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What is the deal with hot swapping on low profile. I remember casually browsing a few months ago and saw folks talking about lack of universal standards making some things incompatible for either switches in the PCB or key caps on the switch. Am I making that up?
It is more limited because there is not as clear a standard. Gateron is generally the best low profile option but others exist like redragon, kailh, and cherry but the cherry won't work in the same socket.
https://www.gateron.co/products/gateron-low-profile-mechanical-switch-set
https://www.kailh.net/products/kailh-choc-v2-low-profile-switch-set
https://kprepublic.com/products/outemu-otm-low-profile-switch-black-red-blue-brown-3-pins-for-ultra-slim-ultimate-mechanical-keyboard
https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-low-profile/mx-low-profile-speed.html