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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: wyz3 on Fri, 12 June 2020, 16:41:17
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Everglide has 3 (Well, 4 I think but only 3 of them are cheapish) linear switches to buy. They include: Amber Orange, Coral Red, Sakura Pink. I barely know much about them accept their actuation forces of 35g (Sakura) , 45g (Amber) and 50g (Coral). In terms of smoothness, is there any differences between the two and are some of them noticeably scratchier? Is the quality of the switches consistent? I am leaning towards buying Coral Reds because of its actuation force, are there any cons about this particular switch? If you can I would appreciate if you can point out the pros and cons of each switch. Thank you.
Edit: I guess the Everglide Sky Blues are also cheapish, I think they are similair to Amber Oranges but they have a slightly lower bottom out of 55g rather than Amber's 58g bottom out force.
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Jus' one more thing. How do each of these switches compare to Gateron Yellows, in terms of smoothness and scratchiness? And I would appreciate if you could also compare them with Kailh Box Blacks.
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Toufusoup compared one of the linears to a gateron yellow in this video:
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I love the feel of every everglide switch I have in my tester, which I believe includes all 3 of those. They definitely all feel a bit smother to me than Gateron yellows, which are already pretty smooth. Just going by the test switches, in a tester, wobble may be a bit less than the Gaterons as well, if you care about that (I do not). No idea how well they may hold up, etc, but they feel great in a tester.