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
"is this one standard enough that it will be easily customizeable in the future with say different colors or profiles?" -Yep. Here's what my Code TKL looks like right now (attached pics) "Are there many Key caps that would be compatible with this board as well as the LEDs?" -Finding keycaps that are made specifically for backlighting is more difficult, but do exist. I imagine they'll get more popular as more people are putting LEDs on their boards, but right now the best keycap sets aren't really made with backlighting in mind. "Secondly, can anyone explain the use of the dip switches on the bottom of the board?" -They're used to change options directly on the keyboard instead of having to do them in your computer. Things like choosing between Qwerty, Dvorak, and Colemak layout and also whether you're using it on a Mac or not(that covers the first 2 switches. The third dip switch is whether you want your Caps Lock to be Caps Lock or another Ctrl key. 4th turns scroll lock into an OS key lock. If you're a Windows gamer this is nice. 5th is enable/disable the OS keys. 6th is to decide between using a Menu Key or another Fn key. Lastly, are the keys themselves customizeable, and if so, is this done in software or some other way? For instance, would I be able to have some of the F keys work as media keys?" - Nope. I don't believe any WASD Keyboards (which Code is one of) do any kind of programming on the board. This can be done in software, but in that case any keyboard could do it. I think that covers everything, haha. I really love my Code with blues. Cannot recommend highly enough.