Ah, that I will do.
I am really loving the box royals. These are a pleasure to type on, i'm just not too crazy about the board their on. I was considering just moving these to whatever I get next, but decided to go for something new altogether. And yes, all mx before these. I would like something clicky, just not sure what path to go. Also keeping my eyes on what keycap sets are coming out.
If you haven't already considered it, you should probably get a switch tester. Get one with box thick clicks (jade and navy) if you can. The navies may be a little too fatiguing if you're used to lighter switches, but the jades shouldn't take too much adjustment. They're considered by many to be the best modern clicky switch, as they're the only one that's really fundamentally any different from MX (which isn't too great), besides Matias (modern descendant of Alps, but inferior). Jades come closest to anything else I have felt to Alps SKCM blues. They're not quite as good as those or capacitive buckling spring, but they're not far off. Beam springs (considered to be the best clickies of all time, but extremely rare and desirable) are being resurrected, but who knows when for sure.
I know Zeal has their own tester that includes all of their switches, but I hear that alone costs $30. They would be another option for boutique tactiles, and a lot of people rave about them. Not sure if there's a tester with panda switches or not. KPrepublic has a 130 switch tester (although many are basically duplicates in that they're variants of the same switch) that has a great smattering of switch types. Mine just finally came in recently and it has been great to get the feel of various brands. Included in that tester are Everglides, which some people consider to be a nice cheap alternative to the more expensive boutique linears and tactiles like Zeals and Pandas. They certainly seemed pretty smooth to me.
I generally don't watch caps myself. Maybe, eventually. I'm usually happy with a cheap set of YMDK double shots, if that. lol
