The Zealious switches are another fan favorite that offers a number of options for the same switch (in terms of resistance). Satanarchist (u/parallelojam): You’re the one who got me into all this madness, so you’re more than guilty in creating this insanity. For the average person, the optimal “ergo” or comfortable spring range is 60 to 70 grams of bottom out force.

Sound for the most part is good. No major complaints from me, apart from the fact that it’s also not very noteworthy to begin with. Although, it’s nice to hear a switch without too much scratchiness. Nylon tends to offer a lower pitch than Polycarbonate, but also may mute or dampen certain frequencies as well, flattening the sound.

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Tactility can be described by bump shape, bump size, bump length, bump position, bump sharpness, and bump strength. In terms of construction, the Golden-Brown switches use the standard combination of POM for the stem and Nylon for the housings, while the Milky Browns replace the Nylon with Gateron’s proprietary “Milky” blend. This results in a different feel and sound.

Produced by legendary Keyboard manufacturer Leopold, SP Star Switches are a popular line of tactile and linear switches. The Kailh Box switch was initially designed for use in Gaming/Internet Cafes where keyboards would be subjected to spills, food debris, dust and hair, and general situations that are less than sanitary and less than ideal for mechanical keyboard switches. In most cases, the progressive spring will be wound tighter on one end, typically the top end, making the correct orientation and direction of the spring crucial to how the switch feels. Complex Springs Start Progressive and End LinearFeaturing Nylon housings, Kailh switches tend to be a closer in weighting to their Cherry counterparts, and differ mainly in the Winglatch style housing and IP56-rated “Box” switch design. Tsai, believing that he has found a loophole in the NDA contract, buys top housings from Gateron, rather than whole switches, and assembles them with “other stems and parts” to sell on his own. These would go on to be the Stealios switches.