• Lucien [he/him]@mander.xyz
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    4 months ago

    How do Alps compare to Box? I’ve been wanting to get some Box Jades, but I really am just trying to replicate buckling springs, too. May just skip all that and go for a Unicomp.

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      4 months ago

      Yeah if you really want buckling just get them, nothing else is exactly the same.

      I used to default to box jades but switched to a stiffer click bar from Spirt as my default but now I prefer clickies. I am not sure if you can still get the bars from Spirt as its been a minute since I last ordered from them and I know they had a few issues with fulfillment.

      I find box switches with the click bars at the stiffer end to be a more sharp tactile bump than alps and louder, more tactile than anything under the ambers, which they are about the same as. If thats what you are after they are a decent choice but I prefer clickies as I mentioned. Neither are exactly the same as the alps switches and I prefer the sound of the alps, although they can be scratchy.

    • Skydancer@pawb.social
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      2 months ago

      Ypu’re not going to beat Unicomp or New Model F, but if you go for box I went with the Box Navy rather than Jade after looking at the force curves and was happy with the results.