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QWERKey-UK t1_ixyrbfe wrote

Reply to comment by GuyFromDeathValley in Me whenever I ask a question or post a non-meta keyboard in this sub by HydroCigna

>downvoted on my comment asking in the megathread what switches to choose.

Because that's the dumbest question ever, that's why. It's like posting to ask what brand of peanut butter to buy. All you will get is people recommending what THEY like, so you end up with a massive list. What do you do then, go and buy them all? Very few switches are actually "bad" and there's no such thing as the "best" switch.

Beyond advising you on linear or tactile based on what you are currently used to... and possible how heavy or light you want them to be, there's not much else anyone can advise you about. Even if you do that, the remaining list is still massive.

Unless you actually get specific, and ask "What is the best switch with a POM stem, nylon housing, progressive spring and no more than 50g actuation force" it would be really difficult to be specific, and let's be honest, if you had done enough research to know enough to ask such a detailed question, you don't really need help buying a switch.

Ultimately, with switches, you don't really know if you will like it, until you try it. This is why I always smile when switches are named after foods - it's appropriate.

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GuyFromDeathValley t1_ixyvo0t wrote

What kinda logic is that though? tell someone, who has no clue, to ask ultra specific questions.. you can only ask as specific questions as you understand yourself.

Unfortunately, I had no idea how the feel of switches compare to the feel of a rubberdome keyboard, and that is where my problem was and why I asked. I needed some information maybe from a former rubberdome user who switched to mechanical and might give me an insight how they compare.

My question was specifically: What switch would be better suited for a former rubberdome user: Kailh Box red or White. I gave specific information that I wanted as close to rubberdome feel as possible, but need a noticeable feedback. that's it. I don't know if red switches maybe do have a feedback that simply nobody mentions because "duh everybody knows they got feedback" or the other way round..

It's quite hard as a newbie to find this kinda information online when 99% of the articles just.. compare the switches feels to those of another mechanical keyboards switches..

Dumb questions are usually a result of lack of knowledge. How do you get knowledge? by experience. Online articles aren't always the solution and just buying a random keyboard "on good luck" is also a bad idea.

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TheSquashManHimself t1_iy1do94 wrote

To be fair, there are probably hundreds of youtube video reviews/sound tests the might immediately fill in a lot of information. Im willing to bet that if you just searched "kailh box red versus white" on youtube you would learn that reds are linears and box whites are tactlie clickies in les than 5 minutes, and you would have an impresion of their sound. I agree somewhat with others - the feel of switches is super subjective, so most advice other than the very basic "this is clicky/linear/tactile/silent" is almost entirely opinionated (and has likely a massive variance between users - 5 people will call some switches trash and the next 5 will say they are personal favorites). Its almost the same issue of going to a grocery store produce section and asking some clerk "which tastes better apples or grapes? Btw I like cantaloupe as a reference." - it would make much more sense to buy a few peices of fruit - try them on your own time and then decide what you like best. Indeed, you can also buy relative cheap switch testers before committing to a specific switch. For more artisanal switches you pretty much just have to try them for yourself. You can also search for local keyboard meetups to see if you can try certain boards in person if people are willing to let you (just ask nicely and have clean hands lol).

People should definitely not get mad at you (and Im sorry of they did) - thats not cool. But, even at best, its really hard to answer subjective questions like this.

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