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Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: BaconKnight on Sun, 01 May 2011, 23:59:15

I've never tried a brown and was interested in seeing how they feel and differ from the blues. I know the force graphs of the two boards are different but I wanted to ask people with firsthand experience if typing on the browns is similar to if you typed on the blues and blocked out the sound (so you don't get the audio feedback influencing your impression). I often use headphones at night and they do a good job of noise cancelling so I barely hear my keyboard. I was wondering if this sensation is similar to if I typed on browns. Or is the tactile bump itself a different feeling?

Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: BaconKnight on Mon, 02 May 2011, 00:14:56

I see. So does it give the blues a more "snappy" feeling?

Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: MrSneis on Mon, 02 May 2011, 00:29:06

I feel a little more sluggish typing on the blue actually, but the click point is still very noticeable on the blue as well.  With browns if I type fast enough I don't even notice the tactile bump.

Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: What's that? It's NEO! on Mon, 02 May 2011, 02:58:44

I had to make up my mind myself and I think that if the click doesn't bother you, the blues are pretty good for typing. But if you're concerned about the noise, I'd recommend the browns even though their tactile bump is not that noticeable. But with some practice they'll be fine. I tried comparing both with headphones on and you really cannot compare them just by blocking the noise - they don't feel the same. I was really surprised about how 'silent' the browns are compared to the blues of my cherry board - of course without headphones. That's why I'm getting a filco board with browns.

Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: calavera on Mon, 02 May 2011, 03:47:42

Typing on blue switches is like party at your finger tips.

Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: Gfresh404 on Mon, 02 May 2011, 04:02:53

More Feedback = More Insanity!!

IF the sound doesn't bother you definitely go with the blues.

Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: Human on Mon, 02 May 2011, 04:10:44

Quote from: ripster;340178

I feel faster on the Blue myself.

More feedback = more awesomeness.

Quote from: What's that? It's NEO!;340195

I had to make up my mind myself and I think that if the click doesn't bother you, the blues are pretty good for typing. But if you're concerned about the noise, I'd recommend the browns even though their tactile bump is not that noticeable. But with some practice they'll be fine. I tried comparing both with headphones on and you really cannot compare them just by blocking the noise - they don't feel the same. I was really surprised about how 'silent' the browns are compared to the blues of my cherry board - of course without headphones. That's why I'm getting a filco board with browns.

Quote from: calavera;340203

Typing on blue switches is like party at your finger tips.

Is it only me or these comments do feel very ''Friday''?
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Title: Cherry MX brown feel similar to silenced MX blues?
Post by: gilgam on Mon, 02 May 2011, 04:12:49

i tested blues for the first time and really don't like noise and tactility. I believe indeed that you can type faster as you've got a shaper feedback, but surprisingly i didn't like them. Noise maybe :-)