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hodlcuban | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 it's a deep rabbit hole but each switch type has an activation force. How hard you have to press to push the key down.

At first the low force ones feel nice because people are used to typing on mushy laptop keebs. As you use mechanicals more I see people like a bit more push
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5c508c34 | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 hmm, excited to see that

how much would a swap like that cost?
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hodlcuban | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Make sure the board you buy is hot swappable. Means you can just pull switches in and out.

The switch packs can run anywhere from $20 to $200+ dollars. 

This is a solid set for a bit over 20. I personally like gazzews u4ts

Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro Keyboard switch
 https://a.co/d/6M0RhfH
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liminal | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Pretty much the price of a set of new switches. A hot-swappable keyboard would let you change out the keys easily, otherwise you'd need to solder them off/on
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GHOST | 7 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 https://image.nostr.build/57f3336944e50419b59ec1eaaf46be468b7c3b716324f50cb6eeb18ca1e73e47.jpg