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> It's too bad that laptop switches will likely never see the huge and varied aftermarket that we have with mechanical keyboards. There's a switch for everyone

Is there one for me, who likes little key travel, softness, and silence?

So far the best solution I've found : thinkpad USB keyboards everywhere :)



Possibly a lightweight Kailh Choc linear switch? They’re very soft and quiet, but they have no tactility. The tactile ones leave a bit to be desired. It’s hard to match rubber domes there.

https://mkultra.click/choc-switches


> It’s hard to match rubber domes there.

Indeed. Even if it's antithetical to the mechanical keyboard idea, I wish MX style keycaps (wide availability, for ex this is how I could get a Cyrillic keyboard) could be made compatible with rubber domes (with no mechanical switch)


This was somewhat common with Alps, actually. They made a rubber dome slider that was compatible with their mechanical mount.

https://deskthority.net/wiki/Alps_dome_with_slider




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