Trying Cherry MX Browns for the first time. 

"who this is for" Linus. It's for Linus.

"There's only one thing I hate more than liars. MX Browns. Which are Reds lying about being Blues."

Me, who knows nothing about keyboards: *MmMm InTeReStInG*

If CalebCity did a key switch skit. Honestly had a good laugh after a long time.

"Ticklish", I've never been able to describe anything so well. And props for mentioning Keycult, 10/10 would watch 2 more times.

"browns are... they're... objectively uglier" I lost it dude

“Those who would give up essential clickerty to purchase a little temporary quiet tactility, deserve neither clickerty nor tactility.” ― Benjamin Franklin on Cherry MX Browns

As someone keyboard illiterate, every single keyboard on your channel you seriously reviewed sound the same to me. I personally use a membrane keyboard that came with my pc. I love your videos

It's a linear switch that thought it might try being tactile. Like expecting a ski jump and going over a mogul.

Ah, the algorithm finally recommended me some Cherry MX meme content.

I used to not understand audiophiles, Now i believe they atleast make some sense😅

Watching through your entire upload history, and I absolutely love that your first entry into this hobby was the same as mine! I have a Durgod K320 in white, with MX Reds. First proper mechanical keyboard I've ever owned. It's an absolutely lovely keyboard, with great dampening and a nice solid chassis. I've since moved on closer to my "end game" (I don't think there truly is an end game in this hobby...) and am now sporting a Keychron K2 v2 Hotswappable with Gateron Browns. They're a fine switch, but just not quite as tactile as I would like - though with the body and keycaps of the K2, this is a really nice sounding board. I did add two layers of foam to the inside of the chassis though, which toned down the deck echo a ton. Anyway, really glad I found your channel. It feels like the perfect middle ground between entertaining and informative, and your enthusiasm toward keyboards matches mine so I relate to a lot of bits. Keep up the great work Glarses.

"should probably use the rest of my student loan to buy a keycult" LMAO

“Brown switches are the worst of both worlds.” Excellent description. Feeling the bump is based on the angle the key is pressed. Aint nobody got time to be pressing the keys a certain way. 🙄

2:12 THAT guy when you’re waiting in the airport line

Congrats on 100k!!! You deserve it this channel is gold

At least my roommates didn't come in and execute me, cut off my head, and mail it to my parents like with MX Blues.

This is surprising to me - but each to their own! I went from Browns to Reds and found it really unpleasant to type on Reds because of the lack of feedback. Maybe it's a case of managing expectations of how 'tactile' they will be? Or maybe the experience of going from tactile to linear is a different experience from going from linear to tactile? Personally I think they feel pretty good and find the tactility pretty in the keystroke! This is a hilarious take on it though - excellent work hahaha

Mxbrown funny haha

I watched linus' blind key test, i fell in love with the sound of zealious v2s and was shocked to see the results of mx brrowns being the 'best' next recommended video, was this one further cementing my thoughts on them. I then went ahead and finished building my first keyboard with lubed zealious 67g. I love them a lot

This is the most relatable video I've seen in a long time. I was so excited to try browns and ordered a Vortex board with them. By the time I received that board I had built one with Halo Clears and returned the browns immediately.

Preference here: I used a red switch keyboard and the typing experience was fine if you bottomed out the switch, only problem was that it was SUPER easy for me to miss-press the space bar while either typing or gaming, partly due to the K68 being a very thick keyboard. Anyway, here with my K70 with brown switches, I no longer have the issue of miss pressing space-bar. I find that pressing the keys in slowly affords a tactile bump, but a fast press feels very similar to a red switch. For me, browns are the perfect in between.

that arthur imagine sound effect at the start had me dying, i knew the video was going to be funny as soon as i heard that 😂

Browns were my first ever keyswitch I had on my K95 back in like 2016, and I thought they were the best thing ever back then. I later got a buckling spring Unicomp and then got some BOX Pale Blues to mod my K95 and just put the Browns in some cheap Amazon keyboard I got for my sisters. I legit didn't use them for about a year, and when I came back to them, they felt so bad compared to how I remembered them

and the youtube algorithm strikes again this is the second recomendation I get in the last few days from a channel that is too small to have any significant reach but still has high quality content... gotta sub now I guess

"Hmmm, where's the A?" LMAO you got me there, you got a sub, mate!

So happy I found this video and had it validate all my feelings about MX Browns. I lived the exact experience at the beginning, but luckily it was with somebody else's browns after already disliking my reds.

I know one use for them. Hope you still read your comments. MX Browns used to have a small following in oldschool pc rhythm-gaming communities where they were looking for a switch that you could "float" on when going up and down really fast on them. This was before MX Switches were the big new thing and every rhythm gamer played on membrane "switches" or scissor-switches so the MX Brown was the logical route to take.

I laughed hard when you said "they're ticklish at best" instant sub for me!

this is funny to me because i’m the exact opposite; browns are my favorite

Aaaaand this is why I love your content.

Ok this is the first video i saw from your channel and I subbed immediately xD so funny

I use Browns and I can definitely feel it. I always know when I have pressed a key. Blues seem pointless to me. They’re the same but make a click sound. And Reds... they’re just mush. My guess is that when you come from Blues, you’re not as sensitive to the Brown tactile-ness? Idk.

That start was so accurate, acting all calm with the delivery dude then the second hes gone you rip open your package and get all giddy

Thank you for posting. You really helped me make a decision about the kind of switches I want to buy.

I've been watching you for months now, but I've only just now been recommended this video

*meanwhile at cherry’s headquarters* “Hey how about we make a switch that is equally good at both gaming and typing” “Nah I’ve got an even better idea... let’s make it equally bad at both” “Jim give this man a promotion oh and please pass the cocaine” Edit: “Gunther pass ze cocaine”

These are really popular switches. I've used cherry mx brown for a couple years now and they're great in my opinion. They're basically a cherry mx red (same travel to actuate, slightly different required force) with a very mild but noticeable tactile bump. At first it was odd to get used to, but it feels pretty smooth now. Most the time your fingers don't bottom out and basically float over the keys. Because of this they can reduce typing fatigue, your fingers wont have to push as far or as hard. I ordered the keyboard from wasdkeyboards with optional sound dampening O rings too, so it's very quiet compared to most mechanical switches. If you type for school/work/hobbies and game, I highly recommend brown switches. But if you almost only use the keyboard for gaming, a linear switch is likely better. To each their own. Dope video and editing!

Thanks brother, I am glad someone is being honest about it! I had the exact same reaction - hoping for a "blue" switch feeling but quieter...nope!

I thought he was exaggerating but when my my keyboard with browns got delivered I realized his explanation was pretty accurate

Love the playful production style. I'm a huge blue switch lover for typing (reds for gaming), and recently bought a new board with brown switches, hoping it would basically be a quieter version of blues that I could use in my shared office, and was also disappointed. Totally agree with your take; it feels like I spilled a soda on my red switches and never cleaned up the sticky residue.

Ticklish, eh? Not as ticklish as that outro song.

This is unironically the only honest/real review of Cherry MX Brown switches I have ever seen. They don't feel anything like blues, and they are barely quieter. They're more like a sluggish, thumping ogre switch than the holy combination of blues and reds that most people think they are. Disclaimer: I am typing this comment on my Cherry MX Brown K70

This is how legend started ❤️ ❤️

and the binge watching starts here

Why is no one talking about the Arthur sound effect??? Nostalgic af

That "where's the A?" was so unexpected and had such a perfect comedic time. Love your videos!

I genuinely understand 0 but you're mad entertaining!

Cherry MX Clears are basically what Browns are supposed to be. I have a Corsair K95 with Browns and a Pok3r with Clears. Brown *does* feel different than Red, but as you said the tactility is subtle unless you're pressing the keys very lightly. If you like the idea of Browns but don't actually like Browns, try Clears.

Bro this was literally me when i tried a brown switch at my friends house i thought mx browns were goddamn nice on paper but when i tried it i literally thought they were kinda spoiled at the tactile bump

MY MAN STARTS HIS VID WITH A PSO SOUND :D INSTANT SUBBBB!!!

THANK YOU. I was about to buy browns. Glad I saw this video first.

lmao "use the rest of my student loan to buy a keycult..." i felt that

I remember when I was reading about mechanical switches for my first keyboard with them, I was fully set on getting Browns. Then I tried them in store... and was sorely disappointed but fell in love with the Blue ones.

this is the first glarses video I watched

Glarses, I NEED you to try this, I've already tried this and I'm actually kind-of blown away, try OVER-lubing some MX browns, I know its not going to feel any worse or any better than it was before but make sure you of the STEM, and it actually gives off a deeper noise than a lubed GAT yellow, its not that bad overall other than the feel but its more for sound in this case.

Hahahaha, I had the exact reaction when I got my browns board. Thought I'd be getting best of both but it's the complete opposite. Ended up swapping all of them out for a mix of linears and clickys.

I've been rocking browns for 5 years and I love them. To each their own!

Hey I've been here since 10k and now your on 77k hope you gain to have 1 million some day and then maybe 10 mill

Im actually liking lubed vintage brown with 3204, they sound and feel amazing. U can feel it by the first time you tried it, definitely not a red alternative

People: cherry mx browns are tactile Glarses: More like tac-tickle

LOL the Arthur flash back noise at the beginning tho

We need a review of a bunch of keyboards and your verdict on what the best keyboard out there is

My first and only mechanical has Mx browns. i was so excited to enter this community but when i tried it i was like "meh, i dont understand the enthusiasm". but now i know. thank you for showing me the way.

"I should use the rest of my college savings to buy a keycult" LOL

Cmon man,I can’t be the only one loving the browns 😂😂😂

this was actually me when I got my k70 with browns when I was like 14. I was so hyped to be getting real gaming keyboard, then I got it and it felt exactly like my apple keyboard. Rainbow lights cool though.

I have the GX Brown on my G513 after having their linear switch version, and mainly switched because I have a bad habit of resting my fingers on WASD when playing games. On the linear I'd start moving unintentionally, but the brown have just enough of a bump it keeps me from accidentally pressing.

I completely agree with this. I've been using a membrane keyboard all my life and was curious to know what all these mechanical keyboards were all about. Went out to try out some switches especially browns but I was underwhelmed. There's hardly no tactile at all. My membrane keyboard has a more satisfying tactile feel. Probably pushing on a button placed on sponge would have more tacticle feel than red or brown mx.

I use Red switches and fit me perfectly. I switched to browns for month or so for testing purposes and it is very tactile to me I didn't like it because i prefer linear but I can clearly see how browns can be best of both worlds for many people. I prefer them over blues for sure and that is not because of the sound but the fact that its "bump" is not as pronounced I don't feel like when it actuates my finger just dips down it is weirdly consistent which is something you want when wanting switch like this. Of course it is always going to be compromise but as I said there is plenty of people that want just that.

opinion about halo clear and halo true? i was about to buy drop ctrl and as you dont give a very good opinion for cherry brown... do you know if they feel better? Pd: i haven't used a mechanical keyboard in my life

OMG THE ARTHUR TUNE AT GHE BEGINNING THE NOSTALGIA

for me, the feel of browns is heavily dependant on the board you’re using them with, along with how worn in the switches are.

dang, algorithm is picking you up and recommending this 4 months later with everyone here saying (I'm here under a 1 digit sub count) and I'm over here only getting to claim under 2k smh. Damn funny video

When the intro started I know this is gonna be a good video

In love with the silent reds.

"wheres the A??" LMAO, an absolute legend

"Where's the A?" absolutely killed me ngl

Hey glarses, speaking of cherry can you check out the ultra low profile switches? I do wonder how it can be modded to be better.

I love the Aurther sound effect at the beginning

i’m not huge into keyboards, i actually just bought my first one a weeks or so ago. But even I, as a normie, was very disappointed with browns, they felt like a glorified membrane to me and offered really mediocre tactility. I ended up with blues on my board (which i’m actually pretty happy with) simply because they they were more tactile than the supposedly tactile switches

I’ve tried a bunch of different switches (halo trues/clears, zealios v2, black inks, cherry blacks, cherry reds, kailh box reds) and for some reason browns are still one of my favorites. I guess it all is preference. :)

When I got my first keyboard with Brown switches my first reaction was "Wow, they're basically better Reds" and I did use Reds previously but I had a lot of misinputs when playing games because the actuation force required was too light and I kept pressing them while only holding my finger on the WASD

i tried an mx brown keyboard in store at some pc place here in australia, i thought they were actually more tactile than i expected. then again i play osu with browns and you can really feel the tactility when you are *hammering* the keys.

I recently went from reds to browns and sure, I found the difference to be a lot more subtle than I expected. But I'm making a lot less typos on the browns.

At first I thought it was gonna be a normie vid praising Browns but I was shown wrong. Good work

The first custom keyboard that I build was with Gateron browns, after using Cherry blues. I loved the Gateron browns they where extremely smooth and with that nice bump when the key actuate then one day my custom KB tasted Sprite and got completely fried. Since it would take a long time for the parts to arrive from China I decided to buy one brand keyboard with Cherry MX browns because it muse be the same thing as the Gateron Browns right? Yeah I’m using a Logitech membrane keyboard waiting for the parts to arrive from China.

glareses’s house is a backrooms level

I don’t understand why everyone is hating on the browns? I used to have blues but they were too loud. I got browns because I like the tactile feel. personally my favorites

Browns are the best feeling when typing quickly IMO, the whole "only if you type like this" *slow chicken pecks at keyboard* bit made no sense to me. That's EXACTLY when I feel the response of the keys so I'm not slamming them into the base like with MX Blacks.

You won my like with the "echo effect" in "preference", haha!

My first MeChAnIcAl keyboard was with brown switches. Didnt do researchs at first and expected something awesome. Had the same face as him. Now I'm incredibly happy with my unicomp

That moment when you realize you've watched a RU-vidr's entire video collection more than twice lol. Love your work man!

2:21 "where's the A?" my mom everytime

Im glad i found this channel 5 months ago ngl

just got a prebuilt keyboard that came with cherry mx browns and the second i touched one of the keys i was viscerally reminded of this video

Used blue for almost 10 years, switched to brown and loving it

LMFAO "i don't know who these are for"

This is so funny, well done. This reminds me of me trying to find the right feel on a keyboard. I gave my browns to my wife.

The birth of a legend