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DroppedOnHead
61
Oct 28, 2019
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Excellent quality switches
Here's my brief review of these switches, now that I have most of these in hand. All purchased within the last year so are V2 where relevant. A quick word about quality... ZealPC at this stage of the game makes the best quality switches IMHO. There are other switches around that are quite awesome and popular at their price point (I love NK Creams and Gat inks for linears, and even a well made Holy Panda-NOT Drop's), but Zeal is where the build quality and consistency is. If you want a inconsistent clusterf**k order Drop's Holy Pandas. These are dying randomly on me. I JUST received my order of 67g Aqua Zilents from Zeal today. I already lubed enough of them to put on my alphas on my hotswap KBD67. Hands down my favorite of the tactile Zeal switches (at the moment anyway), but "feel" really depends on personal preference. My totally subjective reviews of these switches... 
  • 62g Sakurios: Light, linear, and SO quiet. These feel so smooth out of the bag. Didn't bother to lube them. They don't need it. Might suggest just lubing the springs, but I barely notice any twang at all. Ultimately I found, for me, these were a tad too light. I tend to hit keys harder than some folks and was getting some accidental presses because I'm a gorilla. But damn these are nice.
  • 67g Roselios: Same as the Sakurios, but a bit stiffer. I found these more comfortable for me, as I type heavier. I also lubed these springs and they feel great.
  • 67g Aqua Zilents: As a recent fan of tactiles, and current user of Holy Pandas and V2 67g Zilents and Zealios, I am impressed. In a side by side with the regular 67g Zilents, the Aquas are just a tad smoother around the bump. Regular Zilents and Zealios seem a bit crisper or have a sharper bump. Zeal's site says the difference is the bottom of the housing. I looked for a difference in the stem/spring/leaf and my eyes saw none, but its noticeably smoother. They are very close to Holy Pandas in feel, but have slightly sharper tactility. HP's sound a bit better when made from POM housings, but sound is secondary to feel for me. Yes, I'll be ordering more from Drop now that Zeal's intro price is gone. EDIT: I DID lube these with Krytox 105 on the springs, and Tribosys 3204 on the stems. Perfecto!
I don't have the 62g Aqua's because I'm fairly certain they'd be too light, but I have no doubts they're as awesome as the 67g's.
(Edited)
Recommends this product? Yes
KBDUser
60
Nov 19, 2019
DroppedOnHeadWould you say that there are any differences in the tactility of the Aqua Zilents versus the normal V2 Zilents?
DroppedOnHead
61
Nov 24, 2019
KBDUserYes. The bump in Aquas feel bit more rounded/smoother. To me, its slightly less tactile.
DroppedOnHead
61
Nov 24, 2019
DroppedOnHeadI should also mention, the leaves are loose in these. Not a big issue if you're careful when lubing. Hopefully Zeal will get that fixed for next round. I did ruin 2 switches out of my 90 pack because of this. Hard as a mother sometimes to get those back in without bending them.
Permutator
5
Jan 28, 2020
DroppedOnHeadThe 62g Aqua variants don't actually feel lighter until after the bump (and actuation point), so unless that's the particular point that matters to you as much, I think that the 62g offers a slightly more pronounced tactile experience for it, and it is one that remains consistently felt, even while typing fast. It just never disappears, which definitely happens with Holy switches.
BapeDonut
0
Jan 28, 2020
DroppedOnHeadShilling for zeal i see
alanskiii
117
Jan 28, 2020
KBDUserI bought 80 Aqua Zilents V2 from Zeal on Black Friday, 100% had loose leaves. About 6 of them made a clicking sound that couldn’t be fixed. They went into 65% so I had enough ok ones. But oof that was a pain to lube and assemble.
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