Background / Disclaimer I don’t have much experience with mechanical keyboards. I’ve been using Apple scissor-switch and similar keyboards for years. I like them just fine — except maybe the lack of post-travel. I also have a Keychron K3 Max with Gateron KS-33 Brown (aka Low Profile 2.0) switches, which I like a lot. The tactility is perhaps rather subtle — maybe just ‘informative’ enough — and they’re not loud. Then I got into the whole split keyboard thing… I thought I’d just get the Kailh Choc V1 Browns and be done with it — didn’t happen. Then I got the Sunsets (the only proper tactile Choc V1 option) — again, not quite right. Realizing that my board can take Choc V2 switches as well, I eventually decided to try most of the V2 tactile options. V1 Brown Notoriously, these are more like “scratchy linears.” There is some kind of tactile bump, but I don’t get any useful feedback from it. Scratchy, rattly. Sunset AFAIK, these were supposed to use a lighter spring, but Kailh engineers couldn’t do it for technical reasons. I do think they’re heavy. I spent 2–3 weeks with them, thinking I’d get used to them, but still found them fatiguing. There’s this feeling of having to make an effort (which some people seem to like though), and it’s made worse by how sensitive the switches are to off-center presses. They’re also quite loud and scratchy, and I don’t like the feel of the bump itself. V2 Black Cloud Smoother than the Sunsets, but also heavier. The bump feels rounder than the Sunsets’. Probably the thockiest of the bunch. Nice and smooth overall, but way too heavy to be comfortable for me. Deep Sea Whale (Silent) Finally, something manageable in terms of weight and bump feel. Even though the specs list them as the same weight as Black Cloud and V2 Browns, they feel much lighter to me. Somewhat similar to the Gaterons, perhaps the closest to them of the bunch, but a tad mushy, and of course, silent. Or maybe it’s just the lack of sound than makes me perceive them as mushier. The bump feels nice and smooth. I had a couple of unintentional presses while resting my fingers on the home row (which never happened with the other switches) — this seems to confirm my feelings of these being actually the lightest of the bunch. Brown Very different from V1 Browns. Similar weight to Black Cloud, but scratchier, and the bump feels different (shorter 1.3 vs 1.6 mm pre-travel I guess). Winter (Four Seasons Series) Finally, a lighter (as expected from the 50/38g spec) non-silent option. Certainly lighter than Black Cloud or V2 Brown. I think these are actually a bit heavier than the Whales, but it’s hard to tell because the bump feel is quite different — the Winters feels ‘sharper’ to me. Less scratchy than the regular V2 Brown or Sunsets, closer to Black Cloud in that regard. Quite loud — too loud, in my opinion — and pitched higher than Black Cloud. It’s mostly the downstroke clack of keycap plastic hitting the top of the switch. I don’t have any o-rings at hand, but these switches definitely make want to try some. For the time being I’ve cut small pieces of thin packaging PE foam to put around the stems, which do help. I think these switches are actually great, but still wish they were a bit lighter. (UPD) Un-silenced Deep Sea Whale, (UPD2) Un-silenced Deep Sea Whale with Winter Spring - doesn't fit in this comment, see reply below. ------- Side Note I have a weird observation — and I’m not quite sure I’m not making this up — but there seems to be a common characteristic across most tactile Choc switches (as opposed to Gateron KS-33). I can’t quite pinpoint what it is — the overall curve of the bump, a more abrupt or uneven start, the rebound, or something else — but there’s something that makes them less comfortable and, for lack of a better word, predictable to me. Something that makes it harder to maintain a steady typing pace. Sounds weird — but I don’t get that feeling with the Gaterons or the Whales (and maybe Black Cloud, but it’s too heavy for me anyway). To quickly get a feel for this, I type the same key with my weaker fingers (pinkie or ring), aiming for a steady and relatively fast rate (around 350–400 presses per minute for me). I find it much easier to keep a metronomic rhythm with switches that are also more comfortable to use long-term. In this regard, Sunsets are unfortunately the worst — to me it feels like the switch “catches” slightly on each press, in varying amounts. The best ones in this respect seem to be Whale and Black Cloud. As much as I want to like Winter, they seem to have a bit of that characteristic. On the other hand, this could also be just my preference for some type of tactile bump curve that I don’t have enough experience/knowledge to tell. In any case, YMMV. More on reddit.com

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The Choc tactiles are indeed pretty disappointing, the clicky ones are just as good as MX-style ones since they use click bars (which is what Kailh uses in White/Jade&Co aswell). If you like the sound they are pretty great.

I've personally used Reds for a long while, then tried Pro Reds (35g) for fun, stuck with them and eventually settled with gChoc (20g).
Got some Purpz on a Technik aswell, but can't really tell a difference between gChocs and them.

The thing with those light chocs is that you need to "float" your hands above the keys, if you rest your fingers on the keys you'll likely press them unintentionally.
You'll get the hang of that fairly quickly, imo not a big deal with low profile boards.

Biggest gamechanger for me with light switches were o-rings.
Always bottomed out aswell, just a habit I can't get rid of. Initially wanted them just to reduce the sound a bit, but the reduced travel distance really did it for me.
60g or 20g is really a moot point if you press the whole 3mm anyways with full force, but with 20g and reduced travel I got to the point where I don't "press" but just "tap" the switch.

I think that was the moment where I really learnt to appreciate light switches, with the hand floating above the keys and actuating with little force and reduced total travel it just made everything feel lighter and quicker.

Also like combos more with ligher switches.
With light springs you just need to hit anywhere between both switches and you'll hit the combo. With heavier ones it always felt like I have to hit them just right to actuate both switches (MX spacing with choc exaggerated this certainly).

But I had the luxury of choc hotswap, so I could always move bit by bit to lighter switches.
I think its a habbit thing in the beginning, but once you got used to light switches they feel like less of a hassle.

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Chocs are good because they allow for a significantly lower profile board. They effectively allow you to make close to a laptop board, standalone. You already have the right typing posture, but will know that it's a strain with typical high profile boards. As for the switches themselves, you actually want V1 as they have the Choc key cap tops. V2 tried to allow MX keycaps, but apparently they're bad. For really responsive typing, look up gChoc switches. If you want a slightly heavier feel, Pro Reds. If you want good clicky switches, Robins. However, steer away from tactile switches as there is very little that's tactile about them and they just feel scratchy. More on reddit.com