Mechanical keyboard for throttle and brake, good or not?

[abasstreppas]

I'm using keyboard for most of the inputs in the game, except steering and shifting. What I wonder is it worth to invest in a mechanical keyboard to get better response for throttle and braking? Are there any users here that use a mechanical keyboard for the game and what's your thoughts about it?

[plykkegaard]

Using an Razor Blackwidow V3 wireless with Green Mechanical Switches (Clicky) - yellow is linear smooth switches
For the gaming rig the cable is attached, Ican switch to wireless for secondary PC (2,4 Ghz dongle) or Laptop for work (bluetooth)

Please note the key is a bit audible when in use

[Bandit & The Snowman]

If your current keyboard is still in good shape, there’s no reason to get a new one, mechanical or not.
If you’re looking to replace it anyway, however, there’s potentially a lot to say, but I’ll keep it brief.
Since you don’t steer with the keyboard, one of the biggest advantages of a mechanical keyboard is irrelevant: precision, especially with many key presses in quick succession. You don’t need to mash the throttle and brake keys, since you’re not playing a racing game.

Another advantage of mechanical keyboards is durability, and the lack of any degradation of haptics. Rubber dome keys (which is what you most likely have) have some wear over time which can make them feel “dull” and the key press less accentuated.
There are lots and lots of different mechanical key switches for every taste.
Linear: just a spring that you compress
Clicky: with a detent-like resistance before the compression
Spring: soft or hard
The latest in keyboards is Hall effect switches. They sense a magnet moving through an electrical field and thus allow for extra precision as well as adjustment of some parameters. They’re extra low-wear and… completely over the top if you do no other gaming than trucking. Shooter players, for example, like them.
In theory, you could use Hall effect switches to emulate a joystick since they’re essentially analog sensors. I think there’s at least one keyboard that has this implemented. But I’m not sure if the game needs to support this.

Bottom line: Read the first paragraph again xD

[rookie_one]

If purely for response : the answer is not really, response will stay the same between membrane, memchanical and mechanical keyboards.

Mechanical keyboard have the advantage of switches, which are longer lasting.

That said, if you want something solid, you can check unicomp, they are technically memcahnical keyboard with a buckling spring mechanism, but anyone who once worked with a IBM Model M (which used that mechanism) can attest : these keyboard are hard to destroy at all