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I like both, I find linears sound better if done right but tactiles a lot easier to do right and I got it because it increased my wpm by 10 on average, and I like both clacky like my tactiles and deep like my linears
@@senzari I bought tactile Ocean Blues, and although not the most poppy or thocky, it's a nice in between and it means you can get some decent pop for a good price if you find some budget tactiles with a strong bump
Consider me old fashioned, but I generally think of the feel of keys much more than the sound. “Just going for sound” seems to miss the point of something that you fundamentally interact with using your hands, not your ears.
Hey I won’t disagree with you on the sound of tactile switches. I’m using lubed Glorious Pandas on a polycarbonate plate and they sound amazing. Got some Ink Blacks in the mail now that I’m excited to compare.
@deadpan ehh some people like me find tactiles a bit fatiguing after a while with strong tactiles and light tactiles are jus irritating linears imo. As all things in this hobby are, its up to personal preference. I havent found a tactile I enjoy yet and I enjoy most linears, even the scratchy ones.
@@kaeroseon might I interest you tecsee purple pandas? a personal favourite of mine. It has a rounded D-shaped bump with very minimal post-actuation travel as opposed to the sharper P-shaped ones on holy pandas and Boba U4Ts. Housing and stem wobble is pretty good too, though like most tactiles there is leaf ping, not as egregious as glorious pandas tho.
I feel the same, I honestly kind of hate linears, because I have no idea when they’re activated without looking at the screen, I would rather use a membrane keyboard than a linear for typing 💀
@@-kerplink-7738hen I needed to use my brother's linear switch keyboard for a while it was a nightmare because I didn't know how much force I need for them to actually activate and when would the keys activate. I would waste more time correcting spelling erros than actual typing. I did manage to adapt to it but the first week of use was unbearable. Give me my tactile switches back.
I may be an odd one out here, but clickys are my absolute favorites, with tactiles as a distant second. There's just something so satisfying to me about being able to really hear each key press, even with headphones on at high volume.
Also, the bump that clickys offer when pressed is unparalleled in my opinion. I'm guessing that most clickys have a stronger bump than most tactiles because they're free to make more sound--quieter tactiles have to have the bump suppressed to also contain the sound.
As an Anubis switch user myself, I honestly loved the switch very much, but the only problem was that there's a lot of pinging sound even after lubing. There was once I thought my spacebar stabs were rattling no matter how much I tried to mod it, turns out it was the switch 🥲
For me, I love tactiles because I’m a tactile person. My brain grew up before a lot of the digitally-amplified (I think that’s how you refer to it) buttons and keys that don’t require much force to register an input, and I end up slowly damaging them because I get really aggressive when gaming and overcoming an actuator bump doesn’t feel off to me
I just recently switched from Gateron G Pro Reds to Glorious lubed Pandas. Right now my feelings are still settling, but I'm currently liking them more.
I'm using linear switches atm, but i always liked tactiles more specifically because of the actuation bump. Makes it easier for me to type accurately. But i can't stop loving that THOCC
I just got the IDOBAO x Kailh Elf Ultra-Silent Green's and they're bloody amazing. Soooo quiet, really ultra silent as it claims to be. Great stuff. Love it already.
All things aside, stock Akko Radiant Reds are amazing out of the box for their price with high availability (Even cheaper than Gateron Yellows!). After lubing they get really smooth and clacky/thocky with no hint of scratchiness at all. I think the sound of a keyboard depends on so many other factors other than the switches alone, but they can definitely shape the sound drastically.
I've only ever used tactile and when I finally tried Linears I felt like It was missing something and I couldn't handle it for longer than a week and I went back to Akko Lavender Purples. They sound great in the Tofu65 2.0
Gateron pro blacks sound pretty good to me. But I will be honest that I never thought of trying tactile again till what you just showed. Those sound beautiful.
I've been typing in tactile switches for about 9 years now, even excluding the sound. The bump just feels nice for some reason. I think it's the feedback of the actuation that makes me really like them. Linear switches feel like I'm not pressing down on anything and it feels very strange to me.
Which is better for typing? I hear people saying tactile is better since you don't have to push bottom compared to linear which makes it less tiring than linear. On the other hand, some people say that linear is better because it is smooth and doesn't have the bump so it is less tiring than tactile. Which one is more practical for typing?
To be fair, as someone who’s invested money into buying lots of different types of switches I can say that king of budget is gateron yellow and king of sound and feel with no budget is NK Creams
Notice this since the first time i knew how to lube switches Sadly, i couldn't stand with the typing feeling that something get on my way to press the whole key down Just my feeling tho. To who love tactile, keep loving tactile ❤️ For me, i will continue being loyal to linear gang
few downs with tactiles tho. its much harder to lube tactile correctly especially when you just can slap lube on anywhere in a linear switch and call it a day but you practically ruin the switch if you lube a little too much or in the wrong spot. there are also far less good tactile options out there compared to linear switches. it's all preference of course but it is nice to receive that tactile confirmation when typing and you dont need to second guess if you fully pressed a key. tactiles defiantly have a distinct sound created from the bump that sort of adds an extra umph and may end up making it louder
Tactile > linear imo, always preferred them and just prefer the sound then make when lubes. I use budget gateron azure dragon lubes and they sounds amazing and feel great to type on.
I feel like linears make me double press a key too often, its not for me i prefer tactile some tactiles are so satisfying and some are even pretty dang quiet.
When I fell in the rabbit hole, at first I thought all tactiles are clicky... yes I came from blue switches, I was using blues for 6 years but then I knew it was tactile and clicky and now I want all the tactile switches
pretty subjective i guess bc i usually do not like the sound of tactiles other than the occasional really well done boba u4t's. i hate how the u4t's feel though. linears feel the best for my fingers. i like how long pole linears sound but they get loud sometimes.
Tried linerars once.. they suck. You never know if you pressed the key down far enough and sometimes you accidentally press the key by just resting your fingers on it and slightly pushing down.
Feel is more important than sound imo. When you take it to the office, everyone else just wants it to be as silent as possible. With my U4S 62g it's even more silent than my co-workers' membrane keyboards, while it's a lot nicer to type on.
If you REALLY absolutely need linear, I'd honestly recommend an optical switch keyboard. Linear opticals make zero contact and have no scratchiness in the key feel at all. MX reds or any similar unmodified switch feel like garbage in comparison to my lubed gateron optical black switches and also keyboards that use the gateron style optical switches are all hot swap and make for a great first modded keyboard. The one main downside is that switch selection is very limited but the ones that are there are good, particularly the linear contactless switches.
Lubing tactiles seems counterproductive. Lets get some tactiles to sound better and then lube them so they end up feeling like linears. Thats like getting studded tires and then removing the studs because you like the base of those tires better.
I prefer linears, as some unlubed linears are very smooth stock, such as glorious lynxes, but I tried pandas in my cousins keyboard, and they mainly sound better on the space bar, and you won’t notice that it isn’t smooth when you’re gaming and pressing the space bar with ur thumb, so I prefer something like lubed linears of any sort with a tactile space bar switch, and I want to try boba u4ts, which from what I hear are the best tactiles, and even have a good feeling tactile bump Also, people hate on tactiles mainly because of cherry mx browns, but most are better than browns, and I have tried cherry browns and gateron browns, and from what I hear, also outemu and kailh browns are the same as cherry and gateron, so just brown switches in general are bad. People hate on cherry browns so much, and I tried them recently, and I was thinking “augh, here comes hell” but they felt the same as gateron browns, unlubed, which were my old switches in my gmmk 1 tkl before I changed to Akko jelly blacks, and also in my cousins old gmmk compact, cherry gets too much hate, it’s not specifically cherry browns tho, all browns suck. If you read all of this, you gotta touch some grass, like all of us gotta 💀
My first keeb came with gateron reds which i lubed and filmed but i hated how i would constantly not be sure if i pushed a key or not or just accidentally press when resting my finger due to them being light (45g). I got some boba u4t 68g and damn theyre so good stock
I had a dragon war tkl gaming keyboard 5years ago i didn't care about the sound bcuz blue was famous back then but now i noticed my keyboard sound thocc and it sound good i didn't do any mods but it have black switch and it thocc fr fr
@@charlieneedshelp989 i meant the new hyperglide molds, they're very smooth but still gives the unique cherry not scratch but friction sound that comes with cherry vint switches
