Keyboard Switches

martos123 · 3 Aug 2025 at 09:02

I'm looking to replace my Corsair K95 thats getting a bit rattley and looking at brands like Keychron, but there seems to be a lot of other brands of switches out there these days.

Are the colours of non-Cherry switches broadly the same in feel as their Cherry counterparts, eg. Cherry MX-Brown is similar to Gateron Brown, or are they all completely different?

martos123 · 6 Aug 2025 at 20:48

I'm looking to get a new keyboard as opposed to swapping the switches in my current one.

martos123 · 7 Aug 2025 at 06:27

Yep, it's a minefield! I'm looking for a full size keyboard that's good for work as well as gaming. I want something that's fairly quiet with resonable force as I'm a bit heavy handed when typing. Cherry Mx browns have been my go to for years now. I've tried reds and they don't give enough resistance for me.

My K95 is getting rattly especially on the space bar and feels like it's missing the odd key press.

Its difficult to choose, as apart from the mainstream brands you can't really test them anywhere.

martos123 · 7 Aug 2025 at 07:31

Thanks for the advice

martos123 · 13 Aug 2025 at 13:19

I've gone for a Keychron Q6 Max with Jupiter Banana switches. I tried the Jupiter Browns at a firends and wasnt blown away by them.

martos123 · 24 Aug 2025 at 18:48

My Q6 Max arrived yesterday and i'm really pleased with it. The Jupiter Banana switches feel great and i quite like the sound it makes when typing. Its a solid piece of kit and is very heavy. The weight reminds me of the old IBM Mainframe keyboards from back in the day (PF24!)!