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Kailh Polia Tactile Custom Mechanical Switches
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Kailh Polia Tactile Custom Mechanical Switches
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Kailh is back with a new take on tactile. Introducing the Polia switch: a smooth operator with a self-proclaimed “fourth” feel Read More
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keyboard_arrow_downjustanotherpxrson
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Dec 12, 2020
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These really surprised me
When I saw these, the first thing that honestly grabbed my attention was the color and name. Never seen or heard of anything like these, so I decided to look into them. The way they are marketed is honestly BS, and I knew that, so I decided to look into it more. It turns out that these have been out for a while and you can already get them on places like banggood and aliexpress. From my research, I found that these are indeed tactile switches, nothing new, and I saw multiple people describe them as something like a "halo clone". I can't entirely decide if this is an accurate claim, because I have only tried halo trues in a prebuilt board, which feel very different because of spring weight alone. From my research though, these seem a little more like holy pandas than halos for 2 reasons. First, the stem looks like a halo stem. Second, the housing. The top housing is made so that there is no interference with north facing switches when using cherry profile keycaps, just like holy panda switches. That is the main reason that I think these are trying to be more like holy pandas. I could be way off though. The things that I like about these switches other than the housing are the feel, sound, and weight. Let me just say that I haven't even tried these lubed yet, but I already love how they feel and sound. They have that sound you would expect from a tactile switch with a longer stem; a nice clacky bottom out. These switches also have a stronger tactile feeling than halo trues just because of the lighter spring. Another thing about the spring, is that it is a much more "normal" weight. What I mean by that is, I am actually bottoming out these switches without feeling fatigue. They feel much closer to mainstream switches in terms of weight, but their tactility is far greater than that of a brown switch. Overall, I would highly recommend these!
Recommends this product? Yes
mgor
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Jan 17, 2021
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Awsome feeling
I have tactical switches on my keyboards;
MX Brown, Gateron Brown, Zelios V2 67g, Everglide Dark Jade, Halo True and Holy Pandas.
Up until these, the Halo Trues were my favorite. I replaced the Zelios V2 with the Polias, and that boards has a lot better feeling now.
Polias are right now fighting with Halo True as my favorites.
Recommends this product? Yes
SvenD
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Dec 10, 2020
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Unique tactile switch with novel RGB light piping
When comparing the Kailh Polia switches to the likes of high end tactiles such as the Zelios v2, and the many variations of the Holy Panda, this switch may not stack up in terms of tactile feel, but when you consider that they sell for almost half the price, and the unique RGB light pipe and lens, the value is hard to ignore. Compared to the instant and heavy tactile bump at the top of must Zealios and HPs, the Polia does have a small plunge before it hits more of a tactile drop and actuation point. The spring is light and the tactile bump unobtrusive, making these a bit more of a gaming appropriate tactile switch. In stock form, the travel feels fairly smooth, a very slight bit of chalkyness at the top before the tactile drop, but these would probably feel perfect after a light lubing. There is a bit more wobble in the N/S direction than I would like, but W/E is quite solid. The normal LED hole now has a solid portion of the top clear housing sticking out flush with the bottom of the switch, with a slight divot acting as a lens, with SMD RGBs, this causes the top of the switch to light up nice and evenly, at the expense of not being able to use through hole LEDs. Overall, these are a great option if the heavy tactile bump of a proper HP or Zelios is too much, but you still want a quality tactile switch.
xhex
5
Jan 19, 2021
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Nice smooth membrane-like feel
If you like membranes you will definitely like this switch lol. Mid-sized round bump at the top and some linear travel afterwards.
Recommends this product? Yes
familiarquantity
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Dec 10, 2020
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Only okay
Extreme amounts of stem wobble really ruined these for me. They are just lighter halos. Not the best. Would have rated higher if they had less wobble.
Recommends this product? No
HoyleState
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Mar 7, 2021
familiarquantityI recommend a spring swap with these. I used the 56g novelkeys springs and they are shorter than the default springs. That plus using the novelkeys films eliminated 90% of the stem wobble.
It does make them extremely tactile, with very little pretravel before the bump. Maybe not the feel everyone is looking for.
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familiarquantity
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Mar 9, 2021
HoyleStateI'm in no means trying to be a hater, but spring swapping does absolutely nothing for stem wobble, and housing films eliminate housing wobble, not stem wobble. Stem wobble is caused by the manufacturing tolerance when being produced, you can't really do much to change or eliminate it. I often put TX springs into my switches because I know exactly what weight I like, and it's never done anything at all for a switches stem wobble.
JohnnyPep
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Jan 21, 2021
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mathewteague
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Jan 8, 2021
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Good Switches overall!
These are pretty good switches overall. They are extremely similar to Holy Pandas. I put these in a switch tester and I couldnt tell any difference between the two. I added a little lube and now they are just as tactile but run much smoother. It feels as tactile as Topre and has a clean sharp clack.
Only downside I had with this is that it was pretty tight on the plate. This could be entirely down to the plate but I have had other switches in it before no issue.
Other issue I had was that the switches felt like they were sticking for the first few days. This has entirely cleared up now but it had happened over 20 or so of the least used switches.
Recommends this product? Yes
SuperMcRad
150
Mar 7, 2021
mathewteagueThe switch housings could be slightly larger than normal. Gateron inks can give some trouble with certain builds because of that. Otherwise, thanks for sharing!
Andy_Who
359
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May 14, 2021
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found them to sound scratchy
not great, for the price really not great. I'd go with any NK box tactile, they cheaper and better.
Recommends this product? No
playgirl7989
94
Apr 2, 2021
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Polia panada +_+ goooooood
Recommends this product? Yes
Itscbo
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Mar 7, 2021
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Great switch
I lubed them up with 205g0. They are in my 65% keyboard at one of my 3 offices! Really like these! Polia my be my new favorite tactile! Or at least a close second to kiwi from thekey.company.
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