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I find it a bit ironic that after complaining that Apple keyboards have lost all of their "sound" and "force", he goes out and buys a keyboard with Cherry MX Re
by alfredxing 10y ago
I find it a bit ironic that after complaining that Apple keyboards have lost all of their "sound" and "force", he goes out and buys a keyboard with Cherry MX Red switches, which have no tactility, no feedback, and very low actuation force.
- Svenstaro 10y agoHave you ever used a keyboard with Cherry MX Reds? It's actually great fun and certainly has that mechanic feel to it.
- alfredxing 10y agoYup, I've tried most of the common switches, but ended up getting blues. Obviously it depends on personal preference, but I'm just saying that if you want a tactile, clicky keyboard, reds are usually not your first pick.
- type0 10y agoI tried reds and its worse than chiclet or butterfly keys, a lot of mistyping. I bet it's good for games though. Blues are annoying, the browns are the sweet spot.
- nagvx 10y agoYou have a point, but it would be rather jarring to go straight from the light touch of a scissor/butterfly switch to the rigidity of an MX Green or a buckling spring. MX Reds and Browns can be a happy compromise.
- majewsky 10y agoAgreed. When I got my first mechanical keyboard, I explicitly avoided the Reds and Browns because I feared they might not be tactile enough. (I'm currently using Clears.) However, a colleague got a Cherry model with Browns, so I could try them out, and they seemed reasonably pleasant. (Haven't used them longer than a minute, though.)
- smonff 10y agoHe will soon understand and fill his place with keyboards.
- arvinsim 10y agoHe is very new to this mechanical keyboard thing. He can be forgiven that he is not familiar with the different types on that account.