Submitted by Sndr666 t3_z8nch7 in MechanicalKeyboards

I received my order from aliexpress and I like like them ! Which is awesome, because they are cheap also. Like suspiciously cheap.

tl;dr: they are crispy tactile, dampened, and *silent*. Removing the rubber dampener turns it into a deep thoccy boy (deeper than my boba u4ts). First switches I have ever deemed worthy of using straight out of the bag.

These are tactile and come lubed, the stem is equipped with dampening rubbers, stem is of the square "dustproof" variety.

At first I worried the dampeners would feel too squishy and one might argue that point, but for me it is not noticeable. One day I noticed that I really appreciate silent switches, I have two identical handwired keebs, one with vintage alps silent yellows, one with lubed ,filmed boba u4ts and I used the alps one more. I like a thocky board like the next guy, but for work I want the keeb to be unobtrusive.

My alps board is a bit uneven, understandably, as these switches have seen some use and been cleaned and I mixed top housings, apparently not a good idea. The unevenness is slight and might even be imagined. But when I switched the boba u4t s for the outemus, unmodded, straight out of the bag, I realized I have a new daily driver. This is my baseline now, the yardstick I will measure the rest by.

Stem wobble is minimal, tolerances are tight. Spring is on the heavier side (good for me). Tactile bump is right at the top and is boba-like crisp. One can open the switch and remove the rubber dampeners and this removes any and all feel of squishiness at the expense of it turning into a deep thoccy boy. Still not as loud as my boba's, unsilenced the outemus give the bobas a run for their money, but I realize I like the silent variety more.

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VXQN t1_iycna1l wrote

Nice review!

I haven't bought any switches in a while, but I really enjoyed my Outemu silent sky switches — so it doesn't surprise me that these are also good.

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Lukeski14 t1_iycnk5w wrote

I literally placed an order for these last night after someone recommended them! Can't wait to try them out, thanks for the review!

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