A few folks seem smitten w/ Kailh Blue/Browns - What about Gateron Blue/Brown?

[dante]

Quiet a few folks seem quite happy with their Kailh Blue/Brown switches; however I hardly hear of anyone enjoying their Gateron Blue/Browns.

Do we have any happy Gateron Blue/Brown owners?

[heedpantsnow]

Quiet a few folks seem quite happy with their Kailh Blue/Brown switches; however I hardly hear of anyone enjoying their Gateron Blue/Browns.

Do we have any happy Gateron Blue/Brown owners?

Pretty sure they reviewed well; I think the links were at the top of the GB thread run by Shadovved.

I have a bunch but I'm waiting for my pcb's before I can put them to use.

[Findecanor]

That's because the Gaterons are so new that there aren't many available keyboards with them, and not many people have built keyboards with them yet.

I have not put any in a keyboard (yet) but I really like the browns and blues. They are a bit like Kailh/Razer switches in that the actuation point is a little bit earlier. They are smoother than new Cherry MX but not as smooth as vintage Cherry MX. The Gateron's tactile bump is also a tiny bit sharper - but if you swap stems between Cherry MX and Gaterons the difference is nullified.

[EscapeVelocity]

I cant wait to try some out.  Are there any keyboards available yet?  I think I saw a Massdrop with Gaterons in a KUL 87 or somesuch, just recently.

[Blaise170]

I've heard from some that the Gateron Blues are too light and that the click action isn't very pronounced, but I've never tried them myself. I firmly believe that most switches will fare well in a quality board and not so well in a poorly constructed board. The only switches I've had a bad experience with are Outemu.

[IvanIvanovich]

Gateron blues are pretty good too... though I haven't used much since I only got a few to check them out, didn't buy enough to make anything with them yet. I found them to be about the same weight as Cherry, but they have a sharper/harder click and a bit deeper less annoying tone than modern Cherry blue.

[hoz]

built my infinitythingy with Gateron Blues, absolutely nothing to complain about, might even say they're even slightly nicer but custom blues in a totally different setup is all i have for comparison.