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This is a nice introduction and the link at the bottom provides some good depth for people looking to go a bit further. As an enthusiast who has built many key
by bikingbismuth 5y ago
This is a nice introduction and the link at the bottom provides some good depth for people looking to go a bit further.
As an enthusiast who has built many keyboards, I wish the public could get easier access to more "boutique" switches. Gateron yellow (linear), Box Jade (clicky), and Zilent 67s (tactile) are amazing, but you pretty much have to be ready to build your own deck to use them.
- tomtheelder 5y agoIt's really weird that Gateron Yellows aren't in more mass market boards. Even when Gateron switches are used it's nearly always Reds, despite the Yellows generally being much preferred as far as I can tell.
- sascha_sl 5y agoPeople who are not too far into keyboards often have a vendetta against actuation force before they give heavier switches a week or two. You can see this in the video LTT did on blind switch tests, they picked the most mainstream (including MX browns in the tactile category, considered garbage by most of the community) switches because they were familiar.
- sascha_sl 5y agoHotswap makes it easier than ever, If you just want a platform to try different switches a board from the GK series works fine too. Fully assembled board for less than a $100 is totally possible. Also, try Boba U4s, beats out Zilents at half the price, use the lower weight variants for more pronounced tactility.