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DeadeyeDave
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Jul 11, 2023
There are so many nowdays!
  • EG Aqua King: kicked-off the trend, very smooth but very inconsistent. Establishes convention of tight tolerances at the cost of slip-stick - a convention almost every single all-clear switch follows
  • Akko Crystal: not as smooth as the best Aqua Kings, but much more consistent - and indeed much better than the worst Aqua Kings
  • Various Haimus (like HG Clear): pretty standard for the format; smooth, stable, but slip-stick
  • Tecsee Ice Candy: not quite as stable, but not quite as slip-sticky
  • North Pole V1: my favorite clear; best example of the format IMO but still has a little sluggishness
  • North Pole V2: trades the sluggishness for a softened bottom-out - I miss the thock, but they're super smooth
  • Kailh CL: fairly average for the format, which means they're good but maybe not the best deal - available in linear and tactile
  • Kailh Jellyfish: does not suffer from slip-stick, but also isn't any more stable than any other cylindrical-shrouded BOX switch - available in linear and clicky (which can be converted to linear by removing the torsion spring click bar)
There are probably more at this point, but these are at least most of the ones I've tried. Personally, I wish Gateron still made both versions of the North Pole - the V1s are my favorite switch of theirs.
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