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Dangthe t1_is4v0e7 wrote

1 switch will not show you anything worthy tbh

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Appoxo t1_is5622m wrote

Bought a switch tester and found a key I like. Hot-swapped they switch to feel how it is in my board. They in fact do help imo.

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_is55u0n wrote

I don't get it either, it's such a waste of money.. in the end researching properly and adapting is the most important part. It's not like every switch is a 10/10 right from the start. Going from linear to tactile as an example takes time, but after a while almost every switch becomes super pleasant to use.

Sound is another topic but switches contribute such a tiny amount to that, so it's almost unnecessary to pick switches by how they sound.

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Z2_U5 t1_is66srh wrote

Let me just say that I hate linears and a tester only proved that to me.

I don’t think I would’ve knew my extra clicky greens existed without one either. Will recommend.

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PutPineappleOnPizza t1_is6plq0 wrote

Yep, but going to a store or getting a small tester is more than enough, a huge tester is just sooo expensive. Like the 72 switch one costs what, 50 something $ ?
To me that's just money wasting, I would even dare to say (oh boy I will get butchered but who cares about reddit points) that testing all the basic cherry mx variants is more than enough to get a general idea of what you could like, with a bit of imagination that is (cherry mx blues could be compared to stronger tactiles minus the click as an example).

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Z2_U5 t1_is6sexo wrote

We have no stores here, and honestly, I didn’t know what any keys were like before I bought my first set.

I think my tester was worth it. I enjoy Gateron greens now.

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codefame OP t1_is6ptju wrote

Right there with you - I had no idea the difference between clicks greens & blues and reds before this.

Completely disagree with these commenters that it’s not valuable or worth it.

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Z2_U5 t1_is6s7z1 wrote

It’s not the best for testing at all, but it’s worth it for beginners imo.

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