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1. echoan+SC[view] [source] 2024-11-16 21:12:51
>>kenton+(OP)
This is so cool. But the keyboard disturbed me, wouldn’t you at least want a mechanical keyboard?

> Keyboard: Logitech K120 Wired — The world's cheapest keyboard at $13 a pop. Works perfectly fine for all gaming needs.

I can’t imagine playing stuff like overwatch on a membrane office keyboard for $13 when having spent more than 100k on the setup. Especially when cheap mechanical keyboards are not that much more expensive either.

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2. stevag+jK[view] [source] 2024-11-16 22:14:32
>>echoan+SC
The noise of a room full of mechanical keyboards, dear god.

Me, I bought a mechanical keyboard but I despise it. Switched to a Logitech Keys.

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3. Sohcah+EN[view] [source] 2024-11-16 22:40:59
>>stevag+jK
Not all mechanical keyboards are noisy.

I use TTC Silent Bluish White switches which produce a muted "thock" sound, rather than the loud "clickety-clack" that you're probably thinking of. They're only slightly louder than a typical membrane keyboard.

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4. stevag+iU[view] [source] 2024-11-16 23:24:55
>>Sohcah+EN
True. Only 98% of mechanical keyboards are noisy.
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5. smolde+yF1[view] [source] 2024-11-17 10:58:07
>>stevag+iU
Nope, not even close. Mainly just the ones with clicky (e.g. mx-blue, less so mx-brown) switches. It's an option but not a requirement, and honestly not that common for gaming-oriented ones, which typically have linear non-clicky switches, which can be quieter than membrane buttons, even. I like the semi-clicky brown ones for typing but haven't used them for years for noise reasons. My mechanical KBs have generally always had rubber o-rings that dampen the sound from bottoming out, too, a fairly common feature.

Apparently, based on your earlier post, you bought the noisy kind. That's on you.

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