TOP 10 WORST mechanical keyboard switches of all time

Today we undertake a journey into the depths of hell. I present to you, the worst mechanical keyboard switches of all time.
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I'm Thomas and I do videos and reviews on mechanical keyboards ranging from the most sickening modern RGB gaming keyboards to vintage hardware relics, or sometimes keycaps or keyswitches ranging from Cherry MX to Alps SKCM to IBM buckling springs and anything in between.
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[@sanketower]

Hearing a person with such a calm voice swearing over mechanical switches is more pleasant than I thought.

[@schtormm]

Indeed.

[@yiepie9822]

securitycountercheck cool

[@elp4196]

Lmfao

[@galaxycupcake9258]

its like wiping ur ass with silk

[@renarsozolins7274]

He sounds like the guy from the "Postal" videogames

[@TaeKeyboards]

Absolute poetry.

[@uranezki11dabeast76]

TaeKeyboards woah

[@jordanlimantara1814]

Wow indeed, I can't believe you don't have enough subscribers, to be verified, love your work though

[@randommemes7378]

Hey! What are you doing here!

[@h4melp612]

yes

[@fakegfx2417]

Damn! What up Tae!

[@CheetoSenior]

"Jesus Roger me with a wooden spoon Christ on a Merry go round singing "What shall we do with a drunken sailor?". I can't even begin to describe how infuriatingly atrocious this blastphemous abomination of mankind is" xdddddddddddddd

[@saosenak3785]

Ok

[@flick.9689]

PERO TU KE HACEH AQUI? Joder, no sabia que eras un enfermo de los teclados custom igual que yo xd

[@SchucoCanAmGuy]

ok

[@luvxtheo]

@@flick.9689 HEY HEY CHILL

[@ZBA1023]

AS SOON AS I SCROLLED AND SAW YOUR COMMENT HE SAID THAT HOLY WHAT A TIMING

[@CosmoBubblegum]

12:05 this keyboard is so bad they named a disease after it ps: i hate it when you make a joke and people want to fucking kill eachother in the comments lmao

[@HD9S]

Corona *virus* isn't a disease it it's a *virus*

[@CosmoBubblegum]

mindedlobster mb

[@Lollitz]

@@HD9S coronavirus is the disease covid 19 is the virus

[@naper425]

LOL

[@grok6308]

Lollitz it’s the opposite you 4 year old fuck

[@mehow2059]

I see you did well in English.

[@Chyrosran22]

Yes, it was my best subject! xD

[@outtheredude]

Probably did really well in French too. ;-)

[@ssnobaby]

I’m the 1000 like

[@megido878]

@@ssnobaby i must be senile because i dont remember asking

[@bailmortem]

@@outtheredude and russian xD

[@greyareaRK1]

If Shakespeare was an engineer....

[@monsieurlemon]

WindowsEXE english pls

[@domeow2184]

@@monsieurlemon that is

[@styrofobe]

@@domeow2184 r/woooosh

[@trashmann1081]

@@styrofobe reddit moment >:^(

[@jvv1070]

lol

[@gaydubbbz8148]

Are you telling me the worst switch ever is called "corona" ? That s some pretty hefty foreshadowing right there

[@elektra81516]

yeah i know right! It's the worst beer i have ever tasted!

[@magusperde365]

@@elektra81516 its one of the less disgusting of all the cheap crap mainstream beers though. Unlike... all of them, bud, coors, etc, etc

[@SweetTodd]

@@elektra81516 Cant believe they name a beer after a viruses. what they gonna call their next beer? Scoliosis?

[@DampusOnCampus]

No. The company is called Smith Corona. They have existed for such a long time that I have a typewriter by them.

[@mohawk4759]

@@DampusOnCampusit was a joke

[@bonkyz1430]

me: *see cherry mx brown* also me: *heart attack*

[@MarksBigOlHam]

I don't use MX browns, myself, but I use GX brown in a G512 Carbon, and they are basically just like MX brown. Scratchy linears.

[@marshalravello]

@@MarksBigOlHam eyy same keyboars but i bought the gx blue one, just got it yesterday

[@y.y.5287]

@@marshalravello Got neighbor complaints for the MX Blue yet?

[@hasanilker1]

@@MarksBigOlHam tactical is better really

[@nexus8516]

@@hasanilker1 tactical keyboard lol

[@natanaeljoshua6225]

This guy is the definition of passive agressive

[@-crosby]

passive

[@-crosby]

@@Dallas867 the passive was just to highlight the lack of passive and the obscure amount of aggressive

[@Nekoooooooooify]

Passive

[@austerbutt3626]

Go to you suck at cooking that’s what you’re looking for. It’s a YT and he is the definition of passive aggressive

[@rafawillians7712]

*Active agressive. FTFY

[@ashberic]

MECHANICAL TWAT WAFFLE. I'm gonna find a setting where that insult is appropriate and I'm gonna use it and feel so proud.

[@questionmarkquestionmarkques]

i already did

[@vackummklaas9003]

Insults aren’t supposed to be apropriate

[@dadecountyaloudtoreadbooks5107]

PogU

[@commandolando901]

Eric Ashby I agree

[@RenyxGhoul]

You can use it to insult a robot or someone that is like a puppet

[@edenironworks2]

Alternate video title: Listen to this crazy Brit creatively swear at keyswitches for 14 minutes straight.

[@l9spaceglider97]

Hes dutch actually

[@faiz_tidak_bisa_terbang1470]

he's dutch

[@tekunova5984]

This guy's voice is the mechanical keyboard of voices. Holy heck.

[@🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵🈵]

If it was a switch it would be gateron clear

[@fapl985]

Ladies, beware. This man's voice may get you pregnant.

[@RetroPlus]

I'm a man and I'm pregnant

[@confuzionn4843]

@@RetroPlus That's the comment I was looking for when I clicked "View reply".

[@HoloScope]

@@confuzionn4843 That's the comment I was looking for when I clicked "view reply"

[@rArcturus]

Holo Scope That’s the comment I was looking for when I clicked “view reply”

[@andre.w328]

@@rArcturus That's the comment I was looking for when I clicked on "view reply"

[@nikkhairun5373]

starting at number 10:Cherry MX Brown mechanical keyboard community: *T R I G G E R E D*

[@ochiorbus]

nik khairun Watch again. At nr 10 are the Alps

[@erkubee]

my heart stopped at that moment

[@poiuytrewq4645]

i typed this on a mx brown board

[@Nitsuga-lb5br]

I started laughing

[@PhantmZero]

cherry switches are legit crap, though

[@achez8718]

POV: You are a switch and a guy is swearing about how ugly you are, but at the same time, its pleasant.

[@apexalex7240]

“Unspeakably evil switches” I choked on my water.

[@blus379]

Idea: Best sounding switches ever made!

[@Chyrosran22]

Blus ooh, that might be a good one! Gonna do some research to see what I can come up with.

[@dangerbob6286]

number 1: razer ornata fuck yeah

[@makisedrive3637]

number 1 *_FOLD 2000_*

[@Chyrosran22]

@HACKED It's already out! ;)

[@mercedesbenzformula1]

@Blus That is an excellent idea!

[@HisLostSheep]

"Jesus, roger me with a wooden spoon, Christ on a merry-go-round singing what should we do with the drunken sailor." Lmao...

[@clixflix610]

N o

[@daedricradio3467]

Woah i read this part as tge same type as he said it

[@theairismoist6441]

good job, you quoted a joke

[@wsketchy]

Sounds like that poem called "kid" written about robin

[@lorg9846]

12:05 now they ACTUALLY did

[@siytz.w]

Bruh when you said the mx browns, i almost cried because i just ordered a keyboard with them

[@williamwest3550]

Same I just brought a ducky one 2 mini with them and I was acc so scared

[@turtle7125]

I’m sorry for your loss

[@neebrasc7975]

I hope you cancelled

[@siytz.w]

@@neebrasc7975 as soon as it arrived at my house i didnt even open it i just burned it

[@trashmann1081]

i have a magicforce 68 with WEAK-ASS gat browns I'm swapping them for CHAD kailh box navies

[@johnsihn4520]

Beautiful swearing. But your voice is so smooth it doesn't feel like you're swearing. Irony to the maximum!

[@Chyrosran22]

You should hear me when I'm angry xD .

[@johnsihn4520]

Yep! I sure should! Hey I was just gonna ask you, but will you review the glorious modular mechanical keyboard? It's hotswappable and is only 51$ (w/ discount code) without the switches and the caps! I'm planning on buying the keyboard, lubing the stabilizers (if I need to) and putting thick black PBT caps on and some kailh box reds. Seems like a good plan??? *I love linears more than any other keyboard, even more than my Topre FC660C.

[@insertstupidserialnumberhe2727]

First few minutes: _"another ASMR guy"_ Few minutes in: _"purest of poetry, it feels like burning rage is fighting through the smoothest of rubber"_

[@czdot]

I absolutely agree with that statement. I am fully fluent in English but I feel that I have learned so much watching this video. :-)

[@Toolace]

11:17 literally sounds like hitting someone in Minecraft lmaooo

[@lunaisuppose]

Sounds nothing like it

[@kob6520]

Yeah, not the old "arf" sound. The new sound of just a bone snapping, when you fall from too high or get hit.

[@sadboee.]

@@kob6520 he said hitting SOMEONE

[@3229dan]

sounds like keyboard presses that has mitsumi miniature mechanical switches in it that the key binding here is so bad that if you press any key even slightly off-center it just gets stuck as if the sliders are set in superglue

[@EpicGamerWinXD69]

This is my first video I've ever seen of yours, and never in my life have subscribed to a channel so quickly! Keep up the great work man, this is the perfect balance of information and humor!

[@kevinfontanari]

The passion and energy you put into insulting these switches is just off the scale...

[@archiethedog4515]

Just bought a Vortex 75% Cherry MX Brown **Sees the MX Brown** **Gets triggered**

[@Mattheus368]

6 Months later. How is the feel of a cherry mx brown?

[@jo54763]

@@Mattheus368 MX Browns aren't worth it. If you want something with a straightforward press just go for linear. If you want actual tactility instead of a dirty feeling linear, go for anything else.

[@TommyFenstermacher5150]

@@jo54763 Except Alps integrated dome...

[@bongbanger42o23]

Just bought a strafe mk2 hears him talking smack on cherry mx red "RREEEEEEeEEEEEEe"

[@jo54763]

@@bongbanger42o23 That's because comparing Cherry reds to a good smooth linear is like comparing a backup tire to a good tire. Yes, reds will work and will do just fine... but you're in for a hell of a better time with a nicer switch.

[@Mystxry]

anyone know what keyboard is being shown on #5? (6:19) or what keycap design that is?

[@tradix3570]

11:23 Happens with my cherry MX Browns on some keys when i press slightly off center it just gets hard and "sticks".. Any solution to it? It's really annoying.

[@lollandster]

Entertaining use of adjectives in this video.

[@stornerr]

”Like a fart in a poop hurricane.”

[@retrobit5601]

“Cum guzzling jizz muffins”

[@co3476]

this is a horror film

[@Chyrosran22]

I had considered adding flashes of lighting, gargoyle statue backdrops, and maniacal laughter in the background.

[@gabrieltrane9046]

Chyrosran22 And ghouls.

[@Blackchucks101]

Hey guys, I'm looking to replace my Outemu blue switches on my coolermaster Ck350 keyboard for literally any other keys but I am new to the keyboard customising so is there something i should beware of? like will certain switches not fit in my keyboard? or? Any advice helps, thanks!

[@Lazullien]

1:05 almost had a heart attack

[@Yunexo]

Lmao

[@notanetcher]

same

[@domainlol4153]

When I heard the springs at 4:57 I immediately got heartburn. Yes, this actually happened.

[@CaveyMoth]

I would like to introduce you to my G613.

[@doodlenort7626]

This guy should get a world record for the most admiring vocabulary in the world

[@zkeq8404]

Ikkkk

[@zkeq8404]

And wanna 1v1 in fortnite?

[@arthurfong3535]

69

[@michaelmarchetti8902]

Cr1t1kal already holds that title

[@maybeoptify]

@@zkeq8404 bro no one plays fortnite anymore

[@commandolando901]

This dudes voice and the fact that he’s cursing makes me wanna do a video with him just to have the voice comparison

[@minero2743]

Welcome back to "The hidden gems of YT recommended vids"

[@rebpipes816]

I have never commented on a KZbin video before, but this just takes the cake. While it is generally accepted that vulgarity is a subpar rhetorical method, your contributions to the lexicon of obscenities here made me laugh so hard I have watched it five times already. I always enjoy your content, and it may interest you to know that one of your videos is the reason I have a screw - modded 1391401 on my desk.

[@Chyrosran22]

REB Pipes thank you, and... noice!

[@atachankamain2390]

r/iamverysmart

[@TriggerStand]

ur talking so lomytariritamykäasolololopofomitic.

[@jmrq]

Your English word choice is just like the first question of the Korean English SAT test.

[@LittleWhole]

I like being idiosyncratically dumb Lmao

[@Aelith766]

That Mx-Brown had me laughing. But I personally do not care how awful 1-3 are. Cherry MY are the bane of my existence. When you try getting any vintage boards in germany, you’re nearly only gonna find cherry boards. And when you realise that 90% of them are using MY switches you just give up.

[@Chyrosran22]

I found a batch of 34 Cherry MY boards (all G80-8000s, like in this video; this one was the best one in the batch) once. Took them all home. Salvaged the caps (infilled POM!), kept this one, and brought everything else back. Holy fuckballs, what a cluster bomb of awfulness.

[@aklimaron7398]

@@Chyrosran22 I thought MX silent were supposed to be good. I just got my first mechanical (Redragon Yama with Outemu purple) and they are kinda loud for me (though im slowly getting accustomed), but as i built the rest of my pc to be silent, it seems like a waste to not have a silent keyboard. So do you have any silent keyboard or switches to recommend ? Maybe ones with a shorter travel distance. I got this one as it has a volume wheel and i feel that should be something mandatory in every keyboard. Also, programmable rgb would be fine (i like individual keys to light when pressed). The worse thing about it is that after a week of it, the keyboard at work ive been using for years without problem started feeling bad.

[@Chyrosran22]

@@aklimaron7398 I've done a Top X most silent switches video ;) .

[@aklimaron7398]

@@Chyrosran22 Oh yea, i saw it, the silicone one looking really sexy :D Is there a tactile one with low/mid actuation distance you would personally recommend ? or maybe even linear. Do you have an opinion on the outemu purple? its the first and only mechanical ive used so im not sure how it compares to others (also in my country there arent stores to test switches).

[@TommyFenstermacher5150]

@@aklimaron7398 Outemu Ice V2 Purple isn't too bad from what I've heard. Zilents may be a good choice, or Healios if you want a linear switch. I know I'm not Chyros, but this is what I've heard.

[@JoeBeanBob]

"so at number 10 we have cherry mx brown" you *NEARLY* got me there

[@c9h5]

lol I have cherry MX browns and I was like" well fuck this". But jk

[@ashflexum2005]

I love how this man is cursing out key switches. It's such a specific thing to be passionate about that I could wierdly relate to it.

[@AGuyInShades]

"vanishes like a fart in a poop hurricane" Poetry at it's finest

[@koicflakesykh4658]

11:20 ARRGH JESUS!

[@dextromane8463]

Koicflakes ykH im calling the police!

[@jettoscranda]

Love your channel and your creative adjectives and nouns, perfect! Subbed XD

[@looboo.]

I love his calm voice and his super creative insults. Subbed for sure

[@kostandinatgjergji9360]

6:24 “Fixed to the grid like some mechanical twat waffle” - Chyrosran22 2018

[@Napalm_Candy]

The "cunt puddle" that followed not long after is also amazing!

[@xhivo97]

Warning: DO NOT WATCH THE VIDEO WHILE EATING

[@KofolaDealer]

@@vdn2468 Because the colorful language in this video is fucking hilarious

[@awp47studios65]

IM EATING!!!

[@TommyFenstermacher5150]

WANING*

[@juleswinnfield1437]

AWP47 STUDIOS YOU’RE EATING?!!

[@anthonyyu2722]

OR DRINKING WHILE EATING

[@somerandomdude6977]

This guys voice is one of those you could listen to for hours on end and never get bored

[@VIPPooHz]

Anyone know about the KRGD switches which are supposed to be clones of MX cherry? Can't find much on the internet but I wanna know how they compare to the MXcherry, especially the browns. :)

[@RBLevin]

I'm nominating this script for an Academy Award in the category of "Best Comedy Writing." LMFAO.

[@Chyrosran22]

xD

[@GCar445]

This is the first video I've seen from this channel and I have to say, your videos are excellent! The narration is superb, the camera shots are amazing and detailed and I like the fact that you are not afraid of voicing your opinions.

[@2averagecanadianscanada375]

Pov: your my school looking for what switches they should get for their 1980 keyboards

[@brendank5413]

This is way more entertaining than it deserves to be. Well done.

[@NoEntertainment]

It's the best part of every one of your videos, multiplied by ten and kicked up a notch. Awesome video.

[@Chyrosran22]

Thanks mate :) .

[@nozonerd]

I feel like that Cherry MX Brown leg-pull was a low-key dishonorable mention

[@brainandforce]

*dishonorable mention

[@nozonerd]

Edited. That's one less word crime in the world. Thanks.

[@buster7618]

I love browns haha

[@buster7618]

I now hate browns.

[@John-bn7ux]

@buster why do you browns now

[@KwonJi-won]

Do you know any mx style optical keyboards

[@tachanka9868]

What are the key caps at 2:40?

[@devjock]

Not gonna lie, the Cherry My footage had me instinctively stiffen up my upper lip. What the actual fuck, that binding. HOW? edit; OMG Meatsumo NUUU. Neck going back from monitor. edit2: Your way with words is better than Gary.

[@titaniumwaffle4304]

I have had the extreme displeasure of typing on Smith Corona leaf springs myself fortunately it was only for a period of 15 minutes but my testicles still with recoiled into my gullet at the mere memory of using these switches over 5 years ago

[@paulunga]

This makes me feel much better about my Cherry MX Browns. Also, not knowing what "scratchy" or "grainy" means in the context of a keyboard. I think this what people who are fine with pack-in earbuds must feel like. Ignorance really IS bliss.

[@spell105]

Hey bud, don't worry too much about all the memes on MX Sand. I own over 20 keyboards, including an IBM Model F and a board with Holy Pandas, which many consider the ultimate tactile switch; yet my favorite keyboard and daily driver is a Filco Majestouch 3 with MX Browns. We memes on MX Browns because we love it. For many of us it was the entrypoint into the hobby, but many find a switch more to their preference. Personally it's my 2nd favorite switch after Topre; but Topre boards are hideous and I do like some aesthetic quality, so MX Browns will do. :)

[@1hc337]

So where can i buy these switches?

[@bbbb-mj7hd]

Suggestion: maybe a list of best/worst switches that are currently in production/available? Maybe also allow for modded switches in that list. I absolutely enjoy videos about vintage stuff, but would be nice to also hear thoughts about modern alternatives.

[@hungvhoang]

I laughed my ass off when you kicked it off with Cherry Browns

[@superslayer0456]

Are the gateron optical yellow good?

[@Jayden-tq6to]

What is that translucent stemmed cherry switch?

[@howard81]

I had two externally identical Chicony KB-5161 keyboards, one had Blue Alps and the later one had Mitsumi Miniature. Talk about heaven and hell! The Mitsumi board is very worn and feels like it is full of sand.

[@Chyrosran22]

Wow, that's quite some contrast xD .

[@FluffyDragonKitten]

Comic sans in the thumbnail is a nice touch ;)

[@Chyrosran22]

Haha, glad someone noticed xD .

[@hadaze6365]

i don’t see it

[@MikkoRantalainen]

That was funny. Maybe you should do a video of top 10 best non-mechanical keyboards sometime?

[@Floodbait_117]

What about the gl clicky switchs? How are they

[@PrueferAuge]

I have no idea about switches. I have never heard of this channel. Yet, I love this vid. gz

[@karellen00]

You didn't even try to push a single button on the smith-corona! It seems almost impossible to me that it can be even worse than the "clicky" cherry MY at 8:34 or mitsumi when pressed even slightly off center, or even to what you refer as "solid state switches" (futaba ML)!

[@Chyrosran22]

Watch the review of the Smith-Corona. Never touching that thing again xD .

[@colindragan9352]

Chyrosran channels his inner Angry Mechnaical Keyboard Nerd

[@yeti4269]

I subscribed just for the narration. I wish my voice had a deep clarity like that

[@snowhusk]

Wow, you sound like an older brother of Internet Historian! Not sure how this got into my recommended feed, but I'm sure glad it did

[@gabiballetje]

I love how subtle and positive he is. Love the inventive cursing. 'Lobotomized thundercunt' was a favorite.

[@beerhamster]

Second video of yours I’ve ever seen. That first swear the laser made me spit my drink. Glorious

[@xx-ph5ml]

KZbin has been recommending me some hidden gems channel like yours and dank pods. Subbed

[@phrog1486]

I love your voice tell me a bedtime story with cursing plaease

[@questionmarkquestionmarkques]

i just had the greatest dream a few minutes ago because of this comment

[@sockthesock410]

When you almost started at cherry mx brown I nearly had a heart attack

[@Sortsylic]

Just subscribed. Quality content, really niche

[@orenj8460]

Hearing this dude's voice and his commentary is just hilarious it goes together so well

[@Vintodrimmer]

You got me with №10.

[@Chyrosran22]

;D

[@spigotsandcogs]

I never thought I'd hear Lovecraftian descriptions for keyboards.

[@volvu490]

I seriously got really dizzy when I head the second worse switch ngl, thanks for suffering all this pain for content !

[@user-fe7bo5mm1o]

this is probably the funniest yet the most relaxing video I've watched

[@mcooper2505]

Well Mr Ran what can i say.......this was totally fucking awesome i nearly broke 3 ribs laughing. When it comes to imaginative insults you stand a God amongst men. Right from the get go this was just one brilliantly funny moment after another and i suppose to keep the nerds happy it was informative lol. If you think i'm starting to sound like a bit of a fan boy then you'd be right, you're the main reason after over 30 yrs of computer use i started to take a real interest in keyboards your passionate, entertaining and often very funny ,oh not to mention very informative (gotta keep the nerds happy)videos have kept me enthralled for months and i now wait impatiently for each new adventure into keyboard land .Of course underlying this is the fact that you are incredibly knowledgeable about your obviously obsessive hobby a fact the members of the keyboard community i'm sure would not dispute .If i've said this before ignore it i'm old and starting to ramble i've watched your videos on more than one occasion and can never remember if i've commented or not ,you'd think i'd have the sense to check ha ha.

[@Chyrosran22]

Haha cheers mate :) .

[@KrishnaDraws]

Watched it for the analysis, stayed for the swearing. Love it!

[@AA-wg8dl]

I hardly know anything about different key switches but this was very enjoyable to watch lmao

[@h2rv]

4 years later and still the best video on the internet

[@thiagodeandradeneves4585]

I barely care about the switches anymore, I'm here for the swearin.

[@brycesnell6071]

You need a part two of this. Terrible scratchy switches improved by lube. Or maybe your top 10 keyboard mods

[@Chyrosran22]

I don't have 10 keyboard mods, and lube is expensive! xD

[@RBLevin]

Along those lines, a worst non-mech of all time would be in order.

[@josephfrye7342]

I want to give you heads up that apple computer made some new mechanic mistakes which introduced that butterfly mechanism on each MacBook pro slim and thin designs or magic keyboards. but to be on the safe side I might check if we should stick with Original scissor mechanism keyboards.

[@Chippy621]

When you started off with cherry mx brown I said what how and then you changed and I liked your video

[@xzzdm]

Gordon Ramsay probably watched your video in order to learn advanced vocabularies and artful ways to curse! Genius!

[@theodoro89]

I've tried No7 (Amstrad) and I couldn't type without getting goosebumps. If I haven't tried that switch I would say you were exaggerating with your commentary, but now I believe you.

[@Chyrosran22]

Yes, their awfulness is truly staggering xD .

[@T1MAGEDDON]

i have 0 interest on keyboards, yet i just can't stop watching this guy's videos

[@alexanderm.9566]

I think you broke KZbin's auto caption machine. It gave a lot of blank text emoji [__] Well done, Sir! Well done!

[@burnttamale]

When I heard how the cherry my switch sounded I almost died inside.

[@user-pt8xx8bp8u]

the bass in this guy's voice reverberates in my skull (in a good way)

[@jay-tbl]

have you tried the nintendo brand one

[@morninaftergamin]

I got knowledge from something I didn’t even know I needed, thank you!