What is your favourite switches?

Nevakonaza · 2 Jul 2021 at 09:14

So I'm curious, what's your guys favourite switches and why?
Are you one that has mixed switches for certain keys?

I eventually want to get me a mechanical with replaceable switches, kinda leaning towards the cherry blues and they have a nice resistance and subtle click.
But I've not experienced any other keys other than cherry's,so I'm very courius.

HeatSink · 10 Jul 2021 at 21:55

I prefer linear switches myself (red, silver). My recommendation is to buy a switch tester and try the common switch types for yourself. One can be had for around £15. Worth it IMO.

baldmonk · 12 Jul 2021 at 13:47

linear red

HazardO · 14 Jul 2021 at 10:20

cherry blacks

Rroff · 15 Jul 2021 at 01:56

Personally Cherry Blacks - they just work the best for me.

While it will be subjective for everyone I've generally found blues or browns tend to suit people who play games with a very deliberate kind of approach while reds and blacks suit people with a more reactive kind of approach.

jonneymendoza · 15 Jul 2021 at 09:11

Rroff said:
Personally Cherry Blacks - they just work the best for me.

While it will be subjective for everyone I've generally found blues or browns tend to suit people who play games with a very deliberate kind of approach while reds and blacks suit people with a more reactive kind of approach.

Blue switches are bad! hate those

alec · 15 Jul 2021 at 09:38

Tried Red, tried Black, settled on Brown.

Florian Kuch · 15 Jul 2021 at 16:12

Used to be a sucker for tactiles, browns are a safe choice, blue or greens if you like the clack. I then switched to linears, found red too easy to press and blacks too hard, so I tried Nature Whites (inbetween reds and blacks, and actuation changes the more you press it) which turned out to be my favourites, however they kept failing on me many times, outputting letters multiple times and whatnot. I then hesitantly switched to Gateron Yellows and never looked back (they are the Gateron equivalent, or at least the closest you can get to nature whites). My friends who tried my keyboard have since switched to them, as the 50g actuation force is actually decent for typing and amazing for gaming, but that's all subjective ofc.

TheRandomGuy7 · 17 Jul 2021 at 12:06

Browns all the way. Reds are too mushy for perfect typing but good if you only use your keyboard for playing esports I guess. Blues are lovely but the noise is just obnoxious and too forced (don't get me wrong I still love them).

Tute · 19 Jul 2021 at 00:33

Browns for me. I like the Cherry MX Browns, the Gateron Browns and the Glorious Holy Pandas.

I do love a good blue or even an IBM buckling spring if i'm doing a lot of typing though.

prjwebb · 19 Jul 2021 at 22:04

I'm using Durock L1 Creamy Yellows atm. Pretty light linears, but not quite as light as Reds. Lubed with Krytox 205g0 plus filmed.

Have some Tecsee Neapolitan tactiles on the way to try out but my experience with tactiles isn't the best. But then, that's scratchy Cherry MX browns so maybe I'll prefer these.

Nick1881 · 27 Jul 2021 at 19:48

I got a load of different switches to try, decided that I hated clicky ones straight away, soon realised that I was unlikely to be able to live with the tactile bump so it had to be linear.

I did a lot of blind testing of the linear switches and settled on the Tealios V2, once lubed and filmed they are incredible.

Next build I'm taking a risk and bought Aqua Kings, if these don't work out then I will try Gateron black inks.

Inferno99 · 28 Jul 2021 at 18:11

HHKBs with Topre switches at the office and home.
Gateron Clear 35g linears with Zealencios on the gaming PC.
Also have buckling springs, and many other Cherry type switches but the above are my favourites.

kingy10 · 3 Aug 2021 at 01:17

Browns or Blues

Sayso · 7 Sep 2021 at 07:47

In my rotation at the moment I'm using Durock L7s for gaming and Bubagums for work.
I have just bought some T1 pom for my next build.
To be honest I've used about 10 different types and I'm still deciding on my faves, I seem to leaning towards linear switches.

Rroff · 7 Sep 2021 at 08:10

Inferno99 said:
HHKBs with Topre switches at the office and home.
Gateron Clear 35g linears with Zealencios on the gaming PC.
Also have buckling springs, and many other Cherry type switches but the above are my favourites.

I used to have an old keyboard, I think it was actually made by Cherry but using another brand of Clears - was awesome for gaming but long ago stopped being made. Closest I've found since is Blacks but it isn't the same.

Wulfster · 7 Sep 2021 at 10:29

Halo clears lubed sound nice and thoccy (tactile). Have some Panda’s coming to try and see what all the fuss is about

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Wulf

GoRedwings19 · 22 Sep 2021 at 01:56

I like the Gateron reds over cherry reds as the cherry ones are not as smooth and super mushy. But I like reds in general. And for tactile I love the glorious holy pandas

Huddy · 23 Sep 2021 at 08:49

I've just put some Boba U4Ts (Tactile) in my board and I really like them, very little stem wobble and a nice thocc sound. They have replaced some dying Glorious Pandas purchased from here a few months back that had started to chatter and it seems that I'm not the only one who had experienced this, best avoided and go direct for Holy Panda if you want to try the experience. Very happy with my Boba's though, but time will tell on whether they hold up long-term.

Space Monkey · 23 Sep 2021 at 12:13

Huddy said:
I've just put some Boba U4Ts (Tactile) in my board and I really like them, very little stem wobble and a nice thocc sound. They have replaced some dying Glorious Pandas purchased from here a few months back that had started to chatter and it seems that I'm not the only one who had experienced this, best avoided and go direct for Holy Panda if you want to try the experience. Very happy with my Boba's though, but time will tell on whether they hold up long-term.

What weight did you get?

Do they feel light to press or would you call it a heavy switch?