What keyboards/switches do you hate?

[wockytocky]

I can't stand anything heavier than mx browns :/ And yes, that includes mx blues

[Waateva]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

[Connly33]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

I only have experience with Cherry switches as of now, and green is currently my favorite. But clears are deffinitly right behind them, browns aren't nearly tactile enough for me. The next board i do will probably have greens in it. But for something i can take with me anywhere, i'm really liking my new board. Ill have to see how quiet i could make greens.

[sacratoy]

I don't hate buckling springs, but I like complicated white alps more...

I hate Cherry MX Reds and Blues.

[jacobolus]

High typing angle hurt my wrists

This just means the keyboard is wrong for the desk/chair.

You should set the angle based on the height of your desk. If you have a high desk, you should have a steep angle. If you have a low desk or the keyboard is on your lap, you want it to be more nearly flat.

[Malcolm]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  If the keys are too quiet my house just doesn't sound right.   

I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.  Anything slightly softer makes me cringe now.

[Connly33]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  If the keys are too quiet my house just doesn't sound right.   :)

I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.  Anything slightly softer makes me cringe now.

If im in my own house i have to agree :p, well i agree no matter where i am, its just not great for everyone else.

[gain]

MX Red because I'm a clumsy typist and because reds expose me for the fraud I am :V

[frogthejam19]

MX Red because I'm a clumsy typist and because reds expose me for the fraud I am :V

Pretty much this. I hate light switches. I type fine on rubber domes but when I get to light switches like browns or reds I get exposed.

Also Browns are cancer on the hands. Pretty much anything lighter than blues I don't like.

[Brammm87]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

Same as Connly33, I just made too many typos on my Ducky with blues. I'm in love with my greens with o-rings now. However it's still a little too noisy for the office. Looking forward to trying the clears in my ordered Whitefox. And if I don't like em as much, I guess I can always desolder the switches and change them...

[Waateva]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

Same as Connly33, I just made too many typos on my Ducky with blues. I'm in love with my greens with o-rings now. However it's still a little too noisy for the office. Looking forward to trying the clears in my ordered Whitefox. And if I don't like em as much, I guess I can always desolder the switches and change them...

I use my V2 with Greens at my office and I haven't had any complaints, although my co-workers were acclimated when I had my AT101W at work

[livingspeedbump]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

Same as Connly33, I just made too many typos on my Ducky with blues. I'm in love with my greens with o-rings now. However it's still a little too noisy for the office. Looking forward to trying the clears in my ordered Whitefox. And if I don't like em as much, I guess I can always desolder the switches and change them...

I use my V2 with Greens at my office and I haven't had any complaints, although my co-workers were acclimated when I had my AT101W at work

What switches were in the AT101W? Complicated Blacks? Those aren't quite as loud as greens usually.

[chyros]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

Same as Connly33, I just made too many typos on my Ducky with blues. I'm in love with my greens with o-rings now. However it's still a little too noisy for the office. Looking forward to trying the clears in my ordered Whitefox. And if I don't like em as much, I guess I can always desolder the switches and change them...

I use my V2 with Greens at my office and I haven't had any complaints, although my co-workers were acclimated when I had my AT101W at work

What switches were in the AT101W? Complicated Blacks? Those aren't quite as loud as greens usually.

Always SKCM Black, the late variation. They sound quite unlike any other Alps switch, including early SKCM Black. I used an AT101W for a long time at work, my colleagues didn't mind. But everyone's much more charmed with the NMB that's there now xD . I might replace it soon with a more, let's say, specialised board, soon, though.

[livingspeedbump]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

Same as Connly33, I just made too many typos on my Ducky with blues. I'm in love with my greens with o-rings now. However it's still a little too noisy for the office. Looking forward to trying the clears in my ordered Whitefox. And if I don't like em as much, I guess I can always desolder the switches and change them...

I use my V2 with Greens at my office and I haven't had any complaints, although my co-workers were acclimated when I had my AT101W at work

What switches were in the AT101W? Complicated Blacks? Those aren't quite as loud as greens usually.

Always SKCM Black, the late variation. They sound quite unlike any other Alps switch, including early SKCM Black. I used an AT101W for a long time at work, my colleagues didn't mind. But everyone's much more charmed with the NMB that's there now xD . I might replace it soon with a more, let's say, specialised board, soon, though.

Good to know. I had a pile of those boards at one point, ended up giving them all away. Was never a huge fan of them, the ones i had did not age well.

[Waateva]

I dislike MX-Clear (too stiff) MX-Red/Black (need some tactile feedback).

Are Clears really that stiff?  I guess I'm used to Blues and Greens so maybe that's why they don't feel stiff to me.

They are deffinitly a lot stiffer coming from blues for me, but that's why I like them so much. Blues are too light for me, greens are just the right weight f, but they are to loud for the keyboard that i bring to class with me. Im also a lot more accurate on clears, i only get about 80 or so percent accuracy on blues, but in the high 90's on clears

You could do landing pads and/or O-rings to quiet the Greens, but Clears are nice too.  I have only been using Clears for 1/2 a week and I already like them way better than Browns and a little better than Blues but Greens are still holding out as my favorite...for now.

Same as Connly33, I just made too many typos on my Ducky with blues. I'm in love with my greens with o-rings now. However it's still a little too noisy for the office. Looking forward to trying the clears in my ordered Whitefox. And if I don't like em as much, I guess I can always desolder the switches and change them...

I use my V2 with Greens at my office and I haven't had any complaints, although my co-workers were acclimated when I had my AT101W at work

What switches were in the AT101W? Complicated Blacks? Those aren't quite as loud as greens usually.

They were Blacks of some kind, I just know that I bought O-rings when the Green came in with the anticipation of putting them on but when I asked my closest co-workers if they were bothered by the sound they said it didn't sound any louder than the old keyboard.  Now we are in a larger office that has proper offices so it's even less of an issue, so I can click-and-clack-away on my Greens to my heart's delight without any complaints!

[jacobolus]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.

You want loud, so you picked MX blue? Weak sauce!

You should find a Selectric, a beam spring board with a solenoid clicker, or at least a Model F. :-)

[Brammm87]

I use my V2 with Greens at my office and I haven't had any complaints, although my co-workers were acclimated when I had my AT101W at work

There's only 5 other people in my office right now, so it's usually quite quiet. After getting my WASD v2 with greens, I was banished to another desk, further from my coworkers. Since I put o-rings on them, I'm allowed back Actually also like the feel better with o-rings on them.

[chyros]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.

You want loud, so you picked MX blue? Weak sauce!

You should find a Selectric, a beam spring board with a solenoid clicker, or at least a Model F. :-)

Oh yeah, I saw a video of a beam spring board with the clicker enabled and it made me laugh out loud, that level of noise alone makes me want one xD . No idea how loud the Selectric is, but I think my Remington would give it a run for its money .

[livingspeedbump]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.

You want loud, so you picked MX blue? Weak sauce!

You should find a Selectric, a beam spring board with a solenoid clicker, or at least a Model F. :-)

Oh yeah, I saw a video of a beam spring board with the clicker enabled and it made me laugh out loud, that level of noise alone makes me want one xD . No idea how loud the Selectric is, but I think my Remington would give it a run for its money .

This video?

[Connly33]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.

You want loud, so you picked MX blue? Weak sauce!

You should find a Selectric, a beam spring board with a solenoid clicker, or at least a Model F. :-)

Oh yeah, I saw a video of a beam spring board with the clicker enabled and it made me laugh out loud, that level of noise alone makes me want one xD . No idea how loud the Selectric is, but I think my Remington would give it a run for its money .

This video?

I ..... want it.

[jacobolus]

Some of HaaTa’s loud keyboards: http://youtu.be/8N-7YpPQOOc http://youtu.be/03VaAW9NZq4 http://youtu.be/qf8l7hJ1nT4

Here’s a kishsaver with the beeper turned on: http://youtu.be/VV29iRCba3w

[digi]

That kish w/ the buzzer is so awesome, I need that in my office..

[chyros]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.

You want loud, so you picked MX blue? Weak sauce!

You should find a Selectric, a beam spring board with a solenoid clicker, or at least a Model F. :-)

Oh yeah, I saw a video of a beam spring board with the clicker enabled and it made me laugh out loud, that level of noise alone makes me want one xD . No idea how loud the Selectric is, but I think my Remington would give it a run for its money .

This video?

That's the one! It's goddamn amazing xD .

Someone else ripped it out and shoved it into a Model F iirc. What a combo that is xD .

[dan002]

Filco black switches. Felt as if pressing the top of a retractable sharpie.

[livingspeedbump]

Filco black switches. Felt as if pressing the top of a retractable sharpie.

So Cherry MX Blacks?

[livingspeedbump]

The noisier the better, I would write on a typewriter if I could.  I don't think I could ever go back to MX Brown's after getting Blues.

You want loud, so you picked MX blue? Weak sauce!

You should find a Selectric, a beam spring board with a solenoid clicker, or at least a Model F. :-)

Oh yeah, I saw a video of a beam spring board with the clicker enabled and it made me laugh out loud, that level of noise alone makes me want one xD . No idea how loud the Selectric is, but I think my Remington would give it a run for its money .

This video?

That's the one! It's goddamn amazing xD .

Someone else ripped it out and shoved it into a Model F iirc. What a combo that is xD .

Haha yeah no kidding! Engicoder and i were talking earlier about space invaders, wasnt there a guy that bought hundreds of boards just to make one out of the purple switches?

[dan002]

Filco black switches. Felt as if pressing the top of a retractable sharpie.

So Cherry MX Blacks?

It may have been that board in General. It was a Filco Manila air.

[derb2k2]

dat beamspring board doe 

[Bucake]

awesome awesome board, but i would not use a case-less keyboard myself. it's just too naked for a shy person like me
definitely (still) want to try a beam spring board, and a hall effect one. doubt i'll ever type on one, however

[jacobolus]

i would not use a case-less keyboard myself. it's just too naked for a shy person like me

Pretty sure that was just because the person making the video was working on it at the time. These beam spring boards in general have nice (ridiculously huge) cases.

[Siegx]

I'm not a fan of linear switches, clicky switches as well, but they don't usually annoy me unless I have a hangover.

[Bucake]

i would not use a case-less keyboard myself. it's just too naked for a shy person like me

Pretty sure that was just because the person making the video was working on it at the time. These beam spring boards in general have nice (ridiculously huge) cases.

ah, fair enough
i've seen some keyboards removed out of a 'one-piece' (keyboard+computer in one case), so i figured..

[livingspeedbump]

I'm not a fan of linear switches, clicky switches as well, but they don't usually annoy me unless I have a hangover.

are you saying you don't like clicky and linear? if so that doesn't leave may options 

[czarek]

I don't hate any modern mechanical switch, they all have their charm. The only ones I hate are old Apple Macintosh keyboards (M0110 and M0110A) which feel (and sound) like scratching a chalkboard, hhhhhhorrible.

[jacobolus]

The only ones I hate are old Apple Macintosh keyboards (M0110 and M0110A) which feel (and sound) like scratching a chalkboard, hhhhhhorrible.

You just tried one in bad condition, full of dust/grit.

When brand new, tee mount Alps switches are butter smooth, better than the best MX black switch ever made.

[xondat]

Got my Cherry profile set yesterday - anything but Cherry now.

[dgneo]

I'm not a fan of MX Blacks personally. Never really got used to them in my 7G.