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If you don't try a few switches how do you know you got the best ones for your taste? Some are clicky, some are linear, some have double clicks (both going up a
by visarga 4y ago
If you don't try a few switches how do you know you got the best ones for your taste? Some are clicky, some are linear, some have double clicks (both going up and down), some are heavy, others are light.
The caps matter too - full height, half height, flat or with a small depression in the middle, various types of plastic, with painted symbols or injection molded symbols for light transparency.
- Volundr 4y agoThis comment perfectly sums up my experience trying to get into mechanical keyboards. So many choices and no good way of trying them out to figure out what I'd actually like.
- bayindirh 4y agoBecause a) I've used IBM buckling spring keyboards and b) I've tried a lot of them on displays at shops. There were also switch samplers on display, so I was able to do side by side comparisons. My requirements were clear. Light, some feedback, not so noisy, which is squarely brown. Caps were easy. Put your fingers. Write a Hello World code, see how it feels. Is it alright? Done. I've used ~15 keyboards in my life, if not more. I know what I like and I'm looking for.
- visarga 4y agoGood for you. I ordered a switch sampler online and 2-3 keyboards until I found one that works for me. It's hard to know what you'll like unless you use it for a few days. For example I have a heavy + linear keyboard, I was originally disappointed by it but I grew into it in a few weeks. Now I love the energy I get from the rebound of the keys.