On my tester, i only have these other silent switches for comparison. Gateron silent red x1 and brown x1, Sakurios x2 and these Outemu x10 silents. Outemu silents definitely have shorter travel than the other 2, the Gateron silents and Sakurios seems to have the full travel of a regular switch. OP seems to use O-rings, so he is highly used to that.
Here are the best beginner keyboard switches: Gateron Milky Yellow (Best budget linear) Akko Silver (Best linear for gaming) Cherry MX Clear (tactile switch) Glorious Panda (premium tactile switch) Kailh Box Pink (Best clicky switch) Kailh Speed Gold (best gaming clicky switch) Best Linear. Gateron Milky Yellow.
The Gateron yellow switch is our recommended switch for those people who feel the red switch is too light, too soft and need a slightly stronger feedback. The Gateron yellow switch is smooth and the actuation force is 50g, which is only 5g more than the red switch (45g). That is the mechanical Gateron Yellow.
These mechanical keyboards have different types of switches in them and each switch serves its own purpose. Out of all the switches, the Cherry MX is the most popular one, but that doesn’t mean that these are the only switches available in the market. There are some more switches available and we are going to be discussing these switches.Total distance refers to how far the switch travels before it bottoms out, including pre- and post-actuation. So, Red switches are the lightest and easiest to press, followed by Brown and then Blue. Blue switches require a little more distance before actuation, but all bottom out at 4mm.By Katyna December 8, 2016. There are two types of Gateron switches, the yellow and the red. The main difference between the two is that the yellow switch is linear while the red switch is tactile. This means that when you press down on a key with a yellow switch, it will go down smoothly without any bumps or resistance.
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Pretty big difference. Optical yellows are a speed switch (shorter actuation point, shorter travel distance, 35g springs). They aren’t “worse” compared to the mechanical version but they feel very different. If you like a very sensitive fast switch, go for the op yellows, if you like a heavier switch go with the black. banana_converter_bot.
Most members of this community (GH and DT) type on brown, blue and red switches (and topres). If you type on a light switch for a long time, it will fatigue your fingers when typing on blacks, BS, clears but also on rubber domes. Its just what you're used to, I was used to scissor switches (feel very close rubber domes) and jumped to reds.
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