Does anyone have preferences on what type of ALPS switches are best used with stainless steel? Looking to build a Preonic with these thick ABS keys below but can't decide on which works best. I have a bunch of SKCM Blues, SKCM Browns, SKCM Ivories & SKCL Browns. Since it's my first ortholinear, I'm prioritizing key accuracy first with all keys being 1u. And it's portable so something quieter would be nice. And won't type for long stretches so a heavier but more accurate switch would be good. It looks to be a toss up between SKCM / SKCL Browns right now. Any suggestions?
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Ivories from the NeXT keyboards?
I favor SKCL Brown over SKCM Brown. It's got a nice weighty press that isn't too heavy (imo), but with enough weight that you have to be deliberate in your presses. Its smooth nature is something that wins me over.
It's a fun and rocky road with SKCM Brown, but for pure typing experience and probably as someone who's more of a linear lover at heart, I favor SKCL Brown.
Note that I also use Cherry profile doubleshots with the brown linears, which give it a very unique feel on top of all of that, so that might lead to more bias. :P
I should also say that you aren't going to get much quiet from SKCM Brown. Thick key caps and linear switches will give you the quietest experience.