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Mechanical keyboard switches: linear, soft, click. What is the difference?

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I intend to buy a keyboard with mechanical switches. Some are available with different types of switches. Deck has linear and tactile. Cherry has three different types which are sometimes referred to by their color: Linear = black Soft = brown Click = blue I found enough technical information about…

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I have always been an enormous fan of the IBM Model M keyboard, pictured here: The Model M's keys use a buckling spring mechanism. You will be absolutely certain when you have pressed a key. Not only do you feel it, but also you hear it. The Model M…

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