I have a self built jd40 with brown Gateron switches, and an Anne Pro with brown Gateron switches. I'm trying to figure out why the self built keyboard feels so much better.
With the Anne Pro, it feels more of an effort to type, relative to my jd40. On the Anne, there is a resistance that has to be overcome as I press the key. On my keyboard, its not so much resistance, and more a slight hump as the key goes down.
One difference I noticed is that on the Anne Pro, the Gateron switches are upside down - the label is towards me instead of away from me. Does that matter?
Actually, playing with an extra brown switch I have, it feels slightly different which way the switch is oriented, or rather whether I push the switch slightly tilted one way or the other. Am I imagining things?
Another difference could be the angle? The Anne is more tilted than my keyboard, which only has ~5mm silicon feet.
The jd40 also is just a single plate, just the PCB, whereas the Anne has a top plate, the PCB, and the plastic housing.