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Toxic

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Jun 6, 2014

ALPS key switches... Meh...

intelli78

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Aaron Halbert - Sleeve Maker

Jun 6, 2014

ToxicHave you ever tried any ALPS switch?

AndrewLekashman

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Input Club

Jun 6, 2014

intelli78These are essentially upgraded Cherry MX Browns. They do sound dampening on both the downward movement and on the upward movement, which is a genuinely novel invention in the world of keyswitches.
They are definitely the quietest mechanical switches on the market and you can check a noise comparison here - http://matias.ca/switches/quiet/

Toxic

249

Jun 6, 2014

intelli78I tried virtually everything, including ALPS and Topre, excluding maybe some exotic Cherry flavours(like MX Orange).

dorkvader

199

Jun 7, 2014

ToxicHow would you say these compare with first generation fujitsu linears, Honeywell hall effect, or Alphameric (now devlin) capacative? There's a lot of variety in keyboards, so I must look with skepticism on claims of having tried "virtually everything".
I have loose matias switches, but haven't tried these in a board for more than a minute.
Just so you know, Cherry Japan (Hirose) orange switches are linear, and feel like normal cherry switches.
I would not compare these to browns, but sadly, it's likely the closest cherry switch. These have less travel and little (or no) "top out" noise. As far as "quietest on the market", there's some contenders, like topre 30g silenced, but it is indeed very quiet: easily quieter than most domes, and all but a few mechs. I was impressed at the quietness / tactility ratio.
As far as bluetooth encryption, I haven't been able to find anything that's actually good. Everything I was able to find is either quite flawed from a security standpoint, or not bluetooth (some other form of wireless, which has no advantage to this).

taswyn

Jun 7, 2014

ToxicIf you haven't specifically tried Matias Quiet Click switches, then you haven't tried them, just like how someone who has tried Cherry Browns still hasn't tried Cherry Reds. They're an Alps *derivative* switch, and claims that they are clones in a more exact sense is a little bit of a misnomer given that they're quiet but with tactile feedback, and different springs than classic Alps (which takes care of the apparently common "pinging" from thinner springs). They're more Alps compatible from the sound of things than exact copies.
Granted if you really just don't like Alps (to each their own: I haven't tried them, I know some people love them and others not so much) then it does seem unlikely that you're going to find the Matias switches to be a 180. But they're still not the same switch, they just share certain characteristics.
After reading some reviews on geekhack, deskthority, et al, they sound interesting, and the price for a wireless mechanical is very tempting to risk a try on.

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