[Call for nominees] Best keyboard switch 2011

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webwit
Wild Duck

22 Nov 2011, 22:13

Please suggest nominees for the Best keyboard switch in 2011.

Current suggestions (this list is frequently updated):
  • Cherry MX Clear
  • Cherry MX Red
  • Cherry MX Brown
  • Cherry MX Black
  • Cherry MX Blue
  • Cherry MX Ergo Clear
  • IBM Buckling Spring
  • IBM Capacitive Buckling Spring
  • Topre
  • Clicky Alps
  • Clickey F21-7D Blue ALPS Clones
  • Fukkas
  • Fujitsu Leaf Spring

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fossala
Elite +1

22 Nov 2011, 22:17

Cherry clear.

hoggy

22 Nov 2011, 22:23

Cherry red.

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Ekaros

22 Nov 2011, 22:38

Cherry Brown.
Anyway why not go for full load:
Black, Blue, Ergo Clear. Buckling Spring.

cactux

23 Nov 2011, 01:57

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7bit

23 Nov 2011, 09:50

Clicky ALPS because no one mentioned it yet.

Otherwise: Ergo-clears.

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TheSoulhunter

23 Nov 2011, 15:35

Cherry reds!

heliar

23 Nov 2011, 16:45

maybe red, so good cherry thinks of it that they withhold it from the world so the remaining stock of black/brown/blue can be evacuated.

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kbdfr
The Tiproman

23 Nov 2011, 16:51

I guess they're not likely to be nominated in the end, but...
Cherry blacks, the robust workhorse for real typists who don't expect a switch to faint under their fingers :mrgreen:

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7bit

23 Nov 2011, 17:19

heliar wrote:maybe red, so good cherry thinks of it that they withhold it from the world so the remaining stock of black/brown/blue can be evacuated.
Just send the following message to Phantom and shortly after Christmas, Santa[1] will bring you a box with red Cherry switches:

MXRED 125
your e-mail address

Thanks!
----
[1] after charging ~0.4 EUR per switch plus shipping costs.

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Sugoi

23 Nov 2011, 18:46

Cherry Brown here.

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Jim66

24 Nov 2011, 02:07

Topre!!!

ripster

24 Nov 2011, 02:16

IBM Model F AT!

Oh wait, that was 2010's Switch.

Cherry Reds!

No wait. Too mainstream.

Clickey F21-7D Blue ALPS Clones!

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cable

24 Nov 2011, 03:50

Cherry MX Brown!

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gore

24 Nov 2011, 14:52

MX Brown

mintberryminuscrunch

24 Nov 2011, 15:01

mx black

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LaCap

24 Nov 2011, 17:13

Topre.
It's hard to like an other switch after tried the Topre...

pyro

24 Nov 2011, 17:34

No it's not. Cherry Red ftw

heliar

24 Nov 2011, 17:48

between Black and Red, I think I like Black better, the vintage one that is.
between Brown and Clear, maybe Clear.
Topre is also nice, as long as it is 45g or above, and I somehow also think it would feel even better if Topre increases the thickness its keypads a bit more.

btw, is the Clear still in the Cherry catalogue or is it discontinued?

ndp

24 Nov 2011, 21:32

FUKKAS!

It can't win if nobody nominate it.

Great switch. It doesn't have the deep click of the white ALPS but provides a great light feeling.
Should compete with his cherry counterparts.

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HaaTa
Master Kiibohd Hunter

24 Nov 2011, 21:37

Fujitsu Leaf Spring

hoggy

24 Nov 2011, 22:34

HaaTa wrote:Fujitsu Leaf Spring
Is that peerless by another name?

JBert

24 Nov 2011, 22:55

fossala wrote:Cherry clear.
Sixty agrees (and so do I)

Findecanor

24 Nov 2011, 23:03

hoggy wrote:
HaaTa wrote:Fujitsu Leaf Spring
Is that peerless by another name?
There is no leaf spring in a Peerless switch.
I think that this is more in line with what HaaTa is looking for.

cmh

25 Nov 2011, 11:25

MX Brown

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wupi

25 Nov 2011, 15:09

Topre is the best !

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HaaTa
Master Kiibohd Hunter

26 Nov 2011, 09:56

Findecanor wrote:
hoggy wrote:
HaaTa wrote:Fujitsu Leaf Spring
Is that peerless by another name?
There is no leaf spring in a Peerless switch.
I think that this is more in line with what HaaTa is looking for.
Image

Exactly!

hoggy

26 Nov 2011, 10:08

Thanks. Haven't come across the leaf spring variety before.

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HaaTa
Master Kiibohd Hunter

26 Nov 2011, 10:24

They are available on ebay, but only come up every few weeks. For example, Tandy 1000 keyboard (no letters after the 1000).

FM Towns (and Marty) keyboards also have them, but they fetch a premium with the vintage gaming community.

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