N-Key Rollover, Anti-Ghosting, and Other Keyboard Features Explained

When you shop for a keyboard—especially a nice, high-end one —you probably see features on the box like N-Key Rollover or Anti-Ghosting. But what

October 8, 2014 · 1 min · 52 words · Holly Lee

But what do those mean, and do they matter?

Linus from Techquickie breaks it down for us.

Anti-ghostingusuallymeans some sort of 3-key rollover, often on gaming keys like WASD.

If you’re curious what your current keyboard can handle, you might try out Microsoft’s rollover demonstrationhere.

So how important are these features, really?