Pros & Cons
Pros
Faster and smoother. In gaming, the difference is truly noticeable. Great for gaming.
Highlights
Quality
I don’t have enough experience to speak about quality of the material but they look and feel great.
Although pricier from this seller at the moment they are far worth it, as they are currently out of stock basically anywhere el... Read More
If you’ve had any experience with the razer red optical switches.
Edit: four months later after my initial review, i'm still using these optical silver switches lubed, filmed, and with the 67.
Price
Lastly, the price is great no brainer a 5 star in my opinion.
Packaging/appearance
Amazing packaging, some lube will probably make them sound better.
The heavier springs allow you to rest your fingertips on the keycaps without consequence, but as soon as you decide to apply fo... Read More
Originally i had the gateron browns but the tactility wasn’t for me.
Competitiveness
Much better experience in typing when compared to my old outemu optical blues.
Replaced the gateron optical yellows that came with my dierya dk61e with these gateron optical silvers several months ago.
There was nothing really wrong with these as much as i just learned i do not like clicky switches.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, silver, smooth, good and tactile. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 462 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 17 2023.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Originally i had the gateron browns but the tactility wasn’t for me
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
They feel like those in terms of actuation but you can rest your fingers on the keys with out them being accidentally pressed
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did lube these and without the lube they are a bit scratchy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The media could not be loaded
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I wanted to avoid linear switches initially
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I believed the internet people who said they were bad for typing and i only had experience with tactile switches
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Well ill try to keep this short and jump into useful informationthese silver switches actuate very fast
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I dont think you gain anything by buying an apex pro since actuation any higher than 1mm will be more of an inconvenience due to accidental presses and the performance benefit will be negligible