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Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: kaiserreich on Wed, 23 March 2011, 06:03:39

Was surfing taobao to find some 'White axis' stuff (cherry Clears)

Came across a switch like this
(http://img01.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i1/17811192/T2_20gXdFdXXXXXXXX_!!17811192.jpg_620x10000.jpg)

But the model number says it is a cherry clear
(http://img01.taobaocdn.com/imgextra/i1/17811192/T2Af8gXitcXXXXXXXX_!!17811192.jpg_620x10000.jpg)

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: berzerQer on Wed, 23 March 2011, 06:46:26

thats an MY switch not an MX Clear

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: heedpantsnow on Wed, 23 March 2011, 09:18:37

Yep, MY.  Keycaps compatible with MX.  Different feel.  Most people don't like 'em, but there are a few who say they are underrated.  I'm not one of them though.

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: Saffa on Wed, 23 March 2011, 09:20:56

Quote from: heedpantsnow;316692

Yep, MY.  Keycaps compatible with MX.  Different feel.  Most people don't like 'em, but there are a few who say they are underrated.  I'm not one of them though.

just curiously, what's the difference in feel/how they work?

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: daageep on Wed, 23 March 2011, 09:27:13

I think someone described typing on MY switches as "typing on wet newspaper." I had an old Cherry POS keyboard before and the comment was spot on.

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: heedpantsnow on Wed, 23 March 2011, 09:32:35

Here's the article in the wiki:

http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Cherry+switches+and+boards#MY

I forgot about the 'wet newspaper' bit.  That's spot-on.

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: kaiserreich on Wed, 23 March 2011, 13:54:00

Should've noticed that G81 model number and conclude that it was a Cherry MY switch

Anyways, thanks everyone for explaining about the MY switch

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: sixty on Wed, 23 March 2011, 14:00:22

Quote from: ripster;316790

The Geekhack Wiki Knows All.

Unlike the ones on competing Keyboard Forums.

Actually the competing one has more info on the MY switch than the geekhack one. Most importantly this part:

Quote

The switch feel of the Cherry MY switches is generally described ranging from "too stiff" to "like typing on wet newspaper"[1] or "like prodding a dead octopus".

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: sixty on Wed, 23 March 2011, 14:03:41

I think the octopus might have been from Sandy. Good old times.

Title: Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch
Post by: kriminal on Wed, 23 March 2011, 19:52:25

Quote from: ripster;316909

Hmm.... forgot about Sandy55.  Hope he was from the Tokyo area or south.

indeed... :(