Maybe it was just me, but in my experience, Khail blue switches are very inconsistent. The switches on my Noppoo began to fail within a week. Some switches were sticky, some no longer clicked, others stopped registering keystrokes. I really liked my keyboard but the switches were a letdown... so I decided to change them myself. Its been over a week now since I made the switch to Gaterons and no complaints so far! The tactile/audible click is consistent across the board and smooth as butter to boot!
GasoutIt's interesting that you had this experience. I've seen this posted from one or two other people as well. Oddly enough, this reviewer I've seen says his Kailh blues were some of the best, most consistent switches he's used:
I wonder if there was a bad batch distributed some time ago?
tocksicIt is possible that my Noppoo got a bad batch, I wouldnt doubt it at all to be honest. I am happy that I got it anyways, all I needed was an excuse to open it up... and it being a plate mounted board I couldnt justify desoldering the entire board to replace just a handfull of switches so I went with the next best thing and replaced them all.
Even Cherry MX switches have been known to go bad prematurely. And I admit a lot of people say MX knockoff switches are terrible just because they are made in China, but to be honest they are pretty good for what they are... especially considering they are produced in such massive numbers. You are bound to find a few lemons.