No need to apologize,
TwistedMentat! If anything, thank you for your in-depth review! It was definitely an awesome read. You and I seem to share a strange fate where we both bought and heavily focused on the same two keyboards (Ducky Shine 2 w/ Clears and the Ducky DK9008G2 Pro Limited Edition w/ Greens)!!!
They are both awesome keyboards, for sure. You credit me too much though *blushes* I have a habit of expressing my opinion like a marketer
) I end up selling my point of view to those around me (my friends here end up buying the products I get because I persuade them into thinking it's the best
) ), and now on GH :PI try to be more objective on GH, of course. Lol. I won't deny I've been credited for others' purchases on mechanicalkeyboards.com; I've probably sold them at least over a dozen keyboards now
) Hiring me or paying me in keyboards would be nice
J.K.!!!
Like the Ducky Greens, the Ducky Clears took me about 2 days before I was completely comfortable typing on them. I wouldn't say that this was a bad thing but rather time that was required to adjust to the stiffness, especially if you're coming from Blues, Browns, or Reds. However, after adjustment, I think these 2 switches are the best feeling stock Cherry switches, for sure. I think that PBT keycaps are a must for the complete experience for either switch as the harder characteristic of PBT plastic make the tactility of the Green and Clear switch more pronounced and crisp. I personally found the stock Ducky Shine ABS keycaps to drown out the tactile bump of the Clear switch, while with the PBT's, the tactile bump was much more raw, if not almost rough because of how long the tactile bump is (but I liked this about the Clear switch). You should definitely give it another shot,
TwistedMentat. If you type anything like I do on the Clears, you probably lift off right after the actuation bump on the Clears because it's so easy to not bottom out (best feature of Clears), and PBT's only further help with this.
I currently no longer possess the Ducky DK9008G2 Pro Limited Edition w/ Greens nor the Ducky Shine II w/ Clears because I couldn't afford to keep 2 semi-expensive keyboards when I'll soon have a Filco with a custom plate and all the switches and springs available to create and Green, Clear, and Ergo-Clear keyboard. Also, the Green switch was a lil' too stiff for my pinky and ring finger, which caused frequent typos if I wasn't focusing on my typing. BUT TwistedMentat, if you can afford to keep both of them, I highly advise that you do because those two keyboards (especially the Ducky Greens) are absolutely awesome pieces. The spacebar on the Ducky Greens is the most strong crisp breaking Cherry switch I've felt. I don't know how they did it because I've felt multiple CM QFR's Green spacebars, a CM XT Green spacebar, a Green spacebar I soldered into my Blue keyboard, and they all felt soft and weak compared to the stock Green Spacebar I felt in 2 separate Ducky DK9008G2 Pro Limited Editions w/ Greens. It's really weird but true. I regret selling my Ducky Greens but I'm currently brainwashed and will do anything to finish my custom keyboard with Ergo-Clears
) I have everything and now I'm just waiting for my Filco to arrive, which is on it's way