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Offline dmbr

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Keyboard with red switches and minimal actuation & travel distance?
« on: Fri, 21 February 2014, 07:06:20 »
I'm looking for a keyboard for gaming that has red switches and minimal actuation and travel distance. What option is best in these two particular regards?

Thanks :)
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Offline Oobly

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Re: Keyboard with red switches and minimal actuation & travel distance?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 21 February 2014, 07:38:48 »
Quote from: dmbr on Fri, 21 February 2014, 07:06:20
I'm looking for a keyboard for gaming that has red switches and minimal actuation and travel distance. What option is best in these two particular regards?

Thanks :)

Actuation and travel distance are a characteristic of the switch, so they'll all be the same.

You can reduce them yourself by modding the switches, though.
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Re: Keyboard with red switches and minimal actuation & travel distance?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 21 February 2014, 07:50:45 »
Buy any MX red keyboard you please and get the thickest o-rings you can find along with it.
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Re: Keyboard with red switches and minimal actuation & travel distance?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 21 February 2014, 07:54:17 »
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Re: Keyboard with red switches and minimal actuation & travel distance?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 21 February 2014, 08:53:23 »
Go for the orings/dampeners that best suit you. The caps shape may add to the feeling of shortness, but not the actual geometry though. DSA and cherry can "reduce" the travel distance of the overall assembly.
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Re: Keyboard with red switches and minimal actuation & travel distance?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 21 February 2014, 11:12:57 »
I tried some black o-rings on an MX Red KB I had and the o-rings made a considerable reduction in key travel.
I picked up a pace of 125 o-rings from Amazon for $8.25: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051XWXCE/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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