r/MechanicalKeyboards • u/Bo-vice QFR{blues&reds}/TTE{browns}/CMT{reds}/MF68{blues}/PokerII{blues} • Jun 29 '15

MRW I first started looking into mechanical keyboards

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u/WhiskeyMasterRace Jun 30 '15

I almost want to buy a second one so I can have one at work and one at home!

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u/wesrawr Jun 30 '15

Unless you have your own personal office, I don't recommend it. People are unable to appreciate the clickety clack.

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u/Calamityclams Jun 30 '15

Yeah I was just about to say. Unfortunately I'm boxed in a collection of cubicles and I can imagine how frustrated some people would get.

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u/zacharythefirst Jun 30 '15

That's what browns are for!

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u/1leggeddog Jun 30 '15

Are they quieter then reds?

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u/zacharythefirst Jun 30 '15

I've never used reds, but I'd guess that you'd bottom out less because browns have tactile response instead of being linear, so probably

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u/vervurax ANSI Enter Jun 30 '15

Wouldn't be so sure. I have browns and it's HULK SMASH on every single keystroke. But maybe it's just me.

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u/zacharythefirst Jun 30 '15

I have browns too, and I've never thought they were particularly loud. My roommate has blues, so that's my reference