A Better Beginner’s Guide to Force Curves
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

A Better Beginner’s Guide to Force Curves

Four long years have passed since I wrote the original Beginner’s Guide to Force Curves and a whole lot has changed since them. At least 1,300 small, tiny things by my last count. It’s about time to revisit, revamp, and expand upon my introductory article on reading and interpreting force curves. Hopefully I’ve managed to make it just a bit better this time, too.

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Akko Mirror Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Akko Mirror Switch Review

Have you ever been confused about who exactly is making all of Akko’s switches? Well, be confused no longer - this switch review does a deep dive on Akko’s background and all 7 of the different manufacturers they’ve used for their switches over the years. Oh, and it reviews the new HMX-made Mirror switches as well, I guess.

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Keygeek Oat Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Keygeek Oat Switch Review

After months of waiting, you’ve all finally made it to a full length review of a Keygeek-made switch. This review takes a deep dive to one of their more accessible options - the Keygeek Oats - paired up alongside the Evo80 groupbuy posts that you’ve been seeing around recently. Maybe these show an even brighter future for Keygeek than you could possibly have guessed…

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Glorious Mako Ultralight Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Glorious Mako Ultralight Switch Review

With the release of the MX- and HE- compatible GMMK Pro 3 keyboards, Glorious announced almost a dozen brand new switches to fill out their repertoire of offerings. These, the Glorious Mako Ultralights, are the entirely brand new tactiles in a brand new variant of Glorious switches and thus are almost sure to be the most intriguing of these new switches… right? Right??

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Gateron Pro Ultra Glory Yellow Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Gateron Pro Ultra Glory Yellow Switch Review

Gatreon Pro Ultra Glory Yellows almost certainly earn the award for one of the most difficult switches to consistently call the correct thing in a full length review. Pro Ultra Yellows? Yellow Pro Glory? Ultra Glory Pros? Whatever these switches are called, check out this review to see if their performance lives up to all those descriptors in their name...

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Hojicha Reserve Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Hojicha Reserve Switch Review

Pushing the boundaries on aesthetic switch concepts, this article dives deep on Invokeys' latest switches - the Hojicha Reserves - and their fancy, gold flake embedded switch housings. The deep dive doesn't stop there, though, as this review is packed full of prototypes, color tests, and all manner of lore about these switches...

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SWK Ripple Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

SWK Ripple Switch Review

"Are you sure that's not a typo and supposed to read 'JWK Ripple', Goat?"

To add a whole bunch of unneeded complexity to my documentation process, no, I meant SWK. This review not only takes a look into SWK's latest switches in the Ripples, but what little we do know about this otherwise mysterious manufacturer on the periphery of the switch scene...

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Wuque WS POM+ Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Wuque WS POM+ Switch Review

I honestly can't believe we're approaching something like two dozen different full POM switches. Well, here's a take on the latest of these to be released in the Wuque WS POM+ switches. Are these really making full POM switches worth it in 2024, or just something that's chasing after an old meme...?

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Red Velvet Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Red Velvet Switch Review

The fifth installment in Dangkeebs’ DK Creamery switch family is here and it appears on a paper to be a standout from the rest being both silent and lightly tactile. How do these switches stack up compared to the rest of the sweet treats in the Creamery family though?

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Cherry MX Orange Switch Review
Benjamin Rudzinski Benjamin Rudzinski

Cherry MX Orange Switch Review

A third Cherry switch in as many years worth giving the as long as ever switch review treatment. This review takes a dive on the Hirose Orange-inspired Cherry MX Oranges to find out if the MX2A platform has delivered an excellent new linear to rival Cherry’s other offerings.

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