Are O-Rings worth it?

[Lpwl]

I'm on the fence. Only tried 0.4mm o-rings and to be honest I didn't enjoy it one bit, but I will still give 0.2 and 0.1 a shot before I throw in the towel.

Here are a few highlights to help you decide which size fits you better :

- A thicker O-ring will reduce key travel more than a thinner one.
- A softer O-ring will make a switch quiet more effectively than a harder one.
- The more material the O-ring has, the more it can dampen shocks and noise.

From that, your choice mainly depends on which keycaps you are using.

[gain]

I'm on the fence. Only tried 0.4mm o-rings and to be honest I didn't enjoy it one bit, but I will still give 0.2 and 0.1 a shot before I throw in the towel.

Here are a few highlights to help you decide which size fits you better :

- A thicker O-ring will reduce key travel more than a thinner one.
- A softer O-ring will make a switch quiet more effectively than a harder one.
- The more material the O-ring has, the more it can dampen shocks and noise.

From that, your choice mainly depends on which keycaps you are using.

Yeah I'm still fairly new to it, and have some experimenting to do. Thanks for the summary though, I guess I never really took into consideration softer/harder o-rings.

I can already tell though softer o-rings aren't my jam

[derb2k2]

i know that landing pads were mentioned here, but I think it was in the context of Topre switch.  You might also consider using EliteKeyboard's landing pads on your MX board. I've tried both o-rings and pads and prefer the pads, just because it seems the keypress impact is softer, albeit "mushier".

I have some laying around and can send you some if you'd like so you can test. I have the "soft" black landing pads from EK, not the "firm" white ones.