Mechanical Keyboard Guide - Page 345

On April 24 2014 07:54 billy5000 wrote:
Any good mechanical keyboards that are similar to membrane? After about a year of using my mechanical keyboard (blue switch), I gotta say I still prefer a brand new membrane keyboard.

On April 24 2014 19:29 billy5000 wrote:
Saw some youtube vids of the topre's, and they do sound very subtle, which was what I was looking for. Damn I hate myself for having such a spoiled taste. Hopefully that novatouch won't be as pricey (probably will be, though).

Anyway, I've used a leopold brown switch before and it sounds very similar to the topre switches. Anyone have any experiences with them? Do they have a fairly significant difference in the subtlety of the noise they make?

On April 25 2014 13:58 crippledx wrote:
im looking at SteelSeries 6Gv2 for $138. is it worth it?

On April 27 2014 03:50 GTR wrote:
Sorry if it's been already asked - but has anyone tried the new green/orange switches from Razer? If so, how are they compared to the Cherry blue/brown counterparts?

The 'Orange' Switch:

Because I have been used to using Reds coming close to 2-years now, I was extremely sceptical about buying a new switch and trying it out, I didn't want to buy it, use the keyboard like once and never come back to it ever again. But I'm not going to lie, I'm glad I did. It's a great switch, it's very strange though and the feeling surrounding the switch is not like you would expect it to be.

Even though it's supposed to be an ascendant from the Brown switch, it doesn't really feel like it all that much in my honest opinion, it's a really hard feeling to describe, it's 45g like browns and reds, so that's nice, it does have a very slight/tactical bump, but somehow, they have managed to create a bit more resistance than what I'm used too when using the MX Cherry Reds on my Noppoo, but I need more time to get used to the board, but thus far? I am absolutely loving the new switch and they are definitely worth a try, without a doubt.

On April 28 2014 02:48 Ropid wrote:
Is it only some of the keys or all keys of the keyboard?

I'd try silicone based grease (not sure if that's the right type) or some sort of electrical contact cleaner in an aerosol spray can, a tiny drop or tiniest possible spray into the pressed down switch from the top.

On April 28 2014 07:58 skyR wrote:
K65 doesn't have a shroud so it's easier to clean and looks sexy as well (personal opinion). It has dedicated volume keys and F keys are placed closer to the number row (maybe be a pro or a con, depends on your view). Two downsides is that it's only available with red switches and it doesn't use standard modifier sizes so keycaps for them are impossible to find I think.