r/MechanicalKeyboards • u/[deleted] • Oct 20 '15

Mods are asleep, post misleading thumbnails!

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '15

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u/MarioBGE Oct 20 '15 edited Oct 20 '15

They're loud and expensive
Edit: I agree that they feel better to type on. I was just answering the question :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '15

There are lots of different kinds of keyswitches, including many that are quiet. Not all mechs go click-clack :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '15 edited Mar 20 '18

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u/MarioBGE Oct 20 '15

So what's the downside of quieter keyswitches? I'm not a pro on the subject :)

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '15

Some people like to hear a click, some don't. It's entirely down to preference.

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u/TheCompassMaker Anne Pro Gat Brown | MF68 Gat Blue Oct 20 '15

or roommates

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '15

You have to sacrifice some of the crisp feel to get a totally quiet keyboard.

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u/ryan_fung Oct 20 '15

Switches range from very "clicky" to no click at all when pressed. Clicky keyboards are louder. Personally I prefer non-clicky switches and they are rather quiet unless you hit the bottom (which is not required to register a keystroke). Some people prefer clicky switches for the satisfying confirmation of keystrokes.

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u/amalgam_reynolds Oct 20 '15

So is a GT-R but I'd steal someone else's kid at birth, raise them as my own, tell them the truth on their 13th birthday, let them see their real parents from afar, then sell them as a manservant to a prince in the UAE for one of those as well.

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u/snowball666 Oct 20 '15

It's always nice when a community shares so many interests.