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by TylerE 857 days ago
Those are handy to have anyway. I have a tester that originally had 64 keys that is down to 56 or so… I normally like really light keys, like 30-40g, but it’s nice to have much heavier action on a few keys like backspace and numpad enter so you can give em a really satisfying thwack without bottoming out.

Sure there are places that will sell switches in lots of 5 or 10, but it’s really nice to be able to swap out and experiment and see just how much heavier works for a given key.

My actual ideal would probably be something more like a layout that aimed for equal perceived (instead of actual) force. So basically heavier towards the middle and lighter towards the outside, but done mindfully of kinematics and ergonomics.