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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: compileme on Fri, 04 March 2016, 16:22:13
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I haven't used any ergonomic keyboard and decided to give kinesis advantage a try. However I just can't get used to the cherry brown switches. I've been using my hhkb for the last two years and didn't realize how subtle and smooth the bump of my topre switches provide until I compared them with the kinesis that comes with cherry brown switches. Should I give the kinesis a few more days or just return it immediately?
Another question: will the matias ergo pro that comes with matias quiet click switches feel better than cherry brown?
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You might be interested in this GH thread about Matias Quiet Click. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=78153.msg1984727#msg1984727 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=78153.msg1984727#msg1984727)
From what I read they're a little stiffer than Cherry MX Brown but not as stiff as a Cherry Mx Black. Somewhere in between those.
If your Kinesis Advantage is beyond the warranty or if you should decide to modify it, this thread might give you some details about the interior of that keyboard. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26579.0 (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=26579.0)
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I would say that Matias quiet switches are more similar to Topre than MX brown, but they are still different. Matias quiet switches are more tactile than browns, and have a decreasing force after tactile bump, similar to Topre. IMO Matias is more tactile, but less smooth compared to Topre.
Also a note on Matias Ergo pro: the 6 key is on right side of the split, unlike many other split keyboards that put it on left side.
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Turn the buzzer on, if the environment permits it. Human perception is easily fooled; the consistent clicking may override the feel.
It's also possible to replace switches: thumb-cluster keys are PCB-mounted and Kinesis themselves sell kits for replacing the rest; gaterons are another option.