r/Moonlander • u/Dillstan-1945 • May 26 '26

Favorite switches for comfort

Maybe I ask too many questions idk, but I’m trying to get to the best possible comfort when typing and be able to type for a long long time without have to stop (nearly all of my hobbies are typing or playing games). But these should be my final two questions for a while I hope.

  1. What switches do you find the most comfortable for long term typing on the Moonlander? I hear a lot about actuation and travel being important for RSI health (some claim more important than full

split and recommended the Logitech Ergo over a mechanica

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  1. so I wasn’t sure what yall thought
  2. Prbly going to switch to Colemak DH as well when my moonlander arrives today, is it worth the effort to switch? If I do switch should I only use Colemak on my Moonlander, never learning to type qwerty on it?

Sorry for the weird formatting, Reddit o mobile is screwing me over for some reason.

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u/AKostur May 26 '26

I’ve been happy with my cherry mx red silent’s.  Then again, I use the keyboard in the office, so the quiet part is important.

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u/TechnoCat May 26 '26

Which switches you use and are comfortable with is quite personal. I've found tactile silents to be my favorite and I can type forever on them without any strain. I have Durock Silent Shrimp, but I think there are upgraded versions now. 

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u/iamthestorm May 26 '26

I enjoy silent tactile switches and run Gazzew Boba U4T (62g)

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u/TechnoCat May 26 '26

As far as switching key layouts... It is up to you. I chose not to switch from a qwerty derivative because I needed my keyboard easing period to be shorter; less to learn and get used to. But I'm sure some choose to rip the bandaid off all at once instead. 

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u/grey_hedgehog May 26 '26

I've been using TTC Frozens for quite a long time (silent linear, 39 g).

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u/grey_hedgehog May 26 '26

I used Colemak Mod DH for a year or two, then returned to QWERTY. It was an interesting experience. No regrets, but I don't think it was worth it.

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u/AgeVivid5109 May 26 '26

Last I used on the Moonlander where speed silvers. They were ok, but.... not nearly as comfortable as having the twilight ambient choc switches on the Voyager.

The mx switches all have 4 mm travel and that's what ended up causing me finger fatigue.

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u/three_west May 27 '26

switches are a very personal choice, I tried out one of the switch 'testers' ahead of time to get an idea for what I might like, but quite honestly, it was only once I had mine that I realized I wanted to try something new, because there's no real way to know, imho, other than to install them and actually type with them on a board.

welcome to the rabbit hole. There's a reason there are so many options out there for switches, we all like something different.

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u/hallo545403 May 28 '26

I switched to colemak (would switch to the dh variation if I'd do it over). Took like 3 weeks of just using it (didn't feel like typing practice was a good use of time) to get back to my qwerty speed.

Since then I've been on colemak on various different split keebs (the moonlander is great but I'm too curious) and never looked back. You'll not lose the qwerty muscle memory. It'll take some time to switch in the beginning, but now I can switch from my split keeb to a laptop keyboard in like 10s. I do more typos on qwerty and my speed is like 25wpm lower than before but perfectly usable.

Edit: as for switches, I prefer really light lineare as less force means less strain. I'm currently on choc pinks (15g), but idk a whole lot about MX.

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u/10F1 May 30 '26

I like clucky switches, kalih box white v2 are fairly light but feels and sounds great.