EPOMAKER KTT Baby Series Mechanical Switches Set, 45 Pieces
EPOMAKER KTT Baby Series Mechanical Switches Set, 45 Pieces, 5-Pin Switches, Tactile/Linear Switch for Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Pink)
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EK21 Wireless Numpad
| Weight: | 168 g |
| Dimensions: | 5 x 2 x 10 cm; 168 Grams |
| Brand: | EPOMAKER |
| Colour: | Pink |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | EPOMAKER |
| Dimensions: | 5 x 2 x 10 cm; 168 Grams |
Absolutely love these switches! Overall, very smooth, and I love the bright pink color. yping feels buttery smooth, and the sound is satisfying without being overly loud. The fact that these are 5-pin switches means they offer great stability on the keyboard, reducing wobble significantly.
Ich habe vor kurzem meine erste Tastatur gemoddet, dementsprechend halten sich meine Erfahrungen in Grenzen. Bitte bedenkt das beim Lesen.
Geliefert werden die Switches in einer kleinen Pappbox mit Plastikeinstzen. Jeder Switch sitzt ordentlich an seinem Platz und kam unversehrt hier an.
Die Verarbeitung der Plastikteile ist nicht perfekt, aber absolut ausreichend fr ein verstecktes Teil. Viel wichtiger ist hier ja die Funktion des Schaltens und die funktioniert gut. Die Schalter haben ein teils dumpfes Klickgerusch mit einem etwas hellerem Ton beim finalen Anschlag, wodurch sie erstmal etwas ungewohnt fr mich waren. Nach einiger Zeit hatte ich mich aber daran gewhnt und mittlerweile bevorzuge ich sie sogar zu den roten Switches die ich vorher hatte.
Einzig negativ anzumerken habe ich, dass sie teils etwas klapprig sind. Hier msste man wohl nochmal ran und selbst nachschmieren.
Alles in allem ein gelungener Switch, der aber definitiv geschmiert werden sollte. Ich habe mir direkt ein zweites Paket der Switches bestellt, um die Tastatur voll zu machen.
Diese gelben Schalter (yellow/KTT Macaron) sind vergleichbar mit blichen roten Schaltern.
Sie sind linear und nicht sehr laut. Absolut leise, wie z.B. silent yellow” eines anderen Anbieters (siehe Fotos) sind sie dagegen auch nicht. Aus diesem Grund habe ich die gelben silent Schalter des anderen Anbieters wieder gegen die originalen roten Schalter getauscht. Das harmoniert vom Klangbild wesentlich besser.
Ich habe sie in mein Keychron K6 mit bisher nur roten Schaltern verbaut. Vom Klang her sind die originalen roten Schalter fast etwas leiser, weil das entstehende Gerusch insgesamt etwas tiefer ist. Diese gelben Schalter haben eine etwas hhere Tonlage und das kommt in der Wahrnehmung einfach etwas intensiver rber. Mglicherweise lsst sich an der Geruschkulisse noch etwas tunen, wenn man O-Ringe verwendet.
Die Baby-yellow kommen einwandfrei sortiert in einer Kunststoff Verpackung, die wiederum in einer kleinen Papp-Schachtel mit aufgedruckten technischen Angaben verpackt ist.
Zum Spielen sind die gelben Schalter dagegen einwandfrei. Sie bieten einen etwas krzeren Auslseweg und sind deshalb ein Ticken schneller als die vorher verbauten. Der etwas krzere Auslseweg wird jedoch den wenigsten auffallen. Das bewegt sich in einem Bereich, der blicherweise im besten Fall messbar, jedoch selten sprbar ist.
Gut:
– Sehr gut verpackt — keine verbogenen Pins
– Alle Schalter funktionieren und haben eine vergleichbare Klang-Charakteristik
– Lineare Schalter, die nicht zu laut sind
Neutral:
– Klangbild erfordert Nacharbeit
Schlecht:
– In der Preisklasse nichts auszusetzen
Wer also Schalter sucht, die nicht schon beim Auflegen eines Fingers auslsen, sondern erst bei bewusstem Druck, und eine Alternative fr andere Anbieter sucht ist mit diesen Schaltern gut bedient. Wichtig ist darauf zu achten, ob Schalter mit 5 Pins in die Tastatur passen. Die Tastatur sollte, sofern nicht selbst geltet werden soll, auch Hot-Swap fhig sein. Einen negativen Einfluss auf die RGB-Tastatur-Beleuchtung habe ich trotz des nicht vllig transparenten Schalter-Gehuses nicht feststellen knnen.
Well, this is surprising. These are really well priced and despite that the build is very well controlled. All of the keys feel pretty identical; no variation whatsoever in terms of the switch weight and behavior, or at least as far as I can feel in my testing. They’re a interesting color too which works great with translucent keycaps.
Just all in all good, consistent and responsive key switches!
Die EPOMAKER KTT Baby Series sind taktile lineare Schalter, die in sieben verschiedenen Farben erhltlich sind. Sie haben eine Bettigungskraft von 50 Gramm und einen Hub von 4 mm. Die Schalter sind 5-polig und kompatibel mit allen mechanischen Tastaturen, die Hot-Swap-fhig sind.
Die EPOMAKER KTT Baby Series sind eine gute Wahl fr alle, die einen taktilen linearen Schalter mit einem angenehmen Tippgefhl suchen. Die Schalter sind gut verarbeitet und bieten ein leises Klicken. Die Vielfltigkeit der Farben ist ein weiterer Pluspunkt. Die Schalter sind angenehm zu bettigen und bieten ein gutes Feedback. Das Klicken ist auch sehr angenehm und nicht zu laut.
Alles in allem ein sehr gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhltnis und somit klare Kaufempfehlung.
The KTT Baby Yellow switches are not factory lubricated and come in at a 50g operating force which is perfect for me. They feel fine when using them stock but have a somewhat noisy clacky creamy sound signature to them, but they really shine after hand lubing them. Once hand lubed, the noise is cleaned up and the switches gain a creamy and ever so slightly deeper sound signature, and they feel much, much better. As with all of KTT’s other switches, these will also fit fine in Outemu-style sockets when the two plastic legs are trimmed off, and they also use Outemu-style housings. I think for the price, these switches are fairly nice but I would really only suggest them if you do plan to hand lube them to bring out the best in them.
UPDATE: I bought more of these to use in one of my older keyboards with outemu-sockets, and they are working fantastically in that board. They sound great, and the great price made it a no-brainer. Good job, KTT!
These (white)linear switches sound great right out of the box. Speaking of the box, they’re packaged well and none of the 45 switches had a single bent pin.
I swapped them on to my spare hot swappable keyboard to test them out, and really do like both the sound and feel of the switches. I didn’t like them quite enough to replace my current Akko Wine Red switches, but it was really really close.
For the current asking price these are absolutely fantastic switches.
Put these switches in a EPOMAKER x LEOBOG Hi75,.
I am totally new to barebone keyboards and switches so had to do a little reasearch to find which switches would fit.
These KTT Baby Series switches went in easy, just a little force and they clipped into position.
These are entry level switches, feel and sound very nice for typing and gaming, switch activates right at the top of the press and has an iconic Creamy Sound, I am not sure what a iconic Creamy Sound is but they do sound good to my ears.
I bought two packs, 90 switches, which was enough for 75% keyboard which has 84 switches and I had six left over.
Before reading my review, I do have some biases/preferences with respect to mechanical keyboard switches:
* The mechanical keyboard hobby is a rabbit hole that can be hard to dig yourself out of. All of the people online have strong opinions and will express them as “the only way” people should do things. I like mechanical keyboards, but I’m not a fanatic so things that matter to me might not matter to you and vice versa. I subscribe to the “you do you” philosophy of building/customizing keyboards.
* I don’t want to hear my keyboard (and I also don’t want to disturb people around me), which means I prefer quiet/silent switches. It also means I don’t care about “thock” (the sound that non-silent switches make). I’m also biased against loud Cherry Blue style clicky switches too.
* I’m not sensitized to glide of the keys before they bottom out – so scratchy feeling/sounding switches don’t really bother me with respect to lubed vs unlubed switches.
Reasons To Buy
+ Switches are pre-lubed (which improves the feel and sound when actuated compared to unlubed switches).
+ Works with most hot swappable keyboards and/or hot swappable hitboxes (leverless joysticks for gaming).
+ In my testing (I have a Cherry MX switch sampler/tester), the downstroke is smooth and quiet.
+ In terms of operating force, they are comparable to a Gateron Milky Yellow (linear) in my testing. They are noticeably lighter than a Cherry MX Black. The force is high enough that it feels similar to a tactile switch (like a Cherry MX Brown) without the “bump”.
+ Nicely made switches at a reasonable price.
+ Epomaker is a pretty trustworthy budget-to-mid-tier brand (they also make AKKO branded stuff), I have a couple of hot swappable Epomaker numpads, and their stuff is pretty good without being overpriced.
Nitpicks / Hit or Miss
* While they are not noisy on their own, they are clacky when bottoming out with a keycap attached. You might want to consider o-rings on the keycaps to dampen the clackyness if it bothers you. On a tester I have, they are louder than Gateron Milky Yellow switches when bottoming out.
* If your hot swappable board has Outemu type sockets (3 holes as opposed to 5 holes) – you’ll need to cut off the two plastic legs with nail clippers or a flush cutter. It’s also possible you might need to file one or both of the two copper legs to fit too. Your mileage may vary depending on your hot swappable board.
* How these keys sound and feel can be influenced by your keyboard. I have switches that feel and sound OK on a regular keyboard, but feel and sound even better on a heavy, dampened keyboard.
* All the mech keyboard fanatics online will tell you factory lubing is never as good as doing it yourself, but if you want lubed switches without spending hours and hours DIYing it, then these prelubed switches are a decent alternative.
Reasons Not To Buy
– If you want silent switches. These are not silent, especially compared to my daily drivers, which are Outemu Silent White switches.
– You don’t have a hot swappable keyboard. Yes, if you’re up to desoldering and resoldering, you can still get these switches for a non-hot-swappable board, but I don’t think most buyers would fall into this category. If you’re going to go to the trouble of soldering on a new or existing non-hot-swappable board, you’ll probably want to buy better, more expensive switches to make the entire project worthwhile.
– I got the yellows, which are linear and have a heavy actuation. So if you’re not into linear switches, you won’t like the yellow, pink or white switches. The baby blues are tactile. The main difference between the yellow, pink and white are the operating/bottom-out force, which based on the type of spring used inside each type of switch. The yellow switches are heavier than the white, which are heavier than the pink.
– Feel and sound preferences are super subjective, so even if I like these switches, you might not, and vice versa.
Good Value?
42 cents per switch (price at time of review is $19 – $21 with a $2 off coupon) is pretty good for a pre-lubed switch. Because keyboard switches are all about feel and sound, whether they are worth the price can be highly subjective, especially with mechanical keyboard snobs (yes, that is a thing, and more common than you might think). I don’t know if Epomaker sells sampler kits, but that would be the best way to evaluate if these switches are for you.