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Silent 100% Board (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by iconic_admin@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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So I need some recommendations. I have two 75% boards with gatearon reds and cherry mx blues. I really like these keyboards, but they are obviously not quiet. My issue arises because my desk shares a wall with my daughter’s bedroom, so while she is napping or asleep I am stuck using a Logitech G213. The G213 is much quieter but not as fun.

So my humble request is this: can anyone recommend a 100% (or any percent that has all the keys in smaller form factor) that is as close to absolutely silent as possible? I would prefer a good tactile feel but it’s not required and I’m looking into magnetic switches because those look cool too. I like that you can program them to behave like analog inputs. Also I’m on Ubuntu Linux (fuck you Microsoft) if that is important.

Thanks in advance if you have any ideas for me.

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[–] CreateProblems@corndog.social 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

For my in-office keyboard I have Gazzew Boba U4 silent tactile switches. I'm very happy with them. I saw some advice that said not to lube them, which I gladly took to save myself the effort lol. I've been using them at work for 2.5 years now. And my coworker who (politely) complained about my keyboard being too loud before has not complained about this one 🙂

I use them on a Keychron K-series keyboard that originally came with brown switches. I did also upgrade the stabilizers on this one, my space bar was too loud.

I will say that I prefer my Keychron Q5 that I have at home. It was more expensive than the K-series, but it has better build quality. I haven't had to do any mods (the stabilizers it shipped with haven't bothered me) and I prefer the metal body of the keyboard.

[–] sic_semper_tyrannis@lemmy.today 1 points 3 weeks ago

I started with Zeal Zilent V2s and then went to the Boba U4s. Both are fantastic but the U4 steps it up a notch. Incredibly silent with a bump immediately first thing.