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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by TankieTanuki@hexbear.net to c/chat@hexbear.net

Plus it has a rainbow backlight that makes it gay! hexbear-gay-pride

I had been using a membrane keyboard that was so worn out sometimes I had to press a key twice. Now the keys glide effortlessly. faded

It's just like playing the piano; speed comes from reducing tension in the fingers to allow the tiniest muscle impulse possible to accomplish the required motion, and having sticky keys makes things much more difficult because it raises the the key's "activation energy" (chemists' terminology).

My only disappointment is that I was hoping for even snappier keys. I once used a mechanical keyboard that was as loud as a typewriter. Apparently there are a whole variety of switches out there---again like a piano in that you can tune the "action" to your preference. It says I have "Outemu Brown" switches for whatever that's worth. Any switch stans out there? What are my options?

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[-] BennyHill500@hexbear.net 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Switch stan here, since you want snappy switches i would almost rule out Linear ones, that leaves Clicky switches and Tactile switches.

For clickies there are the Kailh Box White (light spring, light click), Jade (light spring, heavy click) and Navy (heavy spring, heavy click). Dont listen to anyone recommending Cherry MX blue switches, the Kailh box switches are way better.

Your Outemu Browns are tactile switches, with the different brands of "brown" always being light spring switches with very light tactile bump that is in the middle of the keystroke.

With tactiles it gets the most complicated because while Linears just vary in sound, weight, and smoothness (mostly at least), Clickies, add the heaviness of the click itself into the mix but generally all have the click in the middle of the keystroke, while with Tactiles the position of the Tactile bump varies a lot between different Switches and will alter the feel of the switch a lot.

Since you want more snappiness id look for either a tactile with a larger bump that is further up at the beginning of the keystroke (maybe a stronger spring, but a strong spring can also cause the bump to be less noticeable) like the boba u4t, or a clicky switch like the Kailh box jade or navy switch.

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I never liked linear switches, I always wanted them since it's better for gaming but I couldn't get over the mistakes I was making with typing. Then I got a wooting which has Lekker switches and those still feel good for typing, not as good as tactile but still good while also having the benefits of linear (and full analog control on every key). I won't use anything else ever again, they are damn good keyboards.

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