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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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.