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Title: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Beca on Wed, 04 December 2013, 02:04:11: I was thinking about purchasing a Penumbra keyset, but I'm not really sure if the SA profile would be a good fit with the switches I have.

Has anyone tried SA profile keycaps with clears or ergo-clears?
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: terran5992 on Wed, 04 December 2013, 07:48:21: They are really high profile compared to DCS. I would guess that there would be a little wobble
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Beca on Wed, 04 December 2013, 16:35:34: Quote from: terran5992 on Wed, 04 December 2013, 07:48:21
They are really high profile compared to DCS. I would guess that there would be a little wobble
Why would it have a little wobble? :o
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: terran5992 on Wed, 04 December 2013, 19:51:53: Quote from: Beca on Wed, 04 December 2013, 16:35:34
Quote from: terran5992 on Wed, 04 December 2013, 07:48:21
They are really high profile compared to DCS. I would guess that there would be a little wobble
Why would it have a little wobble? :o

If the keycaps wobble a bit when its on a low profile. Its gonna be amplified on higher keycaps
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Wed, 04 December 2013, 23:54:45: Quote from: terran5992 on Wed, 04 December 2013, 19:51:53
Quote from: Beca on Wed, 04 December 2013, 16:35:34
Quote from: terran5992 on Wed, 04 December 2013, 07:48:21
They are really high profile compared to DCS. I would guess that there would be a little wobble
Why would it have a little wobble? :o

If the keycaps wobble a bit when its on a low profile. Its gonna be amplified on higher keycaps

I'm not sure I follow your logic on this?
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: MKULTRA on Thu, 05 December 2013, 01:11:26: jdcarpe practically creamed himself over them in the last podcast, if that tells you anything.
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Beca on Thu, 05 December 2013, 03:09:52: Quote from: MKULTRA on Thu, 05 December 2013, 01:11:26
jdcarpe practically creamed himself over them in the last podcast, if that tells you anything.
GH has a podcast? :eek: I'mma go check that out.

I wish there was a video of someone typing with SA profile keycaps though :(
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: SpAmRaY on Thu, 05 December 2013, 06:52:35: Quote from: MKULTRA on Thu, 05 December 2013, 01:11:26
jdcarpe practically creamed himself over them in the last podcast, if that tells you anything.

Oh i heard. JD likes them brown, thick and smooth.
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Belfong on Thu, 05 December 2013, 08:56:41: I tried round 4 SPH on my brown switch and while it works ok and no wobbles, I have a problem with the space bar. I think the brown switch cannot take the weight of the space bar as it's not as bouncy as the stock PBT cap.
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: tricheboars on Thu, 05 December 2013, 12:58:07: i own the SA Round 4 "space cadet" set and SA caps definitely wobble.

they are still amazing and it doesn't bother me when i type. but i would be lying if i didn't say there is a wobble.
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: AuRinBei on Thu, 05 December 2013, 13:45:06: Quote from: tricheboars on Thu, 05 December 2013, 12:58:07
i own the SA Round 4 "space cadet" set and SA caps definitely wobble.

they are still amazing and it doesn't bother me when i type. but i would be lying if i didn't say there is a wobble.

Is it the height that's an issue, or is it because they have loose stems?
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Beca on Thu, 05 December 2013, 16:00:46: Wait, so do they wobble consistently? Because Belfong said they have no wobble but two others say they wobble. Confusing!
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Latin00032 on Thu, 05 December 2013, 16:55:16: I would assume it's the standard amount of wobble in most mx switches, but the height of the SA profile makes it seems worse.
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Photoelectric on Thu, 05 December 2013, 16:56:53: Switch stickers to the rescue!
Title: Re: How do SA profile keycaps compare with DCS keycaps in terms of feel/sound?
Post by: Belfong on Fri, 06 December 2013, 01:26:54: I think definition of wobble in order. I understand that most mechanical switches, being mechanical and having individual parts moving would inevitably wobble. So, if you rest your finger on a key and trying to move it left and right, the key wobble. Even the HHKB has some sort of wobbling. But to me, those are not wobble. Wobbling is when you type and the moment you move your finger to another key, the one you have just pressed start to shake. That's wobbling to me and the SA profiles doesn't demonstrate that on the MX Brown.