randomfrankp damn this really took a time.. I got razer orange and i'm quite sure they are tactile not linear but i really like them.. Nice for typing and also gaming
Dude the different housings make a difference for example the white bottomed gats are not as good as milky or black bottomed gats due to the contact leaf used in the switch if they were all the same but just looked different gateron would just be wasting money on tooling and research
*Cherry MX Switches: **2:14* -cherry black linear 2:17 -cherry red linear 2:30 -cherry brown tactile 2:45 - cherry blue clicky 3:00 -cherry clear tactile 3:14 -cherry white clicky 3:30 -cherry green tactile 3:48 -cherry linear gray linear 4:11 -cherry tactile gray tactile 4:28 *Gateron Switches: **5:31* -Gateron black linear 5:36 -Gateron red linear 5:46 -Gateron brown tactile 6:00 -Gateron blue clicky 6:11 -Gateron clear linear 6:31 -Gateron yellow linear 6:45 -Gateron green clicky 6:58 *Kailh Box Switches: **8:00* -black linear 8:04 -red linear 8:20 -brown tactile 8:33 -white clicky 8:45 *Kailh Pro Switches: **9:32* -burgundy linear 9:39 -purple tactile 9:48 -green clicky 10:02 -navy clicky 10:21 -jade clicky 10:40 -dark yellow linear 10:58 -burnt orange tactile 11:13 -pale blue clicky 11:29 *Speed Switches: **11:42* -Cherry silver linear 11:43 - Kailh gold clicky 12:00 - Kailh silver linear 12:20 -Kailh copper tactile 12:36 -Kailh bronze clicky 12:50 *Gateron Tealios Switches: **13:31* *Gateron aliaz silent tactile **13:44* 1-60cN force 13:45 2-70cN force 13:53 3-80cN force 14:00 4-100cN force 14:08 *Gateron Zealios tactile switches: **14:15* -62cN force 14:15 -65cN force 14:31 -67cN force 14:40 -78cN force 14:46 *Razer Switches: **17:10* -green clicky 17:10 -orange silent linear 17:28 -yellow linear 17:47 -opto mechanical clicky 18:03 *sometimes searching on YT to compare every switches and sometimes it get messy so i put all info and time tag so i can make easy to listen to the sound of every switches which won't be necessary to search different switches*
Cherry MX Switches: 2:14 Gateron Switches: 5:31 Kailh Box Switches: 8:00 Kailh Pro Switches: 9:32 Better Kailh Box Switches: 10:18 Speed Switches: 11:42 Tealios Switches: 13:31 Alliaz Switches: 13:44 Zealios switches: 14:15 Note: Why didn't he put the Tealios with the Zealios? They're in the same family (other than the fact that Tealios are linear)
I have a keyboard with box Navies. I have Topre 45 and cherry browns on my main boards. I hate Navies so much but typing is so satisfying. I can't game on them since it's so hard to click fast. But they sound amazing
Interesting that you're a fan of Gat Clears and didn't like the Novelkeys Kailh Dark Yellows. I'm the opposite, I hate the Gat Clears as they are so light that you just bottom out too quickly and it feels harsh when typing, but the Dark Yellows are so much heavier that they just feel much more comfortable to type on and the feeling of resistance is great when typing. Not so much for gaming though. If you think the Box Dark Yellow is weighty, definitely try out the Novelkeys Kailh Speed Heavy Dark Yellow. Using them on a typing board now with lubed springs and they are amazing. For anyone pro Cherry, grab some testers and do a blind test. Not once did I rate Cherry higher than a Gateron equivilant. As for MX Speeds, the Kailh speeds blow them out the water in both value (like a third of the cost), and smoothness. Lubed Kailh Speed Silvers are fantastic. In fact anyone who loves tactile should definitely also check out the Kailh Speed Copper. The bump is right at the top rather than a bit of the way down the press, and actuation is super high. It's got a nice feel to it. The heavier version of that by Novelkeys, the Speed Heavy Burnt Orange is also really satisfying. For me it's hard to pick a favourite, that's why I just build multiple keyboards and switch them out depending on mood. I currently use lubed Speed Heavy Dark Yellow, lubed Speed Heavy Burnt Orange, Box Navy, Box White and Kailh Box Black on different boards. With also some 80g gold spring Aliazstotles that are waiting to go on the right board for some ultimate customness. I'm now starting to consider switching out the Box Whites for Kailh Speed Silvers though as the board is used for gaming and the clicks are audible when recording videos. All of those switches though I'd highly recommend. My least favourites, or ones I don't recommend are all the Razer switches (seriously they are terrible quality, and incredibly wobbly), all Gateron silents including Zilents, Gat Silent and Aliaz, purely because the bottom out instability is offputting. I build a board with Aliaz switches and I instantly had to sell it as it was too awful, and also all Cherry switches ESPECIALLY if you are wanting linear switches. Cherry switches are incredibly scratchy. If you want linear go Kailh Box linears if you want out the box smoothness without needing to worry about lubing, or Kailh Speeds and Gateron Linears, which are smooth but can be made ultra smooth with a bit of lube. If you want a smooth linear Cherry switch, you need to find a board from the 80s that has MX Blacks on it that is so heavily used that the switches have smoothed down with use.
I used to like the Gat Clears before I really knew about the variety out there - but this was about 2-3 years ago lol. I have a feeling my Dark Yellow switch is faulty in this tester, it gets stuck at first if you arent continually pressing - feels like something is off. I really think the Jade switch has stole me, it's just so thick and not like anything I've tried haha
im feeling really sad for headphone users who have to turn volume up and suddenly get ear pain when he starts to talk again, u could have warn us when u start talking again, whyyy
this is a fantastic video! im still undecided on what keys i think would be best for me as a streamer, i dont like my keys to be picked up on my microphone. this video provided some srs guidance, thank you!
The GameZone NL but they feel like shit for typing. I don't understand why anyone would buy cherry switches. I personally would recommend kailh box switches. Probably the royals whe noise matters.
Same but I don’t know which one to get I want something that isn’t REALLY loud but not really quiet and sounds nice and I don’t know anything about keyboards and I still don’t know what to get
I don’t subscribe to a ton of different tech channels, but Frank’s is one I absolutely love! his non biased reviews, clear & concise info, and superb editing for his content keeps me coming back. I literally can go to his channel for any peripheral related questions i have. It’s friggin great! Thank you soo much!
This video is so! freaking! amazing! Putting the specs for each switch on the screen during every test makes this a KILLER reference. I've watches this many times before buying different switches. :D
I love the sound and feeling of clicky switches but I think that actually typing with them would get old fast with the noise. I'm very sensitive to noise. That being said, I have gateron browns right now and looooove the satisfying "thoc" sound so maybe i would like the clicky.
For my own comparison... 5:38 Gateron Black 6:34 Gateron Clear 8:10 Kailh Box Black 8:51 Kailh Box White 10:28 Kailh Box Navy 10:44 Kailh Box Jade 11:05 Kailh Box Dark Yellow 12:07 Kailh Speed Gold 12:25 Kailh Speed Silver
@randomfrankp Suggestion: Match your voice volume with the clicking part volume. It's really annoying to hear you "shout" after you turn the volume all the way up
I have a Cherry MX Red from Razer, I love how it sounds, I usually get the Green switch from Razer. I stop getting that because it was annoying for me and for my mom. lol
6:00 Gateron Brown 13:31 Gateron Tealios 8:29 Kailh Box Brown 9:46 Kailh Pro Purple 12:34 Kailh Speed Copper 13:45 Gateron Aliaz Having trouble figuring out which tactile switch to get for my GMMK
Are we not gonna say thank you to this man like jeez- Fr though thank you I have been looking for key caps to replace my old one and I like that noises they make so this really helped me pick out the best one, thank you
I think it should be noted that you're citing the weights incorrectly. Apart from Cherry, none of the other manufacturers measure in cN, but rather in grams (g). There's a minor difference between them. Additionally, the weight measurement for the Aliaz, Tealio, and Zealios is measured in a different way. It's also measured in grams, but the weight you cited (the officially provided weight) is bottom out force rather than the actuation force that every other switch cites. The Zeal switches (Tealios, Zealios) don't provide the travel and actuation distance, but I believe that should be the same as the other Gateron switches. Just wanted to clear up some of the stuff you didn't catch or just didn't know. I really like that you're showing these enthusiast switches some love, they really could use more exposure to a mainstream audience.
@@acevrng but he classified clicky switches as clicky, and even though clicky switches ARE tactile, he classified clicky as clicky on other switches, but tactile on this one for some reason
Awesome switch board and demonstration. I just bought my Razer Blackwidow Elite with the linear, silent yellow switches and I'm loving it! I find I like the silent switches more. The clicky ones are too distracting for me. I will save this video for future reference. Thanks so much for this!
Can the default switches of a keyboard be swapped out at home? Without the extreme difficulty of removing soldering? If yes, how do you get the keys off the board without breaking them? How do the switches come out? If these things are sold to the public, where can someone buy new switches?
Yeah, I'll take "None of the above". I've played with many mechanical switches but none can compare to the legendary catastrophically buckling compression column springs found in legendary IBM keyboards like the Model F and the Model M (I'm typing on a Model M right now). You can still get them new from Unicomp and they're just glorious. They make Cherry MX Blues feel like toys. I'd be interested to see you review a Unicomp Classic 103 or 104 keyboard for their feel. Most people think that the buckling springs make "modern" clicky mechanical switches feel cheap and fragile. It's no secret that the IBM/Lexmark/Unicomp keyboards service lives are measured in decades, not in years. There's a reason that the Model M is considered the greatest keyboard ever made and it's definitely not because of its looks. It's not ugly by any means and it's the Model M that invented the keyboard layout that everyone copied from them and still uses. However, unless you get coloured keys for it, it looks very plain. However, the look of a keyboard should be the criterion of least value when choosing what's best for you. The Model M was designed by a team of ten IBM engineers and IBM sunk millions into its development. This is because we're talking about a time before GUIs, before mice. Sure Apple had them but PCs rarely (if ever) did. The old MS-DOS was all about typing and so the quality of a keyboard was paramount. Buckling spring keyboards are easier on the fingers and are essentially indestructible. They're like an industrial or military-grade item. Sure, they don't look like much but there's nothing else in the world that can match them for the feel or durability. That's how quality is truly measured, if you can type on it all day, every day for decades without damaging your fingers and the thing still keeps on going like it did the day you bought it, you know that compared to it, everything else is just pretty crap. When something doesn't look fancy, it's usually because the manufacturer spent all of their money, time and energy into making sure that the ugly duckling was really a swan in disguise.
They're tactiles, there were a few others he got wrong as well, like saying the Cherry Greens are tactiles when they're really clickies. Was probably hard to double check all the info-graphics so he missed a few.
Thank you! I officially now own a keyboard with kailh white switches for most keys, Cherry blues for the macros and ESC and what not. Awesome help this vid was !
Gateron/Kalih FTW! They are so much better than Cherrys. Cherrys are scratchy as hell, and have boring types of switches unlike Kalih. Gateron still has more cool types of switches than cherry, but most importantly, they are sooo much smother than them...
J. Larspers I have tested basically all of these switches. Right now, i’m using Outemu Brown which are pretty bad, but I only bought them because they came in a cheap 60% keyboard, which I needed for transport. I’m planning to get either BOX Jades, Navys, Burnt Orange, or White. In the Gateron department i’m planning to get their browns because they are super smooth. My dream switches would be Zealios or Aliaz but they are soooo expensive!
True, just because it's made by a Chinese company, doesn't mean it has horrible quality. I actually prefer Kailh over Cherry/Razer's switches, but if I were to get a replacement, I'll consider getting a Romer-G.
Adrien Lesage I'd say get box jades but do not use them as a space bar. They get stuck very easily because of the mechanism. Use another clicky switch for that
You should test the switches by resting your finger on it then press them down. I though I would like the box light blue but when I had them in an actual board I switched (seewhatididthere) to box white. The box white don't tire out my fingers and also don't trigger under my fingers resting weight.
chillz :D 5 months ago (edited) Cherry MX Switches: 2:14 -cherry black linear 2:17 -cherry red linear 2:30 -cherry brown tactile 2:45 - cherry blue clicky 3:00 -cherry clear tactile 3:14 -cherry white clicky 3:30 -cherry green tactile 3:48 -cherry linear gray linear 4:11 -cherry tactile gray tactile 4:28 Gateron Switches: 5:31 -Gateron black linear 5:36 -Gateron red linear 5:46 -Gateron brown tactile 6:00 -Gateron blue clicky 6:11 -Gateron clear linear 6:31 -Gateron yellow linear 6:45 -Gateron green clicky 6:58 Kailh Box Switches: 8:00 -black linear 8:04 -red linear 8:20 -brown tactile 8:33 -white clicky 8:45 Kailh Pro Switches: 9:32 -burgundy linear 9:39 -purple tactile 9:48 -green clicky 10:02 -navy clicky 10:21 -jade clicky 10:40 -dark yellow linear 10:58 -burnt orange tactile 11:13 -pale blue clicky 11:29 Speed Switches: 11:42 -Cherry silver linear 11:43 - Kailh gold clicky 12:00 - Kailh silver linear 12:20 -Kailh copper tactile 12:36 -Kailh bronze clicky 12:50 Gateron Tealios Switches: 13:31 Gateron aliaz silent tactile 13:44 1-60cN force 13:45 2-70cN force 13:53 3-80cN force 14:00 4-100cN force 14:08 Gateron Zealios tactile switches: 14:15 -62cN force 14:15 -65cN force 14:31 -67cN force 14:40 -78cN force 14:46 Razer Switches: 17:10 -green clicky 17:10 -orange silent linear 17:28 -yellow linear 17:47 -opto mechanical clicky 18:03 I know i copied but i just wanna help ppl out
I'm thinkin to buy Anne Pro 2 so I'm just thinkin what are the best switches for gaming? I play games like League Of Legends, Fortnite, CS:GO. Please answer :)
My current keyboard contains box jades, speed navies, and a lubed hirose orange. I'd say my favorite switch is jades. Planning on trying box royals though
I've got smushy red switches on my cheap red dragon keyboard. I'm relatively fine with it but the space key and other modifier keys are a little off. I dont think more force will help, if anything maybe a little less force and little more click. I dont want loud clicks though, maybe just subtle, with more of the feel of click. Any ideas?
Really hope you all appreciate the work that went into this one! Also, comment your fav switch!
randomfrankp notification squad
Best vid covering all the key switches!!
randomfrankp damn this really took a time.. I got razer orange and i'm quite sure they are tactile not linear but i really like them.. Nice for typing and also gaming
Very nice work Sir!
Dude the different housings make a difference for example the white bottomed gats are not as good as milky or black bottomed gats due to the contact leaf used in the switch if they were all the same but just looked different gateron would just be wasting money on tooling and research
*Cherry MX Switches: **2:14*
-cherry black linear 2:17
-cherry red linear 2:30
-cherry brown tactile 2:45
- cherry blue clicky 3:00
-cherry clear tactile 3:14
-cherry white clicky 3:30
-cherry green tactile 3:48
-cherry linear gray linear 4:11
-cherry tactile gray tactile 4:28
*Gateron Switches: **5:31*
-Gateron black linear 5:36
-Gateron red linear 5:46
-Gateron brown tactile 6:00
-Gateron blue clicky 6:11
-Gateron clear linear 6:31
-Gateron yellow linear 6:45
-Gateron green clicky 6:58
*Kailh Box Switches: **8:00*
-black linear 8:04
-red linear 8:20
-brown tactile 8:33
-white clicky 8:45
*Kailh Pro Switches: **9:32*
-burgundy linear 9:39
-purple tactile 9:48
-green clicky 10:02
-navy clicky 10:21
-jade clicky 10:40
-dark yellow linear 10:58
-burnt orange tactile 11:13
-pale blue clicky 11:29
*Speed Switches: **11:42*
-Cherry silver linear 11:43
- Kailh gold clicky 12:00
- Kailh silver linear 12:20
-Kailh copper tactile 12:36
-Kailh bronze clicky 12:50
*Gateron Tealios Switches: **13:31*
*Gateron aliaz silent tactile **13:44*
1-60cN force 13:45
2-70cN force 13:53
3-80cN force 14:00
4-100cN force 14:08
*Gateron Zealios tactile switches: **14:15*
-62cN force 14:15
-65cN force 14:31
-67cN force 14:40
-78cN force 14:46
*Razer Switches: **17:10*
-green clicky 17:10
-orange silent linear 17:28
-yellow linear 17:47
-opto mechanical clicky 18:03
*sometimes searching on YT to compare every switches and sometimes it get messy so i put all info and time tag so i can make easy to listen to the sound of every switches which won't be necessary to search different switches*
gamer_ OO7 this was done a year ago but thank you nonetheless
King
A hero
King!
You are my hero
Here's the timestamps to each switch if y'all need them.
*CHERRY*
2:18 Cherry Black
2:29 Cherry Red
2:43 Cherry Brown
2:57 Cherry Blue
3:12 Cherry Clear
3:29 Cherry White
3:46 Cherry Green
4:05 Cherry Linear Grey
4:24 Cherry Tactile Grey
11:44 Cherry Speed Silver
*GATERON*
5:33 Gateron Black
5:45 Gateron Red
6:00 Gateron Brown
6:09 Gateron Blue
6:28 Gateron Clear
6:41 Gateron Yellow
6:57 Gateron Green
13:31 Gateron Tealios
13:45 Gateron Aliaz
14:16 Gateron Zealios
*KAILH BOX*
8:01 Kailh Box Black
8:17 Kailh Box Red
8:29 Kailh Box Brown
8:43 Kailh Box White
10:19 Kailh Box Navy
10:35 Kailh Box Jade
10:57 Kailh Box Dark Yellow
11:11 Kailh Box Burnt Orange
11:28 Kailh Box Pale Blue
*KAILH PRO*
9:36 Kailh Pro Burgundy
9:46 Kailh Pro Purple
10:00 Kailh Pro Green
*KAILH*
11:58 Kailh Speed Gold
12:17 Kailh Speed Silver
12:34 Kailh Speed Copper
12:48 Kailh Speed Bronze
*RAZER*
17:09 Razer Green
17:27 Razer Orange
17:45 Razer Yellow
18:01 Razer Opto-Mechanical
Samir Hegazy holy shit you da MVP
randomfrankp Sitting through almost an hour of your video to Help others is fine by me! :D
Heroes dont wear capes. Sometimes, you see them on youtube
Pin this
Thanks
This is like a switch periodic table
XD
Well there are A WHOLLLLEEEEE lot mode switches which i did not know about. There are probably more switches than elements on the periodic table.
@@stanleychen6556 Hahahaha xD
@@stanleychen6556 theres at least twice as many as shown in video, some very different
👍
For April fools someone should make a keyboard but every button has a different switch. I think this would be annoying
That be great
Got a hot-swap board here (no soldering needed) and a bunch of switches, hold my beer...
calm down satan
Chyrosran22 did this for 50,000 subscribers. He can't tell the difference with Cherries though because he isn't a fan of them
This has already happened because my parents are cheepskates lol
Cherry MX Switches: 2:14
Gateron Switches: 5:31
Kailh Box Switches: 8:00
Kailh Pro Switches: 9:32
Better Kailh Box Switches: 10:18
Speed Switches: 11:42
Tealios Switches: 13:31
Alliaz Switches: 13:44
Zealios switches: 14:15
Note: Why didn't he put the Tealios with the Zealios? They're in the same family (other than the fact that Tealios are linear)
Razer Switches: 17:10
Carefully, he’s a hero
You da REAL MVP!
@XDR Catloaf Tealios and Zealios are both switches manufactured* by Zeal , that's why he said that .
Edit : Designed not manufactured lul .
Protect this man at all costs.
Me: almost sleeping
Randomfrankp: ALLRIGHT SO THOSE ARE THE GENUINE CHERRY MX SWITCHES
yep
Copied
I literally jumped
i feel
I literally had a FREAKING heart AtTaCk
*Clicky heaven:*
Capless | Capped
02:57 | 03:02 Cherry Blue
03:29 | 03:35 Cherry White
03:46 | 03:53 Cherry Green
06:09 | 06:17 Gateron Blue
06:57 | 07:04 Gateron Green
08:43 | 08:50 Kailh Box White
10:19 | 10:27 Kailh Box Navy
10:35 | 10:43 Kailh Box Jade
11:28 | 11:32 Kailh Box Pale Blue
10:00 | 10:08 Kailh Pro Green
11:58 | 12:05 Kailh Speed Gold
12:48 | 12:54 Kailh Speed Bronze
17:09 | 17:16 Razer Green
18:01 | 18:09 Razer Opto-Mechanical
Khalil pale blue most clicky in my opinion
ROG_ Editz I think razer green is
@@tastefulbob6954 no cause razer greens are clicky but not that clicky
ROG_ Editz Ok...
TastefulBob69 Yo the box jades are much more clicky.
*me falling asleep* “Alright so those are the genuine cherry MX”
I’ve been looking for a comment like this
@@jhudy07 what a journey
Bruh hahahhaha frr i almost fell asleep ngl 😂😂🤣🤣
*Clicky*
Cherry MX Blue: 2:55
Cherry MX White: 3:35
Gateron Blue: 6:17
Gateron Green: 7:04
Kailh Box White: 8:50
Kailh Pro Green: 10:07
Kailh Box Navy: 10:27
Kailh Box Jade: 10:43
Kailh Box Pale Blue: 11:31
Kailh Speed Gold: 12:05
Kailh Speed Bronze: 12:45
Razer Green: 17:16
Razer Opto-Mechanical: 18:09
Tactile:
Cherry GREEN 3:52
6:10 the way that the brown one is slightly tilted bothered me lol
Same
i knew you were here somewhere. birds of a feather
Brother from another mother
Yesssw
As it should be
tactile switches with keycaps (for my own reference lol):
6:04 gateron brown
8:37 kailh box brown
12:39 kailh speed copper
9:54 kailh pro purple
I am also considering these few options! What did you go for?
A 20min video that wasn’t a waste of my time, and was straight to the point, Great Vid 👍
you put so much effort into your videos
bro i was listening on high volume, and then your voice popped up and i got sPoOkEd
++
same
Yeah 😪
Oh he’s spooked, he’s spooked, 322, 322, he’s spooked
Finally, BOX Thick Clicks get some exposure
I have a keyboard with box Navies. I have Topre 45 and cherry browns on my main boards. I hate Navies so much but typing is so satisfying. I can't game on them since it's so hard to click fast. But they sound amazing
Zymon Ramirez Well, they aren’t made for gaming but more for typing...
Yeah I'm still waiting for my box jades.
astolfo gay
hmu wit dat *THICC C L I C C*
Man, this was a joy! I truly appreciate the hard work you put into this. It's time consuming and it's a lot of switches to edit for.
what's the best for artritis? please? thanks thanks.
u have arthritis?
There probably isn't going to be 1 thats way better but I guess go with one that has a lighter actuation force
better go with chiclet ones
A doctor
BETODETH chiclet or if you want mechanical: gateron clears
Interesting that you're a fan of Gat Clears and didn't like the Novelkeys Kailh Dark Yellows. I'm the opposite, I hate the Gat Clears as they are so light that you just bottom out too quickly and it feels harsh when typing, but the Dark Yellows are so much heavier that they just feel much more comfortable to type on and the feeling of resistance is great when typing. Not so much for gaming though. If you think the Box Dark Yellow is weighty, definitely try out the Novelkeys Kailh Speed Heavy Dark Yellow. Using them on a typing board now with lubed springs and they are amazing.
For anyone pro Cherry, grab some testers and do a blind test. Not once did I rate Cherry higher than a Gateron equivilant. As for MX Speeds, the Kailh speeds blow them out the water in both value (like a third of the cost), and smoothness. Lubed Kailh Speed Silvers are fantastic. In fact anyone who loves tactile should definitely also check out the Kailh Speed Copper. The bump is right at the top rather than a bit of the way down the press, and actuation is super high. It's got a nice feel to it. The heavier version of that by Novelkeys, the Speed Heavy Burnt Orange is also really satisfying.
For me it's hard to pick a favourite, that's why I just build multiple keyboards and switch them out depending on mood. I currently use lubed Speed Heavy Dark Yellow, lubed Speed Heavy Burnt Orange, Box Navy, Box White and Kailh Box Black on different boards. With also some 80g gold spring Aliazstotles that are waiting to go on the right board for some ultimate customness. I'm now starting to consider switching out the Box Whites for Kailh Speed Silvers though as the board is used for gaming and the clicks are audible when recording videos. All of those switches though I'd highly recommend.
My least favourites, or ones I don't recommend are all the Razer switches (seriously they are terrible quality, and incredibly wobbly), all Gateron silents including Zilents, Gat Silent and Aliaz, purely because the bottom out instability is offputting. I build a board with Aliaz switches and I instantly had to sell it as it was too awful, and also all Cherry switches ESPECIALLY if you are wanting linear switches. Cherry switches are incredibly scratchy. If you want linear go Kailh Box linears if you want out the box smoothness without needing to worry about lubing, or Kailh Speeds and Gateron Linears, which are smooth but can be made ultra smooth with a bit of lube. If you want a smooth linear Cherry switch, you need to find a board from the 80s that has MX Blacks on it that is so heavily used that the switches have smoothed down with use.
I used to like the Gat Clears before I really knew about the variety out there - but this was about 2-3 years ago lol. I have a feeling my Dark Yellow switch is faulty in this tester, it gets stuck at first if you arent continually pressing - feels like something is off. I really think the Jade switch has stole me, it's just so thick and not like anything I've tried haha
Yeah I thought it looked like it was sticking. Probably worth opening up see if it's all together inside properly
I love your vids Figureight been here since the air ride suspension vid with the dubsta 6x6 thumbnail
Look, it’s Lextube!
Razer purple switches have stabilizers
im feeling really sad for headphone users who have to turn volume up and suddenly get ear pain when he starts to talk again, u could have warn us when u start talking again, whyyy
scudsturm1 when he starts taping all the last switches is when he's about to talk
Yeah I hate it
Maybe keep your output at safe volumes? It's no different to bookshelf speakers.
ikr!
@@flandrble if u keep it at safe volumes u dont hear the switches properly
Dude, this was awesome. Was looking at getting a new keyboard and didn’t know what all the switch types were.
this is a fantastic video! im still undecided on what keys i think would be best for me as a streamer, i dont like my keys to be picked up on my microphone. this video provided some srs guidance, thank you!
NoisyButters cherry speeds are good for gaming and don't make much noise.
The GameZone NL but they feel like shit for typing. I don't understand why anyone would buy cherry switches. I personally would recommend kailh box switches. Probably the royals whe noise matters.
the graphics are, in my opinion, very well done and informative while still being simple. The video was great. Thanks a lot :)
6:34 I like it. this is sweet.
brownies are soooo nice dhbjjugvcss
6:17 gateron blue with keycap
10:44 kailh jade with keycap
Weird time stamps but I guess clickys
Kelty ?!k nah prob his note to self so if he want to buy them he doesn’t have to watch the video again
BreadGod you sir, just won a cookie
Jarmal Revenant nah man I like bread, do you have those. I like cannibalism.
Vackumm we have the same name that’s crazy
Razer orange is *supposed to be* tactile lol
I guess his accidental labeling of linear is a testament to now crappy they are as a tactile switch
I have the Blackwidow Elite with orange switches. It is a great tactile switch.
If your into tactile
Hi Heck
@@noahjock if you've ever had a real tactile switch like the cherry blue u know that those oranges are NOT tactile at all
Noah Jock they aren’t tactile lol
I like the ones that sound more chewy than crunchy
lol
Ew but i get exactly what you mean
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THOCC
Same but I don’t know which one to get I want something that isn’t REALLY loud but not really quiet and sounds nice and I don’t know anything about keyboards and I still don’t know what to get
CHERRY
2:18 Cherry Black
2:29 Cherry Red
2:43 Cherry Brown
2:57 Cherry Blue
3:12 Cherry Clear
3:29 Cherry White
3:46 Cherry Green
4:05 Cherry Linear Grey
4:24 Cherry Tactile Grey
11:44 Cherry Speed Silver
GATERON
5:33 Gateron Black
5:45 Gateron Red
6:00 Gateron Brown
6:09 Gateron Blue
6:28 Gateron Clear
6:41 Gateron Yellow
6:57 Gateron Green
13:31 Gateron Tealios
13:45 Gateron Aliaz
14:16 Gateron Zealios
KAILH BOX
8:01 Kailh Box Black
8:17 Kailh Box Red
8:29 Kailh Box Brown
8:43 Kailh Box White
10:19 Kailh Box Navy
10:35 Kailh Box Jade
10:57 Kailh Box Dark Yellow
11:11 Kailh Box Burnt Orange
11:28 Kailh Box Pale Blue
KAILH PRO
9:36 Kailh Pro Burgundy
9:46 Kailh Pro Purple
10:00 Kailh Pro Green
KAILH
11:58 Kailh Speed Gold
12:17 Kailh Speed Silver
12:34 Kailh Speed Copper
12:48 Kailh Speed Bronze
RAZER
17:09 Razer Green
17:27 Razer Orange
17:45 Razer Yellow
18:01 Razer Opto-Mechanical
Tysm
You pitterally copied a comment. Year ago
Lol why did you copy the exact comment from a year ago.
Damnnnn
tfw you realize you've been sitting here for a good half an hour listening to someone press keyboard switches... damn.
I dont know about you but for me half an hour is 30 minutes not 21
@@Emmiefnbr
Bre...
Are you trying to tell me you weren't rewinding that shit?
GTFO
youtoober2013 I feel attacked
@@youtoober2013 w
@@EvanNeedsTherapy insta rajatx.24 , snap BloodyFang28882
I don’t subscribe to a ton of different tech channels, but Frank’s is one I absolutely love! his non biased reviews, clear & concise info, and superb editing for his content keeps me coming back. I literally can go to his channel for any peripheral related questions i have. It’s friggin great! Thank you soo much!
this is really pushing my buttons
But there his…
Are u trying to make a pun?
Aha...aha...aha...aha
Pun intended?
Funny
Cherry MX Switches: 2:14
Gateron Switches: 5:31
Kailh Box Switches: 8:00
Kailh Pro Switches: 9:32
Better Kailh Box Switches: 10:18
Speed Switches: 11:42
Tealios Switches: 13:31
Alliaz Switches: 13:44
Zealios switches: 14:15
The real g right here
dude - you can't just go from super quiet and relaxing keyboard sounds to blasting our ears off with your voice
The keyboard tester is a must for anyone who’s stuck between
switches. Little pricey but worth it if you’re open minded about
different switches.
This video is so! freaking! amazing! Putting the specs for each switch on the screen during every test makes this a KILLER reference. I've watches this many times before buying different switches. :D
I love the sound and feeling of clicky switches but I think that actually typing with them would get old fast with the noise. I'm very sensitive to noise. That being said, I have gateron browns right now and looooove the satisfying "thoc" sound so maybe i would like the clicky.
For my own comparison...
5:38 Gateron Black
6:34 Gateron Clear
8:10 Kailh Box Black
8:51 Kailh Box White
10:28 Kailh Box Navy
10:44 Kailh Box Jade
11:05 Kailh Box Dark Yellow
12:07 Kailh Speed Gold
12:25 Kailh Speed Silver
6:18 Gateron Blue
03:02 Cherry Blue
| 03:35 Cherry White
| 03:53 Cherry Green
| 07:04 Gateron Green
08:43 | 08:50 Kailh Box White
10:19 | 10:27 Kailh Box Navy
10:35 | 10:43 Kailh Box Jade
11:28 | 11:32 Kailh Box Pale Blue
10:00 | 10:08 Kailh Pro Green
11:58 | 12:05 Kailh Speed Gold
12:48 | 12:54 Kailh Speed Bronze
17:09 | 17:16 Razer Green
18:01 | 18:09 Razer Opto-Mechanical
03:02 Cherry Blue
03:29 | 03:35 Cherry White
03:46 | 03:53 Cherry Green
06:09 | 06:17 Gateron Blue
06:57 | 07:04 Gateron Green
08:43 | 08:50 Kailh Box White
10:19 | 10:27 Kailh Box Navy
10:35 | 10:43 Kailh Box Jade
11:28 | 11:32 Kailh Box Pale Blue
10:00 | 10:08 Kailh Pro Green
11:58 | 12:05 Kailh Speed Gold
12:48 | 12:54 Kailh Speed Bronze
17:09 | 17:16 Razer Green
18:01 | 18:09 Razer Opto-Mechanical
03:02 Cherry Blue
03:29 | 03:35 Cherry White
03:46 | 03:53 Cherry Green
06:09 | 06:17 Gateron Blue
06:57 | 07:04 Gateron Green
08:43 | 08:50 Kailh Box White
10:19 | 10:27 Kailh Box Navy
10:35 | 10:43 Kailh Box Jade
11:28 | 11:32 Kailh Box Pale Blue
10:00 | 10:08 Kailh Pro Green
11:58 | 12:05 Kailh Speed Gold
12:48 | 12:54 Kailh Speed Bronze
17:09 | 17:16 Razer Green
18:01 | 18:09 Razer Opto-Mechanical
Thanks
I like the Cherry Grey Tactile and the Gateron Brown. Gotta love the sound of them
god,This is Heaven!
ain't that true!
4:56 damn, I was listening full sound+headset. That hitted hard
This is by far the most entertaining video on the planet nothing will beat this video
I'm not gonna lie - when I first heard the Jades I knew I'm gonna get em.
xHALx same bro
He made a video about that
Pulled the trigger on some jades and I'm excited to do a little XD64 build with them
@@SamChaneyProductions ]
lets gooooo. enjoy them. I have jades on the way rn with my durgod hades 68
Heaven.
2:49 Cherry MX Brown Capped
11:51 Cherry MX Speed Silver Capped
what?
I’m honestly impressed with the effort put forth in this video
4:54 lol i almost woke up my parents cuz i was on max volume of my laptop lol
brooo me toooo
@Truffles we all dont got heaadphones dumbass
I watched this before bed. Put me out like a baby. Thank you so much.
13:37 love this sound
Me too btw it’s by zealpc not by gateron, gateron just manufacturers it
Now THIS is highly informative. Thank you for this.
@randomfrankp Suggestion: Match your voice volume with the clicking part volume. It's really annoying to hear you "shout" after you turn the volume all the way up
This is a content that no one asked for but everyone need to watch
I have a Cherry MX Red from Razer, I love how it sounds, I usually get the Green switch from Razer. I stop getting that because it was annoying for me and for my mom. lol
Cherry mx red from Razer?
Probably means the Red opto-mechanical switch
@@Niels_f2704 nah opto mechanics feels diffrent than the red ones
Well the red ones from razer are also linear switches like cherry mx reds
@@Niels_f2704 though their actuation speed is much faster than the Cherry reds
Bro you really put a lot of work in this vid and you helped learn a lot about key switches nice content bro👌
6:00 Gateron Brown
13:31 Gateron Tealios
8:29 Kailh Box Brown
9:46 Kailh Pro Purple
12:34 Kailh Speed Copper
13:45 Gateron Aliaz
Having trouble figuring out which tactile switch to get for my GMMK
pro purples are a very good option (i have pro purples in my gmmk tkl)
@@MokkaHai is 50cn force heavy?
Almost fell asleep wtf
Valen asmr*****
What level of excitement were you expecting from a keyboard switch comparison video? :)
@@robertlefeaux he didn t mean it in a rude way, chill it s just relaxing to watch that u can fall asleep
@@no1l888 You're right. I should work on my temper. I apologize for being so violent in my response...
@@robertlefeaux I can't control myself from saying lol
😂
How hard is it to press the Kailh Box Jade switch? Compared to something like the Cherry MX Blues?
What’s the benefit of the box switches apart from what frank said and how would the box red compare to the cherry red
Good timing, I really need a mechanical keyboard.
Same... I'm stuck between the red, silent and speed.
OPpotato the tricky thing with speed switches is some variants actuate before bump /click. some people might not want that
Go with blues lol reds are good but get boring, the clickiness of blues never gets tiring imo. That’s if you like clickiness in the first place
LyricalFighter silent or speed I have red and I’m getting rid of them
I’m getting brown cuz blue is too loud and I don’t want a linear switch either.
8:55 sounds like a mouse
i love it lmao
Are we not gonna say thank you to this man like jeez-
Fr though thank you I have been looking for key caps to replace my old one and I like that noises they make so this really helped me pick out the best one, thank you
I think it should be noted that you're citing the weights incorrectly. Apart from Cherry, none of the other manufacturers measure in cN, but rather in grams (g). There's a minor difference between them.
Additionally, the weight measurement for the Aliaz, Tealio, and Zealios is measured in a different way. It's also measured in grams, but the weight you cited (the officially provided weight) is bottom out force rather than the actuation force that every other switch cites.
The Zeal switches (Tealios, Zealios) don't provide the travel and actuation distance, but I believe that should be the same as the other Gateron switches.
Just wanted to clear up some of the stuff you didn't catch or just didn't know. I really like that you're showing these enthusiast switches some love, they really could use more exposure to a mainstream audience.
Hi fellow MK masterracer!
I mean 1gf is 0.98cN so I dont think there are major differences. I bet the tolerances of most manufacturers are within that area.
EB3K Haha, I actually forgot how minute of a difference it was.
The Ultimate ASMR Keyboard Switch Collection. I love it. 🤗😍🤗😍
Thank you for this guide! I fell in love with the Kailh Speed Coppers after trying different brown switches.
Me too! but i didn't have chance to try, i just listened to the sound. I prefer tactile.
ya got cherry greens wrong, they are not tactile, they are clicky.
anson they are tactile clicky switches?
LostStream yes, yes they are, if they're clicky, they're tactile
@@CaseUnboxingMillionaire so it is tactile then !
@@acevrng but he classified clicky switches as clicky, and even though clicky switches ARE tactile, he classified clicky as clicky on other switches, but tactile on this one for some reason
anson well he is covering over 60 switches he has to mess up atleast once
Wow, they even have different houses for the key switches
Underrated af hahahah🤣🤣
@@CaptainShovelHead no wtf why
@@mrcactus3467 lol stfu bot
Clicky- 3:00 3:30 6:11 6:58 8:45 10:02 10:21 10:40 11:29 12:00 12:50 17:10 18:03
Kailh brown 8:29
vs
Gateron Brown 6:00
vs
Cherry brown 2:43
Worsts / Surfs thanks
Thx so much
c:
Thanks to this video i finally could decide which switch i want to go for: sticking to cherry MX speed silver.
6:38 I think you might have yellows and silvers mixed up. Yellows are 35 force and Silver are 50
I like MX speed
IGFURY! When is that in the video
yeah, they are nice but if you wasn't using linear switchs before you will pressing keys by mistake sometimes
I think that kailh speed silvers are even better tho.
@@ant3866 Ohh damn. Ok thank you so much for the help.. Im gojng to be getting mx speeds then
deathraydave peepee
Awesome switch board and demonstration. I just bought my Razer Blackwidow Elite with the linear, silent yellow switches and I'm loving it! I find I like the silent switches more. The clicky ones are too distracting for me. I will save this video for future reference. Thanks so much for this!
Can the default switches of a keyboard be swapped out at home? Without the extreme difficulty of removing soldering?
If yes, how do you get the keys off the board without breaking them? How do the switches come out?
If these things are sold to the public, where can someone buy new switches?
Yeah, I'll take "None of the above". I've played with many mechanical switches but none can compare to the legendary catastrophically buckling compression column springs found in legendary IBM keyboards like the Model F and the Model M (I'm typing on a Model M right now). You can still get them new from Unicomp and they're just glorious. They make Cherry MX Blues feel like toys.
I'd be interested to see you review a Unicomp Classic 103 or 104 keyboard for their feel. Most people think that the buckling springs make "modern" clicky mechanical switches feel cheap and fragile. It's no secret that the IBM/Lexmark/Unicomp keyboards service lives are measured in decades, not in years. There's a reason that the Model M is considered the greatest keyboard ever made and it's definitely not because of its looks. It's not ugly by any means and it's the Model M that invented the keyboard layout that everyone copied from them and still uses. However, unless you get coloured keys for it, it looks very plain. However, the look of a keyboard should be the criterion of least value when choosing what's best for you.
The Model M was designed by a team of ten IBM engineers and IBM sunk millions into its development. This is because we're talking about a time before GUIs, before mice. Sure Apple had them but PCs rarely (if ever) did. The old MS-DOS was all about typing and so the quality of a keyboard was paramount. Buckling spring keyboards are easier on the fingers and are essentially indestructible. They're like an industrial or military-grade item. Sure, they don't look like much but there's nothing else in the world that can match them for the feel or durability. That's how quality is truly measured, if you can type on it all day, every day for decades without damaging your fingers and the thing still keeps on going like it did the day you bought it, you know that compared to it, everything else is just pretty crap.
When something doesn't look fancy, it's usually because the manufacturer spent all of their money, time and energy into making sure that the ugly duckling was really a swan in disguise.
What is a good gateron keyboard to get for around $50?
Ajazz k33, $30 on alixpress has zorro switches
Sort of the gk61 it’s 65 to 85$ I got the 85 for 75 cause I got it early
Holy shit my comment was 2 years ago lul. I have an Anne Pro 2
for my own reference:
2:17 Cherry Black
4:24 cherry tactile grey
10:58 kalh box dark yellow
12:22 kailh speed silver
17:49 razer yellow
Whispers into mic
Keyboard *lip smacks* Asmr
Omg that jade click sound was sooo good. I don't know what keyboard to buy i just love the clicky feel of buttons but no clue what keyboards to go for
posting this for myself lol
gateron brown 6:00
gateron yellow 6:45
Gateron yellows hit different
Razer's website says the orange keys are tactile not linear, is that wrong?
They're tactiles, there were a few others he got wrong as well, like saying the Cherry Greens are tactiles when they're really clickies. Was probably hard to double check all the info-graphics so he missed a few.
yes it is wrong, oranges are tactile.
Hue Hue lol read the question again dumbass
Glenn Quagmire what, he answered my question
Glenn Quagmire you are the dumbass
Thank you! I officially now own a keyboard with kailh white switches for most keys, Cherry blues for the macros and ESC and what not. Awesome help this vid was !
0:00 discord call sound in background?
That's called moosic
@@pengu8597 are u sure?
@@re8m 🤷♂️ at least I couldn't tell
Gateron/Kalih FTW! They are so much better than Cherrys. Cherrys are scratchy as hell, and have boring types of switches unlike Kalih. Gateron still has more cool types of switches than cherry, but most importantly, they are sooo much smother than them...
Adrien Lesage is that so? What keyboard are you using, which switch?
J. Larspers I have tested basically all of these switches. Right now, i’m using Outemu Brown which are pretty bad, but I only bought them because they came in a cheap 60% keyboard, which I needed for transport. I’m planning to get either BOX Jades, Navys, Burnt Orange, or White. In the Gateron department i’m planning to get their browns because they are super smooth. My dream switches would be Zealios or Aliaz but they are soooo expensive!
True, just because it's made by a Chinese company, doesn't mean it has horrible quality. I actually prefer Kailh over Cherry/Razer's switches, but if I were to get a replacement, I'll consider getting a Romer-G.
Elongated Muskrat I don’t recommend Romer Gs too... They almost feel like rubber domes...
Adrien Lesage I'd say get box jades but do not use them as a space bar. They get stuck very easily because of the mechanism. Use another clicky switch for that
You should test the switches by resting your finger on it then press them down.
I though I would like the box light blue but when I had them in an actual board I switched (seewhatididthere) to box white.
The box white don't tire out my fingers and also don't trigger under my fingers resting weight.
How did you forget outemu
Srsly.
True dude I want to buy the otemu blue switch, and he didn’t show the sound of it, whyyyyyy
@@goopymanx7886 they sound like cherry mx blues
EnvyOw thank u dude
I have outemu blue switches and they are REALLY clicky.
My keyboard is the Redragon K552 RGB if u wanna get it
chillz :D
5 months ago (edited)
Cherry MX Switches: 2:14
-cherry black linear 2:17
-cherry red linear 2:30
-cherry brown tactile 2:45
- cherry blue clicky 3:00
-cherry clear tactile 3:14
-cherry white clicky 3:30
-cherry green tactile 3:48
-cherry linear gray linear 4:11
-cherry tactile gray tactile 4:28
Gateron Switches: 5:31
-Gateron black linear 5:36
-Gateron red linear 5:46
-Gateron brown tactile 6:00
-Gateron blue clicky 6:11
-Gateron clear linear 6:31
-Gateron yellow linear 6:45
-Gateron green clicky 6:58
Kailh Box Switches: 8:00
-black linear 8:04
-red linear 8:20
-brown tactile 8:33
-white clicky 8:45
Kailh Pro Switches: 9:32
-burgundy linear 9:39
-purple tactile 9:48
-green clicky 10:02
-navy clicky 10:21
-jade clicky 10:40
-dark yellow linear 10:58
-burnt orange tactile 11:13
-pale blue clicky 11:29
Speed Switches: 11:42
-Cherry silver linear 11:43
- Kailh gold clicky 12:00
- Kailh silver linear 12:20
-Kailh copper tactile 12:36
-Kailh bronze clicky 12:50
Gateron Tealios Switches: 13:31
Gateron aliaz silent tactile 13:44
1-60cN force 13:45
2-70cN force 13:53
3-80cN force 14:00
4-100cN force 14:08
Gateron Zealios tactile switches: 14:15
-62cN force 14:15
-65cN force 14:31
-67cN force 14:40
-78cN force 14:46
Razer Switches: 17:10
-green clicky 17:10
-orange silent linear 17:28
-yellow linear 17:47
-opto mechanical clicky 18:03
I know i copied but i just wanna help ppl out
Your setup behind you is the cleanest thing I have ever seen...
I can’t believe how this guy managed to go through the Cherry Brown and Cherry Blue without bleeding ears.
I thought the thumbnail was a creative inventory
One of the best videos on the entire platform known as the internet
That cherry tactile gray represent the silence of my daily life
2:18 Cherry Black
2:29 Cherry Red
2:43 Cherry Brown
2:57 Cherry Blue
I'm thinkin to buy Anne Pro 2 so I'm just thinkin what are the best switches for gaming? I play games like League Of Legends, Fortnite, CS:GO. Please answer :)
My current keyboard contains box jades, speed navies, and a lubed hirose orange. I'd say my favorite switch is jades. Planning on trying box royals though
isnt the cherry green clicky
I thought it was too.
There is cherry mx green, and razer green switches that are light green, and cherry is dark green
I've got smushy red switches on my cheap red dragon keyboard. I'm relatively fine with it but the space key and other modifier keys are a little off. I dont think more force will help, if anything maybe a little less force and little more click. I dont want loud clicks though, maybe just subtle, with more of the feel of click. Any ideas?
Silent switches are so nice to type on!
riep69 I prefer the Mx blue I love the sound it I like the feeling of my knowing I clicked
they way he says "p" in his name makes me just awwww, I love it LOL
p
3:54 and 3:02 what do you like better? Personally i think they are the same kinda but green i like more
I'll definitely be rocking some THICC CLICCS with the box jades from Kailh.
This just sounds like ASMR when he is testing them lol