Best keyswitch

Best keyswitch

Poll ended at 01 Dec 2017, 20:00

Vintage MX black
24
8%
Retooled Cherry MX Blacks
13
5%
Kailh (Pro) Purple
8
3%
Kailh BOX white
19
7%
IBM Beamsprings
32
11%
Kailh Box Heavy Pale Blue
11
4%
IBM's buckling springs
34
12%
Alps SKCL Green
10
4%
Non-Dampened SKCM Cream Alps
4
1%
Cherry Silent MX linears
14
5%
Alps SKCC Green
10
4%
Alps SKCM Brown
13
5%
Alps SKCM Blue
17
6%
Jailhouse Blues
5
2%
Alps SKCM Orange
13
5%
Kailh x Novelkey's Big Switch Blues
11
4%
Kalih Speed Bronze
9
3%
Matias Quiet Click
8
3%
Futaba MA series
4
1%
30g Topre
6
2%
Ergo-Clears
19
7%
 
Total votes: 284

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webwit
Wild Duck

26 Nov 2017, 20:56

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Round 2 rules:
Please vote for nominees for the best keycaps in 2017.

You can cast a maximum of five votes.

This round is used to trim down the suggested nominees from round 1 - the five entries with the most votes will be promoted to official nominees and make it into the third and final round.

Suggested nominees:
  • Vintage MX black... because it's the best linear switch obviously!
  • Retooled Cherry MX Blacks, they are as smooth as vintage blacks
  • Kailh (Pro) Purple, it's a genuinly nice, tactile switch, of which there aren't too many of
  • Kailh BOX white, because click bar and awesome
  • Beamsprings, the switch everyone should get to try out :D
  • Kailh Box Heavy Pale Blue
  • IBMs buckling springs - click clack, click clack
  • Green alps as they are a loverly linier switch, just the right weight, sound amazing and are quite smooth
  • Non-Dampened SKCM Cream, although they are niche and not very known about, they feel veryyyy good. Just overall perfect :D
  • Cherry Silent MX linears -- lovely switches when lubed and eerily quiet
  • Alps SKCC Green, they are superb linear switches which are available NOS at a reasonable price (excl. shipping to EU) in the form of Pingmasters. Great weighting and really, really smooth, can't ask more from linears.
  • Alps SKCM Brown, because they're currently hipster switch of the year and deserve the nomination.
  • Alps SKCM Blue, one of (if not the best) best sounding switches
  • jailhouse blues: an unique tactile MX-type switch, optionally very quiet, and a brilliant modding idea in the first place.
  • Skcm Orange alps timeless and relatively accessible
  • Kailh x Novelkey's Big Switch Blues. It helps clicky lovers like myself share the love of clickies to the rest of the world!
  • I really like the Kalih Speed Bronze switches.
  • Matias Quiet Click – because it carries on the Alps tradition and is a great compromise between your own touch (tactility) and the sanity of those around you (dampened up and down stroke)
  • Futaba MA series for being a highly underrated and overlooked clicky switch, quite a few DT users have discovered this gem
  • 30g topre, because it is seldom talked about but offers a very unique and take on one of the most well-respected switches available :)
  • Ergo-Clears: a classic but still amazing. I like it lubed and with a 67g spring instead of a 62g classic spring.
The second round ends on Friday 1 December, 19:00 UTC. You can change your vote until the end of the round.

The full results will be published at the end of the awards.

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scottc

26 Nov 2017, 21:00

Webwit, there are options for both "Cherry Silent MX linears" and "MX Silent Blacks" -- can we fold them both into the same category?

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webwit
Wild Duck

26 Nov 2017, 21:04

Done, thanks.

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