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[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please let those be red switches.

[–] levi@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good. So you aren't pissing off the entire library.

[–] levi@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I did kinda choose these switches for this reason, I'm always using this keyboard in shared areas.

This library has signs up saying that it's not a quiet library, noise is permitted and expected. That said the clackety clack would've been a dramatic and unnecessary flex.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd probably go nuts if someone came in with a keyboard with blue switches and started going ham with typing in my library. That being said, it is the superior switch.

[–] jcarax@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Superior to anything linear, sure. But Topre and Clears would like a word. I'm looking forward to trying some Baby Kangaroos, soon.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really want to try topre switches. But most keyboards with hot swap keys cost money I do not have. The few mech keebs I've owned/used had lightstrike blues, kailh box browns, and some red switch that was really gritty for some reason. The lightstrike blues were really nice, box brows were louder than the blues imo. The red switch sucked. It was on a high end Corsair keyboard too. I don't think it was a mechanical membrane hybrid thing.

[–] jcarax@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not sure, are Topres hot swap compatible? I have a Leopold FC660C, myself, and an FC750R with clears. I've also had a Corsair with Cherry browns, and a Code with clears. I just ordered a Nuphy Halo75 with baby kangaroos.

[–] notthebees@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think they are but topre keyboards are kinda pricey last I checked.

[–] humanplayer2@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Hello, fellow Linux and M14 user.

FYI, the TEX Shura is quite nice :)

[–] hoodlem@hoodlem.me 1 points 1 year ago

Cool to know I’m not the only one who has work-from-library days :-)