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BothyNichts t1_j1d4pfz wrote

As you've casual gaming in there I'd lean, just slightly, toward the Reds. Red being Linear feeling, Brown being Tactile; tactile as in there's a noticeable bump feeling when pressing down on a key, Linear hasn't the bump feeling.

The real decision maker is, you guessed it, do you want a bump feeling when pressing down keys?

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_matty- t1_j1etevv wrote

It sounds like you don’t already have a preference for linear vs tactile switches. If you did then you wouldn’t be asking this question. I would recommend going with linear switches, but not these reds. Get the barebones V1 and a set of gateron milky yellow pro switches and some cherry profile double-shot pbt keycaps. It will sound and feel amazing. I have that exact setup. Milky yellows are amazing linears for the price (less than $25 to kit out that whole board), and the pro version has surprisingly good and consistent factory lube and the latest molds yielding very good tolerances and minimal stem wobble. A set of decent cherry profil PBT key caps will sound and feel better than the stock keychron ones. The keychron caps are pretty, but they sound loud and kind of high-pitched. Not conducive to creamy thock. Lots of solid keycap sets on Amazon for around $30 or $40. I have had luck with the ones from mintcaps. Yeah, a bunch of them are clones. There are some ethical considerations there, but $120+ for keycaps is ridiculous. Buying the switches and caps and a barebones V1 will cost you about an extra $40-50 versus the prebuilt version, but you will get a board that will be truly enthusiast-grade rather than just a good prebuilt that you can upgrade later.

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A_Random_Username_0 t1_j1f9627 wrote

Keychron charges $10 or $20 extra for a built board compared to barebones. If someone doesn’t know preference, getting built and buying extra switches or keycaps if wanted is cheaper since it’ll function out of the box too. Keychron’s default keycaps also have legends for what the default mapping will be. There aren’t many switches worth buying you can get for the upcharge amount, and you get keycaps too.

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_matty- t1_j1fbdmj wrote

I’m not sure that the keychron reds or browns are a very good switch with which to determine preference, while the gateron milky yellows are both one of the most affordable switches on the market and routinely ranked as one of the best linears available. If the goal is to get a good prebuilt that is better than those available from the bigger companies, like Corsair/Razer/Logitech/etc, then the stock prebuilt V1 is the way to go. If the goal is to get a legitimate enthusiast-grade keyboard for a very, very good price, then I stand by my recommendation. Spend $70 or $80 (depending on knob version or not) on the DIY, $40 on keycaps, and $25 on switches for a total of $135 or $145 for very good entry-level custom enthusiast board vs $90 or $100 for the pre-built. For me, the better switches and keycaps are worth $45. There is a reason that keychron offers these self-branded “k-pro” switches on their less-expensive prebuilts but better switches from gateron on their higher-priced/“nicer” keyboards

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_matty- t1_j1fbz5x wrote

Also: the keycaps on the v series prebuilts are not very nice to type on. Both feel and sound are disappointing - though they do look good. Multiple reviewers have commented to this effect. I regret buying them and immediately swapped them for a set of cherry profile pbt double-shot caps. SO MUCH BETTER

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spongy4202 t1_j1e7837 wrote

If it was only coding I'd say red, but since you're gaming I'd say REEEEEEED

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