So with that: what do you guys think about variable force / variable weight boards?
For main keys, I thought about it, and threw the idea away.
Basically because there's two possibilities:
- stock switches, and thus strong difference (Brown vs Clears for example), which will be annoying when typing: I don't think strictly enforcing the "1 key = 1 finger" is wrong. If I have to type "TRE" on a QWERTY board, since forefinger will press T, I'll use middle finger for R and ring finger for E. Having a strong difference between keys pressed by the same finger doesn't sound appealing to me.
- custom springs in switches with more "linear" variation: now that's a more appealing solution, but honestly, I'm not sure it worth the hassle of opening the switches and sourcing different kind of springs. Besides, it's a mod you can do afterwards if you're not satisfied with homogeneous weight.
On the other hand, I can understand different switches for thumbs (even possibly different switches depending on key type, I wonder if I won't place linear switches on modifiers when the other switches are tactile/clicky... still not decided on this).
At the end of the day, it's a personnal choice...
Oh, and for "factory", is Cherry the factory, or is looking into other manufacturers worth it?
Other manufacturers definitively worth it (my next board will not be Cherry, currently leaning towards Kailh switches, I'm sourcing them to make my choice). But you'll find plently of threads discussing options around here.