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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: IBMPCDOS5 on Thu, 17 November 2016, 17:22:38
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Hello everyone!
We all know the most common clicky MX switch is the proclaimed Blues. It's an okay clicky switch, with a decent unique sound. I still prefer White Alps. But has people forgotten about the soft-click Whites?
It's a somewhat quiet switch that is louder than a rubber dome or a Topre, but quieter than a Blue or Buckling Spring. They are great switches with a VERY tactile bump and a distinct click and ping sound. The current force is 80 grams, and it's not that bad. The tactility is very noticeable and ironically even more tactile than the tactile reds-with-dirt/Browns. I don't have a Clear yet so I can't confirm if the switch is better. I find myself not bottom out while playing around with this switch. (I only own a loose switch at the moment so...)
Back to the topic, is there anybody that like these switches? They're not nearly as common as say... a Blue but can be gotten from WSAD keyboards and Ducky.
(Moved it to the right place. xD)
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I use them on my keyboard and like them a lot more than the linear switches. Milks rule.
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The problem with whites is inconsistent clicks.
They weren't too bad for clicky switches.
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The problem with whites is inconsistent clicks.
They weren't too bad for clicky switches.
That's what I was afraid of. I've heard about the inconsistent clicks on the /r/MechanicalKeyboards forum but is it that bad to the point where they're unusable?
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The problem with whites is inconsistent clicks.
They weren't too bad for clicky switches.
That's what I was afraid of. I've heard about the inconsistent clicks on the /r/MechanicalKeyboards forum but is it that bad to the point where they're unusable?
Well all the switches on a board with whites usually function they just don't always click the same or sometimes they've lost their click entirely.
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I thought OP was serious until I read "I still prefer White Alps".....no way.
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I thought OP was serious until I read "I still prefer White Alps".....no way.
What do you mean?
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I thought OP was serious until I read "I still prefer White Alps".....no way.
What do you mean? White Alps >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clicky MX
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I thought OP was serious until I read "I still prefer White Alps".....no way.
What do you mean? White Alps >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clicky MX
I love White Alps because it has that Alps feel with that slight higher pitched click. Blue Alps sound too bassy and thick for me.
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I've heard of people having no issues with MX Whites' consistency as well.
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After using whites, I'd like to try greens.
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I like them, they are probably my favorite clicky switch but you just can't buy them stock on any board as they are so inconsistent. I've been wanting to buy a couple hundred to get a good selection to work with and cherry pick out a boards worth.
I hate the sound of greens, blues are okay, cant remember my favorite alps clicky switch.
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After using whites, I'd like to try greens.
same weight, similar feel, much louder. I used greens on my first KMAC LE and it was quite nice actually. Basically cherry switch for IBM lovers. When I build up an MX white KB (my Skeldon I believe (http://i.imgur.com/MQOXpj2.jpg)) I separated the switches by sound into no less than 7 categories and installed them on the KB based on that. It was a lot more regular using preselected switches but still inconsistent. I switched to clears later, which was a lot nicer that way.
you can see some differences between whites and blues in this comparison I made. There was some debate at the time as to the physical differences between them
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dork_vader/albums/72157644024873138/with/14046872086/
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I like them, they are probably my favorite clicky switch but you just can't buy them stock on any board as they are so inconsistent. I've been wanting to buy a couple hundred to get a good selection to work with and cherry pick out a boards worth.
I hate the sound of greens, blues are okay, cant remember my favorite alps clicky switch.
theres a few boards on mechanicalkeyboards [dot] com that have mx whites stock.. in the ~$100 USD range
plus you can buy loose plate mount whites from them ... if you were to want to buy a couple hundred of them theyd be like $50 per 100..
(don't work for them... just was recently shopping for recently there for Greens and considered getting whites)
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I like them, they are probably my favorite clicky switch but you just can't buy them stock on any board as they are so inconsistent. I've been wanting to buy a couple hundred to get a good selection to work with and cherry pick out a boards worth.
I hate the sound of greens, blues are okay, cant remember my favorite alps clicky switch.
theres a few boards on mechanicalkeyboards [dot] com that have mx whites stock.. in the ~$100 USD range
plus you can buy loose plate mount whites from them ... if you were to want to buy a couple hundred of them theyd be like $50 per 100..
(don't work for them... just was recently shopping for recently there for Greens and considered getting whites)
Yea thats usually where I buy from.
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After using whites, I'd like to try greens.
same weight, similar feel, much louder. I used greens on my first KMAC LE and it was quite nice actually. Basically cherry switch for IBM lovers. When I build up an MX white KB (my Skeldon I believe (http://i.imgur.com/MQOXpj2.jpg)) I separated the switches by sound into no less than 7 categories and installed them on the KB based on that. It was a lot more regular using preselected switches but still inconsistent. I switched to clears later, which was a lot nicer that way.
you can see some differences between whites and blues in this comparison I made. There was some debate at the time as to the physical differences between them
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dork_vader/albums/72157644024873138/with/14046872086/
Very interesting... !
I have a Ducky One TKL with whites. There are inconsistencies between some keys, but it doesn't bother me too much. I think greens would probably be a winner for me... I actually like the clicky noise... :confused: Haha