Before mods lock this topic, a final summary:
nubbinator: Broken in older Browns can be nice, but the new ones just feel gritty and nasty to me.
Joey Quinn: To me reds are far too light and browns feel like a switch where only part of the slider is lubed. [...] I think my issue with browns is the size of the bump on the stem.
user 18: I don't find browns terribly disappointing, but I would much rather use blues, greens or clears. [...] I feel that the value of brown switches is as a starting point. They're a decent middle ground, which allows people to determine in what direction the would like to move for future boards
demik: horrible switch. actually all cherry sucks.
Defect: Lubed browns aren't that bad.
Data: Browns are cool. [...] They'll be the absolute best possible switch for some people and the worst garbage imaginable for others. Isn't it great that we have this level of variety?
Zeal: Koreans love their "vintage" browns though.
Roibhilin: 90% of the people here hate browns
tbc: a brown with orings is a clone of a $10 dell keyboard....
oneproduct: Browns are my favorite.
[...] I'm half chinese and I've got small fingers that prefer light switches.
Lubed Up Slug: I personally find browns to feel like dirty reds. They just are less refined in my opinion.
crazystu: They feel way better than I remember, [...] I think they are fairly criticized,
jacobolus: It’s no one’s favorite, but everyone can sorta live with it. [...] From my perspective, all MX switches are kinda “meh”
azhdar: I hate the feeling of them, it just feels like a gritty red switch (or like some people said, a red switch with a turd stuck in it).
chrisq: [...] i still prefer reds, browns or blues for gaming. They're not my favorites overall [...]
ConscienceDrop: browns are great, [...] its okay to not like browns. just remember that browns loved you for who you are and they dont resent you [...]
Polymer: I personally really enjoy browns..especially when they're worn in a bit, they feel great...
derb2k2: I honestly prefer the feel of "broken in" brown switches over red and blue.
Rayoui: I've used just about every Cherry MX switch [...] The browns are my favorite for both typing and gaming.
Doyniish: Personally I like my board with browns. I don't like the feel and sound as much as blues, but now that they are broken in and have been used for a almost 2 years they feel nice and un-gritty.
Bakgrund: I like my qfr with browns,
Computer-Lab in Basement: browns suck
frosty: browns suck and vintage blacks for the win
smellz: To me, browns feel like dirty reds,
ShivaYash: Browns are really great for typing. Although I prefer blues for home use now. Browns are great for office typing, should one have to share a room.
noons: For MX I have tried Green, Red, Blue, Brown, Clear, Black. [...] Browns have been my favorite. I wouldn't say they are perfect for me, but I definitely like them more then any of the others. [...] I actually like topre equally to my mx browns.
Dihedral: I [...] found browns underwhelming. [...] Brown just feels like a half-hearted attempt at a tactile switch.
Geroximo: Browns feel like broken scratchy reds to me.
Hypersphere: I compromised with browns as my Cherry mx switch when I want to type on a Cherry board (mostly to get some use out of some very nice keycap sets).
Mountain Man: I've only ever owned blues and browns. [...] Brown is all-around great switch as far as I'm concerned.
Frag1ty: I think that Browns are good'ish if you want a bit in-between. I don't like them myself, [...] I think they are a good starting switch,
Firebolt1914: I don't mind browns, but I absolutely hate blues and greens.
ynrozturk: my favorites are browns,[...] Just enough tactility, no obnoxious clicking noises, and still light enough to work my way around the keyboard very quickly. [...] I've tried just about every MX switch out there [...] I've also tried 45g and 55g Topre. And tactile Alps. And Matias Quiet switches. I prefer MX Brown, right after MX Clear. Those are my two favorite switches.
Oobly: Once they're worn in, Brown switches are quite okay. There's enough tactility to register that they've actuated, even though sometimes it's only subconcious while typing fast, it's still there and does the job. [...] With light caps on, they can feel quite effortless to type on, and I find the small amount of tactility they have to be just enough. I definitely prefer 62g ErgoClears, though, [...]
Rayoui: I prefer Browns [...] to all the other switches I have tried.