The Boba U4 silent tactile switch keeps a sharp D-shaped bump while muting the clack. A dampened stem stays tactile, and 62g or 68g sets the feel.
Keyboard
Switches, actuation, and latency, measured on the boards people type and game on all day.
Multi-stage springs give the Gateron Pro 2.0 a rising force
Multi-stage springs bend a switch force curve into a rising ramp. See how the Gateron Pro 2.0 Silver presses and why a 60g label hides the shape.
Rated for 50,000 swaps, Gateron's 2.0 socket outlasts Kailh
Gateron's hot-swap 2.0 socket is rated for 50,000 swaps against Kailh's 100, but pin damage kills far more sockets than swap counts ever will.
Below 0.3mm stem wobble the WS Flux switch feels locked in
Stem wobble under 0.3mm at the keycap stops bothering most typists, and the WS Flux targets 0.05mm. See the wobble ladder and what a loose stem costs.
Brush Krytox 205g0 on the stems and 105 oil on springs
Krytox 205g0 grease belongs on switch stems, 105 oil on springs. Get the part-by-part lube map, the over-lube risk, and whether hand lubing pays off.
Gateron TMR keys draw 40x less power than Hall effect
TMR switch power draw runs about 40x lower than Hall effect, and TMR reads travel to 0.01mm. That gap is what makes wireless magnetic boards work.