Hi all, I have a quick and possibly very simple question. I have a keychron V6 with red switches being delivered to me tomorrow. I just want to know what switches and keycaps will fit this keyboard? This is my very first mechanical/swappable keyboard and I know nothing about it. I want to try other switches, mainly brown, blue and yellow. Also want to have a different look keycaps every now and then. I’ve searched on their site, but I had no idea which ones to choose. lol Thanks in advance.

  • Zorind@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Once you find a style of switch that you like, I’ve gotten some from https://drop.com when they were on sale for a decent price.

    I’ve also had success with switches from https://kono.store

    I think usually you can find switches usually sold in groups of 10, 35, or 70 depending on where you get them, and the price per switch can vary pretty heavily, anywhere from like 50¢ per switch to a couple dollars per switch.

    I would highly recommend sampling a switch style or exact switch if possible before buying, though I have bought switches without doing that (after watching YouTube videos on them) and been mostly happy.

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      1 year ago

      Thank you. Do they charge for shipping? I noticed a lot of these sites charge a lot for shipping (almost the same price as the switches themselves sometimes lol). The issue with the sampling or a tester is that switches sound different on different keyboards(And I have not seen a single video about the V6), and I’m not sure if there are sites that just let you sample their stuff, are there? Oh boy, it already sounds like a long journey until I have a solid understanding of all of this. lol