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Mitchismo
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intrepped
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MitchismoCherry MX browns aren't really good tactile switches.
Do you know how they compare to MX clears, grays, zeals, or original alps?
Do you know how they compare to MX clears, grays, zeals, or original alps?
Mitchismo
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Jan 24, 2017
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intreppedCherry MX Brown's aren't "good" tactile switches, but they are, technically, tactile switches.
Compared to Blue Switches, the Quiet Clicks have an Alps feel, meaning the keys wobble a bit on the pegs (which I love). They feel like what they are: Matias Tactile Switches with a lot of dampeners. They are soft and cushy—but still have a tactile 'bump' near the top of the stroke. Much higher activation point than Cherry's of any kind.
I've used Cherry Blues, Browns, Blacks, and Reds. Not Clears, Grays, or Zeals.
The weighting of the Matias switches are as light as the Blues or Browns—much lighter than the Grays, Clears, or Greens. Not sure about Zeal.
I have used original Alps too—and that's what they feel most like. Just cushioned at the bottom of the stroke and dampened at the top—so it's very quiet—Quieter than any non-dampened Cherry MX switch—or any switch that bottoms out. The Quiet Clicks land in a softish bed.
The clicks are solid plastic to plastic and feel lovely. Really clacky. Like the ALPS switches on the Mac Plus, somewhat.
I've used Cherry Blues, Browns, Blacks, and Reds. Not Clears, Grays, or Zeals.
The weighting of the Matias switches are as light as the Blues or Browns—much lighter than the Grays, Clears, or Greens. Not sure about Zeal.
I have used original Alps too—and that's what they feel most like. Just cushioned at the bottom of the stroke and dampened at the top—so it's very quiet—Quieter than any non-dampened Cherry MX switch—or any switch that bottoms out. The Quiet Clicks land in a softish bed.
The clicks are solid plastic to plastic and feel lovely. Really clacky. Like the ALPS switches on the Mac Plus, somewhat.
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Also, I prefer the cursor key layout and options to any programmable keyboard. They are exactly where they should be for easy right hand action—and if holding down FN (I use the key immediately to the right of the space for that) is too much, you can set the whole corner cluster to operate as arrow keys with a function-return. Which is great when you really need them.
For a non-proigrammable keyboard, the dip switches give you all of the options you need (except one, for which I use Karabiner Elements on the Mac to re-map: the "Application" key should be an "Option" key).
It's great on Mac and PC.
One note: it's not technically NKRO—but 7 keys that rollover. This means if you hold down six keys and press an seventh, the first key you hit releases—so it always remembers the order of the keypresses even when you press more than it can register at a time.