My first mechanical keyboard came with red linear switches, and to be honest, I never liked typing on it. I couldn’t tell when the key press registers, and I sometimes I would accidentally press keys but just keeping my hands to heavy in the keyboard.
When I bought my second keyboard a few years later, I’ve decided to try silent tactile switches, and loved them from day 1. Love the physical feedback when they register, and never accidentally press unwanted keys when typing.
Yo check out the Outemu Purple Dustproof, it's really muted even more than a brown switch, and it's a very light tactile. I think it feels almost linear but with just a little tactility. They are fairly cheap so a full set of 110 was like $16?
It depends on the type of switches.
At the moment I use linear switches at home for gaming and I use tactiles at work because I find typing feels a bit more satisfying with a tactile switch (I am using kiwis at work).
Imo a heavier bump feels better than a light one (my browns are meh but my kiwis are nice - I prefer the way they sound to my pandas as well).
Linears are good but a nice tactile is more satisfying to use imo especially when doing lots of typing.
Edit: I also have the issue of pressing keys by mistake when using linears but that tends to be due to the keyboard itself rather than the switches, eg I do it on my 3068b plus with gat yellow pros but not on my gmk67 or my al71. This makes me think it may be more to do with finger / hand positioning caused by the height of the keys rather than the actual switch itself. YMMV of course.
Pros and cons of moving from linear to tactile switches?
Honestly, it's all about preferences. I prefer linears myself but could easily use a tactile switch.
If your keyboard has a hotswap PCB, then buying a set of tactile switches and trying them out shouldn't be too expensive.
I hate tactiles, switched to linears and will never go back. You can always get heavier linears.
My first mechanical keyboard came with red linear switches, and to be honest, I never liked typing on it. I couldn’t tell when the key press registers, and I sometimes I would accidentally press keys but just keeping my hands to heavy in the keyboard. When I bought my second keyboard a few years later, I’ve decided to try silent tactile switches, and loved them from day 1. Love the physical feedback when they register, and never accidentally press unwanted keys when typing.
Yo check out the Outemu Purple Dustproof, it's really muted even more than a brown switch, and it's a very light tactile. I think it feels almost linear but with just a little tactility. They are fairly cheap so a full set of 110 was like $16?
It depends on the type of switches. At the moment I use linear switches at home for gaming and I use tactiles at work because I find typing feels a bit more satisfying with a tactile switch (I am using kiwis at work). Imo a heavier bump feels better than a light one (my browns are meh but my kiwis are nice - I prefer the way they sound to my pandas as well). Linears are good but a nice tactile is more satisfying to use imo especially when doing lots of typing. Edit: I also have the issue of pressing keys by mistake when using linears but that tends to be due to the keyboard itself rather than the switches, eg I do it on my 3068b plus with gat yellow pros but not on my gmk67 or my al71. This makes me think it may be more to do with finger / hand positioning caused by the height of the keys rather than the actual switch itself. YMMV of course.
I prefer linear for gaming, although I'm using a wooting by now, but those switches feel linear and I use tactiles for work/typing.
Pros and cons of moving from linear to tactile switches? Honestly, it's all about preferences. I prefer linears myself but could easily use a tactile switch. If your keyboard has a hotswap PCB, then buying a set of tactile switches and trying them out shouldn't be too expensive.