Keyboard confusion
Posted by Ashkuria@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 2 comments
I have had a corsair k70 with MX browns for a long time. Today it gave up the ghost and went to the great garbage pile in the sky, leaving me on my backup 20 year old lenovo.
Finding myself back on the market for new boards, when I got my corsair, at the time, it seemed the only mechanical keys I had heard of was the cherry MX line.
now I'm seeing ML, MX, razer has its own colors, Logitech has its own, the market is kinda overwhelming, and I feel like I've got a dozen tabs up, comparing this to that, whats this term, what is that phrase actually mean (for example 'steel-series's hybrid keys').
Looking across websites (amazon, newegg, best buy etc).. I'm seeing so many terms. 'cherry silver, quick red, razer green, tactile, vs liniar, vs clicky, vs keyboards that don't seem to have ANY description aside from 'mechanical'.
Anyone able to suggest or recommend a place to look for a new keyboard?
Looking for a Full size (yes I know 96%'s exist, but I like the little gap of space, dislike the cramped feel of 96%'s). Volume, Media keys, optional. the only thing I know is I don't want a loud keyboard. I do remember trying, I kinda wanna say it was blue (ok my memory of a decade or so ago is hazy), but remember it being aggressively loud, and not liking it.
ATM eying the razer blackwidow v4x with yellow since that 'seems' the closest to what I'm used to, but open to suggestions.
n7_trekkie@reddit
I recommend looking into hall effect keyboards. They're not mechanical, but the switches feel very similar. Every switch is analog, letting the activation and reset points be customized
https://youtu.be/IAHiRvlMV34?si=gGBik1Nw70oC0Wyg
PokerLawyer75@reddit
Micro Center if you live near one. If the keyboard isn't on display, they'll open the box for you to try it there.
I just had 2 Corsairs quit and bought 2 Glorious GMMK 3s with Hall Effect switches. Almost dead silent and linear.