Not All Linears Are The Same!
Figure 1: Not even all of these (mostly) KTT-made linears are the same! After all of my years of collecting, reviewing, and obsessing over switches, I can say with certainty that linear switches are the most misunderstood of all of the switch types. No, I’m not talking about mechanically either, as all of the claims of them “just going straight up and down” are somewhat kind of true. (Not too much though, don’t get that excited.) The part that is often misunderstood, though, is usually in what is being implied when people say that these switches just go straight up and down – “All linears might as well be the same.” If the title of this article didn’t make that obvious enough to you, I find that sort of idea to be completely and utterly wrong. The people who make these implications wouldn’t say that a Cherry MX Black is the same as a Novelkeys Cream switch? They also certainly wouldn’t ever claim that every Gateron-made linear is the same as every fancy TTC one out there...
May 29, 2024
What doesn't show up well in my picture is the wood base, which to the eye is actually a very deep rich wooden color that I quite like. Its thicker than the example photos - and thicker than I expected. This forced the mountain to be closer to the top of the keycap which gives it a bit of a squat appearance.
All of these are hand made, so obviously there are going to be difference between keycap to keycap. I just wish there was a bit more consistency in the painting technique. I suspect that some of them were a bit rushed because they had so many to do.
In spite of those issues, I am glad I have one in my collection.
I think you're right about some being rushed.