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I think that it’s not really possible to conclude anything from the force charts. Switch feel is so much more than amount of resistance spring has. I’ve been te
by szastamasta 4y ago
I think that it’s not really possible to conclude anything from the force charts. Switch feel is so much more than amount of resistance spring has. I’ve been testing switches that should be very similar according to charts, yet they felt totally different.
I think there are plenty factors at play here. Spring resistance, wobbliness of the switch, activation distance, feel of the tactile bump/click…
Recently I've been using Otemu brown, violet, and orange and Gateron browns. All should be quite similar, yet in the end they feel totally diferent. I love Otemu oranges and dislike brown and violet. Gateron browns feel very good, but a bit wobbly for my taste.
I have tested more than 20 switch types, and most of my guesses based on someone else opinion or specification were usually wrong. The only thing I know is that I want tactile switches, with rather low activation force. Except of that, I have no idea if I'll like the switch or not.
I like the way that author approaches this, but I'm not sure we can conclude anything from a scientific approach here. Switches are just like art or music. Sometimes you like a song you think you should hate. Yet it makes something to you and you just can't stop listening ;)
- layer8 4y agoWhat’s worse, you need to swap the switches for the whole keyboard (or at least a significant portion) to effectively test them. Just getting single sample switches doesn’t really tell you how a whole keyboard of them will feel.