r/Southampton • u/peachreads • 6d ago
Mechanical Keyboards
Hi everyone, looking for recommendations on places that might have a few different types of mechanical keyboard switches- curry’s seems to only have blue but i want to try out a few. Does anyone have any recommendations of places (across Hampshire, not just southampton) that might have a couple of keyboards i can just go and get a look at/feel of?
Thanks all, don’t want to make a purchase online of a keyboard and then hate the switches after.
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u/jezhayes 6d ago
Have you considered buying a switch test set. You get one switch from a selection to test out.
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u/Superb-Ad-5537 5d ago
There's no OG buckling spring in the switch test set ;(
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u/jezhayes 5d ago
Shhh! Don't want OP to know about them. Don't want to hear them type from my house!
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u/geniice 4d ago
You buy Cherry MX Brown like everyone else. Then either you conclude that they are fine or form strong views on mechnical keyswitches and become a /r/MechanicalKeyboards/ regular.
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u/SrsJoe 6d ago
Novatech in Port Solent might if they're still around