Are low profile switches quieter?

They still retain 3mm of travel so definitely more full feeling than a laptop. There isn’t as much of a “clack” in the down/up-stroke, so the overall switch is quieter than their standard MX equivalents.

What is Gateron low profile?

Gateron Low-Profile KS-21 Switches First up is Gateron’s low-profile switches. These come in Blue, Brown, and Red colors. As with Cherry’s color-nomenclature, they are as follows: Low-Profile Brown: tactile, 2.5mm travel, 1.5mm actuation, 50g force. Low-Profile Blue: clicky, 2.5mm travel, 1.5mm actuation, 52g force.

Are GMK keycaps cherry profile?

GMK keycaps are unique with custom and limited-edition designs that can usually only be purchased six months ahead of time through group buys for a steep price. Their keycap profiles are made in a Cherry profile with a uniquely thick ABS plastic that many find sound and look better than other keycaps.

Can you use cherry profile keycaps on north facing switches?

Cherry profile R2 has premature collisions with the top housing of the switch (so keycaps like tab and ANSI backslash). The switch won’t have the same clack sound and feel slightly mushy. The keys aren’t used that often so most people can still get away with using north facing switches with Cherry profile.

What does South facing switches mean?

Some keyboard PCBs support ‘North Facing’ or ‘South Facing’ LEDs. This simply means that the orientation of the switches from a top-down view is changed such that the LED slot is facing up (North) or down (South).

What is a south facing PCB?

South facing LED are actually the proper orientation match of a cherry mx switch to keycap. Although north orientation works, when you depress the keycap, it doesn’t fully mate 100%. The entire purpose of this PCB is to allow for keycaps with translucent legends.

How do you know if a switch is North or South facing?

The arrow keys have south facing LEDs while the rest of the switches have north facing LEDs. You can see that the 2, 0, 00, and .

Does switch housing affect RGB?

There are a couple videos floating around of tangies + RGB, and it more or less results in all colors other than red, orange, and yellow being canceled out. The color of the housing will affect the color that is shining through the sides of the switch. That means the orange switch will tint the light bleed orange.

What is the difference between north and south facing switches?

North facing switches (your Drop keyboards) sound and feel scratchier and higher pitched compared to the standard south facing switches which is how pretty much all actual DECENT prebuilt keyboards on the market has.

Are Gateron yellow switches light?

The Gateron yellow switch is our recommended switch for those people who feel the red switch is too light, too soft and need a slightly stronger feedback. The Gateron yellow switch is smooth and the actuation force is 50g, which is only 5g more than the red switch(45g).

What are milky yellow switches?

Gateron Yellow Switches are linear switches with a unique sound. It accomplishes this by utilizing a Gateron Milky Yellow top housing in combination with a black bottom housing. Often referred to as Gat Yellow, Milk Yellow, or Gateron yellow, these switches are the go-to for a reliable linear switch on a budget.

How many switches are in a TKL?

Tenkeyless is a keyboard without the numberpad. There are 87 keys on a tenkeyless keyboard which makes it 80% of a full sized keyboard. The tenkeyless offers a lot of ergonomics in terms of shoulder separation and width (the distance between one elbow to another). A 75% keyboard is one without any gaps.

Is the Massdrop Ctrl worth it?

The Drop ALT and CTRL are hot-swappable, have a completely aluminum case, feature double-shot PBT two-toned keycaps, different choices of switches between Cherry, Kaihua, and Halo switches, programmable RGB, key remapping through QMK, and have dual USB-C ports. These features make both keyboards worth the price.