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How good are the Topre switches, compared to the ones on the Kinesis Advantage (I'm assuming you used 'blue' ones on the Kinesis)? I'm about to get a Kinesis Advantage, and the only con that I could think of so far is that I read here an there about how the Topre switches are even nicer than the Cherry MX switches.


Topre's are a bit hard to describe. You can feel the activation point, but there isn't a tactile hitch...but they're not linear.

Topre graph: http://cdn.overclock.net/7/77/77b5b81e_47c8a19470bee5776d40b...

Cherry Brown: http://peterhallam.com.au/wp-content/uploads/cherry-mx-brown...


> I'm assuming you used 'blue' ones on the Kinesis

IIRC, the advantage is actually the keyboard for which cherry brown switches where created.


You're right. Somehow I had it in my head that Kinesis used blue switches.


You might have encountered one. Kinesis are diy-friendly and will sell unpopulated PCBs for people who want a different switch.


Kinesis recently started selling "linear feel" Advantages, which are Cherry Blues.


Blues? I thought the linear ones were red... I guess I get the colors mixed up all time then.




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