Gateron KS-9 RGB Mechanical MX Type Key Switch - Clear top (90 Pcs, Black)

I spent many hours trying to find the right switches for me. I've got super long piano fingers, so I need a raised keyboard with super light actuation force (light key touches to log the keystroke) and these are PERFECT for me. Incredibly light touch, almost no spring back so nice and comfortable long term typing and my WPM and accuracy has gone up 5-10 wpm average.Also really nice "clack" sound when the key caps hit the board. Testing out with some O rinfs tomorrow because I LOVE THE FEEL, but don't love the sound, especially in a small office.

To begin, these switches came in a small HK gaming box which was cute but cramped for the switches. Upon opening the box and the inner plastic bag, there were a couple of switches with slightly bent or crooked pins. Nothing that my fingers or a small pair of pliers couldn't fix.So to give context, I bought a cheap Royal Kludge wireless board which came with blues. Now I usually type on pricy enthusiast keyboards with high end switches, but for this cheaper board which was to be used for work, I didn't want to break the wallet.They come pretty scratchy, as much as your standard Cherry switch comes stock, which is no surprise.However with a session of lubing these switches, I found that I was essentially getting 70 percent the smoothness of a lubed Durock Linear (my preferred option) for a fraction of the price.Another surprise was how tight the housing is on the switches. They were tight enough that I didn't really need to spend extra money on films, though I'd imagine that they would only improve these switches. Now they aren't as tight as higher end switches, like any Durock or Zeal switches, but pretty good nonetheless.Sound wise, these switches are a bit thockier than Durock Linears due to the differing materials. But this is purely preference. I think one would be hard pressed to find a linear switch which sounds bad in the current market.If you have a cheap hot swappable keyboard you got off of Amazon and are looking for some good replacements, or even if you are getting into the expensive hobby of custom mechanical keyboards, These Gateron yellows are a good choice if you want a smooth linear experience (after lubing) and a nice thocky sound.

I love brown switches, but these didn't seem like they came pre-lubed, so the press felt a bit rough and it produced more of a clack instead of a thoncc.

I have both Gateron brown and Cherry MX brown but these keys seem a bit softer than cherry. I use these keys to create a 3D printed Keyboard and it turned out pretty well! you can find my cad files on Thingiverse thing:460482.The keys seem well built and they will work with LEDs underneath. They are fully swappable with cherry switches.One issue that I saw in reviews that turn out to be true is that some of the pins are bent on the switches. This was not an issue for me since I designed my own keyboard from scratch but you might run into issues if you are trying to putting these into a hot swappable PCB or keyboard. Just something to be aware of

Gateron Yellows or any of their linear switches are already smoother than a majority of Cherry's Linear switches, however, lube will elevate them to another level. You dont need to shell out for some of the crazy enthusiast lube too, Super Lube works great and gives the switches a nice deep tone when they bottom out and return to normal. BTW, these are CHEAPER than a lot of other dedicated mechanical keyboard switch stores, especially if you have prime and don't pay for shipping, (these also came in two days for me, which is a lot faster than any other mechanical keyboard online store). The switches work great, my keyboard is a TKL GMMK from Glorious and the LED lights really shine though with these switches as they're made for LEDs, (unlike a lot of other places who sell gateron switches but theyre the black housing model that doesnt allow for LED lights to shine through).

I almost returned my keychron q1 because I thought the blue switches it had on it felt so heavy as well as the brown switches while it sounds descent felt too heavy for my fingers. I tried out the reds and it feels light but not too light and they feel great to type on with the 45g actuation force. less than 35g is probably too light where resting your hands can trigger a key press, unless you have light hands or maybe hand pain go for 35g or lower.To the people who are going for the brown or blues or any of the other greater than 45g actuation force. The typing is gonna feel heavy and could slow you down, but if you want to sacrifice that for sounds thats up to you. When I was typing on the blues and browns it felt like a work out. I felt like if I kept typing I would get carpal tunnel.TLDR; Reds are real light good for productivity,Browns and blues and the other heavier switches feel heavy and feels like a workout and could slow you down. Only get them if you want to sacrifice some typing speed for sound.9/11 update:I got the clears and i think they are better than the reds for me. The reds feel slightly heavy after a while and I’m a light typer and it doesn’t actuate when resting and typing feels effortless.

These switches are decent enough. I like the way they sound and feel. Some of them are super sensitive though. The connection pins are extremely flimsy though. Five of the switches were rendered useless because the pins crush and fold in on themselves. One of the switches gets stuck when pressed so that one is out.

Usually run with cherry reds but recently felt like the 45g actuation force was too light and was clicking randomly a lot when resting my fingers on the keyboard as per usual. These 60g actuation force switches are perfect as they still are relatively light but stiff enough to comfortably rest my fingers on the keyboard. Perfect for me.

Varios comentarios dicen que vienen con los pines doblados, y sí, algunos me llegaron con los pines doblados ya que vienen en una bolsita, sin embargo los puedes desdoblar facilmente y no afecta para nada en su funcionamiento.No sé si sean copias de gateron, comparandolos con otros gateron que me llegaron de otro lado si se nota una calidad inferior, pero supongo yo que son una versión anterior, ya que de gateron tengo entendido que hay 3 versiones de la gama normal (estos son de la gama normal), aparte hay otros de la gama alta.Son switches tipo tactile, le quedan prácticamente a cualquier teclado, pero ojo, no todos los teclados tienen placa hot-swap, es decir que le puedes quitar los switches sin desoldar, si tu teclado no es hot-swap, tienes que abrir el teclado, desoldar los switches que tenga y luego soldar los switches nuevos.Si no quieres pagar más envío en otros lados, esta es una buena opción, aunque estaría bien que vendieran más variedades de switches.

Good price, good quality clear 35g linear switches that make for a nice typing sound compared to tactile/clicky swtiches. Beware these might be too 'mushy' for some gamers, mostly for typing. You can actuate a switch just by hovering over a key. Never a problem with 60-70g switches.

Unfortunately I had to return these as I’d ordered the wrong item

Super quality, reasonable price

No issues with the switches so far. I bought 120 of them so I could have spares. Lubed and Installed in my RK84 keyboard. It was a worth while upgrade. There only 2 dead switches, they were easy to install. Would buy again