Has anyone who has tried the ZealPC Clickiez might offer insight their perpective: Alps switches, specifically the tactile SMK whites and blue clicky switches are amongst my favorite style of switch so much that I will sooner use my vintage Alps keyboard from the 1980s-90s over my more modern MX style switches as, in my biased opinion, they feel more balanced are weightier/heftier and have a more overall balanced feel due to the square stem (like comparing classic Happ buttons to lighter Sanwa).

With that said, I saw a post that Chryosan22 did on the ZealPC clickiez and am very intrigued. From the video it sounded like they provided a heftier weight tactility like alps but the smoothness of an MX style switch. If anyone’s tried them out I’m curious how the tactility feels in comparison to other switches youve tried, specifically alps and MX.

Thanks

  • RhubarbHeavy6179@alien.topB
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    11 months ago

    Nothing in an MX housing is like Alps, and it never will be sadly.

    But they’re a bit better than the Box Navies imo.

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    11 months ago

    I just happen to have a clickies and white alps keyboard right here.

    Stock clickies are in the neighborhood of like box jade. There is a sharp bump/tactile event, but also a bump on the return. Still feels harsh, but not as tiring to type on. Maybe they need to be broken in.

    White alps sound clicky, but arent as tactile. Especially when comparing to Clickies, because those require way more force to press down. Maybe I need to rebend the contacts inside, as that can be the cause of mushier alps, but clickies are vastly different.

    Tl;dr Clickies still feel like box jades than alps.

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    11 months ago

    Clickiez are extremely tactile. They feel nothing like Alps clicky switches. I bought them because I love clicky Alps and I was very disappointed in the feel.

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    11 months ago

    I’m on the opposite end of this spectrum from you.

    I prefer lighter weight springs for exactly the reasons you are looking to achieve here.
    The heavier a spring you put into a tactile switch (or in this case clicky switch), the less pronounced the tactile bump will be.

    To keep the math really simple here, let’s suppose a given tactile bump adds 35g to the linear resistance of a switch, when you encounter the bump.
    If you are starting with a 70g spring, that bump will only be adding 50% to the overall resistance of the switch.
    If you swap that spring down to 35g, in that same switch, the bump is suddenly adding 100% to the resistance of the switch, making the bump feel much more pronounced.
    Again, these numbers are very simplified, but the principle holds true.

    And, my answer to your Happ vs. Sanwa dilemma is flat top Seimitsus.
    I discovered those when I bought a Jaleco Pony cab years ago, and haven’t looked back since.

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    11 months ago

    If you want something closer in feeling to Alps clicky switches, try Kailh Arctic Fox or Kailh Pro Light Green.

    As others have mentioned, Clickiez have rather extreme tactility.