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Offline iri

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New interesting switch developments?
« on: Thu, 12 March 2026, 05:11:06 »
Hi,

A bit of context: I like complicated Alps, more or less like Niz's capacitive switches, don't like Cherry and especially their hackjob clones, and can't use Topre. As Niz has apparently stopped making 45g domes and only left the 35g which are too weak and linear for me, my interest in buying modern keyboards vanished completely.

Until recently.

I got into a situation where I had to purchase a new, transportable keyboard for work. I opened Amazon and found out that I whilst I was asleep, new switches appeared. I didn't know what to choose, so I randomly bought a Keychron with Hall effect switches. They're a bit too short throw for my taste, but otherwise I like them as much as I can like linears.

Are there any other keyboards, readily available on the market, that have new magnetic, optical, whatever switches that you could recommend me to try?

Thanks
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Re: New interesting switch developments?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 13 March 2026, 03:12:18 »
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Offline iri

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Re: New interesting switch developments?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 13 March 2026, 05:35:35 »
Sorry zegonix, I'm unsure how that topic is supposed to help me?f
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I say to both bunches, Whether you're a majority or minority, bug off! To hell with anybody who wants to tell me what to write. Their society breaks down into subsections of minorities who then, in effect, burn books by banning them. All this political correctness that's rampant on campuses is b.s.
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Re: New interesting switch developments?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 13 March 2026, 15:24:02 »
Ready to use? Or is a kit fine? KBDFans offers most keyboard kits in a HE version...
You really dislike ALL Cherry type switches? There is so much variety, and quality improvements (over OG Cherry) available.
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Offline iri

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Re: New interesting switch developments?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 13 March 2026, 17:15:55 »
ready to use

Yeah I'm not really ready to get into the world of 90000 random mx clones, sorry. Also I'm super unsure if I could trust their quality really.
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I say to both bunches, Whether you're a majority or minority, bug off! To hell with anybody who wants to tell me what to write. Their society breaks down into subsections of minorities who then, in effect, burn books by banning them. All this political correctness that's rampant on campuses is b.s.
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Re: New interesting switch developments?
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Offline jessechin

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Re: New interesting switch developments?
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 02 April 2026, 20:01:55 »
Gateron Melodics are clicky switches with click leaf, similar to Alps. Gateron Harmonics are the newest version that doesn't have many reviews yet but some people like over Melodics. The Harmonics are less tactile than Melodics. [1,2,3] It's a higher pitch than Alps, but the closest you'll get new in 2026.

If you like topre-clones, Agar EC is a kit keyboard compatible with EC switches from Tecsee and Aeboards. [4] DynaCap makes their own EC kits as well and you can switch between MX and EC. [5] These are all kits you need to assemble yourself. I didn't realize Niz stopped making 45G switches, I actually like the sound of my Atom68 more than my HHKB.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/GATERON-Harmonic-Keyboard-Pre-lubed-Mechanical/dp/B0G2XVQT7J?th=1
[2] https://www.gateron.com/products/gateron-harmonic-clicky-switch-set?VariantsId=11505
[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1qih8yg/first_impressions_review_gateron_harmonic/
[4] https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/kbdfans-agar-ec-barebones-diy-keyboard-kit?variant=51845597266220
[5] https://www.theverge.com/tech/868153/dynacap-diy-electrocapacitive-keyboard-hands-on
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Offline iri

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Re: New interesting switch developments?
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 03 April 2026, 07:20:27 »
Quote from: jessechin on Thu, 02 April 2026, 20:01:55
Gateron Melodics are clicky switches with click leaf, similar to Alps. Gateron Harmonics are the newest version that doesn't have many reviews yet but some people like over Melodics. The Harmonics are less tactile than Melodics. [1,2,3] It's a higher pitch than Alps, but the closest you'll get new in 2026.

If you like topre-clones, Agar EC is a kit keyboard compatible with EC switches from Tecsee and Aeboards. [4] DynaCap makes their own EC kits as well and you can switch between MX and EC. [5] These are all kits you need to assemble yourself. I didn't realize Niz stopped making 45G switches, I actually like the sound of my Atom68 more than my HHKB.

[1] https://www.amazon.com/GATERON-Harmonic-Keyboard-Pre-lubed-Mechanical/dp/B0G2XVQT7J?th=1
[2] https://www.gateron.com/products/gateron-harmonic-clicky-switch-set?VariantsId=11505
[3] https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/1qih8yg/first_impressions_review_gateron_harmonic/
[4] https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/products/kbdfans-agar-ec-barebones-diy-keyboard-kit?variant=51845597266220
[5] https://www.theverge.com/tech/868153/dynacap-diy-electrocapacitive-keyboard-hands-on
Thanks. No readily available keyboards though, right?

I re-checked the Niz website and some 45g keyboards are back in stock, together with the silicon domes that go up to 50g. Of course, in Niz's best traditions, there is no description whatsoever on the domes.
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(...)Whereas back then I wrote about the tyranny of the majority, today I'd combine that with the tyranny of the minorities. These days, you have to be careful of both. They both want to control you. The first group, by making you do the same thing over and over again. The second group is indicated by the letters I get from the Vassar girls who want me to put more women's lib in The Martian Chronicles, or from blacks who want more black people in Dandelion Wine.
I say to both bunches, Whether you're a majority or minority, bug off! To hell with anybody who wants to tell me what to write. Their society breaks down into subsections of minorities who then, in effect, burn books by banning them. All this political correctness that's rampant on campuses is b.s.
-Ray Bradbury
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