Teardown - Novelkeys x Kailh BIG switches!

Today we look at the BIG switches (and I really mean BIG!!) developed by Novelkeys. These were demo'ed by Razer at CES. Hope you enjoy the video! :)
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[@alexeiz]

The blue switch is a stapler.

[@a.ffirmative]

I actually want to try the blue one out

[@flamestoyershadowkill6400]

yes the stapler keyboard will happen

[@lennielee2191]

Lol

[@FilbertFerdinand]

@@a.ffirmative how is it ?

[@user-uy8ts9ke3m]

😂🤷🏽

[@nosferathu258]

This dudes voice spawned a cigar and a whiskey cup on my hand.

[@SirShanova]

Me too, except I got a mahogany bookshelf with Shakespeare in my living room along with everything else

[@macandcheeseflavoredmilkke7056]

Oh my god so true

[@LuhJay42k]

Fr real dude and I am 32

[@TravelersRuneAlt]

Goofy Gooper you are not 32 you kidding men

[@Lowon_1]

Goofy Gooper dude ur not even close to 32

[@mtsi21]

That tease right before you pressed down on the clicky switch was dirty.

[@Krystalmyth]

Oh man, filthy. lmao

[@EpicalityAE]

yea that really tilted me

[@sasddu7926]

when

[@magusperde365]

I called the police

[@NSRBladeRunner]

Install one of these in my casket so you can pay respects in my funeral

[@hmm1611]

Someone give this comment more likes

[@thesidneychan]

F.

[@zack-xb9po]

F

[@Linenohook]

F

[@Enderman-uu5oq]

F

[@malenky4057]

I hope you enjoyed it, and here's a typing test of me typing on this... key.

[@Chyrosran22]

"key" xD

[@pixelcat_yt]

*proceeds to mash the key with a fist*

[@gmemstrBlade]

The sense of scale is so weird. "Oh, normal size switches. Oh that a human haaaaaalright."

[@Chyrosran22]

xD

[@acellpage]

i agree whit this is so wierd sense.

[@k1j1j1j]

@LemonLord could you imagine him saying rawr in that deep voice of his?

[@MrBlitzpunk]

I love that they still include the metal pins on the bottom as if we're actually gonna mount it in a keyboard

[@lettuce7378]

razer did at CES iirc

[@rafindeed]

I meant, you can actually diy a pedal switch in which it does whatever you want it to do

[@ToxNano]

Someone needs to deliver a similar product but with a transparent stem. Would make for a beautiful desk lamp ^^

[@Chyrosran22]

Hah, that's actually a pretty cool idea xD .

[@dalriada842]

It would also be handy on regular switches, to act as a light pipe, for more even illumination. The housing could be coloured to reflect switch type.

[@JessHull]

I want them all !!! Would be cool to make all the switches in ones house use these. To turn on lights and what not.

[@ambreiaju]

Lol

[@zigbo5659]

Heck yeah

[@Sinsanatis]

Hey can u press e? What? Oh i mean turn off the lights

[@guitarheromoose8445]

Or to make my own keyboard like razar. I would make it functional

[@lazynoble9176]

@@Sinsanatis Lmaoo

[@protocetid]

next review: "Hello and welcome to this review of that oversized Razer keyboard I talked about in the previous video. I bought it in the recycling center for some change and am totally not selling my organs to continue this keyboard addiction of mine." lol

[@zigbo5659]

Hahahahhaa

[@Neightr0]

It's so surreal to see these switches just resting on the table and then to see your comparatively small hand come into the scene. I'm so used to seeing the normal-sized ones that I have trouble figuring out how big these are.

[@GSekong]

I use these for osu

[@jirlaaaay9051]

eking11 lol

[@ToxNano]

You are not very good, are you? :P

[@basilavenue7719]

you could make like a dance dance revolution pad out of these for osu

[@hideru_osu]

osu!mania

[@yourpee5911]

i was thinking, imagine this in osu! lmao

[@Roxxelex]

believe it or not we all need these on our desk for some purpose

[@Neightr0]

I can confirm that mechanical switches are just about the most optimal fidget toy possible. I have a collection of fidget toys at my desk, and since getting a 12-switch tester from NovelKeys I almost never touch them anymore.

[@alaeriia01]

No, we only need the blue one.

[@Unpug]

69th like

[@SimpleSumm3r]

When i first saw the thumbnail I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me

[@Chokkan]

SimpleSumm3r I have one on my desk and I still do a double-take sometimes.

[@greenman5907]

My favorite thing is that theoretically these could be used as an actual switch

[@marsh346]

2:17 WHEEEEEEEE

[@7kof435]

😂

[@michaeldickson9501]

No typing demonstration?

[@HBC101TVStudios]

@@tungsten8124 I nearly died of laughter after seeing your comment

[@Lukas-gn5yf]

Somehow my brain can't decide how big these are even when you hold them in your hands

[@rhinuu045]

props to you for actually shrinking down in size for this video

[@rxbunkiey]

This dudes voice has so much bass that it puts Gizmo's music to shame.

[@CaveyMoth]

1:29 DON'T PRESS IT, DON'T PRESS IT- Oh, thank god. 2:06 MY EARS!

[@NEOhioTrainFan]

(Friend goes through your drawer and pulls out a giant switch) Friend: "explain this to me?" Me: "Uhh.. " (Goes to safe space feeling a satisfying keyboard) Me: "Go away!"

[@alaeriia01]

Me: "Click it." Friend: *clunkaclunkaclunka*

[@jimmysavile69]

Imagine having a keyboard as big as this, you'd be typing with hands.

[@cinnabarsonar2072]

For some reason I'm thinking that these would make a great foot operated D-pad. Would help disabled gamers who might not have good finger dexterity from having a stroke or for someone who outright lost an arm.

[@thefriendlierfriendliestfr786]

“Humongous coil spring weeeeeeeee!”

[@sug4r316]

So is no one gonna talk about how soothing his voice is?

[@binaryflawgic5713]

Just map Enter to the blue one, so you get a nice typewriter-ish feeling every time you change line. Or it could double as a foot pedal?

[@elmomoorby1827]

Foot pedal space bar?

[@princereyes1994]

You should narrate a freaking movie, what a golden voice

[@Brunnen_Gee]

Make a custom enclosure for one of them, mount it under your desk, and have a foot activated PTT button for voice chat.

[@thetman0068]

Where can I find o-rings for these?

[@Chyrosran22]

Condoms? :p

[@tribalmemes6414]

I would totally buy thet big ass keyboard dude lmaooooo

[@joshuacooks]

you know you have a custom keyboard "problem" when you find yourself watching oversized switches videos and ogling 121 switch tester sets. ;-P thanks for the video.

[@XanthinZarda]

Now all we need is a buckling spring in this size and we'll finally have the ultimate keyboard.

[@tomatoboi5735]

damn your voice is so soothing. 1+ subscribed

[@kuromi8027]

What do you mean they're not useful, you can bind it as an alt+F4 shortcut and use it as a ragequit key

[@faint]

the switches look massive but when theyre in your hands its so trippy trying to figure out how big they are

[@Neekzu]

Your videos are just always so wholesome.

[@Chyrosran22]

NEEKEDITS that's the first time I've heard that adjective getting applied to my videos xD .

[@SundownMarkTwo]

You didn't put the keycaps on them! How much of a difference do they make to the sound?

[@danmar007]

I LOVE this kind of stuff. People with a sense of humour are my favourite. 🙂

[@johnstjohn4705]

They are exactly 4 times bigger in all directions, not 10 times. Just got a an orange tactile. Wish I could find a blue clicky.

[@tonyslab4839]

totally shopped. lemme ask u this, big switches or tiny hands?

[@tristan6509]

Tiny PP

[@quasistellar]

My man, I will not be satisfied without a typing video with these installed in a full kb. HARRUMPH!

[@itzkaza]

Only with these switches should you be able to type in 48 size font amirite?

[@SpikerDragon95]

this is the most random and awesome video that KZbin ever recommended me XD

[@greyareaRK1]

How tall would a person have to be to use that keyboard properly?

[@katrinarose2210]

the switches are roughly 10x bigger than normal switches, so i'd say 10x the size of the average person. The average adult male is roughly 5 ft 10 inches or 1.8 meters, multiplied by 10.. well, I think you get the idea, you would need actual Giants to use it properly lol

[@yyhsupergroovegear]

Might be the right size for some of those giant robots in Japanese anime.

[@endingmirage]

Shinji, get in the robot and type

[@rubyredlotus]

Which is 58 feet and 4 inches in case you were wondering

[@karellen00]

They are 4 times in linear size, that translates in 64 times the volume and the weight. So if the average height is 175 cm and 70 kg a person right for those switches would be 7 meters tall and weight 4500 kg. And it would have a voice similar to chyrosan22's!

[@morrislee8512]

I want to use this as enter or button to call air support so i can slam on it

[@TheRealStructurer]

After 3 years YT finally gave me this video in my feed… I want an RGB version of these switches!

[@javierhernandez1730]

i can fall asleep to this guys voice

[@Rondosu]

Why the big key switches can't fit in my keyboard?

[@thirtytwenty]

fun to mount one to your desk for a nice fidget toy.

[@pessie83]

It reminds me of that Cherry MX Switch tester that you often find at such stores for special gaming peripherals and it also looks like that famous Razer green switch tester in the form of a keychain. I don't know how else to describe it.

[@Lord_Reset]

I genuinely laughed when I heard the blue switch click!

[@matthewhall6288]

Beam Spring version plz!

[@ano_nym]

It's said that the click would create a black hole.

[@Ryan-tn8ph]

What difference does the color make? Like does it do anything

[@jamiesutherland3874]

Two years later... "Weeeeee!". Worth it.

[@Rockett.]

Wonder how they sound lubed and filmed.

[@PhroggiusPhrog]

This man's voice is simply majestic, holy shit.

[@cyberstar251]

do these keys actually work like normal keys?

[@neutrallybiassed1330]

My plan is to make that fabled 122 key BIG switch keyboard out of either brass or carbon fiber depending on wether I want to ever move the thing for the next 1000 years.

[@ricecakes5926]

Would these actually be able to work if hooked up to a circuit?

[@LaskyLabs]

So that's why they're called novel keys. Because this is a damn fine noveltee. Might buy one when I buy a keycap and switch puller from them.

[@Encysted]

I did enjoy the video. I would love to see those switches in the background, on a shelf as if they are regular size, as a forced perspective easter egg.

[@butre.]

I could see value in these for foot operated switches or control panel switches. can't imagine much use in keyboards except maybe some foot operated thing for people with no arms

[@quick_impact_23]

Where did you get these I need one of the blue switch stat

[@IgorKolar]

We once used a red, industrial, mushroom-top button for an arcade cabinet project in my student organisation... somehow...this seems weirder :D

[@ryderjackson3823]

Where can I get one of these

[@0Scoops]

finally a perfect switch for the perfect venting enter key

[@Chyrosran22]

NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN

[@josephfrye7342]

um, bigger keyboard mechanism switches I don't think there will be more room for homes is there? well, I don't think e3 building will be reopened unless this covid19 thing is slowly cleared. so why is it different than the original size keyboard mechanisms?

[@josephfrye7342]

After this hideous outbreak since 2019 2020

[@neoqueto]

COULD this have ANY practical or industrial use?

[@iProgramInCpp]

The thing where you place the keycaps looks like a Nintendo DS Lite D-Pad.

[@NortelGeek]

I think it would be cool if they made a switch that flattened the click bar into a click leaf. The sound would be way meatier and deeper. It may inch us closer to a MX compatible with a sound and feel closer to ALPS.

[@colinstu]

Big switches or just very tiny hands?

[@kuro0renji]

I wonder how much 205g0 is needed to lube those switches

[@SparksFox]

Okay, now I want a four key "Dancepad" arrangement of these so I can try to play StepMania with them!

[@yubinator7455]

is it functional i mean when you create a circuit with this switch will it work?

[@justin6581]

Yes, it is a real switch, Glarses made a keyboard with these that work.

[@zetsu2267]

i wonder how much lube it would take.

[@amok00]

it actually makes me mad that Razer didn't acknowledge NovelKeys' involvement in this

[@RockeyDAproductions]

WOW, talk about a space saving layout.

[@easteregg8699]

and following is a typingdemonstration of me typing on this ooohhhhmmm... keymonster? *CLONG CLONG CLONG....

[@bandithedoge]

can you use these as a power button tho

[@Kikker861]

Ayyy big switches. I wanted one of these.

[@patrickscott3632]

“Ok Jeff, you take w. I call dibs on spacebar!”

[@ArtyI]

Fun fact! The big switch battleship keyboard, if his number is correct, would weigh the same as TWO FORMULA ONE CARS

[@UncommonS3nse]

Are there spaces to put a giant LED?

[@6ixza1]

Wher do you get them? And the are soo cool man!

[@turito1048]

Man your voice is amazing u like Benedict

[@3229dan]

How about Novelkeys x Cherry?

[@foxkindedAggressor]

how did you do a computer voice in the start of the video&&

[@wyattcain9379]

you can honestly jump to any part of this and hear him talking about shit out of context. its so funny. but a good review non the less

[@victortan3625]

Take a look on reddrgon k605? It''s another BIG boi.

[@sax7760]

BFK BIG FUCKING KEYBOARD Nice Doom reference there Razer.

[@edpsigma445]

2:27 I didn't know my parents had big switches

[@novaenby7823]

oop

[@spinkey4842]

1:46 man that box white came in hot huh? at least he doesn't use ABS for his brakes.

[@JFK_Speedwagon]

It would be cool to CNC a housing and run cables from the keyboard to it and have a huge escape key.

[@Beanpapac15]

If I can figure out how to 3d print custom keycaps for this and how to wire it up to my pc I am so getting one. Mainly so I can slam an actual eject button when playing titanfall

[@pspboy1751]

What's the weighting and tactile bump on the big blue switch?

[@Chyrosran22]

160 g preload, 400 g b/o, 280 g actuation force, 25 or so g tactile bump.

[@influx__]

Damn I was waiting for the, 'And following is a typing demonstration of me typing on this keyboard'

[@SweepingHamster]

Do they sell PBT keycaps for those switches?

[@Chyrosran22]

Dude, if manufacturers can't even make a SPACEBAR out of PBT.... xD

[@cpt0bvius]

The only keycaps I've seen sold separately were just on massdrop recently: www.massdrop.com/buy/idea23-x-novelkeys-big-switch-keycaps

[@dhavalvyadav]

Can I buy these huge switches?

[@swordcrafted]

How much does it cost iwould like one