Kailh Black or Gateron Brown?

which clone is better quality and which switch color is better for gaming+writing lots of essays?

idk anything about mechanicals so this will be my first board

Gateron are better quality switches in general

From what I've heard gateron browns are better than cherry browns.

never used kailh myself but I heard they're pretty shit

get gaterons

>which switch color is better for gaming+writing lots of essays
certain switch colours being better for gaming is mostly a meme

just get whatever you like

Blacks are only good if you have a tendency to type heavily. They're really high resistance.

I game with gateron blues

no problem

@Michael

hmm I also don't want loud switches

Reds are typically referred to as the gaming switch, but blues have a lighter resistance, and shorter actuation. Browns and blues are great if you like the tactile bump, blues also having the audible click. They're kind of like training wheels, honestly. Only switches that click are blues.

Blue gaterons are pretty damn loud, just so you know

louder than cherries

I think it's because of the housing

are brown gaterons loud? I don't mind a bump but I hate when I'm in a call with a teammate and all I hear is a machinegun going off

and do o-rings work?

If you want quiet keys, you'll want to get o rings to help dampen bottoming out your keys.

Get a gateron switch tester if you want to make sure

not a fan of o rinngs myself because of how rubber they key the keys feel

Browns have the bump without the click.

browns feel like blues after a spill

If you don't want to deal with a lot of noise, or o rings. Just learn to not bottom out your keys.

You'll type faster for it anyways.

sounds good

it's $60 and I can always return it if I don't like it

The bump is actually there to let you know the switch actuated. That's why I referred to them as training wheels.

my school has an amazon locker with 1 day deliver (same day if you order early enough) and free returns

it's my first mechanical board so I don't see a problem with having training wheels

What kb you getting? memeforce?

I have an aula Chink board with ouron blues. First mech so I can't attest to their quality, but they feel nice, and they're really not that loud except when I'm bottoming them out.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E57PUNA

memeforce yea

I need to open it up and resolver some loose connectors on certain keys, though.

it's so ugly though

I prefer the silver/white version

the font

you always get better keycaps