Cherry MX Green switches - Page 3

if you're feeling really lucky, try ordered a keyboard from mechanicalkeyboards. they have a promotion running right now for a limited edition pure with green switches.

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/every500.php


it seems to be 1/1. i cant find any sites selling it, or any info on that pure. anyone know anything about it?

It's probably a small batch like the "Year of the ______" limited editions they've done in the past. Mechanicalkeyboards.com seems to be out of stock. You should call or email them to see if they are getting more. Otherwise I'd buy a QFR with greens and keep it in the box just in case. You can always resell it on GH if you decide you don't want it. Then again, if you can find the Ducky on ebay or elsehwere I highly recommend it. Typing on it now and LOVING it.

I actually contacted mechanicalkeyboards.com and they happened to have just one left in stock! Caleb, the guy who emailed me, put it up for sale after informing me and I ordered it right away. Great customer service, I'd say.

He also said that Ducky is planning to sell more of this keyboard, but not anytime soon. So to anyone else who wants one, there's still a chance in the future!

Awesome! My dealings with Caleb have also been pretty good. My Ducky had a loose window on the capslock key and they promised to send a new one out (still waiting, but the customer service was great).

Sorry to bump an older thread, but it is still relevant.

Just got a CM Storm Quickfire Rapid with Cherry MX Green switches. I have a keyboard with MX blues, and I like it, but have always felt that the blues are a bit too easy to actuate, especially in comparison to the Model M, which I consider to be the gold standard. I was a bit apprehensive about the green switches, because I have read some comments claiming that they are too difficult to actuate, but I am very happy to report that I do not find that to be the case at all.

I actually type with a two finger peck style, and can do so without looking at the keyboard, and quite fast as well. I find the resistance on the green switches to be lovely, and I even bottom them out frequently. I do believe that I press the keys harder than many people, and for a standard touch typist, I can envision how the resistance may be an issue. However, it is absolutely perfect for the way I type, and I couldn't be happier!

I guess I might as well give my opinion on the Ducky green switch keyboard I bought back in December.

Coming from a guy who was happy typing on MX Browns and Reds, the Greens took me a lot of getting used to. In fact, the force difference is so great that I made typos often, especially with my weak pinky fingers. After a couple weeks or so of regular use, you get used to the force of the keys. Another thing to note is, as a touch typist, I can't type on this keyboard as fast as I could on Reds or Browns. I do make less typos than with Reds.

I have a feeling that PBT keys combined with green switches actually produce a slightly quieter sound, in which the high pitched click is not as sharp as one would normally expect from ABS on blue switches. It is a pretty pleasant sound in my ears, although I'm sure it would still annoy anyone else in the room just like blues.

Gaming on greens is no problem. I would say that it might be better than gaming with blues, since the stiffer springs may pop the key back into position slightly quicker than possible with blues. However, this is purely opinion and is not based on any scientific evidence .

Overall, I think green switches are nice, but are not my favorite switch. I had a lot more fun typing on my CM Storm Rapid with red switches. I'm happy to own a keyboard with green switches simply because of the novelty and rarity of green switch keyboards (although it may get popular in the future, who knows!). That said though, I've been using my Ducky with green switches since I got it, and even pimped out some of the keycaps with translucent polycarbonate over the lit keys.

Heliosphere, YGPM

80g of actuation force... O________O

If you are still looking.... I've seen two CM Storm Quickfire Rapids pop up on Ebay with greens. One went for $64. I was gonna put alittle more but I bid too late on my phone with no bars... lost it