What switches to get (mechanical keyboard)

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Yeah I got to try some gateron inks and they were pretty sweet

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by Knockoff I mean the copies of the existing ones.

The more specialized ones realy are another subject. Maybe a bit much for someone starting their venture into mechanical keyboards.

IIRC Razer recently started selling a keyboard with optical switches. Stuff like that is super interesting to me.

It is not like you could just lubricate switches and put o-rings onā€¦

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Iā€™d try one first, I have a realforce and canā€™t get along with it.
They are also ugly as all hell.

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speaking of optical switches have you tried the wooting one? probably my favorite linear switches right now smooth AF

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The steelseries magnet thingy ones look pretty interesting

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I tried a realforce and it wasnā€™t my thing, but then my friend came out with his hhkb pro 2 type s with the BKE domes and I really want one now lol

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yeah they are lI like the feel just for typing I really wouldnt game on a topre swtich

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Have heared about it.
If you could map key combinations to depth, that would make coding for example much nicer.

Have not had a chance to try one (yet).

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I have a varmilo capacitive switch here, and in the tester I really like it, Unfortunately they arenā€™t compatible with standard keyboard electronics, I might pick up a varmilo with them on, but I own so many keyboards at this point itā€™s hard to justify.

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Interesting, never knew they made a EC switch

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pretty sure you can code actuation depth deadzones, and what happens at certain depths of a key press. cant confirm though I have only had the pleasure of trying one not owning one.

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custom gmmk with Kailh Purples. my favorite switch of all time. tactile (not clicky) and so smooth

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Thatā€™s an article that I did for our website. We have probably 15 keyboards and a variety of the switches. It depends on what Iā€™m doing. Iā€™m a tactile guy so I have Zealio V2 67g lubed purple if Iā€™m just typing. I have the Kailh Box Navy in an Erogodox I use at work. And If Iā€™m gaming fps Iā€™m using a GK61 with Optical Brown switches EXCEPT for the keys for FPS they are Optical silver (speed switches)

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Ayyy I really like that switch, itā€™s what I use right now the most

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That is my personal favorite switch for feel. Its also the only one I actually took apart and lubed. They are in the GMMK 60%

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Mine are in a RAMA M65-B and itā€™s pretty nice for sure. Never felt like lubing mine though

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Iā€™m the traditionalist who uses a Unicomp buckling spring keyboard at home.

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They are fucking great just kinda awful for gaming

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Fortunately the only game I really play that depends on keyboard input is World of Warships, soā€¦ for that it doesnā€™t matter much. I was never much of a FPS person anyway.