Buyer's Guide: The Best Keyboards

Here are a few things to look for when shopping for a new keyboard:

- How quiet and resistant are the keys? A noisy keyboard can be a real pain for nearby colleagues, and stiff, hard-to-press keys can be more demanding for your fingers.

- How noisy is the Space bar? The Space bar can behave differently to the rest of the keys. If you don't want a Space bar that makes that all-too-common springy clunk noise, you'll probably need to go for a fairly high-end keyboard.

- Are the keys backlit? Once you've tried it you won't go back!

- Look for a gaming keyboards if you want to set up custom macros in the driver.

- If the keyboard is wireless, look for rechargeable batteries or, better still, a removable cable.
Some models even have built-in solar panels!

With these factors in mind, here's our pick of the best mice out there right now.

Editor's Choice

Say goodbye to batteries for ever as this great keyboard is not only quiet but also solar powered! Plus, it can run for three months on one single full charge. That said, you'll probably never even manage to wear it down completely, as even the light from a desk lamp will charge it up.

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Best of the Rest

Here are a few more of our favourites.