Local shop (Cape Town) to test mechanical switches

[Razor88]

Hey guys.

I'm thinking of buying a mechanical keyboard soon. But I want to test out the switch types first. Anyone know of a shop in the Cape Town area that has keyboards with a variety of switches?

 

[randomgamer]

The only place I know of is Cafe Viva in Stadium on Main in Claremont, and they only have one mech keyboard that you can play around with.

 

[Bar0n]

Brown switches are the best all round switches. Blues are quite noisy and kind of have a double "click" feedback. Reds are smooth, no click, IIRC. There are a few more, but they're not as common. Green, clear, black, etc.

Read more here: http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/ (wait for the gifs to load)

 

[Razor88]

Brown switches are the best all round switches. Blues are quite noisy and kind of have a double "click" feedback. Reds are smooth, no click, IIRC. There are a few more, but they're not as common. Green, clear, black, etc.

Read more here: http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/ (wait for the gifs to load)

I'm strongly considering browns, but I still need a test drive.

 

[Razor88]

The only place I know of is Cafe Viva in Stadium on Main in Claremont, and they only have one mech keyboard that you can play around with.

What type of switches does it have?

 

[Arthur]

None of the Cherry MX switches come close to buckling spring. You're welcome to test mine. I emigrated from Joburg to the Little Karoo, so it's a 4.5 hour drive.