keyboard

I like mechanical keyboards. I’m thinking of getting a new one

• currently: Ducky One, standard German layout, Cherry MX Brown
• next: split?
• ZSA Moonlander
  • very flexible
  • comes with carrying case
  • very customizable
  • heard a lot of good things
  • tried the one from a friend, seemed good
  • if I’d want to buy new, I’d have to import it from the US
  • looking for a used one instead
• or self-assemble one, e.g. based on an Ergodox variant
  • FalbaTech have nice wooden cases
  • ships from EU (Poland)
  • https://splitkb.com (ships from Netherlands)
  • might be a fun project
  • but do I want more projects?
  • less flexible than the Moonlander

Switches

• I think I like tactile switches
• while clicky might feel nice, it’s just too noisy and fussy for my taste
• however, I’d like some more force than the browns
• and a more clear, crisp tactile bump
• especially when typing fast, there really isn’t much too feel with the browns
• I have 2 switch testers
  • Kailh
  • Gateron
    • they have a Version 2 now with different / newer switches
    • I have the previous version
  • I liked a few of them
  • Kailh Polia Tactile
  • Kailh Canary Tactile
  • Kailh Box V2 Brown (very crisp tactile bump, almost a click)
  • Gateron Kangaroo
  • Not sure any of them are perfect, but impossible to tell with only a single switch
• the friend’s moonlander I tried had Zealio V2 Tactile 65g switches
  • I liked them a lot
  • Zeal also have a switch tester
  • very expensive though