KBT Race Cherry MX Blue vs White

[forzetk0]

Hello Guys,

I decided to buy KBT Race keyboard and it will be my first mechanical keyboard.

Did a little research where to by and found mechanicalkeyboards.com (is this store legit ?)

Noe the question: they don't have LED versions at all so I am going to get non LED one, but they have two models available: Blue switch and white switch with PBT keykaps.
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I was watching youtube for revews of the switches in general and i liked MX Blue, bit what is MX White feels/sound like ?White switch is less noisy and clicky? I am going to use my keyboard for programming/general typing/gaming.

Thanks for all your help !!!!

[CPTBadAss]

Yes, Mechanicalkeyboards.com is legit. They have a vendor forum here and ShakeR, an employee of the site, is an active member here.

I think whites are a bit heavier than blues. They're smoother since they come lubed and have a dampened click. I will probably be getting these for my GH60. I also heard they're lovely if you swap out the springs for lighter ones. Blues are my favorite switches though.

Just remember if you're getting a Race, replacing the caps with a fullset is a bit hard since the layout is a bit weird. I believe the right shift is shorter than normal. But maybe someone can help me since I can't remember off the top of my head.

[SmallFry]

As well as the escape key, young CPTBadAss . They use Row 5 OEM profile for the Escape/FRow, of which I've only seen the Race use and perhaps a single odd off-brand Chinese OEM board.

[CPTBadAss]

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[OrpheusX]

Hello Guys,

I decided to buy KBT Race keyboard and it will be my first mechanical keyboard.

Did a little research where to by and found mechanicalkeyboards.com (is this store legit ?)

Noe the question: they don't have LED versions at all so I am going to get non LED one, but they have two models available: Blue switch and white switch with PBT keykaps.
S
I was watching youtube for revews of the switches in general and i liked MX Blue, bit what is MX White feels/sound like ?White switch is less noisy and clicky? I am going to use my keyboard for programming/general typing/gaming.

Thanks for all your help !!!!

I'm also a programmer and have two Races, one with white switches and one with red. I don't have any blues but I *think* the springs are in the same ballpark as the reds. The whites are _much_ heavier. If you're a good typist you may not have any issues with whites. I'm fairly terrible and have become so used to bottoming out that I find myself trying to do that on the whites. Makes my hands tire pretty quickly. If I could strike each key evenly I likely wouldn't have any problems since they actuate well above the bottom of the switch. I'm thinking about doing what CPTBadAss mentions and swapping out the springs for something lighter.

[forzetk0]

Hey Guys,

THANKS A MILLION FOR YOUR HELP!

Now I am confident that MX Blues are the ones that I am going to proceed with.

I am not really going to remove/replace any keycaps I think but if I would like to do so, maybe I should get Ducky Shine 2 TKL ? Only one thing that I don't like that Shine 2 is larger that Race and I would like to save some space on my desk.

Please let me know what you think folks!

THANKS!!!

[OrpheusX]

No TKL in my collection yet so I can't compare. I like my Races but, being a crummy typist, I wish the right shift key were bigger; I sometimes miss.