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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: jameslr on Tue, 19 August 2014, 08:12:58
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From a news article put out in Feb of this year. That switch on the right looks really weird. WTF is it? Looks a little like a "Topre compatible" MX-type switch.
(http://www.kailh.com/upfile/image/56.jpg)(http://www.kailh.com/upfile/image/57.jpg)
Reference: http://www.kailh.com/en/Newsdetail.asp?Newsid=61
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WTF is it? Looks a little like a "Topre compatible" MX-type switch.
Topre sliders are slightly different, I think the problem would be that you could rotate Topre caps on a slider like that because it has nothing that sticks out on the vertical axis on the inside of the slider. It's probably just like that because it is a
Center Full-color Light-emitting Keyboard Switch
which sounds pretty cool.
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It's amazing what counts for "innovation" nowadays. They have a PATENT for both types of switches. I can understand the second one, but the first one is just a normal Cherry / Kailh switch with a bit cut out to fit the LED. Even the 4 holes are in the same place as on all Cherry MX. Innovation for patent purposes is supposed to be "not obvious to a professional in the same field". Seems pretty obvious to me, and I'm not even a switch designer.
Anyway, seems they're trying to block Cherry from doing the same thing by getting the patent. I think it's better than Cherry's all clear housing with lens that Corsair are using. I think Cherry will be the loser here. Maybe it's about time they had some competition.
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I think it's better than Cherry's all clear housing with lens that Corsair are using.
Why?
I think Cherry will be the loser here. Maybe it's about time they had some competition.
Agreed.
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Something I just noticed that is odd is that they decided to use 3 separate LEDs (1 large 3mm and 2 ~1.8mm) instead of a single LED with RGB leads inside the same diode.Maybe the diameter was too large for the standard tri-color RGB LEDs that are out there now. I think they're 5mm which would probably make them too big for the switch housing.
Edit: I think it just looks that way - after looking at it again it seems it must be just the shape of the LED plastic that is confusing me.
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gross
i wanna know what plastic they used
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I don't care about their housing, but I'd like to know where to find this kind of RGB LEDs. Looks like they're a bit smaller than 5x5x2 LEDs, and that they could fit Cherry switches with minimal modifications.
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It's a single LED, the Rosewill RGB80 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201071) uses these switches:
(http://s15.postimg.org/6mzmv3muf/20140819_144831_cr.jpg) (http://postimg.org/image/6mzmv3muf/)
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Nice find!
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Noppoo was supposed to have come out with a Capactive keyboard switch but I haven't seen any sign of it.
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I think it's better than Cherry's all clear housing with lens that Corsair are using.
Why?
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I prefer the light to be emitted under the keycap rather than the whole switch glowing. I use low profile cases and the switch glow would irritate me.
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I prefer the light to be emitted under the keycap rather than the whole switch glowing. I use low profile cases and the switch glow would irritate me.
I find that I'm not as bothered by light bleed as I thought, but Matias switches—where the whole switch glows under the keycap—really does look wrong!
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Noppoo was supposed to have come out with a Capactive keyboard switch but I haven't seen any sign of it.
Off topic, but It's Noppoo 108 EC Pro.
The user that posted this article on it has an account here on GH and is running a Tai Hao group buy.
http://www.hkepc.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=2079319
Looks nice.
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Off topic, but It's Noppoo 108 EC Pro.
The user that posted this article on it has an account here on GH and is running a Tai Hao group buy.
http://www.hkepc.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=2079319
Looks nice.
Those legends are terribly light.
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Noppoo was supposed to have come out with a Capactive keyboard switch but I haven't seen any sign of it.
Off topic, but It's Noppoo 108 EC Pro.
The user that posted this article on it has an account here on GH and is running a Tai Hao group buy.
http://www.hkepc.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=2079319
Looks nice.
That's VERY interesting. It has MX compatible sliders, "orings" installed for the upstroke, space for 2 LED's per switch, costar style stabs, thick Cherry-esque profile PBT caps...
Looks very promising.
Not sure I'd like the 35g switches, though.
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It has MX compatible sliders...
Looks like they're not compatible to Topre caps though (see the issue I mentioned above), correct me if I'm wrong.
Not sure I'd like the 35g switches, though.
Personally I hated the 35g switches on a RF with variable weights. They're really mushy. Maybe these are better but I kind of doubt it right now.