great affordable tactile switch I put on my Planck keyboard. They feel pretty smooth and the tactile break isn't too heavy but nice and crisp. They sound pretty good though just a tad plasticy for me which is why I docked a star.
Great stock lubrication, I always love a switch that I don't have to lube. But the main thing I want to mention is the sound. I got a very tacky and sticky sound to my tactiles that I didn't really hate. It's a sharp, clacky leaning sound that has a unique character that you may or may not love. I do love it thought.
My momoka frog v1s are failing at too significant a rate, so I decided to look into upgrading.
To this end, I purchased both the oil kings (switch of the year, in some circles) and these moondrop linears. I have DKC and a $5 credit, so I was able to score each 35-pack for about $16. At that price, they're both no-brainers.
To me, the oil kings felt a bit similar to the aqua kings (in that it's sort of like typing on memory foam). I am not a fan of that, though I can imagine how it might appeal to others. They're well and consistently lubed and are a good switch, objectively.
However, I prefer the feel of these. They're a quality upgrade over my frogs, and assuming greater longevity, should prove a good investment. A smooth feel, but not mushy. Just the amount of force required for me, which feels to be a bit more than the frogs. Sound is great in my recent Sense75.
Highly recd for fans of linears.
These wont be quite as good as pandas or other heavy thock switches, but sometimes I don't want the heavy, heavy thock. These are a good subtle thock, and are often on sale. Worth the purchase.
Super underrated, but amazingly smooth switches. Definitely worth a try.
I tried these when they first came out, didn't expect much, but was pleasantly surprised. These are extremely smooth (the pre-lube is applied properly, which in itself, puts the switch way ahead of so many others when in stock form).
To me, they sound similar to the Mode Obscuras. But the Obscura's are way louder/pronounced, sound-wise. Some people call this type of sound, as having a "clean", yet still clacky sound profile. They're definitely loud enough to give you a great experience.
For the money, the premium packaging the switches come in, and overall performance when compared with other switches in their price range, these shine. Absolutely a great value pick. Listen to some soundtests before purchasing!
I am a noob so take it with a grain of salt. These switches are exactly what I wanted. I got the tessence ones and couldn't be happier. I also tried the 20pc sampler kit and got a set of drop holy panda x and another set of tactiles but these were my favorite. Some people complained about hearing the spring. I can't unless I am really looking for it. Maybe I am less particular. Or I got a good batch? Gonna buy more of these for another build.
My favorite things about these are how slippery they feel as they are pressed, but you get a really satisfying back drop feeling when you hit the end of travel. The detent is felt mostly only when lifting the key, not on the downward stroke. Interesting design that I wouldn't have thought was good until I tried it.
This is my first build. For years I've used a coke or mx cherry corsair Keebs and they've been fine but these are much nicer. But I'm no connoisseur.
I like these -- I use some of them on an ergo split that I use for gaming -- a context in which having different feeling switches can help, and these are my "pinky" switches -- utility stuff, not spammy keys. I recommend them, they have a nice feel.
Personally wouldn't recommend these switches especially with all the new options out there. For how pricey these things are, they are inconsistent with my box having some some okay while majority with bad ping noise. Have not tried lubing but would look elsewhere...
I came into these switches wanting to lube so I was prepared to get down and dirty with these switches for a while. Upon receiving these switches, I noticed massive pinging presumably coming from the spring with most of the switches. However, even after lubing once, I still noticed the same ping from a majority of the switches so I went back and re-lubed the springs. But yet again, the pinging persists on most of the switches.
I have no idea where or what is causing this issue. It's quite a shame because I do love the feel and the sound is pretty nice, they have a nice 'pop' sound. The bump is pretty high and did take a little time to get used to them coming from Everglide Oreo tactiles. That being said if you can cherry pick most of the switches that go into your board it leaves an overall decent sound and feel. With that in mind you might have to buy extra like I did in order to do so. I was able to limit the bad sounding switches to only a few keys on my board.
With that said, it's a decent switch either with terrible quality control or just general bad construction. This may sound contradictive, while I can't recommend them unless you're looking for a somewhat cheap tactile they do sound good if you lube them properly, emphasis on properly. And if you do purchase these, I recommend testing them close to your ear and in your board. I was able to notice by ear, and the sound was magnified in my board.