So, I'm a bit bored today and decided to make my own little review of different switches from personal experiences, mostly from typing but also playing League.
Red/Blue/Brown/Black/Green (Only tried blacks for a very short period of time)
Blues, being moderate (50 g) tactile switches, give a nice little click whenever they are actuated, as well as a tactile bump. In terms of typing, I prefer these because due to ADHD, my fingers like to bounce a lot on the keys and miss keystrokes in astoundingly stupid ways. I can achieve over 140 with these switches.
Reds, which are light (45 g) linear switches, give no hint of actuation, so it takes a bit of time to understand where the actuation point is relative to the distance of depression with the finger. I feel as if I am able to blast letters out faster than on Blues, but because it gives no feedback besides when I bottom out (happens a bit less than half the time, as I'm used to Blues), my accuracy suffers on this keyboard. I can achieve low 130 with these, but for gaming it's much more comfortable using these for abilities and keypresses.
Brown and Black I only tried them out in a store, but I formed opinions quickly. Blacks are my least favorite switch by far; they are heavy (60 g) and linear, which doesn't make sense to me as linear switches have always seemed as if they should be light. I often do not depress the switch at all because the pressure is greater than what I am used to, and would say that my best with these would probably be high-120, and would dislike using so much pressure in a game.
Browns, on the other hand, seemed very nice and comfortable to my fingers, with a pleasant feeling of obstruction in the middle of the key which is almost as distinctive as the Blue while being much quiter. I haven't had a chance to use this on a computer, but I would probably be at the same level as my Blue in typing and better for gaming.
Finally, I have an MX Green board which was very interesting to me. It is a very heavy (80 g) switch, but because it is tactile in nature like the blue, it actually is easier to press the keys without missing a keystroke due to the tactile sensation, unlike the Blacks. It taught me how to not bottom out on a mechanical switch, which was invaluable to my typing, and also drastically reduced the amount of errors I have. With these, I managed mid- to high-130. However, they are very heavy and I get fatigued after long typing sessions or short, very rapid tests. (already have CTS as a teenager, no need to use this more), so I would not recommend this to people used to a light switch, or ever to a gamer.
So, I know that pretty much nobody cares because almost everyone here seems to have used all the switch types, but I thought it would be nice to give personal opinion on these switches. If someone would post their own opinions on the aforementioned switches and even Topre (which I would appreciate because I plan to get an FC660C when I gather the money), that would be very nice. Thanks for reading!
