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Jan 24 2017 08:14am
I hear blue/brown etc, what exactly is the difference between all these?
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Jan 24 2017 08:21am
Google.
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Jan 24 2017 08:24am
The force in which the key registers in the computer and the noise they make kinda sorta not really.
Aka
Some are loud as fuck and some aren't.

http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/official-mechanical-keyboard-guide

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Jan 24 2017 09:07am
Actuation force and feedback.

Basically, how much pressure to get a keystroke to register and what happens as you press the key down. Some have a click, some have a bit of a bump, and some are linear (no feel).

I prefer lighter actuation and linear switches. People who type a lot like the bump... I think. Not sure why anyone gets clicky clacky keyboards. Maybe they just like making everyone in their house furious? Not sure.
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Jan 24 2017 10:05am
The 3 most popular MX switches are Red, Brown and Blue
Red are the most silent of the 3, it will have a linear travel
Brown gives a tactile bump when it hit the actuation distance, not as silent as red, but a lot less noise compared to blue. But you still get that feeling in your finger and in your brain that you actually made the command.
Blue is one a lot of gamers prefer, i gives the tactile bump but as well a noise click.

They are different versions of these with a different actuation force. (how hard you gotta press the key)

You kinda gotta test them to know what you personal preference is. If you got a girlfriend sleeping beside you while you game red or silent keys are the way to go.
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Jan 24 2017 10:18am
Quote (ZwiX @ Jan 24 2017 11:05am)
The 3 most popular MX switches are Red, Brown and Blue
Red are the most silent of the 3, it will have a linear travel
Brown gives a tactile bump when it hit the actuation distance, not as silent as red, but a lot less noise compared to blue. But you still get that feeling in your finger and in your brain that you actually made the command.
Blue is one a lot of gamers prefer, i gives the tactile bump but as well a noise click.

They are different versions of these with a different actuation force. (how hard you gotta press the key)

You kinda gotta test them to know what you personal preference is. If you got a girlfriend sleeping beside you while you game red or silent keys are the way to go.


how do you come up with that those are the most popular?
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Jan 24 2017 10:45am
Quote (yupitsmeh @ Jan 24 2017 12:18pm)
how do you come up with that those are the most popular?


Probably because most companies that use MX Cherry switches primarily have Red, Blue, and Brown models.
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Quote (Incendiary @ Jan 24 2017 11:45am)
Probably because most companies that use MX Cherry switches primarily have Red, Blue, and Brown models.


what about blacks they are used in all areas, industrial business and personal
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Jan 24 2017 10:54am
Quote (yupitsmeh @ Jan 24 2017 11:50am)
what about blacks they are used in all areas, industrial business and personal


lol
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Quote (yupitsmeh @ 24 Jan 2017 17:18)
how do you come up with that those are the most popular?


What incendiary wrote. And I know how to use Google :b

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