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1. #SILENT CLICKY SWITCH FULL SIZE#
2. #SILENT CLICKY SWITCH PRO#
3. #SILENT CLICKY SWITCH PROFESSIONAL#
4. #SILENT CLICKY SWITCH SERIES#

Personally, I feel they offer much better performance with a more advanced operation than typical rubber dome over membrane keyboards. It really comes down to semantics whether Topre keyboards can be considered “mechanical”. This design trait allows for partway actuation ( doesn’t require the key to be bottomed out for actuation), which is a critical feature of mechanical keyboards. Topre is a high quality Japanese manufactured capacitive switch that uses a light weighted coil spring to register key presses.

Most importantly, it’s not membrane based. Despite that misconception, Topre is unique and shouldn’t be compared to regular rubber dome keyboards. I’m sure some of you just recoiled in horror at the thought of a rubber dome keyboard.

#SILENT CLICKY SWITCH PROFESSIONAL#

The Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2 Type-S is produced with dampened Topre switches, a hybrid switch type that use a rubber dome with slider over PCB design. This next “mechanical” keyboard falls into a bit of a gray area.

#SILENT CLICKY SWITCH PRO#

This sort of attention to detail is what puts Leopold mechanical keyboards a step above offerings from some of the more well known brands.Ĭheck current pricing and availability of the Leopold FC980M PD » HHKB Pro 2 Type-S (Silenced Topre) The interior of the case is lined with a fabric based pad to further reduce noise and limit vibrations from transferring into your desk while typing. In addition to dampened switches and premium quality PBT keycaps the FC980M PD also includes a dampened case. You generally want a thicker, regular height keycap for lower noise levels. Keycap thickness and height can drastically alter the acoustical properties of a mechanical keyboard. On top of that we find durable doubleshot legends that won’t fade away, even with years of typing wear.ĭon’t overlook the keycaps in your search for a quiet mechanical keyboard. It includes 1.5 mm thick PBT keycaps that won’t shine from use or yellow with age. The specs are almost identical, except for a very small reduction in the actuation point ( 1.9 mm vs 2 mm) and total travel distance of the switch ( 3.7 mm vs 4 mm).Īs for keycaps the FC980M PD doesn’t cut corners. This is a linear switch similar to regular Cherry MX Red that has been internally dampened on both the down and upstroke with a rubber insert. It’s available with Cherry MX Silent Red switches. The defining characteristic of the FC980M PD are its noise reduction features.

#SILENT CLICKY SWITCH FULL SIZE#

The overall size is noticeably smaller than a typical full size keyboard with the width being only slightly wider ( 1 key column) than a standard TKL.

#SILENT CLICKY SWITCH SERIES#

This keyboard has what is referred to as the 1800 layout popularized by Cherry’s G80-1800 series of mechanical keyboards. Compact and full size usually don’t belong in the same sentence when discussing keyboard layouts, but that’s not the case with the FC980M PD. Starting this list we have the Leopold FC980M PD compact “full size” mechanical keyboard. The following mechanical keyboards not only have great build quality, but are also designed and manufactured to be as close to silent as physically possible while still retaining that beloved mechanical feel. Also note some of these keyboards may use methods of case dampening ( such as sound absorption pads) as well, but that’s just a bonus not a requirement. Second, the switch must be internally dampened in some way. Obviously when searching for a quiet mechanical keyboard you wouldn’t want a switch designed to create audible feedback. First, the keyboard must not use any type of clicky switch. Criteriaįor this list of the quietest mechanical keyboards I only considered options that met two simple conditions. The quiet mechanical keyboards reviewed below go to great lengths for noise reduction through the use of dampened switches, lubed stabilizers, case liners, high quality keycaps and other sound dampening modifications.

O-rings and other similar products only lessen sound on the downstroke from the keycap making contact with the switch housing. If you want a truly quiet mechanical keyboard with minimal alteration to feel the switches themselves ( non-clicky) must be internally dampened on both the downstroke AND upstroke.

O-rings can help to reduce impact noise, but only slightly and they destroy key feel. And I don’t mean simply grabbing a bag of O-rings and adding them to your existing keyboard’s switches. The answer to this noisy problem is dampened switches. That familiar clicky sound mechanical keyboard users have grown accustomed to is great feedback for typing when your alone, but around others can be a real nuisance. On the hunt for a quiet mechanical keyboard? If so, you’re probably aware that mechanical keyboards are popular for a variety of reasons silence definitely isn’t one of them.