Reviews

Kailh Midnight Silent V2

★★

It's genuinely quiet -- almost too quiet for me to actually enjoy it.

Yushakobo

Kailh Calligraphy

★★

Scratchiness is the whole pitch here. The stem uses melamine resin (MF) and the housing uses LCP (liquid crystal polymer) -- apparently Kailh cut a brand-new mold just for this. And yeah, it does have that scratchy sound. It's smooth for a Kailh, but once you've touched HMX or Keygeek, it doesn't feel like much. In tha

Huano Raw

★★

Nothing that stands out -- it was underwhelming. You do get a clear sound from the hole in the bottom, though.

Huano American Rose Garden

★

Being 3-pin is a real letdown. That said, the weight feels just about right.

KPrepublic

HMX Valerian Light Tactile

★★

My first HMX Light Tactile. It comes across as a light tactile with some scratchiness, and it's smooth in the way HMX switches usually are. But it never quite hits that "wow!" moment, which feels like a missed opportunity -- there's no real reason it has to be this particular switch, hence the 2 stars. A moderate tacti

HMX Su Color

★★★

Nothing distinctive about it -- it just felt underwhelming.

Thock King

HMX Sandstorm Tactile

★★

The bump is about on par with Hydra, but the sound doesn't resonate nearly as much. It lands in an awkward spot -- if you want a loud, tactile experience, I'd point you to Hydra instead. The bump feel is good and it's smooth, but it's missing that one-of-a-kind character -- Hydra had an almost-too-loud resonance, and t

Geon Raptor MX Gaming Switch

★★★

"Easy to type on" is basically this switch's whole identity -- the stroke is that smooth. It uses UMPE, but I didn't get much of a clacky sound from it, and it doesn't have that sticky/tacky feel Geon Zero Raw has either.

Divinikey

Geon Lucifer HE

★★

Like Everglide HE, it has that magnetic-switch sound, so opinions will vary. The spring in particular stood out -- in a way that read as a bit cheap. I didn't love how thin the spring felt when typing. $0.25 a switch is nice, though. I haven't explored magnetic-switch keyboards enough yet to say what it pairs well with

Geonworks

Gazzew Boba U4T

★★

The bump is strong, so the tactile feel really comes through. But it used to be marketed as "Thocky," and it isn't anymore -- being an older switch I expected some scratchiness, but there was none. It ends up just a "normal" tactile switch. A long-running product I was looking forward to, but it turned out surprisingly

Thock King

Gateron Mars

★★

Despite the POK housing and long-pole stem, this ends up surprisingly quiet. With 22mm total travel it has enough cushioning that typing on it for a long stretch shouldn't tire you out. Being quiet despite that material and stem combo is interesting on its own, but when I ask myself "is it worth specifically buying thi

Gateron

Gateron Magnetic White

★★

The bottom housing is open around the stem, so the sound doesn't resonate much -- it's designed to be quiet. Not a silent switch exactly, but quiet for a magnetic switch. That said, it can sound a little hollow because of it, which felt underwhelming to me personally. Haven't explored magnetic-switch keyboards enough t

Gateron