Thanks JamieH, are they any good compared to the Cherry switches?
To put it simply, Cherry switches are better in my personal opinion. I have used quite a few different Cherry, ALPS, Gateron and Outemu switches over the years (use Outemu Blacks at work at the moment) and the Logitech Romer-G switch is closer to a rubber dome than a mechanical.
Does that mean I think it's a bad switch? No.
Romer-G
Pros:
- Nice and even lighting with no backlight bleed due to how the switch and key-caps are manufactured.
- Quite quiet, similar to the sound level of a rubber dome.
- Very little wobble on the key-caps when pressing.
- Seem to be durable.
Cons:
- Pretty much no aftermarket for replacement key-caps compared to Cherry compatible stems.
- Quite a bit more 'mushy' than a Cherry or similar mechanical switch.
- Not a big fan of the LGS software Logitech make nowadays.
If I had to rate in order it would be Cherry, Outemu, ALPS, Romer-G then Gateron.
Like Biz.Kid09 said, unless you go down the custom rabbit hole and lube and O-ring the switch stems and choose the right tactile or linear switch, you won't find many off the shelf quiet keyboard options. One of the only exceptions I know would be something like the following:
My basket at Overclockers UK: Total: £159.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)
Best bet is to try a 'certain store' which normally has Logitech keyboards out on display where you can try the switches out beforehand.