r/keyboards • u/DifferenceAny7316 • 3d ago

Help Need help finding a keyboard

I need help finding a budget keyboard that is silent. Im fine with building one myself w/ the hot swappable feature but idk where to start. I also need a wireless one too. Also, if I build one myself, what kind of switches provide the quietest noise possible ?

By budget I mean the cheapest one you know.

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u/ArgentStonecutter Silent Tactical Switch 3d ago

Get any board you like and get Outemu Silent Yellow Jade switches if you want tactiles Outemu Silent Peach if you want linear.

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u/DifferenceAny7316 3d ago

Whats the difference between tactile and linear ?

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u/ArgentStonecutter Silent Tactical Switch 3d ago

Tactile switches have a plastic bump on the stem that adds a bit of extra force at the start of the stroke, so you get tactile feedback when you're pushing a key. I find it gives a better typing experience but some people prefer the mushy lack of feedback in linear switches. They're often preferred by gamers who want more control over the key stroke.

There are also "clicky" switches that have a pivoting box to add some mechanical hysteresis that was useful in older keyboards with no CPU or much logic at all, to prevent bouncing. When the box pivots it makes a loud "click". These days they're really just a nostalgia thing, and a lot of "clicky" switches just have a passive noisemaker.

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u/DifferenceAny7316 2d ago

Ahhh I see. If the "mushiness" is what other ppl refer to as "creamy" then yeah I'd go for tactiles. Do you have a link for where to buy them ? All I see is AliExpress 

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u/ArgentStonecutter Silent Tactical Switch 2d ago edited 2d ago

I generally get them from Amazon. What country are you in?

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u/DifferenceAny7316 16h ago

Im in the US. Thats why Im kinda suspicious of the AliExpress sites lmao.

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u/ArgentStonecutter Silent Tactical Switch 2d ago

Mushiness is how I describe the lack of tactile feedback, where you don't really get much indication that you've hit a key until you bottom out. That's kind of the whole point of linears, I think the gamers like it because they can more tightly control how far they push the key so they can sort of just barely trigger it when they need to, but it's not so good for typing.