Tecware Phantom L RGB TKL Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard (Red, Blue or Brown Switches) $49.95 Delivered @ AZAU

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iridiumstem on 18/01/2022 - 23:21 azau.com.au (1156 clicks)
Last edited 18/01/2022 - 23:31 by 1 other user

Brown switch
Red switch

Red switches are linear switches. They have no tactile bumps, and therefore there is no change in key feel until you hit the bottom of the key. Linear switches are said to be quieter than other switches (Tactile or clicky), but they still make a lot of noise if you press the keys hard.

Brown switches are tactile switches. They have a tactile bump that you can feel as you press past the bump on the slider, giving you a tactile feedback.

Blue switches are clicky switches. They have a mechanism inside the switch that creates a clicking noise. As a result, they are the loudest out of three.

If you want a mechanical keyboard that's quiet for office and such, these ones probably aren't what you are looking for. I personally recommend switches that have silicone dampeners in them (like Cherry MX Silent Red, Black, and more) or a decent membrane keyboard instead.

These switches are referred to as "Low Profile" switches. In terms of the height, while they are considerably shorter than the "full-size switches", compare to other low profile switches (say Kailh Choc), they are fairly tall.

Here is a review of the keyboard that goes into details about what the keyboard is like.

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  hexedhavoc on 18/01/2022 - 23:35

  good keyboard, they also have the non-TKL one on special (I use brown switch one and love it)

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    RichardF89 on 18/01/2022 - 23:46

    +1

    me too, bought end last black Friday for $30+ absolutely a steal

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  Bangers on 18/01/2022 - 23:38

  Great value keyboard. Have had mine for a year now and it's still going strong.

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  tdw on 18/01/2022 - 23:48

  +3

  +ve for the switch description as well. we were all noobs once :)

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  zjz93 on 19/01/2022 - 07:31

  Can anyone comment on the quality? How are the stabs? Personally hate wobbly keys but looking to buy this as a gift

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    iridiumstem on 19/01/2022 - 08:35

    +1

    I don't remember it to be that terrible (mine is currently packed because I am moving soon so I will have to rely on my memories), but I did get a blue one so it's bit difficult to say things about noise level. Something like Gamakay k87 was so terrible that I changed the stabiliser. This one I didn't do much about the board.

    It is still a cheap keyboard and it seems to use plate mount stabilisers. So it might not be the best.

    The review that I linked does say the rattle is minimum (go to 5:22 for the part). He knows his shit when it comes to keyboards, so I think it wouldn't be too terrible.

    Plus, the board is hot swappable, lubing the stabilisers would be a fairly easy ordeal.

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      zjz93 on 19/01/2022 - 11:43

      Thats good to hear. Should be okay for a beginner gamer. I just hate those keyboards with super hollow cases + rattly af keys. the worst combination.

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        iridiumstem on 19/01/2022 - 11:55

        This one did seem to, at least the reviewer's model, had a case form insert. The case isn't that big to begin with. I definitely didn't think the case felt hollow. Say, unlike Razer Huntsman TE, which felt so hollow that I opened the keyboard up to put some dampening materials inside.

        The stab isn't the best, but isn't the worst. It wasn't a deal breaker for me, but that might be just me. Taeha has fair bit of following and experiences in the community so I'd assume it wasn't just me, but I wouldn't know.

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  Jengel on 19/01/2022 - 09:10

  +1

  I've got this keyboard, first mechanical board for me. Brown switches were the correct choice, my wife and I love typing on it, and the switch pressure is just right. I get RSI in my left wrist from a previous injury so I paired it with a foam wrist rest that is the perfect height and almost the perfect width.
  https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/265273135335 (I believe I had a $10 voucher) This helps a lot for gaming use

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  oznik on 19/01/2022 - 11:57

  Good for the price.

  Note the blue switches use a click bar so aren't quite the same as real blues

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    iridiumstem on 19/01/2022 - 12:02

    Outemu used something called "snap spring", which is slightly different to click bars. This is a teardown on an optoelectric switch that used snap springs, it's an optoelectric switch but, the click mechanism is basically using the same principle.

    I personally dislike the click jacket design of Cherry MX Blue, click bars and snap springs are more up my alley on Cherry MX style front. At the very least, I think these use a relatively switch design on Cherry MX Style switches at a fairly cheap price.

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      oznik on 19/01/2022 - 12:05

      Problem with click bars is the switch doesn't transition from off to on as part of the click, so on my tecware you can depress a key without the click in some circumstances which is annoying, typically when moving through a document with cursors

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        iridiumstem on 19/01/2022 - 12:10

        Be very fair, that is one of the advantages that Cherry MX's click jacket design have. The clicky mechanism is involved in actuation and it needs to reset for the next key press event.

        Hysteresis, which basically stops the keys from actuating until it's been resetted, is a feature that Cherry touts, but depending on who you ask, it's a limitation (because you cannot do precisely what you are talking about).

        I personally enjoy click bars and snap springs, because I do not like the sound that Cherry MX Blue makes. Not the loudness of it, since the switches that I have are louder, but more how it sounds.

        As I kinda elluded, I think it's a fairly unique design at a cheap price. Unique doesn't necessarily mean it'd be up everyone's alley of course. Something like Clickiez cost $2 per switch, box switches will set you back 50c~56c per switch, this one, you get the full TKL board for less than $50.

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          CVonC on 28/02/2022 - 20:56

          @iridiumstem: I've got 2 kogan keyboards with outemu browns, both of them started developing missed key presses on WASD after only a few months. Wanted to swap the switches out but they're soldered on. Gonna try cleaning with dry contact cleaner if it does anything.

          Meanwhile my nearly 9 year old Logitech MX 5500 has never ever missed a beat, or key for that matter of fact. But hey it's membrane and no RGB D:

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  Hero on 21/01/2022 - 19:08

  +2

  My keyboard with the brown switches came in today.

  Wow, I can't believe how quiet these are compared to my other brown switch keyboards (Velocifire TKL71WS brown + Hyper X alloy orgins, Roccat 100 Aimo and Asus TUF K3.

  Wife tested it and fell in love with it already.

  Looks like I gotta buy another one for myself.

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    lzwdavid on 22/01/2022 - 12:30

    Same here, arrived today, using it typing this comment, so far very good.

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  irmalik on 03/02/2022 - 16:23

  arrived today. Faulty keyboard, as soon as attached to pc, random auto key presses start.. tried to two different computers. win10 and win11.

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  Sploots on 09/03/2022 - 16:04

  I ordered this last week and received it the same week. Very quick! The keyboard is great and feels sturdy; my first mechanical keyboard. I use it for work and it's got some noise but quiet enough that no one in the office has noticed.