Difference in blue switches

[oppz197]

So today I bought a birthday gift (Razer Black Widow with blue switches)for my brother  I tried to type on it afterwards and comparing to my QFR blues it feels different...
I know they are both blue switches but why?

[IvanIvanovich]

Full size vs tenkeyless, different plate material (aluminum vs steel), different keycaps, different batch of switches, assembly differences, overall quality of materials differences...

[oppz197]

I feel like the typing experience with QFR is much higher quality

[Smeagol_RP]

Man, you're a bad brother. )

Full size vs tenkeyless, different plate material (aluminum vs steel), different keycaps, different batch of switches, assembly differences, overall quality of materials differences...

Makes sense...

[oppz197]

  I type on it after he opened it

[Photoelectric]

I would also expect a Costar-made QFR to feel better than a RBW, given the general consensus here that Razer mechanicals are of inferior quality.

[oppz197]

Btw which of the material is best for keycaps abs pbt pom?

[Photoelectric]

The verdict is that it's down to personal preferences.  You will find people who like each of those kinds of plastic for their keycaps, and then different profiles and thicknesses.  Durability-wise, in terms of developing shine, it's PBT > POM > ABS.  Otherwise, you may have to experiment yourself to find what you prefer.

[oppz197]

Whats the difference between those 3 btw u know what kind of caps does qfr uses?

[Smeagol_RP]

Whats the difference between those 3 btw u know what kind of caps does qfr uses?

QFR is ABS.

[Photoelectric]

QFR uses ABS, as does the Razer keyboard.

Here's something you may find interesting for different keycap materials for Blue switches:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42133.msg903796

You can read about different keycap materials here:
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Main_Page

[Xenderwind]

QFR has abs

[oppz197]

QFR uses ABS, as does the Razer keyboard.

Here's something you may find interesting for different keycap materials for Blue switches:
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=42133.msg903796

You can read about different keycap materials here:
http://deskthority.net/wiki/Main_Page

Thanks for your info man

[IvanIvanovich]

Razer or iOne in general use ABS on standard, but the backlight caps I think are made of nylon.

[Photoelectric]

Razer use ABS on standard, but the backlight caps I think are made of nylon.

That's what I've been wondering about--same for Ducky Shine and CM Storm backlit caps.  They say "ABS" in descriptions,  but they feel very different from normal ABS and are quite soft vs thin doubleshot ABS--when bending the sides.  I figured it was some sort of special ABS that's  translucent and is correspondingly softer, then coated in whatever color to be impenetrable for LED light.