I have a qfr with cherry blues and I like it. Are there any other switches that's good for 100% typing and no gaming? I have only tried blues, reds, browns, and realforce but those are too expensive. The max I am willing to spend is about 100. How are the alps? Or green and black?
I would assume that Greens would be great for typing. Blacks are basically heavy reds, so if you liked those but thought they were too light, then Blacks are the way to go, but otherwise, if you like Blues, you'll likely like Greens, as they are basically heavy blues.
I have a qfr with cherry blues and I like it. Are there any other switches that's good for 100% typing and no gaming? I have only tried blues, reds, browns, and realforce but those are too expensive. The max I am willing to spend is about 100. How are the alps? Or green and black?
ah... Get the quiet pro then..
Have you tried some O-rings? The soft ones are fun... the hard ones are pointless...
Make some ghetto rings tonight for fun..
I have a qfr with cherry blues and I like it. Are there any other switches that's good for 100% typing and no gaming? I have only tried blues, reds, browns, and realforce but those are too expensive. The max I am willing to spend is about 100. How are the alps? Or green and black?
ah... Get the quiet pro then..
Have you tried some O-rings? The soft ones are fun... the hard ones are pointless...
Make some ghetto rings tonight for fun..
I always read people talking about orings but I never quite understood what it does and where to get it. What does it do if I add it to my blues? And what the heck are ergo clears?
On the other hand, What is the closest thing to a topre realforce but not as expensive? I tried it when I was in Tokyo and I really enjoyed it
get greens. theyre not that heavy people just have baby fingers. they're like blues but harder to bottom out so you end up typing faster. not to mention the click and bump happen at the same time which is a huge improvement over bluesYeah but I'll bet that pressing Shift along with the rest of the keys is just a bit too much strain with those heavy switches. :P
I don't know why you guys recommend o-rings, the OP never mentioned anything regarding noise.
As for typing feel, I find o-ring reduce the travel distance and makes typing feel really weird. Not a fan of it personally. Unless the intent is for reducing key travel so you type "faster", in that case I'd say get a scissor switch and save yourself some money.
But from what I've gathered the OP just want different choices for typing other than MX Blue isn't it? :confused:
I have a qfr with cherry blues and I like it. Are there any other switches that's good for 100% typing and no gaming? I have only tried blues, reds, browns, and realforce but those are too expensive. The max I am willing to spend is about 100. How are the alps? Or green and black?
ah... Get the quiet pro then..
Have you tried some O-rings? The soft ones are fun... the hard ones are pointless...
Make some ghetto rings tonight for fun..
I always read people talking about orings but I never quite understood what it does and where to get it. What does it do if I add it to my blues? And what the heck are ergo clears?
On the other hand, What is the closest thing to a topre realforce but not as expensive? I tried it when I was in Tokyo and I really enjoyed it
If you add O-rings to your blues, you get a shorter travel distance and a quieter key.
Ergo-Clears are Clear switchesShow Image(http://deskthority.net/w/images/2/25/Mx_clear_illustration.gif)
with Blue/Brown/Red springs. They are less hard than regular Clears.
As far as I've heard, Topres feel one-of-a-kind, so i'm not sure if you can get a substitute. I'd say if you really liked Topres, go with Topres. Now it's just a matter of: variable, uniform 45g, or uniform 55g!
I don't know why you guys recommend o-rings, the OP never mentioned anything regarding noise.
As for typing feel, I find o-ring reduce the travel distance and makes typing feel really weird. Not a fan of it personally. Unless the intent is for reducing key travel so you type "faster", in that case I'd say get a scissor switch and save yourself some money.
But from what I've gathered the OP just want different choices for typing other than MX Blue isn't it? :confused:
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b. Shore 40A = Pencil Eraser
c. Shore 60A = Car Tire Tread
d. Shore 70A* = Running Shoe Sole
e. Shore 80A = Leather Belt
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get greens. theyre not that heavy people just have baby fingers. they're like blues but harder to bottom out so you end up typing faster. not to mention the click and bump happen at the same time which is a huge improvement over bluesYeah but I'll bet that pressing Shift along with the rest of the keys is just a bit too much strain with those heavy switches. :P
get greens. theyre not that heavy people just have baby fingers. they're like blues but harder to bottom out so you end up typing faster. not to mention the click and bump happen at the same time which is a huge improvement over bluesYeah but I'll bet that pressing Shift along with the rest of the keys is just a bit too much strain with those heavy switches. :P
maybe if you're 90 years old and have arthritis... seriously the "heavy switches" aren't really that heavy
I'm a huge fan of buckling spring so I would give a Model M (from eBay) a try if I were you. If you want a new Model M clone, you can always get one from Unicomp. I have both and while they're slightly different in some aspects, both are very satisfying for serious typists.
You can try TWO o-rings for each key/switch.
If you test it with a blue switch you'll be able to hear the click right before it bottoms out.
In my other thread I post two the links from Amazon where you can get them cheaper.