A weighted weekly score across community chatter, retail availability, and editorial mentions. Row names link to their deep dive when one has been published. Updated Jul 13, 2026.
Sub-$50 HE boards now common and most 2026 gaming keyboard launches ship Hall Effect/Rapid Trigger as baseline, per KeebFinder and PC Gamer roundups this week.
Score change: +91%Sub-$50 HE boards now common and most 2026 gaming keyboard launches ship Hall Effect/Rapid Trigger as baseline, per KeebFinder and PC Gamer roundups this week.
No new SKUs or reviews surfaced this week; Cloud V2 remains a steady catalog staple as attention shifts toward Gateron Lanes and newer linears.
Score change: flatNo new SKUs or reviews surfaced this week; Cloud V2 remains a steady catalog staple as attention shifts toward Gateron Lanes and newer linears.
Four-switch Oil King lineup (linear, silent linear, silent tactile, heavy tactile) holds flagship status in Gateron's 2026 catalog; no new SKUs announced this week.
Score change: flatFour-switch Oil King lineup (linear, silent linear, silent tactile, heavy tactile) holds flagship status in Gateron's 2026 catalog; no new SKUs announced this week.
No new SKUs since April's MX2A Dummy release; buzz keeps ceding ground to magnetic/TMR switches with little fresh MX2A-specific discussion this week.
Score change: -50%No new SKUs since April's MX2A Dummy release; buzz keeps ceding ground to magnetic/TMR switches with little fresh MX2A-specific discussion this week.
New "[IC] GMK CYL OG Extensions" interest check posted on Geekhack with a GB window of July 15-Aug 12, 2026, generating fresh keycap-community buzz.
Score change: +55%New "[IC] GMK CYL OG Extensions" interest check posted on Geekhack with a GB window of July 15-Aug 12, 2026, generating fresh keycap-community buzz.
Set remains in the post-GB fulfillment queue with no fresh updates; community focus has moved to newly opened 2026 CYL interest checks.
Score change: -16%Set remains in the post-GB fulfillment queue with no fresh updates; community focus has moved to newly opened 2026 CYL interest checks.
Overshadowed by concurrent DCS group buys - Handarbeit (closes July 19) and Mudbeam (closed July 16) - pulling DCS-profile attention elsewhere this week.
Score change: -12%Overshadowed by concurrent DCS group buys - Handarbeit (closes July 19) and Mudbeam (closed July 16) - pulling DCS-profile attention elsewhere this week.
Buyer guides this week peg 75% at roughly 42% of compact-layout preference for 2026, with rotary-knob boards cementing it as the default first custom build.
Score change: +46%Buyer guides this week peg 75% at roughly 42% of compact-layout preference for 2026, with rotary-knob boards cementing it as the default first custom build.
Coverage now frames Alice as fully mainstream ('no longer exotic') with sub-$100 budget clones saturating the category, cooling novelty-driven hobbyist discussion.
Score change: -44%Coverage now frames Alice as fully mainstream ('no longer exotic') with sub-$100 budget clones saturating the category, cooling novelty-driven hobbyist discussion.
OpenAI's first branded hardware, Codex Micro (built by Work Louder off the $199 Creator Micro 2), ships July 15, 2026; pre-launch teasers drove a discussion spike this week.
Score change: +94%OpenAI's first branded hardware, Codex Micro (built by Work Louder off the $199 Creator Micro 2), ships July 15, 2026; pre-launch teasers drove a discussion spike this week.
Mode's Summer 2026 update: Sonnet/Encore return to in-stock after preorder fulfillment, Envoy gets a final-stock notice, and the Prologue 98% is teased for late summer.
Score change: +53%Mode's Summer 2026 update: Sonnet/Encore return to in-stock after preorder fulfillment, Envoy gets a final-stock notice, and the Prologue 98% is teased for late summer.
Hosting the KeyBoy Advance group buy (Game Boy Advance-shaped 50%, closes July 22, 2026) and teasing the Paper 65 kit, continuing last week's pullback.
Score change: -15%Hosting the KeyBoy Advance group buy (Game Boy Advance-shaped 50%, closes July 22, 2026) and teasing the Paper 65 kit, continuing last week's pullback.
V6 Ultra HE Kickstarter VIP reservation window (through July 21, 2026), the new 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 dock (launched July 6), and K5 Ultra 8K keep Keychron's release cadence at a brand-defining pace.
Score change: +86%V6 Ultra HE Kickstarter VIP reservation window (through July 21, 2026), the new 14-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 dock (launched July 6), and K5 Ultra 8K keep Keychron's release cadence at a brand-defining pace.
Confirmed as Haimu's sole business agent outside mainland China this week; teased VANY Alice group buy and Mammoth V2/Promise V2 development stabilized sentiment.
Score change: -4%Confirmed as Haimu's sole business agent outside mainland China this week; teased VANY Alice group buy and Mammoth V2/Promise V2 development stabilized sentiment.
Cherry XTRFY's July 3, 2026 TMR-based K5 Pro Compact launch gave the Cherry brand a rare positive headline after months of MX2A-driven decline.
Score change: +24%Cherry XTRFY's July 3, 2026 TMR-based K5 Pro Compact launch gave the Cherry brand a rare positive headline after months of MX2A-driven decline.