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Offline Novus

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Cherry MX Grey(s)
« on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 05:18:11 »
How do you guys like Cherry MX Grey?
I'm very curious about these switches. At 80 and 105cN the grey switch family seems very stiff.
To those that have used Cherry MX Grey (either the linear, tactile or clicky) please share your experience and you preferred switch as a reference point.

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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 07:07:48 »
I've played with tactile greys and they're interesting. They're stiffer than stock Clears, but don't seem to have the steep ramp-up, more like stronger black springs. The tactile bump is a little less noticable than Clears due to the stronger spring, but still quite a bit more noticable than Browns.

Personally, I wouldn't want to use a full board of them, due to the stiffness, but if you like really stiff switches they're good.

My favourites are 62g ErgoClears.
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 12:26:52 »
I'm thinking of using these to make 62g Ergo Clears. Will they be as good as clears?
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 12:31:00 »
Quote from: the1onewolf on Sat, 14 February 2015, 05:18:11
How do you guys like Cherry MX Grey?
I'm very curious about these switches. At 80 and 105cN the grey switch family seems very stiff.
To those that have used Cherry MX Grey (either the linear, tactile or clicky) please share your experience and you preferred switch as a reference point.



there are clicky greys?
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 12:33:06 »
I used them to make light linears once because the stems were pretty :p They were very stiff/heavy stock, I wouldn't be able to use them.
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 13:08:01 »
Quote from: Dihedral on Sat, 14 February 2015, 12:26:52
I'm thinking of using these to make 62g Ergo Clears. Will they be as good as clears?

Yes, the stem is exactly the same shape, just a stronger spring, like Reds and Blacks or Blues and Greens.
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 13:39:07 »
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Sat, 14 February 2015, 12:31:00
Quote from: the1onewolf on Sat, 14 February 2015, 05:18:11
How do you guys like Cherry MX Grey?
I'm very curious about these switches. At 80 and 105cN the grey switch family seems very stiff.
To those that have used Cherry MX Grey (either the linear, tactile or clicky) please share your experience and you preferred switch as a reference point.



there are clicky greys?
yeah, it seems cherry just got lazy and made three versions of the same color :p
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 13:59:15 »
Greys really are a significant step-up in stiffness. Difficult to bottom out and mushy at the bottom IMHO.

Favorite switches are clears. I'm a pretty heavy typist and switched from browns to clears because I was bottoming out way too hard. But I don't think I'd want to take on greys.
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 15:31:47 »
Quote from: hwood34 on Sat, 14 February 2015, 13:39:07
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Quote from: the1onewolf on Sat, 14 February 2015, 05:18:11
How do you guys like Cherry MX Grey?
I'm very curious about these switches. At 80 and 105cN the grey switch family seems very stiff.
To those that have used Cherry MX Grey (either the linear, tactile or clicky) please share your experience and you preferred switch as a reference point.



there are clicky greys?
yeah, it seems cherry just got lazy and made three versions of the same color :p

They're slightly different shades of grey, very subtle, but still slightly different. You can tell them apart by the shapes of the sliders. The tactile has the cutout on the side of the switch with the Cherry logo and the little ridges that make caps fit more tightly, the linear has the cutout on the other side and no ridges and the clicky has the little round protrusion on left side of the base, no ridges and the cutout on the logo side, like all the clicky switches.
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 16:35:26 »
They are very heavy. Well for me at least. I don't think its even appropriate to use as a spacebar switch.
Or maybe I just have girly fingers lolol  ^-^
I used mine on the techkeys business card just for display/testing. Mine's the tactile one btw. So yeah. :D
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 18:24:23 »
Oddly, something I never studied was the slider notches on Cherry switches. Interestingly, Cherry MX Brown has the notch at the front, the same as linear switches, so it's not consistent.
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 19:33:16 »
Are greys even readily available?
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 19:44:22 »
Quote from: Oobly on Sat, 14 February 2015, 15:31:47
Quote from: hwood34 on Sat, 14 February 2015, 13:39:07
Quote from: Computer-Lab in Basement on Sat, 14 February 2015, 12:31:00
Quote from: the1onewolf on Sat, 14 February 2015, 05:18:11
How do you guys like Cherry MX Grey?
I'm very curious about these switches. At 80 and 105cN the grey switch family seems very stiff.
To those that have used Cherry MX Grey (either the linear, tactile or clicky) please share your experience and you preferred switch as a reference point.



there are clicky greys?
yeah, it seems cherry just got lazy and made three versions of the same color :p

They're slightly different shades of grey, very subtle, but still slightly different. You can tell them apart by the shapes of the sliders. The tactile has the cutout on the side of the switch with the Cherry logo and the little ridges that make caps fit more tightly, the linear has the cutout on the other side and no ridges and the clicky has the little round protrusion on left side of the base, no ridges and the cutout on the logo side, like all the clicky switches.
hmm, TIL

Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 14 February 2015, 19:33:16
Are greys even readily available?
They have them on mk.com
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 14 February 2015, 20:25:32 »
Quote from: hwood34 on Sat, 14 February 2015, 19:44:22
Quote from: rowdy on Sat, 14 February 2015, 19:33:16
Are greys even readily available?
They have them on mk.com

And even a Massdrop for Varmilo with grays.

TIL
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Re: Cherry MX Grey(s)
« Reply #14 on: Sun, 15 February 2015, 01:15:46 »
I really like tactile greys but you have to lube the springs because they are pretty loud coming from cherry.
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