A good chunk of these are bog-standard switches - especially with the Gateron selection being clones of the Cherry selection. Which would be fine if it weren't priced so inappropriately. Current assortment has the highest price per switch that most if not all of these switches have ever seen 🫤 Samplers are supposed to help people make a purchase decision, not be a massive profit. The profit comes from then making the sampled switches available to purchase. Am I safe in assuming the few Drop switches in this are still being sold outside of the Panda X?
Ok but now how do I figure out if it’s the Aliaz 60g or 70g that I like? I think it’s the 70g based on the sound but is there a visual difference between the two?
Every switch shown in the order of the list they appear in. Every row is a different make/brand. Cherry - Gateron - Aliaz (technically Gateron but not listed as Gateron) - Kailh - Halo (technically Kailh but not listed as Kailh).
I like having a variety of switches for comparison purposes and I don't mind paying up a bit for the convenience of having switches on hand that I would never buy otherwise, but this 'sampler' really needs to come with an acrylic base, legend and translucent keycaps. And yes, a Holy Panda would be a nice addition to the set, especially in light of the recent unpleasantness wrt Drop (formerly Massdrop) HOLY F'ing Pandas.
Need a key so we can tell which switch is which. Maybe a picture with a name? I can identify the following switches:
Cherry MX Blue
Cherry MX Brown
Cherry MX Red
Cherry MX Silver
Gateron SMD Red
Gateron SMD Blue
Gateron SMD Yellow
Gateron SMD Green
Gateron SMD Clear
Kailh Box Navy
Kailh Box Jade
Kailh Pro Purple
Kailh Pro Burgundy
Kailh Pro Silver
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That leaves 6 switches that I have no idea what they are. They are all labeled as Gateron and Kailh. Does that mean I did not receive that Aliaz or Halo switches? My best guess for names are: