Found a white switch in Taobao, help me identify this switch

[kaiserreich]

Was surfing taobao to find some 'White axis' stuff (cherry Clears)

Came across a switch like this


But the model number says it is a cherry clear

[berzerQer]

thats an MY switch not an MX Clear

[heedpantsnow]

Yep, MY.  Keycaps compatible with MX.  Different feel.  Most people don't like 'em, but there are a few who say they are underrated.  I'm not one of them though.

[Saffa]

Yep, MY.  Keycaps compatible with MX.  Different feel.  Most people don't like 'em, but there are a few who say they are underrated.  I'm not one of them though.

just curiously, what's the difference in feel/how they work?

[daageep]

I think someone described typing on MY switches as "typing on wet newspaper." I had an old Cherry POS keyboard before and the comment was spot on.

[heedpantsnow]

Here's the article in the wiki:

http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Cherry+switches+and+boards#MY

I forgot about the 'wet newspaper' bit.  That's spot-on.

[kaiserreich]

Should've noticed that G81 model number and conclude that it was a Cherry MY switch

Anyways, thanks everyone for explaining about the MY switch

[sixty]

The Geekhack Wiki Knows All.

Unlike the ones on competing Keyboard Forums.

Actually the competing one has more info on the MY switch than the geekhack one. Most importantly this part:

The switch feel of the Cherry MY switches is generally described ranging from "too stiff" to "like typing on wet newspaper"[1] or "like prodding a dead octopus".

[sixty]

I think the octopus might have been from Sandy. Good old times.

[kriminal]

Hmm.... forgot about Sandy55.  Hope he was from the Tokyo area or south.

indeed...