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aaditya.murthy
0
Jul 23, 2014
How does the Clear Switches compare to Rubber dome keyboard? I've been using non-mech keyboard all my life. Is this switch easy to switch to and will it provide added benefit? Also, how do these compare to the greens?
Salmon
35
Jul 23, 2014
aaditya.murthyIt's a huge improvement, especially clears.
vrillusions
56
Jul 24, 2014
aaditya.murthyIf all you've ever typed on are the rubber dome style keyboards you have my condolences. What all the various mechanical keys do is provide some sort feedback on when you've activated the key.
You can see an animation of the clears here, http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX_Clear. So there's a spring that's keep the key held up (instead of the "domeness" of a dome style key) and once you press down to a certain point you'll feel and hear a bump. at which point you don't have to apply any more downward pressure. Reason I mention this is back when I used dome keyboards what annoyed me is the spongy feel the keys had and also some times the keys didn't actually register.
Closest you've probably experienced mechanical keyboards are in laptops. Some of those keyboards use what's called a scissor switch which gives a mechanical like feedback. My current keyboard at home is a logitech solar K750. At work I have a mac and so just use a mac keyboard. Not saying if you like laptop keyboards you'll like mechanical (plus a lot of them now are membrane ones anyway) but it's the closest readily available comparison I could give.
Grayswandir
0
Aug 26, 2015
aaditya.murthyOnce you get this board, your life of ever using rubber domes will be over. The response from the switch is just perfect. I would recommend that you try out a board with brown switches first though. Being a first time click clacker you won't really be aware of the added difference between the clears and the browns. When I'm typing on a rubber dome keyboard I can get about 80wpm, with clear or brown switches I can get rates closer to 90-95 wpm.
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