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I would be curious which switches they use. I just did a trial of some mechanical switches since my old trusty buckling spring keyboard was getting on my SOs ne
by bjoli 7y ago
I would be curious which switches they use. I just did a trial of some mechanical switches since my old trusty buckling spring keyboard was getting on my SOs nerves, and I just though I would get cherry MX browns and be done with. But it turns out that there are loads of nice tactile silent switches that are a lot nicer to type on than the MX browns if you want tactility. The Matias silent clicky ones are my new favourite. They provide excellent tactility at a lesser sound level than MX browns (which are borderline non-tactile IMO). I ended up buying a Mathias keyboard with higher quality keycaps.
I was also _extremely_ impressed with the new "opto-mechanical" switches by razer (who's keyboards and switches I have disliked for a long time). Probably the smoothest switches I have ever tried. MX browns are known for not binding (getting stuck or extra stiff when you press the key off center) at all, but the new razer ones were in a completely different league. They only have linear and clicky switches, which is the reason I did not buy it. I can't wait for other makers to follow them, because if they manage to make a nice tactile version of it (preferably with a lower actuation point) I will buy one of those keyboards in an instant. Hopefully there will be versions for grownups as well without all the RGB nonsense.
I don't want to be a keyboard nerd, but I always get this nice tingling feeling whenever I leave Cherry MX-land.