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I'm just gonna say that as someone typing 120+wpm for years now, I hate to see high actuation force vilified like this. It's my preference and I quite enjoy the

by opan 5y ago

I'm just gonna say that as someone typing 120+wpm for years now, I hate to see high actuation force vilified like this. It's my preference and I quite enjoy the higher force needed. Fewer accidental presses, and you can even lightly drum on your keys without them activating, which is fun and relaxing. I went from cherry mx blues to cherry mx greens to kailh box navies and I love them to pieces. I find that the people who swear by very light linear switches rarely type as fast as me, take that as you will. I think they fell down a strange rabbit hole.

userbinator 5y ago
The observation comes from my personal experience that actuation force seems to be almost directly proportional to typing speed and how long it takes to get tired. Maybe those with heavier fingers and/or stronger muscles would prefer a heavier keyfeel. My fastest typing has been done on a ~40g rubber dome that actuates quite close to the top, and then has a very springy "cushion" past that (contrary to a lot of "common wisdom", they don't have to go all the way down to actuate --- that's what the "tit" on the bottom of the dome is for, and the longer and softer it is, the more cushion you get). Definitely not linear, but the bump is very subtle. As for my speed: I can sustain around 150-160 for long periods, with brief (~10 second) bursts over 200.