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Outemu Blue ALPS MOUNT clicky switch that fits MX keyboards (MX pin footprint)

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AlpsAficionado:
(Cross-post from reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/10n49nx/outemu_blue_switch_alps_keycaps_on_an_mx_keyboard/)

In my travels on Taobao, I've come across a most unusual switch. This Outemu/Gaote blue switch features a plain rectangular Alps mount slider similar to a KPT switch, with a click leaf à la Alps (edit: just a click jacket, that's a contact leaf :-( ), but your standard issue MX compatible pin footprint.

They are pleasantly clicky and seem quite reliable. Actuation force feels possibly a little heavier than Alps Blue, but nothing ridiculous. I'm a pretty gentle typist and these suit me pretty well.

And they allow for bizarre frankenkeebs like this DAREU featuring AEK II keycaps.

Standard "Outemu Blue" switches are regular MX mount. I suspect these may have something to do with the development of Matias's switches. Didn't Matias work with Outemu in developing his Alps derived switches?

Available on Taobao: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=615802407415&ft=t&toSite=main

Keyboard model is the "Dareu A87 KB Keep Fighting Special Edition" https://www.dareu.co.id/gaming/keyboard/dareu-a87-kb/
Keycaps are from several Apple Extended Keyboard IIs, except for the top row (Apple Desktop Keyboard Alps Mount version) and the spacebar (some Matias thing, probably).

Sup:
I think it's kind of useless since, they could have tried to make the stem MX compatible while leaving in the click leaf. Other than being able to put your alps sets on a MX board is not something a lot of people would do i imagine.

AlpsAficionado:
You're correct, it's not particularly useful. I found a marginal use for it because I have some spare AEK II keycaps (and really like them). Mostly, it's just super weird.

Maledicted:
Looks like they might be compatible with MX sliders? This is actually very encouraging because even if they're not compatible with MX sliders, that means Gaote is at least eyeing bringing Alps to the wider market like Gateron helped Zeal do with Clickiez.

With both companies on the trail already, it should hopefully only be a matter of time before we have quality Pro World clones for a fraction of the price of Clickiez.

Would it be possible for you to take one apart and get some shots of the guts?

CaesarAZealad:
My question is how in the sam **** did they fit a click leaf in a normal MX top. There's no way in hell that they did that.

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