Could you explain me what is the advantage of this opaque housing over the original (apart from aesthetics)? I guess it influences the sound, but in what way? What else?
Housings - Outemu ICE housing is made out of Polycarbonate while SKY is made out of Nylon. Polycarb housing has a smoother finish but the material tends to amplify the noise (upstroke, bump, contact leaves, spring, downstroke). Nylon housing is quieter and more bassy but slightly scratchier. If you have experienced other high end, smooth switches like Zeal’s then you probably would find both Outemu housings scratchy regardless. Note that with a tactile bump, the scratchiness is harder to feel compared to a linear switch.
Edit I personally don’t have any huge reason for buying the switch aside from the color of the housing since I think I’m already sold(my end game switch) with the Holy Yok switch. Ah yes! it matches the this keyset i’m buying
Oof, look so soft. I’ve heard the T1 switches aren’t anything spectacular, but with different housing this could be a different tale. How do you find the wobbliness of the switches before and after opening them?
I’ve actually heard they are excellent for the price. a little worse than a zeal v2 for a little more than half the price and with lube they come very close.
Not familiar with KBDFans switches, but they look nice. Couple questions for anyone with info:
Is it just KBDFans branding, but actually made by someone like Gateron?
If not manufactured by Gateron, Kailh, etc, have the stems ever been measured within the community to ensure no keycap cracking risk? Since the Kailh debacle I’ve been hesitant to try any switches with parts that aren’t already widely used and tested.
Do these open like Cherry switches?
Actually hoping to get some of these, along with the fabulous looking keyset. Just hoping for some reassurance on the above points.
KBDfans didn’t confirm where they got the switch I think(maybe they already did but I missed it), but there has been many reviews and light research with comparison on stems and housing about the t1’s similarity to gateron switches. And yes, they open like cherry switches and clones