Some keys also are scratchier than others indicating quality inconsistency. THE BAD POINTS: Off-center keypresses still present noticeable amounts of scratchiness. However, more expensive linear switches such as the NovelKeys Cream and Gateron Black Ink are far smoother. THE GOOD POINTS: These are smoother than any modern Cherry switch, without a doubt. Here’s the video review if you prefer watching content: But, as with any switch, there is more to it than just its raw value. It’s common to find these for less than $3.00 for 10 switches Cherry switches cost between $4.00 – $4.50 for the same quantity. From the get-go, these were made to compete with more expensive Cherry switches. Ultra smooth stem, silky smooth housing, satisfying spring sturdiness, and excellent lubing capability, making it a solid linear switch.Linear | 4.0mm Travel | 60g Acuation | Plate Mount If you're in the market for one of, if not the smoothest, linear, MX-style switch on the market for under $1 per switch, you cannot go wrong with the Ink Black. The Tealios on the other hand has a fairly hollow spring which is susceptible to pinging. GATERON BLACK INK FULLThe spring feels robust and full which gives the Ink Black an ultra satisfying keypress travel. The Ink Black is smooth in every regard and the spring is really high quality. In fact, since using the Ink Blacks, they've become my top 2 linear switch next to the Tealios who edges it out as a close winner. However, I am confident that expending a bit more for the Ink Blacks will work in everybody who is considering a linear switch's favor, as the smoothness - once again, even at stock and unlubed - is rivalled only by the most elite switches such as the Tealios V2 and the Vintage Black - and those go for $1+ per switch each for what I can perceive having using Tealios V2 extensively as minimal improvement. In my time scouting the switch market, I can find Ink Blacks for around $0.75-$0.80 a switch, which is fairly expensive considering the other offerings on the market, such as regular Gaterons, which can retail for as low as $0.30 a switch. Again, not that the Ink Black needed that in the first place, regardless. I did heavily lube my switch, but it did not interfere with the travel, actuation, upstroke, return, or keypress of the switch in any way, and I prefer heavily lubing my linears as it ensures 100% smoothness. With that being said, I still lubed my Gateron Ink Blacks with Tribosys 3204 as I felt that it didn't require thick lube like Krytox 205g0, and it made it even smoother. The Gateron Ink Black is super smooth even without lube. It's a fantastic switch at stock, and is probably one of three switches that I'd consider using stock, next to the Tealios V2 and the NovelKeys Cream. I personally like to use my linear switches lubed, but the Gateron Ink Black is one of those switches that doesn't require that treatment to be a smooth switch. My personal preferred weight for linear switches is anywhere between 62g to 67g so the 60g of actuation force is very welcome. The Ink Black is a fairly medium-weighted switch, requiring 60g of force to actuate and 70g of force to completely bottom out. The Gateron Ink Black is essentially a Gateron Black with a transparent, smoky housing and a black stem, and is highly regarded as one of, if not the most smooth MX-style switch on the market, rivaling that of Zeal's Tealios V2, and the Vintage Black.
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