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Offline Photoelectric

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Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« on: Sun, 06 October 2013, 18:17:47 »
Something I've been thinking about is how much the feel of typing on a keyboard is changed by keycaps: their profile and thickness.  For example, I strongly prefer thick Cherry profile PBT for light linear switches and OEM caps for heavier tactile switches.

With that, I'm interested in seeing if there are similarities between what feels good to one person and the next for similar keycap profile - switch combinations.

So please share what you prefer if you could have it any way you like!
  • DSA profile keycaps with which switches?
  • How do you like your ergo Clears?
  • What is your favorite keycap type for MX Blues?
etc. (you get the idea)
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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 06 October 2013, 18:18:18 »
Oh no lol

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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 06 October 2013, 18:29:22 »
I've yet to try a full keyboard of SA-profile caps, but I've tried a bunch of others.  I know that I prefer thick caps to thin in every situation.

DSA was difficult to accept when I tried the Retro set, and I will give it another try soon but this time with linear switches.  I find it more of a finger workout to type on DSA caps over Browns (which are already light), so this time I'll try 62g lubed Blacks.

I prefer OEM profile caps for Clears, ergo-Clears, and Browns.

Blues: equally like Cherry profile and OEM profile.
Jailhouse Blues: prefer Cherry profile caps.
Linear switches: strongly prefer Cherry profile caps.

In conclusion, tactile switches: OEM/tall profile caps,  linear switches: lower profiles.
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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 07 October 2013, 07:37:54 »
Cherry profile on everything. Thick ABS/POM/PBT on linear, thin PBT on clicky because they feel snappier, don't really use any non click tactile switches.
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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 07 October 2013, 07:45:49 »
I just like cherry double shot ABS and stock clear switches too much to try anything else :P
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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 07 October 2013, 08:33:31 »
Oem thick pbt
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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 07 October 2013, 08:42:14 »
Thick cherry pbt on everything (I prefer blank and since that's unavailable I make do with imsto), and sp double shots on blues or oem thin abs on blues /clicky

no opinion on browns don't like it regardless
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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 07 October 2013, 09:13:33 »
thick pbt.............
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Re: Your favorite keycap type for each Cherry switch (profile, thickness)
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 10 October 2013, 16:37:41 »
On linear switches I prefer OEM Thin keycaps.

On clicky switches I prefer Cherry thin pbt keycaps from a Cherry G80 board. For some reason the click feels like it's actuating in my finger bones.
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