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Brown-type switches are OK, it's the blue-type keys that are problematic.
by dralley 9y ago
Brown-type switches are OK, it's the blue-type keys that are problematic.
- markatkinson 9y agoI was told my brown switches were horrendous :(
- falcolas 9y agoIt's the keys bottoming out. Add some rubber o-rings to dampen that sound.
- rhinoceraptor 9y agoThat only works for some keycap profiles, if you use DSA or SA profile then you can't really dampen them well.
- ferongr 9y agoLearning to type without bottoming out not only will mostly elliminate the noise of brown switches but also reduce the shock tranmitted to the fingers. Ever since I stopped bottoming out (except for the spacebar and pinky-operated backspace) my typing comfort went up a lot.
- wastedhours 9y agoWas once commended on my hard work since a manager could hear my constant typing on my Browns. Annoyed a lot of people in the process, of course.
- BatFastard 9y agoFunny thing about loud keyboards. A few years ago my company had a programming pit, and I could tell when ever one of my younger programmers was chatting with a friend rather than working. His typing rate would go from 20 wpm to 100 wpm. FYI I quickly abandoned the programming pit, back to quite workspaces for all!
- maccard 9y agoIn most cases, it's the keys bottoming out rather the switches. Guy in our office with a membrane keyboard who smashes the keys into oblivion is far louder than the two mechanical keyboards in the same space.
- JustSomeNobody 9y agoI have brown keys and bottoming out is definitely the noisy part.
- NTripleOne 9y agoBuy some o-rings, they really do help with the bottoming out noise. Alternatively, train yourself not to bottom out.
- daemin 9y agoAfter some coworkers complained I bought some o-rings for my brown-switch keyboard. It's much quieter although there are now other keyboards in the room that aren't quietened. Still I like the newer quietened version, so I'm considering buying some more for my home keyboard (it is an identical model).
- mmagin 9y agoYep. Kinesis Advantage plus o-rings is plenty quiet.
- nsxwolf 9y agoBy the way, I cannot type without bottoming out, and I suspect this is something many people simply cannot learn to do. My hands will just not cooperate. I use Topre switches, which are supposedly quite ideal for practicing this magical voodoo typing technique, and when pressing a key enough to activate it but not bottom out, I have about a 50-50 chance of not activating the key at all. It's not something that's ever going to get better with practice, and frankly, I'm not personally aware of any detrimental effects of my bad bottom-out typing.
- rublev 9y agoI used to work in a room with over 300 Model M's. I think I have PTSD from it. Machine gun fire from 9am til 5pm.
- teemwerk 9y agoYeah, but he's talking about the conversion kits to digitize input on a typewriter. That's next level annoying.
- QuantumGravy 9y agoWait, that's a thing? (Quickly Googling...) OMG, that's a thing. People in the office are still using old-school typewriters for certain official documents, so I expect I can get away with it. If I can't concentrate due to existing office noise, I may as well have some fun. Thanks!
- splintercell 9y agoI used to be the blue-vs-brown guy (mostly because my brown keyboard made a lot less sound that my coworker's blue), but then I tried his keyboard and let him try mine and it turned out that it wasn't about the keyboard switches, rather it was about the person using them. My blues made a lot less sound than his browns.