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Does anyone know where I can get a switch tester from that includes all these keys? I'm in Germany. I found some but they are not for the low profile ones. I f

Does anyone know where I can get a switch tester from that includes all these keys? I'm in Germany. I found some but they are not for the low profile ones. I found this: https://keycapsss.com/switchestester/switch-tester/174/kailh-choc-switch-tester-12-switches-low-profile?action=notify&number=KC10134 https://keycapsss.com/switchestester/switch-tester/174/kailh... but it's sold out.

gorbachev 3y ago
You won't find a switch tester for all choc switches, because there are way too many to fit in normal size switch testers. SplitKB's product page lists 15, and that's not the entire product line: https://splitkb.com/products/kailh-low-profile-choc-switches https://splitkb.com/products/kailh-low-profile-choc-switches
- lars_francke 3y ago
  I only need the four that are available for the Glove80 and they seem to be available from splitkb, excellent. Thank you!
verinus 3y ago
a sidenote: I did use a switchtester a friend lent me and thought I had found my favorite switch only to realize, that typing on a switch-tester is vastly different to typing an actual keyboard. :(
- lars_francke 3y ago
  Thanks for the heads-up, I'll keep that in mind. I've typed the last 20 years on the same keyboard and all those "clicky", "linear" etc. things don't mean much to me so I hope to benefit by just testing those different styles to get a feel for it
  - layer8 3y ago
    You can get a basic impression of what the differences are, but I agree with the GP that it won't really tell you how typing on an entire keyboard with those switches will feel.
robjwells 3y ago
KPrepublic have a tester that includes all four of the Glove80 switches (Brown, White, Red, Red Pro) [0] and also a cheaper one that excludes the Red Pro [1]. (I ordered the cheaper one after reading the review.) [0] https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/kailh-choc-switch-tester-acrylic-base-14-low-profile-switch-rgb-for-mechanical-keyboard-pink-jade-navy-crystal-red-pro-silver-orange?_pos=1&_sid=7d6aa8238&_ss=r https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/kailh-choc-switch-test... [1] https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/acrylic-switch-tester-2x3-kailh-choc-low-switch-brown-white-red-dark-yellow-blue-orange-smd-rgb?_pos=3&_sid=7d6aa8238&_ss=r https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/acrylic-switch-tester-...

gorbachev 3y ago

You won't find a switch tester for all choc switches, because there are way too many to fit in normal size switch testers. SplitKB's product page lists 15, and that's not the entire product line: https://splitkb.com/products/kailh-low-profile-choc-switches https://splitkb.com/products/kailh-low-profile-choc-switches

lars_francke 3y ago
I only need the four that are available for the Glove80 and they seem to be available from splitkb, excellent. Thank you!

verinus 3y ago

a sidenote: I did use a switchtester a friend lent me and thought I had found my favorite switch only to realize, that typing on a switch-tester is vastly different to typing an actual keyboard. :(

lars_francke 3y ago
Thanks for the heads-up, I'll keep that in mind. I've typed the last 20 years on the same keyboard and all those "clicky", "linear" etc. things don't mean much to me so I hope to benefit by just testing those different styles to get a feel for it
- layer8 3y ago
  You can get a basic impression of what the differences are, but I agree with the GP that it won't really tell you how typing on an entire keyboard with those switches will feel.

robjwells 3y ago

KPrepublic have a tester that includes all four of the Glove80 switches (Brown, White, Red, Red Pro) [0] and also a cheaper one that excludes the Red Pro [1]. (I ordered the cheaper one after reading the review.) [0] https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/kailh-choc-switch-tester-acrylic-base-14-low-profile-switch-rgb-for-mechanical-keyboard-pink-jade-navy-crystal-red-pro-silver-orange?_pos=1&_sid=7d6aa8238&_ss=r https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/kailh-choc-switch-test... [1] https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/acrylic-switch-tester-2x3-kailh-choc-low-switch-brown-white-red-dark-yellow-blue-orange-smd-rgb?_pos=3&_sid=7d6aa8238&_ss=r https://kprepublic.com/en-gb/products/acrylic-switch-tester-...