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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Row009 on Sun, 03 June 2018, 16:04:33
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Hello,
I do research at a university facility that requires quiet. I use a laptop with a scissor switch keyboard (obviously).
I was wondering if there is a tactile switch that can be comparable sound wise?
Iv'e used a few types of switches in various keyboards (mostly Cherry and Cherry Compatible - haven't had the chance yet to sample the many non-Cherry types), and I currently use Cherry Blue at home (Which, although dampened by O-rings, produces quiet a lot of sound).
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Matias Quiet Click are really quiet, and nicely tactile. I really enjoy them. Used them for several months at work and my board was significantly quieter than most of the other keyboards.
I think if you put Zealencios on anything, they get a lot quieter. I used Ergo Clears with them as well, and they’re great if you need to be quiet.
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Hello,
I do research at a university facility that requires quiet. I use a laptop with a scissor switch keyboard (obviously).
I was wondering if there is a tactile switch that can be comparable sound wise?
Iv'e used a few types of switches in various keyboards (mostly Cherry and Cherry Compatible - haven't had the chance yet to sample the many non-Cherry types), and I currently use Cherry Blue at home (Which, although dampened by O-rings, produces quiet a lot of sound).
Zilents. The tactile switches sold by zeal PC
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I'm a huge fan of Zilents!
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Go with the gold standard in tactile switches: Topre. If you want really quiet, either look for one that is factory silenced, or install silencing rings yourself (it is tedious, but worth it).
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Perceived tactility is a combination of Sound and Touch..
If you remove the Sound, the Touch alone will feel just like Friction.
It's the combination of Sound and Friction which produces that Twig-snapping/ Bubble popping experience.
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I would also recommend Zilents. They are seriously quiet.
Also tp4 is crazy. Sure the entire keyboard experience involves sound too, but to claim that tactility depends on sound is contrary to what those worlds mean. That's like saying that appearance depends on smell.
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I find my cherry clears pretty quiet as they are easier to not bottom out. As long as I'm not pounding the spacebar and backspace it's a nice quiet switch on my leopold 750r!
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Thanks everyone. I'll certainly look further into your recommendations.
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Pretty sure KBDFans just made a silent tactile switch... Same as the new Cherry linears with the bumpers on the stem.
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Pretty sure KBDFans just made a silent tactile switch... Same as the new Cherry linears with the bumpers on the stem.
Aliaz switches. They are ok, about as tactile as Cherry MX Browns.
Zilents are the way to go.
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I would also recommend Zilents. They are seriously quiet.
Also tp4 is crazy. Sure the entire keyboard experience involves sound too, but to claim that tactility depends on sound is contrary to what those worlds mean. That's like saying that appearance depends on smell.
He did specify "perceived" tactility. I will agree with his statement that sound is part of the tactile experience.
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zilents. Using that at work
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Echoing what some of the other people here have said and saying Zealios. They're great!
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Wanna vouch for lubed zilents. Like soft rain drops my dude
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Aren't zilents generally agreed upon to be the quietest? Regular zealios are loud as hell in comparison, and even my hhkb type s sounds loud in comparison
Although that might need I need to lube it again or something...
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Think everyone covered it already. Other than zilents and aliaz
there's also gateron silent browns
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The Aliaz is just a tiny upgrade on the Gateron Silent Browns. Both were made by Gateron.
However, they are still browns and therefore not very tactile.
Zeal PC's "Zilents" switches feel more like Cherry MX Clear, but smoother. Also made by Gateron. Really expensive though.
However, these three are more silent than any other MX-compatible switches with any kind of mods to make them more silent.
Then you should also consider which keyboard you put them into. Even some very silent switches would be noisy in the wrong keyboard.
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Go with the gold standard in tactile switches: Topre. If you want really quiet, either look for one that is factory silenced, or install silencing rings yourself (it is tedious, but worth it).
^ This, but I would highly recommend buying the factory silent version instead of doing it yourself.
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Zilents or silenced topre would be your best bet.