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Originally Posted by Bigbaddie
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Once you go mechanical, you won't want to go back... trust me. I'm using a mechanical at home, and when I use the school lab computers, they feel so dull.  Also, the feel is so different haha. |
This.
For those of you who are in here wondering about what switches to get, you really have to go in store (or a friends) and try them out. It's all personal preference/typing style.
For me personally- I tried blacks first. They were sort of stiff, but I could roll off keys easily as I didn't have to bottom out to get back up (I'm a lazy typer). I went to try blues, and they're easier to depress than blacks imo, but boy are they loud. That said, I LOVE the feedback (tactile mostly), since you know for sure when you hit a key. People say blues are a lot like the IBM M keyboards, but to me the IBMs were better (the blues were softer, if that makes sense). Reds are just softer blacks, so I was bottoming out all the time which I didn't like.
I haven't tried browns, but according to my logic above, they should be my favorite. That said, I'll probably pick one up for work in the future, as my Ergo4000 is driving me nuts.
My usage? maybe 20% gaming, and the rest is short typing bursts (IMs, surfing). I'd imagine if you game A LOT, I'd go with Blacks/Reds.