I’m trying to figure out if these 2; what one to get - the analog version or the newer linear optical red switch version? Thoughts?

Hello, I'm into competitive gaming and was just wondering which would be the better or the two keyboards please and thank you. I also play story, multiplayer and action games too.

I am quite new into mechanical keyboards. How to choose between them? Please advice, thank you.

Also, low profile vs normal mechanical keyboard, which to choose?

Hey guys! I got a huntsman with (red) linear optical switches. I really love the keyboard but the switches are very light and it's so easy to actuate them that I constantly do typos.

I am thinking of returning it and getting the one with purple clicky switches as they take bit more force to actuate and have a longer actuation distance, but I've read a lot of reviews of people saying that they're extremely loud.

Is that true? Are they really that loud and if so how do you put up with it?

Please respond to me if you have a keyboard with purple switches as it would be of great help making this decision :)

I’ve been looking at getting a Razer huntsman mini or special edition. What switch option would be best for response time in game and can u adjust the actuation point of them?

im buying a huntsman mini tomorrow morning but cant decide whether to go clicky or linear. any help making a decision?

Hey, I was planning on building my first PC, and the Huntsman TE being my first keyboard. I don’t know too much about keyboards, and the listed Linear, Analog, and Clicky. Does anyone have recommendations for which ones I should get?

I’m looking to replace my Anne Pro 2. It has Gateron Blue and my girlfriend told me to get an alternative 😁

My current top candidate seems to be the Keychron K6. It has Bluetooth and I have the choice to re-evaluate my switch choices, I guess it’s getting either brown or red then. I also realised I could use optical switches. I don’t game so I don’t need the few ms less latency. Are there any other advantages in that case besides having twice the lifetime per button? I read that LK Optical Switches are less common and so on and I’m worried a bit that I might end up with some exotic keyboard and would soon want to switch again.

If someone has the keyboard, any reason to wait for the K12 besides not having arrow keys there?

I'm interested in buying this keyboard after seeing good reviews on YouTube. But I'm torn between these 2 switches. I've heard that the linear switches feel better and are faster, but I've also heard that Analog lineup recieved an update that now enables(kind of) rapid trigger. So, which one is better?

I'm also concerned about the longevity of the keyboard. I'm not the type of person to switch keyboards often or have multiple of them on hand. I want something that lasts a long time, and Razer is notorious(from my experience)for their low quality products. For anyone who's been using this for multiple years, how's it holding up?

Ive been thinking to buy a razer mechanical keyboard ended up on the huntsman mini but dunno if red is better or purple.

Do the reds sound like membranes?

I've heard optical and Hall Effect linear switches are extremely smooth due to their contactless designs. Unfortunately, I haven't tried either.

How do opticals compare to Hall Effects? Thoughts?

The wooting keyboard can make any key "analog" input by measuring how far a key is pressed. From there website it says it does this using optical switches which many other keyboards have. My question is in theory, with the right firmware could any keyboard with optical switches be able to do this?

Or more specifically, does anyone know the exact way Razer made their optical switches analog?

Now, I am quite new to the idea of mechanical keyboards but I know most of the basics anyways. Before anything though, I have some questions that I would like to ask. Please answer as many as you can.

1. What makes linears better for gaming than most tactile and clicky switches?

2. Why are tactile switches said to be good for typing, but not as great for gaming? What does the hump do?

3. Is it possible for their to be clicky-linear, clicky-tactile, tactile-linear types of switches?

4. What properties of clicky switches make them good/alright for gaming?

5. What types of tactile/clicky switches are really good for gaming?

6. What is best out of the these linears: Gateron Yellows, Kailh Speed Silver, Kailh Pro Burgundy, Gateron Blacks, Gateron Reds, Cherry MX Red, Kailh Box Reds, Kailh Reds, Tealios

7. Would you feel more fatigue with linears, than tactile switches, because you have to press all the way down?

8. What are some of your favourite linears, clicky and tactile switches?

9. What is the bottoming-out force on switches and what relation does it have with the actuation/operating force?

10. What are the best clicky switches?

11. Would you recommend any of the clicky Kailh Box/Crystal Navy, Box/Crystal Jades, Box Whites, Speed/Box Pale Blues, Speed Golds, Speed Bronzes, Box Blue, Box green, Pro light green, Pro sage, Box/Speed/Crystal pinks for gaming?

Anyways, back to the topic. Clicky switches, I found to be good for getting that audio feedback when gaming, and it can be very satisfying. However, linear switches don't have as much audio feedback, but for some people they'd see it as a positive. I'm just confused, because I feel some clicky switches aren't that different to linear, except that they have a click bar/ click jacket. I feel that with clicky switches, you might have more control in game because you know when you are clicking and what you are clicking. Maybe, this is wrong but it's just a theory.

If you know of any clicky-linear switches then please comment down below their names. I do have a budget so if they are overly expensive I might just not buy it. :]