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Asus ROG NX Brown
Asus ROG NX Brown
1 Unit = 1 Switch unless otherwise stated
Asus’ ROG NX series of switches, made by Kailh, which you can tell based on the Kailh logo on the bottom housing. They also come with an ROG logo on the top housing behind the leaf.
Actuation Force: 40g
Tactile Force: 58g
Actuation: 2.0mm
Bottom Out: 4.0mm
Product Tags
Type
- Tactile
Stem Length (mm)
13.28
Manufacturer
- Kailh
I usually feel that the typical mainstream widely available brown switch is too light of a tactile bump and defeats the purpose of being a tactile. For one example that is similar to many, the GX browns from Logitech are far too light and basically feel like a linear. If I wanted a linear, I would buy one like I have before. As an individual who enjoys the experience of typing, if I buy a tactile switch, I expect it to give proper feedback in order to type faster and I do fully enjoy the feeling of a proper tactile switch. It's simply just satisfying and improves the typist experience while increasing the confidence in my typing efficiency.
This NX brown switch though has an acceptable tactile bump, enough where I am convinced to keep the ROG Azoth keyboard that came with the switches. They are significantly better than other brown switches I have tried.
It's entirely confusing when buying a keyboard, why there is usually an illusion of choice between 3 types of switches, linear, clicky and tactile. Though to my astonishment, the tactile option is the only option that's afraid to be exactly what it needs to be, which is tactile. What's to be afraid of?
My point being, clicky switches are exactly what they are, clicky. Linear switches are exactly what they need to be, linear. But wait, buying keyboards with brown switches usually result in being disappointed by the virtually non-existent "tactile bump". Yes it's frustrating because the options are limited and the market has been flooded with basically linear tactile switches that are sold as tactile. Otherwise this wouldn't be frustrating and it wouldn't affect many us now would it, but yet here we are.
If you need an actual tactile switch that gives you actual tactile feedback and isn't afraid of being an actual real tactile switch, this is a completely acceptable proper brown switch.
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