How to build the best keyboard in the world

Ryan Norbauer in his garage / workshop. | Photo: Taeha Kim / Norbauer & Co.

The term "endgame," among keyboard enthusiasts, is sort of a running gag. Endgame is when you finally dial in your perfect layout, case, features, switches, and keycaps, so you can stop noodling around with parts and get on with whatever it is you actually use the keyboard for - work, presumably. Then a few months later you see something shiny and start over.

In the search for endgame, most of us have to compromise somewhere - usually time or money.