!

"A magnetic masterpiece" is what I called this board in my Keychron K2 HE review. If you need an ultimate all-rounder capable of all-day productivity followed by all-night intensive competitive gaming, this is the best keyboard you can buy.

This is the keyboard I'm currently testing! It's the successor to the original Lofree Flow, which I summed up as "beautiful but flawed." The Flow2 fixes some of the key flaws, with VIA customization being a biggie, and also offers a beautiful typing experience.

My favorite NuPhy board, the NuPhy Halo75 V2 hasn't left my desk since I reviewed it. It's in front of me right now. It's my perfect keyboard — poppy sound, beautiful looks and exquisite type feel thanks to the gasket mount and NuPhy's mSA profile keycaps.

In our Wobkey Rainy 75 Pro review, we awarded a 4.5-star score, recognizing that this was a keyboard aimed at audiophiles. This thing sounds unbelievably good and is well worth the spend, especially at this deal price.

Ah, the famous Meletrix Boog75, a notoriously good-looking and great-sounding board that earned itself 4 stars in our review. This is a magnetic gaming keyboard, but even by those standards it's usually quite pricey. Well, not with this deal! $125 is a decent price for such a high performance and high quality deck.

I reviewed the Logitech MX Mechanical Mini, and it's a great keyboard. It's a joy to type on, it's compact so easy to commute with, and its understated looks fit well into an office environment. My main gripe was its price, which felt pretty steep for a non-hot-swappable board. Well, now it's on sale. If you need a new workhorse for productivity, you'll find a lot to love about this deck.

The Razer BlackWidow V4 was the brand's first hot-swappable gaming keyboard, and earned itself a 4.5-star score in our review. It's pricey, but a lot more palatable with this deal.

The Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro is the Pro variant of the model above. And we also loved this board, awarding a 4-star score on account of its excellent gaming performance, lovely keycaps and OLED display.

We awarded the SteelSeries Apex Pro a 4-star score in our review, summing it up by saying that it gives you virtually everything you could ever want from a gaming keyboard.