Post by: ianbullock on Fri, 20 February 2015, 14:58:43
So, I am wondering from those of you who have 2 (or many more) keyboards: Do you feel your typing performance is best when you are using keyboards with the same switch profile throughout your day? Is it easy or difficult to adjust back and forth between multiple switch profiles?
Sorry if this has been asked before (new here), but didn't see it in the FAQ at least. Thank you!
Post by: FrostyToast on Fri, 20 February 2015, 15:01:29
After a while you will get bored of the switches that you are using and it will feel like a breath of fresh air switching to something new.
I just notice the pop of my topre board infinitely more after using MX blacks and then I realise the orgasmic smoothness of the blacks so clearly after switching from topre.
Post by: FreeCopy on Fri, 20 February 2015, 15:11:48
Ultimately for me it doesn't matter what I'm typing on my speeds are pretty close to the same, well, except for the horrible bluetooth board I use in the living room that has scissor switches. I think my wpm drops to like 12 on that pos.
Overall I enjoy the different switches. Like music, I feel each switch type goes with a mood. Sometimes I want to rock out, BS. Sometimes I just want to jam, blues, and others I just want to cruise easy, reds. I have plans for many more switch types to expand on this.
Post by: katushkin on Fri, 20 February 2015, 15:25:46
If you like the tactility of browns, then definitely try out clears. There are a lot of good boards out there now who are stretching beyond just blues, reds, browns and blacks, and moving to clears and greens, so it won't be hard to find one you like the look of. Then you can think about if you want to change the size to 40/60/75% or TKL or whatever :)
Post by: BrewCaps on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:24:44
Post by: smknjoe on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:28:21
You owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Post by: slickmamba on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:34:25
Post by: nubbinator on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:35:58
You owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Nope.
Save yourself a **** ton of money and get a HHKB. Blues are disappointing, Reds are ****, Mathias Alps are nothing special (though OG Alps are awesome outside of Black and White), Model Ms are inferior to Fs, and Korean customs are fun but will ultimately take a back burner to your cheaper HHKB when you pick it up.
Post by: slickmamba on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:39:30
I'm so happy and proud to have been a part of this hhkb loveYou owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Nope.
Save yourself a **** ton of money and get a HHKB. Blues are disappointing, Reds are ****, Mathias Alps are nothing special (though OG Alps are awesome outside of Black and White), Model Ms are inferior to Fs, and Korean customs are fun but will ultimately take a back burner to your cheaper HHKB when you pick it up.
Post by: nubbinator on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:41:16
I'm so happy and proud to have been a part of this hhkb loveYou owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Nope.
Save yourself a **** ton of money and get a HHKB. Blues are disappointing, Reds are ****, Mathias Alps are nothing special (though OG Alps are awesome outside of Black and White), Model Ms are inferior to Fs, and Korean customs are fun but will ultimately take a back burner to your cheaper HHKB when you pick it up.
I was the biggest skeptic in the world and really did attribute it to some sort of Stockholm Syndrome/post-purchase rationalization, but after using yours for free, it really is fantastic. I still hate plate mounted Topre, but the HHKB is special and great.
Post by: Novus on Fri, 20 February 2015, 17:49:58
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Post by: demik on Fri, 20 February 2015, 18:17:42
You owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Nope.
Save yourself a **** ton of money and get a HHKB. Blues are disappointing, Reds are ****, Mathias Alps are nothing special (though OG Alps are awesome outside of Black and White), Model Ms are inferior to Fs, and Korean customs are fun but will ultimately take a back burner to your cheaper HHKB when you pick it up.
wrong. blues are awesome. op try cherry bruise (blue stem/black spring) or greens. just no linear, because they are boring.
Post by: nubbinator on Fri, 20 February 2015, 18:31:27
You owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Nope.
Save yourself a **** ton of money and get a HHKB. Blues are disappointing, Reds are ****, Mathias Alps are nothing special (though OG Alps are awesome outside of Black and White), Model Ms are inferior to Fs, and Korean customs are fun but will ultimately take a back burner to your cheaper HHKB when you pick it up.
wrong. blues are awesome. op try cherry bruise (blue stem/black spring) or greens. just no linear, because they are boring.
You only like Blues because they remind you of holding jumping beans. Blues just make a **** ton of annoying noise and have a disappointing bump. It's like the white girl's ass of bumps.
Post by: demik on Fri, 20 February 2015, 18:32:39
You owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Nope.
Save yourself a **** ton of money and get a HHKB. Blues are disappointing, Reds are ****, Mathias Alps are nothing special (though OG Alps are awesome outside of Black and White), Model Ms are inferior to Fs, and Korean customs are fun but will ultimately take a back burner to your cheaper HHKB when you pick it up.
wrong. blues are awesome. op try cherry bruise (blue stem/black spring) or greens. just no linear, because they are boring.
You only like Blues because they remind you of holding jumping beans. Blues just make a **** ton of annoying noise and have a disappointing bump. It's like the white girl's ass of bumps.
well if it's two things i like it's
a) noise
b) white girl's butts
wtf how did we get here? you defending hhkb and me defending cherry.
BIZARRO GH
Post by: chyros on Sat, 21 February 2015, 09:48:32
I had a little trouble using my AT101W while I was testing out my Chicony KB-5981 because the Monterey switches made me type so light that I had trouble using the (much heavier) Alps switches in the Dell xD . Right now I'm typing on a board with even lighter switches and I'm not having trouble using the Dell at work, though. Must've been a special thing.
I really don't mind having two kinds of keyboards, especially if they fulfill different roles like gaming and typing. Even when it's the same I think it only adds more variation and gives you more things to play with, really.
Post by: Snowdog993 on Sat, 21 February 2015, 10:09:20
Nope.
Model Ms are inferior to Fs, .....
I humbly disagree with you nubbinator. The XTANT is a great project, and I think that is a great change to the model F keyboard, but overall, I'll stay with my model M keyboard. I don't have to make any changes at all with the layout. I won't mention the heartache and pain of getting a model F to work again if it has problems.
Post by: Puddsy on Sat, 21 February 2015, 20:19:41
now i pretty much only use 2-3 keyboards
Post by: Veridis on Sun, 22 February 2015, 03:07:16
Using the same switch type really eliminates any adjustment period.
No one's stopping you to have other switch types to play with once in a while though :)
Post by: Oobly on Mon, 23 February 2015, 06:01:15
Variety is nice, especially when the variety includes Clears ;)
Post by: SpikeBolt on Mon, 23 February 2015, 10:11:27
I would recommend getting a different switch, because browns are pretty boring and expanding your knowledge is always a good thing :P The "problem" with getting a board with different switches is that you'll most likely end up preferring one over the other and may even start to dislike previously experienced switches. This happened to me quite a bit and I entered a buy/sell spiral. I wouldn't say it is really a problem, as long are you're willing to make the time, money and feelings investment.
Post by: Doyniish on Mon, 23 February 2015, 14:19:58
Post by: tbc on Mon, 23 February 2015, 14:59:06
it's like the white girl's ass of bumps.You owe it to yourself to try Cherry Blues.
Nope.
Save yourself a **** ton of money and get a HHKB. Blues are disappointing, Reds are ****, Mathias Alps are nothing special (though OG Alps are awesome outside of Black and White), Model Ms are inferior to Fs, and Korean customs are fun but will ultimately take a back burner to your cheaper HHKB when you pick it up.
wrong. blues are awesome. op try cherry bruise (blue stem/black spring) or greens. just no linear, because they are boring.
that's like the best thing ever
Post by: hwood34 on Mon, 23 February 2015, 17:30:44
Post by: ianbullock on Mon, 23 February 2015, 23:31:28
I tried out my friend's ErgoDox in MX Clear, but that switch just feels a little too heavy to me - I personally actually prefer brown to it. Did make me interested in slightly unconventional layouts like the Minila where I might be able to use my thumbs to do more than just hit the spacebar.
I'm also acquiring some keycap sets of various types so I can see how that affects things :).
Post by: slickmamba on Mon, 23 February 2015, 23:38:33
Thanks for the input everyone! I decided to go for a different switch as most of you suggested. Will try out MX Blue on a Filco Minila.
I tried out my friend's ErgoDox in MX Clear, but that switch just feels a little too heavy to me - I personally actually prefer brown to it. Did make me interested in slightly unconventional layouts like the Minila where I might be able to use my thumbs to do more than just hit the spacebar.
I'm also acquiring some keycap sets of various types so I can see how that affects things :).
If you get a chance, try out some ergo clears. They are clears with lighter springs (either stock mx red/brown/blue springs, or 60-65g korean springs)
Post by: Oobly on Tue, 24 February 2015, 03:22:03
Thanks for the input everyone! I decided to go for a different switch as most of you suggested. Will try out MX Blue on a Filco Minila.
I tried out my friend's ErgoDox in MX Clear, but that switch just feels a little too heavy to me - I personally actually prefer brown to it. Did make me interested in slightly unconventional layouts like the Minila where I might be able to use my thumbs to do more than just hit the spacebar.
I'm also acquiring some keycap sets of various types so I can see how that affects things :).
If you get a chance, try out some ergo clears. They are clears with lighter springs (either stock mx red/brown/blue springs, or 60-65g korean springs)
^^This. Way better tactility than Browns.
Keycaps can make quite a big difference. If you get a chance, try SA profile caps. They're the heaviest I've found so far (almost exactly 2g per cap!) and feel very different to stock OEM or DCS caps.
Post by: klikkyklik on Tue, 24 February 2015, 08:36:21
The next question is of course, what switch are you going to try after THOSE? I liked reds better than browns, so you'll probably have to give them a shot. But then Alps... and Topre... and Gaterons...
I hope you know what you're in for. :)