blunderduffin t1_ivsvbvv wrote on November 10, 2022 at 10:52 AM

Reply to comment by SarcasticOptimist in 11 Year Old Unicomp Model M Keyboard by zstandig

Brown keys should be a good compromise. They are a lot less noisy than the blue-ones or the ibm springs. Also still feel very tactile. I would try those in the office.

scribblemacher t1_ivsxuty wrote on November 10, 2022 at 11:24 AM

I use browns at work and love it (but it's still much noiser than all my coworkers with baked-potato keyboards.)

SurrealEstate t1_ivtiot9 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:33 PM

Gateron has a "silent" line that includes a brown switch. It's really, really quiet for the tactility you get.

I guess it's subjective, but I'd call them office-safe.

suppaboy228 t1_ivv6346 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 9:05 PM

None of the browns that I've tried were even remotely comparable in tactility to the springs.

And I would much prefer the linear switches anyway (speaking of cherry-style switches), so I wouldn't bother with them at all.

YMMV but yeah, it was very underwhelming but seemed like a good idea at first.