choosing a mechanical keyboard is a lot like walking into a high-end Buffet you
know it's going to be better than whatever slop you usually eat but you
don't recognize half of the dishes and those little labels written in French
aren't helping unless you're actually French so how the heck do you know what
to pick well the key differentiator is the type of key switch that is being
used some take lots of force to press down some are noisy some actuate at
basically hair trigger and we've covered a small handful of switch types in this
video but that was four years ago so
it's definitely time for a second episode to cover other important switch
types and since switches from German keyboard concern Cherry are very common
in keyboards from major manufacturers like Corsair and Cooler Master we'll
start with them so aside from the standard Cherry MX red brown blue and
black which haven't changed since the last video a few more of their switch
types have risen to prominence let's start out with MX speed switches which
as the name implies are geared towards more competitive Gamers that want Ultra
quick responses from their keyboards for that fraction of a second advantage over
their opponents in practice they feel a lot like Reds meaning that their linear
switches without a tactile bump or click
but with a actuation distance almost twice as short at a mere 1.2 2 mm great
if you're serious about getting every advantage in your game but speed
switches can also make it easier to miss
key things while you're typing as they actuate so quickly even from bumps on
perhaps the other end of the Cherry Spectrum we have the MX green switches
which are a very interesting typing experience like Blues they have a
tactile and Loud click but they also have a much higher actuation Force
meaning they're heavy keys that are noticeably harder to push down and some
folks really like that robust old school feeling that while not the same is a
little reminiscent of those buckling spring keyboards people used to use back
in the day but if you are not interested in either of those extremes the MX clear
is an interesting option they're similar to Blues but without the loud clickiness
while still giving a strong tactile bump to confirm that you've actuated the key
they're also slightly heavier although if you're interested they might be a
little bit difficult to track down but they could be worth looking into if
you've given the other common cherry switches a try and are yet to find that
sweet spot but on the subject of sweetness cherries aren't the only fruit
in the bowl when it comes to key switches even if companies like Razer
are actually using cherry clones in their keyboards as you can see on this
chart one notable alternative is the toer switch which contains both a spring
and a rubber Dome making the action very smooth and cushion-like but with a
tactile bump you feel pretty soon after pressing
down they also bottom out with a distinctive thk in a lower pitch than a
cherry switch which some people find very pleasing myself included moving
right along let's look at the rron b3k better known as the RoR G switch that's
found most frequently in Logitech keyboards these were initially developed
to compete with Cherry MX Browns and they do feel fairly similar except the
RoR G has a higher actuation point which Logitech bills as a responsiveness
advantage and although Cherry fired back with their MX speed switches RoR Gs are
still a solid choice now obviously there are a lot of other key switch types that
we don't have time to thoroughly discuss from kale switches which are named for
the company that produces cheaper Cherry MX clones and supplies some of razer's
gaming switches not all of them but some to Alp switches that once came in many
flavors like cherries but have become quite difficult to find on Modern
keyboards if you want to really experience how some of these switches
feel before shelling out your hard-earned cash on something you might
not even like it is possible to order individual switches and in the case of
some popular Cherry varieties you can even order a sampler of sorts for just a
few bucks although it isn't actually a
very equatable experience to a full keyboard you can still get some amount
of reference for how it will feel in general making a decision here can be
hard the huge array of switch types means that there's something out there
for everyone unless of course nothing feels better for you than good old swift
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