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@lars9925 Күн бұрын
I personally prefer clicky switches, and my favorite so far is the Razer Purple Switch. However, I can't use clicky ones at work, so I use MX Browns there. They are the best non-clicky switches I have tested so far. I don't like MX Reds (and all the light linears) at all; they are too easy to trigger and cause many unintentional keystrokes. MX Blacks are a little too tiring for my taste, but I wouldn't consider them bad. I have never tested any other non-clicky tactile switches apart from MX Browns (excluding cheap Chinese ones that I don't count). I also haven't tested any linear switches that fall in the MX Brown ballpark (between MX Red and MX Black).
@1721maureen 5 күн бұрын
maraming thank you for this!! you gained a subscriber in me. :)
@kesamek8537 19 күн бұрын
This or Galaxy80?
@jammies701 19 күн бұрын
Nice vid mate
@reed5823 21 күн бұрын
Whats bad about scratchy?
@CaloysKeyboards 20 күн бұрын
Pretty much all of this is down to personal preference. It seems like a lot of people dislike how scratchy switches sound and feel.
@thisusedtobemyrealname7876 24 күн бұрын
About adaptability: With enough practice, you will learn to switch layouts on the fly with no issues. There is at least one typist on KZfaq (NoThisisJohn) that I've seen who can switch between Colemak, Dvorak and Qwerty on the fly without his wpm suffering at all. And those layouts require significantly more adaptation than an Alice layout.
@AddToCartED 29 күн бұрын
I ran the custom tool download to virustotal and it detects malware on it. Are you aware of this?
@essayharper Ай бұрын
You think they're the most hated Cherry MX?? My guy, have you heard of Blue
@CaloysKeyboards 29 күн бұрын
My guy, when did I say that?
@essayharper 29 күн бұрын
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@CaloysKeyboards 29 күн бұрын
@@essayharper "It's likely the most well-known switch and mostly for bad reasons." Bruh. My guy. Bruh.
@QoraxAudio Ай бұрын
Gateron Oil King or Box Ink V2? Which one? Why?
@QoraxAudio Ай бұрын
I've had the Cherry MX Brown for about a year in my Odin R3 and they have been great, after lubing - they really REQUIRE LUBING! Stock hyperglides are bleh, but the improvement of lubing is massive and I believe their improvement to be much greater than many other switches... ...anyways, now that I'm running prelubed Gateron Oil Kings, I don't bother with it anymore. But the browns will be my dependable backup switches.
@esaedvik Ай бұрын
Alice is such a relief on the wrists. Helped me get rid of tennis/golf elbow issues too.
@lego_minifig Ай бұрын
This looks like an interesting entry point to Alice keyboard layouts, but the lack of a windows key is a complete dealbreaker for me. I navigate multiple virtual workspaces on my PC hundreds of times in a day. Not having that key would completely destroy my workflow.
@CaloysKeyboards Ай бұрын
You can map it to a different key using VIA but then you'd have to get used to the new location 😊
@cynvision Ай бұрын
Late to this 'hobby' but not sure what the fuss is about key sound. I'd been under impression it was all about the switch activation for typists. And I was just looking for a smaller 'ergo' style keyboard. But I start to understand why they ship mushy silent switches as first choice. They know someone coming from a non-mechanical keyboard would understand how they feel and not freak out. I ended up with an Ajazz and glad I didn't end up with one of these because that mode key would have bothered me. But it does make finding key cap packages with two 2.75U spacebars hard. Switch making seems like a good gig these days with hobby builders wanting to try bunches of flavors.
@eeeyrie Ай бұрын
the CIDOO ABM066 listing on EPOMAKER now seems to have an option for CIDOO carda switches which don't seem to be silent switches, and it seems like the keycaps for that version are more conventional (although the enter text is weirdly big)
@CaloysKeyboards Ай бұрын
Wow, that's great! Except for that enter key, you're right. That big ol' legend would haunt me lol
@galangsyamilbasayev Ай бұрын
hello mate, I'm new to custom keyboard, around 5:11 you said that c3 stabs will fit the board, by c3 stabs did you mean C3 equalz stabs right?
@CaloysKeyboards Ай бұрын
Yes, that's right. C3 stabs have smaller housings and will typically fit into plate-mounted stabilizer holes. I can't say that with absolute certainty though as I don't have any C3 stabs handy to verify.
@galangsyamilbasayev Ай бұрын
@@CaloysKeyboardsthank you so much, waiting for your next video
@galangsyamilbasayev Ай бұрын
@@CaloysKeyboardsoh btw you said in the video if i want to use durox stabs i have to cut around the holes around the plate right? Sorry for the silly question
@CaloysKeyboards Ай бұрын
Yes, Durock stabs usually have bigger housings than C3 stabs so the holes on the plate need to be big enough for them. Plates with holes that can accommodate plate-mounted stabilizers are usually too small for these bigger housings. I wouldn't recommend cutting the holes to make them bigger though. It just ends up being a huge hassle. You're better off just using C3 stabs or even plate-mounted stabs.
@galangsyamilbasayev Ай бұрын
@@CaloysKeyboards thank you so much mate
@matthew_ferguson Ай бұрын
That plastic film looks like a manufacturer's way of doing the HipyoTech press and seal mod. And that would explain why the tape mod didn't do much, the plastic film is doing a lot of the same as the tape mod would.
@CaloysKeyboards Ай бұрын
Ohhh interesting. I really should look that up lol. Any other notable mods I should know about? Hehe
@comunicloud30 Ай бұрын
Does it work on Mac ?
@CaloysKeyboards Ай бұрын
Yes, it has a Mac mode.
@maxvader1000 Ай бұрын
Thank you for this video, my first keyboard uses Gateron Oil Kings, love it for home but tired of taking a heavy alu keyboard to and from work. Going to build a 2nd keyboard with the milky yellow pro, stock will be fine for office use.
@Merrlin 2 ай бұрын
This is very detailed thanks for the video!
@acetechnical6574 2 ай бұрын
I have been outfitting the medical coders around here with mech boards for a few years, you'd be amazed at how many there are who type constantly, all day, on membrane monstrosities. When I started doing this, I pretty much built with Reds unless the click was important, then it was OFC Blues. After a few didnt like the reds or blues, and wanted something that had the physical bump but not the click, well you can guess where that ended up. Since then, I generally bring 4 boards to demo - Reds, Blues, Browns, and my personal favorite heavy tactile with dual-click, which everyone hates but I love. (Kailh Box Whites are the current GOAT) Anyway, without the influence of all the BS that we have developed in the "community", when normal(ish) people who are doing a job want the best thing for that job, the overwhelming majority choose Browns.
@Stackali 2 ай бұрын
you are supposed to grab the switch by the sides, not the top and bottom.
@ivanpoberezhniuk9694 2 ай бұрын
Used Cherry RED, for years. They were good for gaming. But now I'm typing a lot on my work, so brown are awesome for it. I just forgot about miss clicks and noise level is acceptable.
@macbrush 2 ай бұрын
I love light tactile browns! But then Gateron has better implementation than Cherry, my new favourite is Gateron Phantom Brown.
@9308323 2 ай бұрын
Super casual here. I tried reds, blues, and browns throughout the years. I occasionally write as a hobby, sometimes 30k words a week, and I found myself liking the browns the best, as it's the least tiring for me. Though I prefer Gateron way more than Cherry MX's brown, so I daily drive that instead these days.
@bruno3833 2 ай бұрын
Dont unserstand whatto do with JSON file. Installed program at 8:47, but not one at 7:10. Is that JSON?
@pescador7320 2 ай бұрын
This part is poorly explained in the video and if you werent paying attention you wouldnt hear what to do. You will put that json file in the VIA app, the via app is a website that works as a keyboard software.
@bruno3833 2 ай бұрын
Did you remove that plastic before installing switches? I found odd this plastic and shiny foam without holes at the top of it. You need to press really hard to install switch.
@CaloysKeyboards 2 ай бұрын
No, I left it on. Yeah, it's weird.
@bruno3833 2 ай бұрын
@@CaloysKeyboards Had to reinstall almost every second switch
@pescador7320 2 ай бұрын
I bent about 7 pins, what a great option for a first mechanical keyboard i chose 😅thankfully i could straighten it back
@ecchistitchesakabakasukamu809 2 ай бұрын
what if i cant get via to recognize the keyboard
@CaloysKeyboards 2 ай бұрын
Did you follow the steps from the software chapter of this video?
@emericanchaos 2 ай бұрын
Browns are a typist switch and are great for ergonomics. They're so hated that they're the most copied switch. Pretty much everyone offers a brown clone. Even Glorious copied them with the holy panda. The tac bump isn't meant to be an actual noticeable bump so much as enough of a bump to make you feel as if you bottomed out the key without actually doing so. It teaches you to type softer and not bottom out the key every time you press it saving pain in the hands. Browns are legit one of the best switches. After trying several others I can't find a switch that feels as comfortable.
@samdeur 2 ай бұрын
I buy my cap from aliexpress and most of them from one seller called G-MKY Store.. they meet my needs perfectly and they are priced at what I’m willing to pay I also have a kintec lab set that cost me about 75 euro most expensive set .. I put my money in boards don’t care what others think they don’t have to pay my food and rent
@oliwierobb 2 ай бұрын
for me, i absolutely hate the sound silent switches, they just sound like a membrane
@brainrottedindividual 2 ай бұрын
i prefer louder keyboards as well, but my friends prefer me to use a quieter one. i can often hear myself clacking away in voicecalls, my current keyboard being super annoying to them. i might get this one for when i'm in calls or for typing at night. i'm pretty sure even my neighbor can hear me typing away.
@OgSwisszyed 3 ай бұрын
Kinda shocking to find that the switch use the haimu/wuque cut out silent mechanism but i think this type of silencing mechanism should be more embrace by manufacturer
@LastSecBloomer 3 ай бұрын
There are multiple silent switches with this kind of silencing tech - Haimu, Epomaker, Skyloong Glacier and Wuque Studio silents, for example. I'm not aware of any such switch that is that light on the press as the ones on ABM, though, and their look is not familiar to me... That design reduces mushiness a lot but has its drawbacks - unlike some standard silent switches with rubber inserts like Bobas, Shrimps or Outemus, these down't have silenced bounceback so they can be louder on upstroke.
@franksam8610 3 ай бұрын
Love the type of vids where you can see if it’s worth the cost
@minglee97 3 ай бұрын
At 4:42 I noticed that the "Mute" button you see on the VIA layout looks like it can adjust the press function of the knob, but I had tested it and that key in VIA seems to do nothing or is not recognized by VIA.
@CaloysKeyboards 3 ай бұрын
Yes, someone else mentioned this and I also found it doesn't work. Someone mentioned trying layer 2 instead of 0 or 1 but I haven't tried that myself.
@NatergerMusic 3 ай бұрын
great board but my shift key randomly turns on and stays on i think its either the plastic creating a short or the hotswap socket, cant get the json to load in either so im kinda stuck with a broken board at the moment until i can be bothered to resolder a switch in
@beskydyk 3 ай бұрын
Best review out there!
@frankenfishdom 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for the tip abt the physical toggle, I managed to get the board to show up on Via when I switched the toggle to off & went into USB mode. So confusing! Also I noticed the TG() & TO() don’t work. Wonder if anyone else experienced this too. VIA seems kind of buggy but the board’s great overall so I’ll keep it. Thanks for this great review!
@matiasjara4102 3 ай бұрын
Looks like shit
@CaloysKeyboards 3 ай бұрын
oof lol
@cyrusserrano2356 3 ай бұрын
hello sir, can i remap the Fn key below the keyboard to another key using VIA?
@CaloysKeyboards 3 ай бұрын
Yes, you should be able to.
@dooms8870 3 ай бұрын
thank god for ur directions to open this board, i cant for the life of me open this pandoras box
@yber15 3 ай бұрын
Great video! Two questions: does this keyboard work wired with the battery completely disconnected? And how good are the stock stabs? Thanks!
@CaloysKeyboards 3 ай бұрын
Sorry for the late reply. Just got around to trying this and yes, it does work wired with the battery disconnected. Typing this on it right now. The stock stabs are perfectly fine. I didn't do any sort of tuning or re-lubing to them throughout the sound tests in this video. But I've also become so much less sensitive to stabilizer noises nowadays. I think most folks would probably need to re-lube them at least.
@yber15 3 ай бұрын
@@CaloysKeyboardsThanks for trying it out and letting me know! :)
@StyXyXy 3 ай бұрын
Even in barebone version doesn’t have the screw to open the case??
@CaloysKeyboards 3 ай бұрын
Yes the cases are the same.
@MrMadaleex 3 ай бұрын
I like the browns the way they are as stock. Even though I have other switches at hand (both tactile and linear), I still feel the browns are a valid choice - I feel like the scratchiness and small tactility gives an unique typing experience which is quite enjoyable
@RussTech125 4 ай бұрын
Good point!
@fredericloh9925 4 ай бұрын
I cant get into the knob menu evem if I press FN + Knob
@CaloysKeyboards 4 ай бұрын
After you press fn+knob, press the knob one more time.
@vastvanvamp 4 ай бұрын
i recently ordered this keeb but within 10 minutes of use the display on the knob shut off, i’ve uninstalled and reinstalled drivers, updated drivers and pc/ drivers, and still no fix, has anyone experienced this?
@blupantat3678 4 ай бұрын
thats a really good review
@hotmintchoco 4 ай бұрын
Hi! What are those keycaps at 10:31 ? They look so interesting
@CaloysKeyboards 4 ай бұрын
Those are fabric stickers on some PBT blanks. They were sent to me for review by a company that eventually disappeared off the face of the earth. I have a video about it on my channel lol
@kzmpianist 4 ай бұрын
what is the keycaps brand on 10:13 ? Thanks for the video
@CaloysKeyboards 4 ай бұрын
That's Maxkey's Foundation SA keycaps
@kzmpianist 4 ай бұрын
@@CaloysKeyboards thanks, they are not the cheap one) costs 75% from the cidoo v65
@tubeboi2802 4 ай бұрын
this thing was close for me. i don't understand why some alice kbs drop the win/opt key on the left.
@Skwashy0 4 ай бұрын
its the layout that's called "ARISU" (japanese pronouncing of ALICE) that makes it that way haha its like a mix of alice and hhkb haha
@tubeboi2802 4 ай бұрын
@@Skwashy0 so alice should be 3 modifiers on the left of the left spacebar and arisu should be 2 on the left and 1 on the right? i want more alice but they all seem to be arisu. but in reality, most of the reason i get alice is because of the split space bar.. can’t find split spacebar that is wireless and via compatible.. but at least i have 2 already. everything else is extra. thanks for the knowledge.
@Skwashy0 4 ай бұрын
@@tubeboi2802 yes arisu is 2 on the left one on the right.
@nguyenngochoa1981 4 ай бұрын
Amazing vid! But which key is win key and key to change the rgb colors
@CaloysKeyboards 4 ай бұрын
There's no win key mapped by default. You can assign it yourself using VIA. RGB hue, by default, can be changed with function plus left arrow and function plus right arrow, but again, you can change this using VIA.