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i actually really don't like mechanical keyboards. yes, the clicky ones, everyone's favorite. i'm sensitive to noise and using a mechanical keyboard makes it harder to concentrate for no good reason at all you can take my rubber domes from my cold dead hands

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Most of the switch types aren't clicky, like MX Brown switches which are still tactile (can feel when they activate) without the click. MX Blue is similar with the click, and what many people use. There are also rubber dampeners for silencing noise from bottoming out the keys.

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tbh i always found tactile feedback from *chiclet* laptop keyboards more than enough. i don't need to feel key travel nearly as much as key boundaries, which appear quite critical

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I find that it makes my hands get significantly less sore. The tactile feedbacks from MX Browns (the the tactile feedback + click sound from MX Blues) is about teaching you not to bottom out the keys since they activate only part of the way down and it avoids all the shocks.

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You actually have to avoid typing like a monster though. It can be hard. If I've just solved a tricky problem and want to quickly put the solution into action, I'm probably going to be bottoming out the keys a bit anyway. It also doesn't feel great to do that with the o-rings.

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If your number 1 concern if noise, I don't think it's for you, particularly compared to a chiclet keyboard. If you ever end up with any kind of repetitive motion injury though, MX Browns are amazing. I could really never go back now. Has saved me getting even minor pain from it.

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yeah, I'll keep it in mind. I've never had any RSI-like symptoms but well, there's always a first time for everything