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stormythecatxoxo t1_jdbidhn wrote

Reply to comment by jcatstuffs in Life as an MX Brown user by jenniferdeath

Boba Silent U4 tactile switches. They have a silicone stub on their stem so even when you bottom them out they're very quiet

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samwelltanly t1_jdc92vo wrote

Seconded, I have been using this at work!

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kingler225 t1_jdcodg4 wrote

Same, no one ever complains about my U4's. Meanwhile everyone hates my colleague who uses Gateron Reds in the same board.

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conternecticus t1_jdd15mc wrote

If you want something less mushy, check out the silent switches manufactured by Haimu: Heartbeat, Whisper, WS Silent Linear/Tactile. They have a flex cut on the stem and the housing has holes to kill sound.

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muritai_ t1_jddcj94 wrote

Good sir, I would also like to add a skyloong glacier switches that utilizes same deaign

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stormythecatxoxo t1_jdfa87f wrote

> Haimu: Heartbeat, Whisper, WS Silent Linear/Tactile

thanks for the recommendation. Are they more quiet than the Bobas? Less mushiness would be nice, although my main concern is still the noise

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conternecticus t1_jdpqqht wrote

I'd say they have the same volume, they may feel smoother than the bobas. I do have a few bobagums in hand to compare.

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thebestyoucan t1_jdd2yln wrote

Something I like to do to make those silent (i.e., boba u4, zilents, etc., PBT keycaps, and a ton of foam) keyboards a little more satisfying to type on: if you replace your stabilized keys with gateron black inks (or another of the quieter but not silenced linear switches) you’ll get a little bit of that poppy “rain hitting the roof above you” sound, but not often enough for the keyboard to be noticeably louder to those around you (unless you’re spamming backspace/enter/spacebar a lot). Also sometimes spacebars can get loud on the upstroke with tactile switches even if the switch itself is silent (idk why that happens, maybe I’m doing something wrong), so the black inks can even be quieter there while adding a deeper thockier sound.

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fmtech_ t1_jddfppr wrote

I felt like I was using a membrane keeb and decided making my co workers suffer was acceptable

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TinoessS t1_jdezv80 wrote

I got my none silent u4t switches. Still more silent than the cheap plastic crap my work provides

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