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Offline Rafen

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« on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:28:59 »
What are the differences between the cherry clear and the cherry brown? The reason I was asking is because, elitekeyboards is selling the Leopold's with a clear switch and I was thinking about purchasing one.
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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:29:22 »
its a preorder
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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:31:58 »
I know and it ships out the 23rd.
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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:35:28 »
white case version ship nov 10
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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:36:28 »
Why are you telling me things that I already know?
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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:43:27 »
Where is ripster when you need him?

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:58:25 »
Clears have a firmer spring.  Very similar to the spring in blacks.  The tactile bump in a clear is larger or more prominent than in a brown.  Clear is a brown on steroids.
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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 15:58:37 »
I'm new here, but been browsing a lot lately.  Actually just picked up both a Leopold and WASD after reading comments about them here.

But to answer your question, Clears are just a stiffer version of the Brown if I'm not mistaken.

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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:25:11 »
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Why are you telling me things that I already know?


they are different colors
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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:45:56 »
So the clear is like a "blue" with the "clicky" sound? I think that I might like that :happy:
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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:49:47 »
No. A clear is a Brown with a bigger bump and a stiffer spring.
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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:50:32 »
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So the clear is like a "blue" with the "clicky" sound? I think that I might like that :happy:
no Clear has a larger tactile bump than brown and a stiffer spring than brown like blacks.
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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:00:43 »
So yeah... I like band-wagons.

No one said anything about clicky.  No click.
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« Reply #13 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:03:47 »
Oh wow sorry I meant without the "clicky" sound.
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« Reply #14 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:08:46 »
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Oh wow sorry I meant without the "clicky" sound.
if you dont mind the force needed for black youll probably like them better than browns but alot of people prefer a lighter switch.
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« Reply #15 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:12:13 »
I mean I like the force of blues better than the browns. I just couldn't deal with the clicking sound.
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Offline Bry

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« Reply #16 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:12:58 »
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Clears are stiffer (springs) browns with a bigger tactile bump...

Quote from: noodles256;433910
credit to lethul squirrel for diagrams
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« Reply #17 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:13:51 »
So now we've come full circle and can start talking about ergo clears again... sheesh  :)
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« Reply #18 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:15:16 »
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So now we've come full circle and can start talking about ergo clears again... sheesh  :)
 
So howsabout them ergo clears? Yummy.
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« Reply #19 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:18:02 »
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Clears are stiffer (springs) browns with a bigger tactile bump...

credit to lethul squirrel for diagrams
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« Reply #20 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:25:20 »
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I mean I like the force of blues better than the browns. I just couldn't deal with the clicking sound.
blues should only have a slightly greater activation force and that would only be because of the mechanism that makes it click http://tinyurl.com/yk2hqqt
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« Reply #21 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:35:49 »
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Clears come flawed - they really need to be converted to Ergo Clears.  I've tried Clears, Ergos, and Tactos, and Ergos was the clear winner; not just by myself - my entire family loved them.
I dont believe they do, they would have designed and made them that way if they worked perfectly that way. There have been threads on here quoting problems with ergo clears.
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« Reply #22 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:40:29 »
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Clears come flawed - they really need to be converted to Ergos.  I've tried Clears, Ergos, and Tactos, and Ergos was the clear winner; not just by myself - my entire family loved them.

What do you mean by "flawed" ?
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« Reply #23 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:41:13 »
Quote from: dante;433930
Clears come flawed - they really need to be converted to Ergos.  I've tried Clears, Ergos, and Tactos, and Ergos was the clear winner; not just by myself - my entire family loved them.

What do you mean by "flawed" ?
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« Reply #24 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:43:48 »
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Clears come flawed - they really need to be converted to Ergos.  I've tried Clears, Ergos, and Tactos, and Ergos was the clear winner; not just by myself - my entire family loved them.

100% preference.
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« Reply #25 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:43:49 »
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What do you mean by "flawed" ?
he means the clears should come as ergo clears...
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« Reply #26 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:44:52 »
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What do you mean by "flawed" ?
Too stiff
Not really "flawed" per se, but not favorable to most.
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« Reply #27 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:46:38 »
I like ergos but I'm looking forward to my Leopold with standard clears.

Standard clears are cool too, and will likely feel a bit softer with the cherry corp stabilizers...

If browns and reds are too soft and not tactile enough for you, you might like clears.
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« Reply #28 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:47:08 »
I actually like both the higher force of the clears as well as the more pronounced tactile bump.  I'm still using my converted-to-clears Filco at work and I really can't find much to complain about, other than somehow I managed to make it ping while messing with it.  Have been meaning to try some imitation Dynamat to see if damping the plate helps, but haven't been arsed to do so yet.  It's nice and quiet with the doubleshot keycaps; if I do bottom out it's a more pleasant sound than most other keyboards, and with the clear springs, I don't often bottom out unless I'm really on a tear.

So, long story short, I ordered one of the Leopolds as well... figured I couldn't go wrong.
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« Reply #29 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 18:08:55 »
I bottom out on browns now and was hoping that the clears would help with that plus, give me some more tactile feedback.
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« Reply #30 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 18:28:48 »
Quote from: Rafen;433962
I bottom out on browns now and was hoping that the clears would help with that plus, give me some more tactile feedback.

If you're happy with the browns otherwise, I think you'll like the clears.  They're still not as stiff as a classic Model M so it's not like you have to use Excessive Force to type successfully with them.  I think that it's more like you have to really train yourself to type without using too much force on browns.

The one negative comment that I've heard re: clears is that the tactile bump exists over a larger range of travel than it does on browns; that is, it's kind of like comparing a speed hump to a speed bump.  I don't mind it personally, but this is one of those individual preference things.
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« Reply #31 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 20:07:59 »
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...  I think that it's more like you have to really train yourself to type without using too much force on browns.

I agree. I have been trying to type with less force and sometimes when I type, it's so light that I miss a couple keys here and there because I don't want to bottom out.
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« Reply #32 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 20:14:13 »
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I agree. I have been trying to type with less force and sometimes when I type, it's so light that I miss a couple keys here and there because I don't want to bottom out.
pick up some o-rings to dampen bottoming out. After using them for a while I took them off and noticed I bottomed out less. I still prefer o-rings on.
« Last Edit: Tue, 18 October 2011, 20:42:33 by TheProfosist »
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