I think it a good thing that companies are starting to explore other types of switches (especially Hall Effect and similar types of mechanisms). To me the possibility of a truly analogue keyboard would be cool in that it would allow for highly customizable workflows. This is about more than just gaming. And I think its thanks to people like you who have ripped manufacturers a new asshole every time they try to rebrand the same old designs. That's not only lazy, but short sited, as it ignores the fact that many innovations could be made simply by looking back at the older designs and seeing what could be modernized. So thanks for being honest about keyboards. I think it makes all the difference.
have you ever tried out a buckling sleeve keyboard? It was the keyswitch mechanism IBM used on some of their model Ms and laptops in the 90s, on keyboards like the M4 and m4-1. You can get a keyboard with the same mechanism by looking for IBM or Toshiba POS / MPOS keyboards which are sometimes referred to as “model M-e” by some, since they are keyboards that can be traced back to the original model Ms. They consist of upside down rubber domes on the top of a barrel plate, with the keycap and its stem sitting inside of a hole in the barrel plate and rubber dome. The rubber dome is basically just there to add tactility, as the kecaps stem is what presses down on the membrane. They feel really nice compared to any other rubber dome keyboards around and since then, since the mechanism completely removes the mushy feeling. Personally i’ve always wanted to own a M4-1, but theyre so rare ive never seen them listed in the UK.
I was going to say that you should compare these switches to the ones on the K100. Definitely interesting that Corsair are not marketing Cherry switches anymore with these new K70's.
Speaking of, I'm playing HROT at the moment, cool game as well! Might score a t-shirt of that at some point (though there don't seem to be any at the moment xD)
@@Chyrosran22 Wow! Yeah, Hrot is absolutely amazing. And the whole game was made by one guy and he wrote it completely in Pascal. And if I can recommend one other Czech game, good friend of mine released pixelart platformer called Bzzzt recently :).
@@MariachiDeSAh yes, I saw that on an indie gaming channel recently! So that's made by one of your friends, small world! :) It looks like a bit too much precision platforming for my taste, but the art style is really cool! :D
yes & yes If you liked the first one, you'll like this. The second one was good as well but tbh I didn't think the 3rd dimension added anything to the game. This one looks better than either IMO.
Recently got a unicomp new model m as a gift. I’ve fallen in love with it to the changrin of a cheap 75% with browns which I just returned. Now I’m wondering what portable mechanical I could take with me for trips because I actually became sort of a snob and the keyboard in the laptop doesn’t cut it. Any idea on good clicky switches with a comparable feel to the buckling spring? Obviously it won’t be equivalent but I think I could get a portable keeb with clickies for travel.
Check keychron's hotswap models and test some kailh box clicky switches to see what you like best, they even have low profile options with gateron clickies (low profile only support gateron low profile switches) that use a clickleaf, they ain't buckling spring of course (in more ways than one, for example in none of these the click is 1:1 with the actuation unlike the buckling spring).
Hall effect switches? Even more of them? Damn the market is getting full of really good linear keyboards then. Still no good alps clones that have the build quality for the switches, I'll have to rig myself up a Zeal Clickiez keyboard in an old cherry board or something, maybe I'll do a Wyse even.
@@cristi2708 no they didn't, Wooting switches can still arguably be beaten in keyfeel by some contact based switches lubed, while other companies have hall effect keyboards that feel effortless. Oh also fuck linear switches. Clicky on top.
@@BreadTeleporter002 the topic of discussion in this instance is not keyfeel: it's rapid trigger; Razer have been trying to copy it, Steelseries, DrunkDeer, etc for the past 2 years ever since Wooting came out with that Beta feature in 2021, because the matter of fact is that rapid trigger is in EVERY way a superior feature over ANY OTHER feature a keyboard may have, that includes tactility and key feel. That's what they're chasing after, because rapid trigger and its implications are too much of a skillcap boost in any competitive game that you might end up playing, it's quite HUGE, that's why they're trying to copy it, because it's that huge
@@cristi2708 I'm gonna be very charitable here, because I play competitive games that "require fast reaction times", I play Osu! I play TF2, I play CS-Source and quite a few more, wooting does not immediately make you better at anything, I'm sure the skill ceiling is marginally higher (especially within the case of RHYTHM games) but in actual competitive games, I do not think rapid trigger is a HUGE revelation and I certainly don't think Wooting is disrupting the market and making anyone play catch up. Oh also Rapid Trigger....is just a function of hall effect switches so of course other companies that are gaming based will "copy" it, because it's good advertising if nothing else, there is no game of catch up being playing here especially when a Wooting costs around €200, when a DrunkDeer costs around €90 for me and I got my own contactless board for €30, Wooting is getting less competitive in the price range it's in, saying 1 rapid trigger is better can only be made a case for like, Razer's really bad Opto rapid trigger that barely works, but now they are making hall effect keyboards so it's getting oversaturated.
@@crsorsmth9951 There was also the Corsair K68, which I ran for around 4 years. It wasn't that great, the stabilizers sucked ass, Cherry MX switches weren't smooth but at least they worked.
Why are you refusing to learn how to 10 finger touch type the proper way? It took me a long evening to go though all the lessons on some free website and learn the right finger positions and then a few weeks to get back to my previous typing speed. After that I only ever got quicker.
Suggest a KB that have dedicated multimedia keys at the top right, including the STOP key, and has a latency below 17-30 (Keychron Q6 reference) for fast gaming reactions
