Hello,
I'm very new to the mechanical keyboard thing. For a long time I had a Microsoft Digital Media Keyboard 1.0a, which is kind of mechanical, but not really high end. My girlfriend felt it was way too loud, especially when I constantly bottomed out on the keys.
So I got a Cherry Strait that is super flat, chiclet style and pretty quiet. However, when I type for longer stretches of time my fingers start to hurt, because the way to the bottom is very short and my fingertips land pretty hard.
Now I'm looking for my first quality mechanical keyboard and I'm trying to decide which switches are right for me. I went to an electronics market but they only had very few keyboards with Cherry switches. It was mainly Llgitecht and Roccat. I did find some Lioncast keyboards which do seem to use Cherry switches nowadays. These were the three types I was able to try:
BLUE: I really liked these! They felt snappy and clicky and really good. However, they would be way, way too loud.
BROWN: Originally I thought I would want these. But I ended up liking them least. The initial bump made put a bit more pressure on the key to get it pressed and after the bump the pressure seemed to become less and my finger seemed to fall through to the bottom. So what I hoped would be a tactile bump that would tell me when to stop to press the key made me press harder and bottom out. This kind of made them feel mushier and more uncomfortable than the blues. And the bottoming out made them still kind of loud. The blues sounded and felt more honest in a way.
RED: I thought I would like them least but I ended up liking them the most. It felt like my fingers were walking on a cloud or gently massaging something very soft. It was easy not to bottom out. I think I could use them like my chiclet but without the harsh touch down. Unfortunately the keyboard was not hooked to a PC so I can't say if I was pushing them down far enough.
Yesterday I did order my first mechanical keyboard, A Pok3r Limited Editon, black, with Cherry MX silver. I always wanted to try a 60% and it was the only one available and I thought since I liked the reds the silvers should be okay too. We'll see how that goes...
Now, I also have my eyes on the Kira which is up for pre-order on Kono and I'm wondering which switches would be good for me. Because I don't like bottoming out on mechanical keys (at least as long as they are not clicky, snappy blues), the Hako switches should be quite good for me, because, as I understand, the resistance gets more and more the deeper you press and they try to catch you before you hit bottom. But which type of Hako would be for me? Looking at the graphs I think True might be the way to go. Clear look to be a bit too much like Browns and a bit too hard and Violett look a bit too soft for me. I fear that I might "fall through" with those.
Any thoughts, recommendations?
Cheers from Germany!