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Anyone using Kailh box Navy with a keychron? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have a keychron V6 (it's full size). Solid plastic housing, baby kangaroo switches and KSA caps (these are close to MT3 and SA if anyone is wondering). I like the keyboard so far, but it's not loud enough for me. I like loud and clicky. My question is, does anyone here use a keychron V6/k10/Q6 or any full size with SA/MT3/KSA and kailh box navy switches? If so, how is it? Is it loud? Also, is it heavy since I read that these switches are 90 gm bottom out. Are the jade better?Baby kangaroo are 67 gm bottom out. I mostly code, not much gaming. I'd appreciate any input. Thank you

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[–] draughtcyclist 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I use box jades in a GMMK Pro. It's a heavy board at around 3kg. It somehow feels lighter than my cherry MX blues in a plastic case board.

What's the weight on the V6? Case material and construction? These will all factor in.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i'm using a Q6 with lubed MX blacks (60g) and PBT caps. nothing like your setups at all, but they are plenty loud, even as linears. the aluminium case makes them "ping". i would imagine the navys being almost deafeningly loud, even if you like them clicky. the large case and the even larger actuation force make for great amplifiers of noise.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I run modified Silent Box Browns on my K4v2 but I specifically designed them to quiet things down with the largest tactile bump I can manage because my partner flips out at repetitive noises.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have Box Navies in a DIY aluminum sandwich board that's about the size of a TKL, and before that they were in an FL-Esports FL980, which is an 1800 style, so very nearly full size. I've heard the Jades are ever so lightly louder, but I like heavy switches, so the Navies are perfect. They're very snappy, and in the DIY board bottom out is almost rumbly if I don't use a deskmat. It has been decades since I used buckling spring, but I find the Navies come closer to my memory than any other switches I've tried (though still not the same). I prefer them to Box White, Gateron Green, Outemu Green, KS-3 Gateron Blue, or various commodity blues I've tried.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's going to be loud regardless, especially since the Navies have a thicker bar AND you'll be using more force to get past it and the heavier spring.

And yes, they're heavy. I like heavy switches (really hate anything less than 50g), but even those were a little tiring to type on the first time. You will need to get used to typing on them.

Will echo the other suggestion made, get a tester pack first.