It totally depends on the switches used. That is mentioned in the article, but he is focussing too much on the sound to make that stick. Yes, MX-Blue are quite

It totally depends on the switches used. That is mentioned in the article, but he is focussing too much on the sound to make that stick. Yes, MX-Blue are quite loud. The mentioned MX-Brown are louder than a normal keyboard as well, but even they are not really loud. Then come MX-Black, who have no click sound at all, and should not be loud at all. There are some alternatives, the old MX-Crystal (?), or MX-Green and Red, and I'm only talking about Cherry. The author mentioned sour fingers, he probably should get a keyboard with switches that need less force (with the MX-Brown he should already have on, if I'm not mistaken). Mechanical keyboards are no hipster-device for YOLO-sound (wow, that hurts to write, and it hurt to read). They are the better tool for a job, if you write much. It's a bit sad to see the article misrepresenting that, even though it is nice to see them appreciated. Tip: If you want to try a mechanical keyboard without fluff and hype price, look into the basic cherry lines, G80-3000 especially. They have the same switches and cost the half.