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I nominate Gateron brown switches. They are light, tactile and quiet, so smooth, cheap and readily available. The best all-rounder switch available to keyboard enthusiasts right now.

Ratfink wrote: Beamsprings. The father of a renowned line of clicky keyswitches, no other switch can match their elegant swing and sharp tactility.

Yea, I second this.

Brown SKCM Alps, they almost feel like Topre switches but they are mechanical, super awesome tactility, albeit a little bit stiff for my taste.

My favourite switch is still Beam Spring! I fell in love with it at the Paris Meetup this year, the tactile feedback is great!

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Bucklesprings in model Fs for being soo sexy
Cherry MX clears for being silently tactile and not bottomouters(tm)!!

Alps Creamsicles: Cream sliders and Orange springs/tactile leaves. Silent and smooth.

ThoughI also vote for Oki Tactile Gourds.

I'd like to nominate Blue Alps, for having the crispest tactility I've ever seen.

I'd like to nominate Topre, because all year long I've been hearing the phrase "oneness with the cup rubber"


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Fortunately SKCM blue, Okis and Alps plate springs have already been nominated, so I'll just keep it at Fujitsu magnetic reed and leaf spring for being amazingly well-engineered, super-smooth switches .

Alps SKCM Blue. The lovely click, the smooth actuation. What's not to love? Many compare, but none quite match the qualities of Alps SKCM Blue.

I didn't see the second page!

All of my favorite Alps switches were nominated pretty much! The others like SKCL Brown and Striped Amber are probably a bit too obscure for people to really vote on.

Zealistotles/Gatistotles (or basically all vartiants of Aristotle stems in different housings). They are the clickiest Cherry style switch-combo out there, and they sound amaaazing <3

PollandAkuma wrote: Cherry MX Clears: My lover. The snappy feeling and the cushioned bottoming out allows me to not bottom out. And it is my first love, accompanying me to get my wpm above the 30wpm... It's like the basic sword every hero starts with and grows fond of.

this, this and again this. I arrived too late to the party but "clear is love".

Last minute nomination : tai hao aruz blue switch alps clone, honestly one of the best switches i've tried so far, with the only big disadvantage being that it's not alps or cherry pin compatible :/but regardless, for me the best clicky switch I've tried this year!

Ergo clears - nice and pronounced bump, 62g spring force light enough to not cause fatigue, but heavy enough to not easily bottom out for touch typing.

You missed the deadline. We're into the round 2 vote now.