Just bought my first mechanical keyboard, an Epomaker RT100 with Flamingo switches. Is it normal to be accidentally pressing keys (mostly shift and spacebar) while just resting my fingers on the keyboard? Is it because I’ve only used membrane keyboards up until now, and I’ll eventually get used to the new sensitivity? Or should I swap the switches out for something heavier/clickier?

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    1 year ago

    Lubed 35g linears would indeed be fairly light and sensitive, though obviously they work for many people.

    You don’t have to go clicky, though as a WFH guy with a separate room as an office, I go for MOAR CLICKY! Still, something tactile but not clicky and actuation force around 45 or 55g might serve you better if you’re sure there’s no hardware issue. Some people will buy a small number of stiffer switches that are otherwise similar to the keyboard’s main set and just replace the modifier and punctuation keys like Shift, Ctrl, spacebar, etc.