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Low profile, silent but tactile switches. Do they exist? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by vivavideri@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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Hello! I've recently began my rabbit-hole-into-mechanical-keyboard world* and I got an Epomaker LUMA 100. I didn't like the switches that came with it, so I got a pack of gateron ks33 banana & ks33 red. Turns out the pins on these don't fit (left pin is lower than the right). So, any recommendations? Office has open floorplan so I'm hoping for as quiet as possible while still being able to feel the keys.

*I could write a novel here but won't haha. I've been using a Logitech k850 for years but wished they made a Bluetooth backlit one.

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[–] paperd@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You have cherry or choc v1 switches? A lot of the low profile are chocs, which is going to limit your choice, a lot. That said, I have these and I like them

https://keebd.com/en-us/products/ambients-silent-tactile-sunrise-choc-switches

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They're "epomaker low-profile mint" and last I checked I couldn't even find them on their site for purchase. I'm getting some instant-soreness in my fingers but it's probably my years of pounding on a membrane that I have to unlearn first lol.

[–] paperd@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

can you post a photo of the bottom of the switch?

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Voyager throws errors when I try. I threw them on imgur.

[–] paperd@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

How do the banana switches you mentioned not fit? You have low profile MX switches.

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The gateron switches from amazon came with reversed pins. I didn't think they came in more than one configuration, but apparently they do?

[–] paperd@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

That sounds crazy!

[–] zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's really odd, the pin holes on your hotswap socket are flipped from what I'd expect.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

You can get low profile switches with that pin config on aliexpress. I did it once for a Redragon board with browns.

EDIT: Looks like Amazon has them too.

[–] vivavideri@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

These are the ones I got that don't fit. I think I'm gonna need v3.