All I can say that this switch (Halo True) are uniquely good, the switch has a really good "clack" sound, it is smooth too out of the box, the springs are heavy but not heavy enough to stop a heavy typer like me from bottoming out (BOTTOMING OUT FEELS GREAT, SOUNDS GREAT) also I noticed that you feel most if the tactility on the upstroke since the tactility starts at the top of the switch so there is no travel, basically the top of the bump is at when you start to press the switch, so you don't feel it as much as when you slowly let go of the switch, it's a weird but good feeling that's hard to describe, you have to feel it yourself and say "oh, that's different" because that's what my reaction is when I got my hands on these Halos.
Edit: I made some Holy Panda from these switches, hands down THE BEST tactile switches I have ever laid my hands on! I would suggest getting these or the Halo Clears and hunt for some Panda in the secondary market, might cost you a bit tho.
Decent tactiles, but that's not what these were used for.
Perhaps you are familiar with the Holy Panda switch. If not, it is a so-called "frankenswitch" which features the housing from a YOK Panda switch and the stem from a Halo Clear or Halo True switch, yielding some of the best tactile switches in the world.
Halo switches are decent in their own selves, though. They're ok tactiles for daily use. They're not the quietest or the greatest in terms of tactility, but they're not bad at all. However, if you want to go that extra mile, get a pack of Panda switches and get to frankenswitching.
I got both, I found the clears have a higher initial resistance which made the actuation point more obvious, but they bottom out much easier, the trues had less tactility and less initial force, but the bottom out resistance was noticeably stronger. They are quite similar yes, but not identical, and the color of the stem has nothing to do with the led transmission, thats only the housing which is the same for both.
Also, lube them, they get much quieter and the actuation becomes much more clear to the hand.
Bought these to harvest the stems for YOK Holy Panda frankenswitches, and for that they're fine. But if you're looking at these to use as they are, I'd reconsider. They are somewhat scratchy (even lubed), having pingy springs, and are hardly tactile. The springs are my biggest gripe for sure; they feel and sound cheap. I've tried dozens of different switches on several different boards I've built and these springs are some of the worst. Normally I use Tribosys 3203 to lube tactile switches and their springs, for these I had to use Tribosys 3203 on the stem and housing but Krytox 205g0 on the springs just to keep them from pinging.
If you've never used a tactile switch before, or have used cherry, these feel amazing. However literally every other tactile switch is better. Only good for making holy pandas the old fashioned way.
SaotoriiI agree^ -look elsewhere (I have the "TRUE")
Don't waste your time with the reviews praising the sound or the feel: these are linear switches. I would describe them as slightly mushy at end of travel -in my opinion because of the stiffer than usual return spring (~100 gf).
PLEASE CONSIDER THAT USING "TACTILE" FOR LINEAR SWITCHES THIS IS BIT MISLEADING
Was a shift from browns, but the extra heft honestly feels good for daily driving where I'm trying to stay focused and hate backspacing an accidental tap as that interrupts the flow.
It's cool that the switches are actually interesting in themselves, not just for the halo stems; the heavier spring means the tactile event feels more like the key press, with the spring then telling you that you don't need to press any further. Otherwise, they're a bit pingy, that's the major flaw I found.
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I bought the Halo Clear and these are way too hard and tactile to press for me. Good for hard handed typist. A good quality switch, with great thocky sound(tested on oem and cherry keycaps on a keychron)
Love the sound, they feel good but I'm a newb at keyboards so I don't really know what I like yet, they feel super compared to a standard keyboard though
They make a nice sound, especially when you bottom out. Nice and tactile, but most of the tactility is felt on the upstroke. Minus two stars because half of them double actuate leaving two characters instead of one. Super annoying because its unpredictable and makes it hard to type long documents.