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I would love to get into this hobby but I want keys that are absolutely silent. The mac keyboard of 2013 era is ideal for me.

iamevn 4y ago
Check out Matias keyboards with their quiet click switches. They're very quiet and solidly tactile.
HippoBaro 4y ago
You should look into Topre boards. They are very silent and have great tactile feeling. It’s not as quiet as a MacBook keyboard, but it’s as quiet as you’ll get I think
- nkingsy 4y ago
  Got their “low end” typeheaven used after hearing about it here. The sensitivity takes some getting used to, but it encourages hard typers like me to soften up, which is better for speed and comfort. Overall love it, totally silent
sowbug 4y ago
Silent red, a.k.a. pink switches, might be what you're looking for. The travel is a lot longer than the chiclet Mac keyboard, but you don't have to press all the way down to activate the switch.
CTDOCodebases 4y ago
I like mechanical keyboards but like you I like silence also when I’m not wearing my noise cancelling ear phones. Sound comes from the upstroke and the downstroke of the switches and echoes throughout the case. If you or anyone reading this comment would like to build a near silent board I would suggest getting some Silent Alpaca switches or U4 Silent Tactile switches with switch films applied. Make sure to use all the sound dampening mods available (foam/tape mod/polyfill etc) to deaden any echo inside the case you are using. Avoiding cases that have a lot of echo will help also. Plug the back of the stabilisers with generous amounts of Krytox 205g0 and straighten the wires. If you do the above the barely audible sound signature of the keyboard will resemble the soft pitter patter of rain.
laserlight 4y ago
Cherry MX Silent Browns are the worst I’ve ever used --- despite that non-silent browns are acceptable. I suggest that you buy a key switch tester to find which one works for you.

iamevn 4y ago

Check out Matias keyboards with their quiet click switches. They're very quiet and solidly tactile.

HippoBaro 4y ago

You should look into Topre boards. They are very silent and have great tactile feeling. It’s not as quiet as a MacBook keyboard, but it’s as quiet as you’ll get I think

nkingsy 4y ago
Got their “low end” typeheaven used after hearing about it here. The sensitivity takes some getting used to, but it encourages hard typers like me to soften up, which is better for speed and comfort. Overall love it, totally silent

sowbug 4y ago

Silent red, a.k.a. pink switches, might be what you're looking for. The travel is a lot longer than the chiclet Mac keyboard, but you don't have to press all the way down to activate the switch.

CTDOCodebases 4y ago

I like mechanical keyboards but like you I like silence also when I’m not wearing my noise cancelling ear phones. Sound comes from the upstroke and the downstroke of the switches and echoes throughout the case. If you or anyone reading this comment would like to build a near silent board I would suggest getting some Silent Alpaca switches or U4 Silent Tactile switches with switch films applied. Make sure to use all the sound dampening mods available (foam/tape mod/polyfill etc) to deaden any echo inside the case you are using. Avoiding cases that have a lot of echo will help also. Plug the back of the stabilisers with generous amounts of Krytox 205g0 and straighten the wires. If you do the above the barely audible sound signature of the keyboard will resemble the soft pitter patter of rain.

laserlight 4y ago

Cherry MX Silent Browns are the worst I’ve ever used --- despite that non-silent browns are acceptable. I suggest that you buy a key switch tester to find which one works for you.