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on the evolution of keyboard switches following the mass extinction of the late 90's-early 2000's (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Mandarbmax@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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[–] Evilschnuff@feddit.de 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

What are the two switches in the middle?

[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Cherry MX black and Tai Hao APC blue (an alps clone still in production pretty much unchanged since the late 80s as far as I can tell)

[–] Evilschnuff@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago

Thanks!

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think they are logitech's switches and cherry mx

[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

Close! MX and Tai Hao APC, not Logitech. Logitech doesn't actually make their own switches, Omron does it for them. You can see an Omron B3GS in row 2, column 2, and an Omron Logitech switch (can't remember the series name off hand) in last row, 3rd column.

[–] Evilschnuff@feddit.de 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I couldn’t find pictures and they do look like the Logitech switches. But according to op it’s apparently alps.

[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Alps clone*

Not made by alps. Tai Hao apc switches are to alps what Gateron switches are to cherry MX

[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago

The XM clones aren't even Gateron quality IMO. I did end up with three fullsize XM boards when a site was selling them for $5 a piece. They were definitely worth that much.