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Title: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: NorrisB on Mon, 13 November 2017, 17:02:19
https://kono.store/products/whitefox-mechanical-keyboard?variant=29223029573

Never heard of any of these except for MX.  Been away for a while looks like I have a lot of reading to do.
Title: Re: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: xondat on Mon, 13 November 2017, 17:12:26
Hako True/Clear are new, so no one really knows how they feel.

Kaihua/Kailh switches seem to be really popular recently.

Cherry MX are okay stock, I wouldn't get them.
Title: Re: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: NorrisB on Mon, 13 November 2017, 17:18:03
Hako True/Clear are new, so no one really knows how they feel.

Kaihua/Kailh switches seem to be really popular recently.

Cherry MX are okay stock, I wouldn't get them.

Whats the most popular in the Kaihua/Kailh?  Which switch of those would you go with?
Title: Re: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: katushkin on Mon, 13 November 2017, 22:53:48
If you like clicky switches, Kailh Blues are better than Cherry Blues. I've not tried any of the other Kailh types but if you were to get Clears, I would modify them by lubing, changing springs, or other things.
Title: Re: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: klennkellon on Mon, 13 November 2017, 23:45:30
MX Clears are always nice. The force curve is not for everyone though.
Title: Re: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: Duckyreddy on Mon, 13 November 2017, 23:55:29
The hako switches seem to be very very new and are on preorder right now and will become available February 2018, never heard of them before actually.
I would go with Kaihua blues or like others said, clears!  :thumb:
Title: Re: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: Findecanor on Tue, 14 November 2017, 02:16:19
MX Clears are always nice. The force curve is not for everyone though.
Hako Clear is supposedly inspired by the Cherry MX Clear but the bump comes earlier in the stroke and looking at the force graph it is like a chunk off the top of the bump has been chewed off. Kailh Box switches are a bit bumpy also.

Hako True has the same slider as Hako Clear but a spring with a steeper curve: lower initial force, smaller bump and higher bottom-out force but about the same actuation force. I anticipate that people who don't like MX Clear will like Hako True even less.
Title: Re: What's the most popular amongst these switch types?
Post by: _rubik on Thu, 16 November 2017, 09:05:39
Kailh speeds have a very nice feel. I'm a big fan of the reduced travel, and novelkeys sells them in both 50g (coppers) and 70g(burnt orange).