At home I have a Das Keyboard with Cherry MX browns and they feel great. I think this is the quickest I’ve been able to type on any keyboard.

I type a lot for my new job and no one cares if I bring in my own keyboard but for my coworkers sake, I don’t think I want to bring in browns. I’m a heavy typer and frankly I’m loud on browns.

I searched for quieter keys and found Cherry MX Red Silents (Durgod keyboard) but after typing on it a few days at work, I’m making way more mistakes, I’m typing slower, and my hands are more fatigued. That’s when I learned about linear vs tactile… I think tactile is what I need.

So with that, I’m looking for:

Need:

  • Tactile
  • Light switches (should not take much force to activate? idk. Browns are good for me, for reference)
  • Quiet
  • 100% layout

Want:

  • Switches I can put the Draula keycaps on that my friend bought me. I just know they fit fine on Cherry MX Browns and Red Silent.
  • USB-C port. I have a coiled cable I want to use already.

Nice to have:

  • Hot swappable PCB

Open to other info I’m not thinking about.

Edit: After looking around some more this evening, I’m leaning toward grabbing a Keychron K10 Pro, grabbing some Zilents V2’s and sticking those in there, then popping on the caps I have. This would be the most building I’ve done for a keyboard. See any issues with that?

Update

Based on the recommendations here and some other threads I read, I went with a Keychron Q6 Max and the Zilent V2’s.

I confirmed that my poor speed and accuracy on the (previous) new board I had gotten was definitely due to my not being used to linears. After a day of using the new Keychron with Zilents I did a typing test and got a new PB.

Thanks for all the suggestions! Now I’m in trouble because I want to replace my home keyboard with the same…

  • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Gazzew Boba U4 62g is what you might be looking for. They are silent and VERY tactile.

    I have them in one of my boards (although at 68g) and I enjoy typing on them. They are very quiet even with a PC plate.

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        7 months ago

        +1 on the Gazzew U4. I just swapped from browns to it and I’m never going back ! They’re more tactile and much more silent.