Lubing mechanical switches is a perfect excuse to spend Saturday evening. Takes me about one hour to lube a dozen.
@alexsavin What benefit does the lubing provide, is it for the smoothness of the key press or noise reduction?
@pimoore kind of both - and since there are many different ways to lube you can sort of affect the tactility in your own unique way
@alexsavin If I may tap into your clearly large knowledge base then, what’s your suggestion for best switches and low-profile board for someone planning on doing large amounts of writing (not a gamer)? Nothing that will break the bank, maybe around $200 give or take.
@pimoore haha well I feel like the answer will be along the lines of whatever components you can source at this point. Parts availability is somewhat scarce, especially if you want a nice board. There's Drop.com but then a whole kit will cost you closer to $300. There are also a million varieties of switches, and they exist because people like them - but again I'd look at current availability of stock and general properties - tactile, linear. Would recommend against clicky swithes, and my general preference are tactile ones, and from those Gateron Browns are nice - but so is Holy Panda.
@alexsavin I’ve been eyeing up the Keychron boards with Gateron switches (v2 specifically) and the only thing it doesn’t satisfy is being low profile, as I despise wrist rests — though I have read people use them just fine without. I’ve also read some articles of poor QC with Keychron boards, which considering the cost may not be surprising. Haven’t heard of Holy Panda switches, I’ll have to look into those.
Thanks Alex!
