The snacksthecat Mathias switch tester

green-squid · 28 Jun 2018, 16:00

This bad boy has 3 different types of switches in each row: Clicky, tactile and linear, all in increasing switch weights, from left to right: stock, 40g, 45g, 50g, 55g, 60g, 65g, 70g, 85g, 100g and 125g! I feels kind of weird, but now I know that I really like matias switches, and that I really want a preonic now (problem is, €€€).

The keycaps are from an APC alps clone keyboard. I found that keyboard the same day I found my G81-300, which truly got me started on the mechanical keyboard journey, so these caps are kind of significant! unfortunatley, the keyboard was beyond repair and incredibly filthy, so it had to go (besides the caps and the single SKCM White switch in the spacebar, that's actually on this keyboard instead of the 125g clicky switch which was faulty)

I would like to thank my good man Snacksthecat for being so damn awesome for this

Can't wait for the XT!!

scottc · 28 Jun 2018, 17:48

A cheaper Preonic alternative is to get an XD75, which supports Alps:

- $30 shipped for the PCB: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/-/32831044551.html
- $30 bent steel case + plate: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/stainle ... 59665.html

Nuum · 28 Jun 2018, 18:01

Careful, the bent steel case might not be Alps compatible or is it possible to have one hole for both types of switches, MX and Alps?

Dingster · 28 Jun 2018, 18:49

Plan to make it functional? (or is it already...?)
Also how did you manage to get an XT?

Blaise170 · 28 Jun 2018, 19:01

Nuum wrote: Careful, the bent steel case might not be Alps compatible or is it possible to have one hole for both types of switches, MX and Alps?

A lot of custom plates do support both but I have no idea off the top of my head which ones.

green-squid · 28 Jun 2018, 20:05

Dingster wrote: Plan to make it functional? (or is it already...?)
Also how did you manage to get an XT?

Nope, not functional. Just a bit of fun.

Snack is sending me the XT.

Dingster · 28 Jun 2018, 20:06

green-squid wrote:
Dingster wrote: Plan to make it functional? (or is it already...?)
Also how did you manage to get an XT?
Nope, not functional. Just a bit of fun.

Snack is sending me the XT.

Yoo congrats on the XT

Mind telling how much you paid for it?

green-squid · 28 Jun 2018, 20:13

Dingster wrote:
green-squid wrote:
Dingster wrote: Plan to make it functional? (or is it already...?)
Also how did you manage to get an XT?
Nope, not functional. Just a bit of fun.

Snack is sending me the XT.
Yoo congrats on the XT
Mind telling how much you paid for it?

It was a gift

Dingster · 28 Jun 2018, 20:14

Woa even more amazing

Nice guy snacks

Kind of hard to find an XT in the EU (that isnt a bigfoot

), will you be restoring it?

green-squid · 28 Jun 2018, 20:32

Dingster wrote: Woa even more amazing Nice guy snacks
Kind of hard to find an XT in the EU (that isnt a bigfoot ), will you be restoring it?

Yep, restoration!

Dingster · 28 Jun 2018, 20:33

green-squid wrote:
Dingster wrote: Woa even more amazing Nice guy snacks
Kind of hard to find an XT in the EU (that isnt a bigfoot ), will you be restoring it?
Yep, restoration!

Good luck with that

scottc · 28 Jun 2018, 20:39

Nuum wrote: Careful, the bent steel case might not be Alps compatible or is it possible to have one hole for both types of switches, MX and Alps?

Good catch - I'm not sure if it is compatible. You might need to get the Alps plate and a normal case.