I can't believe I didn't put this in the video (well I did, but I guess it wasn't too clear): OPTICAL AND MECHANICAL SWITCHES DO NOT MIX. They are exclusive to their respective boards. Optical keyboard? ONLY optical switches. Mechanical keyboard? ONLY mechanical switches. End of sentence. No BUTS. Cheers, mates!

@justinc8157

3 жыл бұрын

Do you know if Gateron has a patent on these PCBs that accept their switches? Is it possible more switch manufacturers could make compatible switches or is this a Gateron switch only kind of thing?

@Romsicle

3 жыл бұрын

@@justinc8157 Not sure if it's patented, but Kailh has optical switches with a base that will fit a Gat optical board.

@saveme443

3 жыл бұрын

@@Romsicle wait what, optical blues and optical browns are the same?

@shungrite3784

3 жыл бұрын

I made a standard outemu blue optical because I was bored. You can take off the pins and cut off the stub that makes space for the bottom of the stem. This is rather dumb but it does actually work, with the click actually being in tune with the actuation. Wouldn’t work with box switches i think though.

@aimasteryhub1

3 жыл бұрын

but but

Never understood this topic until you told me so clearly. Great content.

@geronimo5537

27 күн бұрын

he left out the part where if the mechanical switch fails you simply exchange it for a new switch. if the laser fails, you exchange it for a new keyboard.

Thank you! I have never come across such a comprehensive, satisfying, and cheery video on mechanical/optical switches, and I have been looking! It's like you typed all that information right into my grey matter at a gentle yet fast 100wpm!

I have watched dozens of videos about the differences between mechanical keyboards, and yours was the most rigorous regarding the concepts and most thorough regarding demonstration. Thank you very much!

This was really helpful you need more fame thanks for the help! definitely going to subscribe~

Thank you! I just learned about mechanical keyboards 2 weeks ago and now am trying to make a decision on which to get for my first setup. This was a huge help!

Excellent comparision. I don't usually comment but the depth and breadth you went into really made the differences between the switches clear to me. keep up the good work and stunning videos!

I just picked up an Epomaker SK61 with Gateron Optical Brown switches and I love it, the switches are absolutely perfect for me. I just had a board with reds but found they were too light and couldnt really get used to them after moving from blues so I ordered one with Gateron Optical Browns, they're really nice to type on very smooth and sounds great

Amazing straight to the point video, and super helpful! Subbed subbed!

Wow. Very helpful and insightful video. I'm ready for my first keyboard. Thank you, Romsicle!

This was so well explained! Thank you! Great content

Bro ily keep up the great work you are so underrated only 6k subs?!? get this man to at least 30k by the end of the year

@Romsicle

3 жыл бұрын

Bless LOL gotta get the word out

[From the UK, September 2022] This has got to be the best summary & examination of keyboard switch tech on the Internet, full stop! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

I like the way you explain and compare switches. So keep it up. For me, I learn something new today from you that my Keychron K8 is an optical switch keyboard. At first I pulled the switch out to see if its 3 or 5 pins so I can by the right one to replace them (for fun). Turn out it has no pin and I was like... what is going on here. Do some research and come to your video and enlightened. Everything is clear to me now. Thanks.

Excellent comparison. Thank you!

Came across this video researching Keychron's low profile optical vs Gateron's. Subbed!

@zakkhan6054

3 жыл бұрын

literally same lol

Wow, a keyboard reviewer and a touch typist! Youre the best! Subbed!

Excellent guide. Thanks!

Explanation was too good! Loved it Romiscle bro

best 8 min vid on youtube no cap!! Even helpful today thank you!!

Holy shit man I learned so much about mechanical keyboards from this one video! Thanks for making it. Your channel is really under appreciated.

Thank you so much! Answered all my questions :D

the black luped switches sound great, will get them for my keychron, thanks for the vid

Love the video man , keep it up

amazing exactly what i was looking for and more for sure

thank you, this was super helpful!!!

Excellent video. Good explanatory info. Very useful thanks 👍

You deserve more subs :) great video !

Thanks for the vid! Perfect for my buying decision.

definitivamente el video que buscaba. gracias campeon

Great short explanation. Thanks a lot!

Great video. I learned something today!

thanks so much for the info. I'm considering about modding my Apex 9 Mini, and this gave me some insight on switches. thanks again!

Nice presentatuon man! Appreciate it. Keep on posting.

This video was very informative, thank you!

Great video, keep up the good work!

Very informative video! Thank you!

very nice video, very clear explanation and testing. Thank you! :)

Thank you I was getting second thoughts about getting a optical keyboard THANK YOU!!!!!!!

@deesevrin8570

2 жыл бұрын

It's probably too late but he failed to mention that there is no practical or perceptual advantage gained. The performance gap will be changed much more by choosing a lighter spring. We're taking fractions of fractions and fractions of milliseconds of input advantage. It's cool tech but that's about it.

Informative. Thanks!

this is the video that ive been looking for

thank you so much for this video I didn’t know that there were different switches when I got my keyboard I want to customize it because I really dislike the sound of the optical blues and I was so confused why there were switches with pins while mine don’t have pins . This just saved me a lot of frustration by buying the right switches right away

@Hanisbooknook

2 жыл бұрын

my switches arrived and they fit perfectly! thank you so much again for this video !!

Thanks this really helped me out

wow best video of detailed explaining thanks

the best, thanks for the review.

Nicely presented!

This was genuinely a good video Thank you

Amazing breakdown man. Exactly what I was looking for. (smashed the like btn)

Great video, thanks man.

Thank you so much you really helped

awesome video, helps a lot

Informative video! 👍

helpful video thanks

OMG every since I bought a GK61 and it came with optical switches I had no idea what they were!! Thanks for this video :D

@Ryeric1

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, I just got a GK61 yesterday. Was wondering the same thing!

@j.uliekim6411

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ryeric1 my gk61 is coming in the mail! how is it so far ? i got the gateron optical reds

@Ryeric1

3 жыл бұрын

@@j.uliekim6411 Nice! It’s awesome. Love how compact it is on my desk because it gives me more mouse space and it makes for an aesthetically pleasing setup. The RGB looks great with the white one and the keycaps feel pretty good. I got the optical blue switches :)

Great informative review!

Thanks for this video.

Thank you SOO much! I went round and round on the web and couldn't get a solid answer. I went with the optical switches (red) to replace the Optical Blue that came on the board. I will only be swapping the keys needed for gaming to the Red and leaving the rest of the keyboard (60%) on the typing keys. . .

Thanks again for this video. And you made another subscriber

i have optical blacks on my KB and they have crazy amount of wobble , without the extra pins + the build tolerances you will not have as consistent a feel and sound vs pinned switches. i noticed after modding my switches they do not fit as snug on the PCB prior to being pulled out.

Nice video thanks for help

This review was 10/10 thanks for the info bc I have optical now I know what to do now

This video is too good. Had to turn off my adblock & refresh. Thank you for posting this!

Best Explanation

Very helpful

What are your opinions on the lubed gat optical blacks? Do they sound nice? Good typing experience?

Thank you for making this I was wondering if I should get mechanical black or optical black for my gk61 and when you said optical a were thockier I decided on opticals tysm!

Great review man, thank you. o7

Do gateron blues sound and feel the same to the gateron optical blues? Btw great video 👍🏼

thx u helped me out u got a sub

new subscriber you the best 🧡🧡 thanx

Passing by to know if optical black silent are as good as mechanical ones (i guess youtube hasn't much vids about it) just 2 cents on the way : top/stem already compatible with mechanical Gaterons will be compatible with optical bases. It wont be the exact same thing as a full mechanical combo as the base isn't the same as anything, but it should be pretty darn close.

hey man i am soo glad that i found this vid, please can you tell me which are better for my first time and for both gaming and typing, i can not spend alot thats why i want to make the best decision please help

thank you man, definitely getting that gk61 with optical brown switches, thanks for the help!

@amuuusing6713

3 жыл бұрын

I’m getting the sk64

@blondst7372

3 жыл бұрын

@@amuuusing6713 nicee

@amuuusing6713

3 жыл бұрын

@@blondst7372 thanks u too!

@yaziyah4001

3 жыл бұрын

IM getting the gk61 with the optical red switches. Or should I get brown. Does color even matter?

@Ninjer

3 жыл бұрын

@@yaziyah4001 bruh

That was very well explained. I have a question though, can you switch the top housing of Gateron mechanical switches with Gateron optical switches? Like are they the same?Because you only get transparent tops on optical ones, and I want to switch them with opaque.

I have an sk61 with gataron optical yellows lubed with nitecore sg7 and it feels sooooooo good

great vid

Hmm.. I wish there was a metal case version of the optical epomaker boards. I think the SK68S would be perfect for me and the metal makes it look very retro/nintendo style which is pretty cool imo.

@lasagneman5586

2 жыл бұрын

You could probably just buy a 3rd party case

underrated video

This channel is very underrated

I can't afford any key switches. I hope my pencil tip will suffice. Wait. Optical yellow is 35 grams and optical brown is 55 grams? Wth is going on here, Gateron?

@JubbsEntertainment

3 жыл бұрын

i cant tell if you mean the weight of the switches or the force needed to actually actuate/bottom out the switches XD

@CaveyMoth

3 жыл бұрын

@@JubbsEntertainment It seems that optical yellows actuate at 35 grams; Whereas mechanical yellows actuate at 50 grams. So optical yellows function like mechanical clears. I am so confused.

@3shotzz1

3 жыл бұрын

@@CaveyMoth optical yellows are the fastest switches in the world as of right noe

@luvvjd

2 жыл бұрын

@@3shotzz1 optical silver are the same thing just 10grams more of force needed. imo silver switches are slept on and they sound the same as yellows too

@3shotzz1

2 жыл бұрын

@@luvvjd I can’t speak on that myself since I’ve never owned a keyboard with silvers. But my friend who did own silvers tried my keyboard with yellows and ended buying yellow switches for himself

i didnt realize this and gotta akko matcha greens for my gammakay mk 61 and i just figured out they dont ork

i have sk61 and i hope in the future that they will make a lot of more custom optical switches

@huh1321

2 жыл бұрын

i hope u replied

i have an anne pro 2 with gateron browns and a sk64 w/ gateron brown optical switches. the opticals sound way better ngl. it sounds 'thockier' than the gateron browns and feels way smoother too.

@kodaz1636

Жыл бұрын

Im about to order a gk61 with brown gateron switches, should i get mechanical or optical switches for overall feel and gaming?

Don't you make any mistakes when you use optical linear switches? In my case, I do a lot but I don't know what is the best without any clicky sound (maybe brown). Any recommendations?

Clean videos, all i wanted to know is in there, WP !

I bought some optical yellows by gateron and put them in my hotswappeble keyboard. And was seeing if they work and it didn't. I was slightly bumbed out

im confused AF. Ive got a keychron k6 pro... can I put opical switches in it or only regular mechanicals? It seems that a keyboard's PCB is designed for one or the other and not both?

You should check out the ROG RX optical switches as well

what would you guys say is the closest in sound and feel to the blues i had some in my first keyboard and i like the feel, and ive got browns in my old ducky one 2. i like the feeling when you click the key down and feel it click. l got blacks in my new gk61, will i be able to get that feel with opticals or only traditional mechanical

Can I use optical switches from different brands? Or is it just for Gateron?

Which one is better gateron optical or gateron mechanical switch... sk64 or GK 64 ... i want to buy that keyboard but i confused both this two keyboard switch

Keyboard Used: SK68 with DSA PBT keycaps (review coming soon) P.S. I hate typing on DSA keycaps. Note: I couldn't find the bottom out force for the Optical Silvers anywhere on the internet, so I just used the 15g increase found in most of the other switches. But regardless of the switch springs, they don't feel any heavier bottoming out than your typical Gateron switch.

@edentochhong4009

3 жыл бұрын

Which one is good optical or mechanical in your expirience

@aryanb5749

3 жыл бұрын

Im honestly very sorry for necroing but is the sk68 better than the hk61 in your opinion?

@Romsicle

3 жыл бұрын

@@aryanb5749 In terms of performance, the SK series are better. But for flexibility, the GK series would be better, ie. trying different switches.

Hello please I have keychron k7 optical low profile with clear switches But i want more faster switches than clear please

which is better gateron optical bleu or gateron mechanical bleu? Cuz many people say that the optical version feels a little cheaper than the mechanical version, is that treu?

Subed :> loved the vid

Almost bought myself a mechanical switches instead of optical ones, u saved me😄😄

Is there a difference in lubing a gateron optical?

hey what gateron optical switches sound the most like omnipoint switches

Which keyboard is better SK61 or GK61? And which rgb is lighter and better between the two?

Hello, so my sk64s is coming. And i have picked gateron optical yellows, and wondering if i can switch any switches with it?? Planning to change it to C³ Banana Splits.

@Romsicle

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely will not work. If you wanted to use Banana Splits, you should have gotten the GK64S.