Author Topic: What is your favorite type of switch? (Read 6135 times)

timw4mail · « **on:** Sun, 11 October 2009, 19:34:12 »

This is slightly different than what you might be thinking. This is a more general poll.

bigpook · « **Reply #1 on:** Sun, 11 October 2009, 19:54:49 »

I have fallen in love with them all for one reason or another. Nowadays, I just cycle through the collection. Today its a filco with brown cherries, tomorrow...?

msiegel · « **Reply #2 on:** Sun, 11 October 2009, 19:58:41 »

Quote from: bigpook;124565

I have fallen in love with them all for one reason or another. Nowadays, I just cycle through the collection. Today its a filco with brown cherries, tomorrow...?

no topres, eh?

edit: i had to vote for buckling spring... i can beat the crap out of them when need be, without doing too much harm to my fingers

FourOhFour · « **Reply #3 on:** Sun, 11 October 2009, 20:04:00 »

Well, if someone can send me one of each, except the BS (have one on the way) and the cherry mx (have one), I'll let you know.

I think it'll be the BS, though. And I don't mean the kind Wash., D.C. exports.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 08:40:17 »

I like the feel and click of the buckling spring.

bigpook · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 09:18:06 »

Quote from: msiegel;124566

no topres, eh?

edit: i had to vote for buckling spring... i can beat the crap out of them when need be, without doing too much harm to my fingers

I sold my HHKB, and of course am regretting it now. That may have been the smoothest switch I ever typed on.

JBert · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 09:57:09 »

Sad that the kbdbabel project hasn't got a converter available. Are you planning on converting the keyboard, or do you treat it mainly as a collectors item?

I think the buckling beam keyboard would need some updates though should it ever be reproduced, the old modules look a bit too tall and heavy to be used in a modern keyboard.

ch_123 · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 12:53:36 »

Quote from: timw4mail;124563

This is slightly different than what you might be thinking. This is a more general poll.

How was the other one not general?

And I've suspended my judgement on these things till I try a Beam Spring keyboard.

itlnstln · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 13:58:23 »

*Waits for the obligitory post from Welly wondering if Unicomp can make a Space Saver with Beam Spring switches*

wellington1869 · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 14:00:54 »

hmmmm, i wonder if unicomp can make a space saver with beam spring switches! that would be cool.
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itlnstln · « **Reply #10 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 14:05:17 »

My day is complete now.

timw4mail · « **Reply #11 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 14:20:43 »

Hmm...I wonder who voted ALPS... :tongue:

ch_123 · « **Reply #12 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 14:40:43 »

alpslover? I heard he loves them Alps.

ehird · « **Reply #13 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 14:44:37 »

Yeah, what's a beam spring?

ch_123 · « **Reply #14 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 14:47:13 »

You need to read this thread. More specifically, from page five onwards.

microsoft windows · « **Reply #15 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 19:49:25 »

Boy I wish I had Lego keyboards...

timw4mail · « **Reply #16 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 20:38:48 »

There we go, wouldn't lego cases be cheaper than actually having a mold made for custom keyboards?

erricrice · « **Reply #17 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 22:48:08 »

Bwahahahahahahaha!

The ALPS empire is growing!

SCTony · « **Reply #18 on:** Mon, 12 October 2009, 23:29:33 »

ehird · « **Reply #19 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 02:58:02 »

Quote from: ch_123;124719

You need to read this thread. More specifically, from page five onwards.

Wow. My first thought was "that looks more buckling spring than buckling springs!", but it's actually similar to a Cherry Blue? How odd.

JBert · « **Reply #20 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 03:02:48 »

Well, webwit states it is similar to a Cherry Blue in feel, only better.

The key's mechanism is totally different though and rather large.

itlnstln · « **Reply #21 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 10:11:52 »

Did they use the Trendata as a word processor of sorts and the Selectric as a printer?

ironcoder · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 10:22:27 »

The Hazeltines weren't that great if I remember correctly, while DEC's VT100 series was truly awful.

ironcoder · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 10:29:16 »

Ripster since I'm reading your sig line again what do you like about the Filco 87 blue over the 87 brown?

itlnstln · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 10:58:49 »

Quote from: ripster;124982

What's the purpose of this poll? How come there isn't a Capacative Switch option?

You mean, other than the Topre option? I think the idea is to get a picture of user preferences without, "should the Model F buckling springs be included with the Model M buckling springs?"

itlnstln · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 11:17:00 »

Yes.

Then again, all MX-lovers are in the same pool, so we'll see how that goes.

itlnstln · « **Reply #26 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 11:25:54 »

Quote from: ripster;124993

MX users aren't zealots like the Buckling Spring crowd. Just quiet thoughtful types.

OK, who voted ALPS? Fess up.

AlpsLover, Welly and XsPhat.

Just a guess. It could be MSiegal, Welly and Bigpook, too.

AndrewZorn · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 11:26:41 »

yet to actually vote on this
but pulled out my brown filco again today
and am again incredibly amazed, compared to the topre/hhkb...

having to use autohotkey to preserve the hhkb layout, which kills some of its functionality, but already wishing i had paid up to get the NKRO version.

it is just totally different than a topre.
might end up with a NKRO tenkeyless blue cherry.
this is just so much 'bouncier' and relaxing to type on.

erricrice · « **Reply #28 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 11:36:32 »

Quote from: ripster;124993

MX users aren't zealots like the Buckling Spring crowd. Just quiet thoughtful types.

OK, who voted ALPS? Fess up.

Dat would be me.

See statement about the ALPS empire growing.

There's an evil laugh in there somewhere too.

erricrice · « **Reply #29 on:** Tue, 13 October 2009, 11:46:59 »

Yeah, it kinda goes with the territory. You learn to cope with that fact lol.

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