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b3ing0fsound OP t1_j32lii0 wrote

Thanks for sharing your process! I really appreciate the suggestions on varying press speed and force curves. I'll start incorporating the former into future rounds.

I'd definitely like to get a dedicated testing setup, as I'm currently just using my first board, which is a triple mode EP-75—I wanted wireless for couch gaming and 2.4ghz dongle for interacting with GRUB—that came with Gateron Yellows. I imagine location on the board could introduce more variability than location on a tester, particularly given my board has batteries that may change the sound for certain groups of keys.

I also only have one switch of each type, which makes it impossible to quantify intra-switch-type variability. Maybe I got a flawed version of a particular switch, but without replication there's no way to know.

All of that aside, in the end I'm still just trying to find a switch that I'll probably like. The proof will be using it on an entire board for a bit, and then trying a different switch on the entire board, and then another one... Already having fun with the hobby, I suppose.

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plazman30 OP t1_j31pe20 wrote

Check out Keychron.

https://www.keychron.com.au/products/keychron-v6-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard

https://keychron.com.au/products/keychron-v5-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard

They're a Chinese company, so you should be able to order them online for shipping to Australia.

These keyboards run QMK/VIA. I think there may be community VIAL builds.

The other option is to keep your existing keyboard and buy a programmable macro pad.

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