Switches
Jorne version 2.1 supports both Cherry MX and Choc (and, possibly, ALPS), hotswap versions only support MX.
There are 3-pin and 5-pin switches. Only 2 pins are the real ones, the rest are the plastic side pins and the plastic center.
Also see Keycaps.
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Cheapest silent 3-pin switches (I only use silent ones) by Outemu (180 CNY ~ $27 for 200 pcs ~ 13 cents a switch on Taobao, $45/200 ~ 22 cents a switch on Aliexpress). Silent grey is tactile, silent white is linear (recommended). | 44 | Reddit Taobao Aliexpress Aliexpress (cheaper) |
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Cheapest non-silent 3-pin MX switches ever, marked YUSYA. $6.15/110 ~ 5 cents a switch. Price may vary. There are other cheap noname switches, like CONTENT. | 44 | Aliexpress (YUSYA) Aliexpress (CONTENT) |
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Cheap Kailh LP (Choc, CPG1350) switches. I like red ones (yellows are too heavy, browns are too scratchy considering reduced travel). They costed $0.35 back in 2018, now the price is $0.55-0.75. They need 1.2 mm top plate to snap onto (or no plate). | 44 | Aliexpress KPRepublic MKUltra Aliexpress (superlight) |
- https://kbd.news/Sporne-1292.html Krikun's fork of Joric's Jorne features space invader switches
If you want Space Invaders switches, someone discovered 2408 new old stock NMB keyboards in Germany, bought out the lot for 2408 eur. All keyboards except ~2% use Hi-Tek 725 Space Invaders (2 and 3 generation). Shipping space invaders keeb to europe starts from 30 EUR + 20 EUR for the keeb ~ 50 EUR total (GH), join discord here: https://discord.gg/9FTQhfV7uq