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Title: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 08 August 2013, 00:42:02
Hello GHers
 
search good tactile mechanical switch for mod, feels really taticle and smoothes ,
Whether alps,cherry or what?


your answer will helpful :thumb:

EDIT:not topre
Title: Re: Best tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: PointyFox on Thu, 08 August 2013, 00:47:39
Topre combines high tactility and smoothness.   Don't think anything else does.
Title: Re: Best tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 08 August 2013, 00:50:46
Topre combines high tactility and smoothness.   Don't think anything else does.
mechanical switches please :D not topre
Title: Re: Best tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: rowdy on Thu, 08 August 2013, 00:52:58
You are going to get a lot of opinions and "this switch is better than that" with a question like that.

I'll start of with MX blues, or greens if you prefer stiffer springs.
Title: Re: Best tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: PointyFox on Thu, 08 August 2013, 00:54:37
Topre combines high tactility and smoothness.   Don't think anything else does.
mechanical switches please :D not topre

"There is an ongoing disagreement within the keyboard community whether this switch should be categorized as "mechanical", as "rubber dome" or even as "semi-mechanical"."
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Topre_switch (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Topre_switch)

The smoothest feeling tactile Cherry switches are MX Brown and MX Clear since they have a tactile bump instead of a click.
MX Clear has higher tactility than MX Brown.
Title: Re: Best tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: ___q on Thu, 08 August 2013, 00:58:53
not topre

Heretic!

But ergo clears (I've only used 62g) can be decently smooth (at least when lubed), and have a nice "clunky" tactile feel to them.

The various clicky alps (though I've only used complicated blues for any length of time) are quite nice as well (if you're okay with the slightly wobbly key feel that alps has).  They also sound way better than MX blues/greens IMO

Buckling spring can be good too, but it's not my cup of tea (sorry!)
Title: Re: Best tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:00:00
"There is an ongoing disagreement within the keyboard community whether this switch should be categorized as "mechanical", as "rubber dome" or even as "semi-mechanical"."
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Topre_switch (http://deskthority.net/wiki/Topre_switch)

The smoothest feeling tactile Cherry switches are MX Brown and MX Clear.
but  topre can't for mod,topre is really Rubber dome but with electrostatic capacitive
You are going to get a lot of opinions and "this switch is better than that" with a question like that.

I'll start of with MX blues, or greens if you prefer stiffer springs.
Only Tactile don't clicky with :cool:
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: PointyFox on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:03:28
How do you want to mod them?
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: Dubsgalore on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:06:44
MX Clears> MX Browns
from experience
i love the clear bump so much :D

don't necessarily listen to what others have to say, some say ergo clears pronounce the bump, but you have to try both of them to decide
i dont think it does, it feels more defined on stock clears

People say topre is tactile but from what i felt, it was just mushy...pretty boring..

have yet to try mx greys however :o
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:23:05
I tried out clears for the first time this past weekend on one of Halverson's pokers and I loved them. They're going to be the next switch I buy and will go into my phantom when I build it. I'm thinking they'll become my favorite switch type in the end. Then I'll definitely need to get a hakko 808 and change my LZ-GH to clears. Not going to use my solder sucker on that pcb with that many LEDs. no sir. No way.
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:23:54
How do you want to mod them?
impossible topre for mod
sure expensive
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: Topre on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:25:00
How do you want to mod them?
impossible topre for mod
sure expensive

Just because you don't know how to modify something, doesn't mean it's impossible. There are many modifications you can do to many keyboards.
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:33:30
I Know,but the point is, just by buying the switch without keyboard ^-^
Title: Re: Best tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: Polymer on Thu, 08 August 2013, 01:48:30
but  topre can't for mod,topre is really Rubber dome but with electrostatic capacitive

It isn't just that...People who haven't used it think so....

Not saying Topre is better either..and while it does have rubber dome and shares many characteristics of a normal rubber dome..it is also vastly different in feel, quality, etc..
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: YoungMichael88 on Thu, 08 August 2013, 02:06:24
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/08/08/asejehab.jpg)
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: yasuo on Thu, 08 August 2013, 02:31:29
Mitsumi switch also with spring like topre
Razer tarantula RD use PCB not membrane
CMIIW

yes topre indeed good ;D or indeed ruber dome more better on tactile than mechanical switches? :rolleyes:
but also search good tactile  mechanical switches like cherry,alps,or old switch etc for mod,changing spring,steam.etc :p
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: TheQsanity on Thu, 08 August 2013, 03:46:41
Brown and clear are the only tactile non clicky there are for cherry
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: Tony on Thu, 08 August 2013, 07:36:24
Buckling spring >> blue switch >> brown switch
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: MKULTRA on Thu, 08 August 2013, 07:38:18
Reppin Ergo-Clear.
Title: Re: Good tactile mechanical switches?
Post by: Neal on Thu, 08 August 2013, 08:12:03
Quiet Matias switches are quite nice!