Originally Posted by
Schiphol
I can tell you why I used to buy expensive keyboards. For me, it was macro keys- I typically had a keyboard with from 12–18 macro keys on the left, which I had set up so I could trigger any ability on any of my WoW characters using just my left hand. Honestly, without that, I would not have been as good a player.
Other than that, some of the higher-end mechanical keyboards have a nice feel. Once you get used to one, it’s hard to go back to a $10 Dell keyboard. They also tend to have very high durability, and other friendly to have features like RGB backlighting and even custom keys.