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Gateron Pro Mechanical Switches
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When it comes to the feel and performance of your switches, every detail counts. In Gateron’s Pro line of linear switches, every detail delivers Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downLifelongCaboose
598
Jul 9, 2021
Got my batch of Pro Yellows from ali today.
I'm pretty impressed with them. These are a fantastic option for people who just want a good stock switch.
The lube job is pretty darn good and overall they are a pure KS-8 upgrade. Less wobble, smoother, better sound (not as nice as a lubed and filmed Milky yellow). But for the price, these are an amazing budget switch for people who just want a good stock switch.
These are not just lubed Yellows these should be using the newer gateron molds if I'm not mistaken. You can tell by the inside down gateron logo.
Im going to order another batch, remove all the stock lube and see how they compare vs the KS-8 and Milky yellows. But the way they are they sound so much better than the KS-8 switches stock, they don't have that very high-pitched sound to them.
They do have a bit of a scratchy sound to them (not as bad as other yellows), but the overall pitch is very good for a gat yellow.
Overall if you wanted Gat yellows that were just improved in all ways well you got them. For a brief time I actually liked the Akko CS rose red over the Gat yellow for a budget linear but I honestly like these even more. I just wonder if the kind of dumb "Pro" branding will hurt them. The fact there 3 pin is a shame, id rather them be 5 pin and just clip the extra pins if you don't need them. But these really do seem to target the market of people who want to just drop the switch in a hot-swap board and not think.
Edit: Drop has them listed as PCB mount but there Plate mount, this should be corrected quickly.
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Bazirker
107
Jul 8, 2021
If these are pro, then the Gateron's I'm typing with at the moment must just be amateurs :-(
mrvco
500
Jul 8, 2021
Ooh, 'Pro' switches... FINALLY! A switch that doesn't expect me to cook it breakfast in the morning!!!
static.overdub
555
Jul 8, 2021
"Pro" gimmick aside, these actually seem like pretty solid budget options if you're wanting reds or yellows.
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psiclone
405
Jul 8, 2021
How many times have we been told things are aimed at this community and then you see something like a 3 pin PCB mount in the description? Pro? I think not.
This is yet another example of having marketers who don't understand the products their advertising. I'm not trying to hate on Gateron. I appreciate their products, even if I tend to go with Kailh.
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cgaskell
19
Jul 8, 2021
psicloneAnd they market it as making install a breeze... it's not a breeze if I have a plateless board is it! It's purely because drop can't be bothered making their own boards 5 pin compatible.
Waffle_Toast
49
Jul 8, 2021
Just an FYI: If they're 3-pin that means they're Plate Mount, not PCB Mount. (PCB mount is 5-pin)
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