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Brand New to Keyboards, Trying to Find a Decent Catalogue (midwest.social)
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Hello hello

I'm planning out a keyboard for the future, I've figured out the features I want, but I'm having a hard time understanding how to get them. The learning curve is steep, it seems.

Are there any websites that have a good filter for their databases? I'm trying to find quiet, low-travel switches. My plan is to put them on a Keychron V10 QMK Alice Keyboard.

For the keys themselves I'm going to try and find a set that's blank on top, but with the markings on the side. I've seen them in real life, I just haven't gone looking for them in real life. Then, I'll add stickers on top for an alternate layout. That way, I'll always have a visual reminder of which key does what, so long as I remember which mode my keyboard is in.

So far I haven't found a website that lets you filter by travel distance, which is annoying, because I can't put in the kind of work needed to look at every listing to find out the travel distance.

Thanks!

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For short travel, you probably want either speed switches, kailh "pro" switches, or "long pole" switches. I'm not sure offhand the market for silent ones of those, though. There are a few websites that collate switch data, but they usually aren't really kept up to date with new releases.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Okay, I'll take a look at those! I've found a new websites with lots of listings, but none with any decent filtering mechanics beyond general categories.