I have a Keychrom K7 Pro with brown switches. I like the low profile keycaps and QMK has become a necessity. I am curious about red and blue switches. I understand the difference between all the switches and have keycap testers, which include many others, but I’ve not had the chance to type on all three.

I’m primarily concerned with how the feel of the switches you use contribute to your typing quality and overall experience. It would be great if you have any input spanning multiple switches.

P.S. I know there are keyboard subs, but I asked the question here as they are not as active

  • HeroHelck@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    17 days ago

    Well, I gotta admit I am kinda of a freak when it comes to switch tastes. I love it to be loud, obnoxiously loud, with a huge accutation force. I have generally bounced between Box Jades/Navys and Kaliah Burnt Oranges, I really want my typing to be a sensual experience, feeling and hearing each keystroke. Since I do not do much high APM gaming, the extra force required never feels like it gets in the way; most others tell me they emphatically do not feel the same. So this is very much a bit of unusual take, and I do not know how relevant it will be for you.

  • st3ph3n@midwest.socialEnglish
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    17 days ago

    I have that 8bitdo C64-styled keyboard. It has kailh box white v2 switches and aspherical keycaps, and I love that combination. Just feels right to my fingers and sounds great too.

  • hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org
    3·
    16 days ago

    i just use a membrane keyboard, it’s a pretty good one from 1998 i got from the garbage can in pristine condition. (“sejin skr-2233e”) i don’t think i can ever get something similar to this, so i’m seeking replacements.

  • monovergent@lemmy.ml
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    17 days ago

    Kemove K87 with Red switches and o-rings at work. Keeps noise down and the tenkeyless layout is a nice compromise between desk space and functionality. Might switch it out for an ikbc tenkeyless with Cherry MX Silent Red switches that I got for cheap once. That I purchased to see if something without o-rings would feel better, but I’ll have to fix a couple broken switches first.

    At home, a no-name tenkeyless with blue switches because that was what was on discount and I didn’t mind the clicking. Before that, I used a Monoprice full-size with brown switches and o-rings to keep the loud pinging down. Miss the feel of the brown switches, but not how much space it took on my desk.

    I originally worried that my typing accuracy would suffer on the reds due to the lack of tactile bump, but I’m growing to prefer it since I don’t find myself making more typos, while the low actuation force makes long typing sessions more comfortable. Haven’t looked at more niche low-profile, etc. options though, can’t quite convince myself to drop more than $50 on a keyboard.