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Stick with k70 red switches or not?

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I got the rgb k70 cherry mx red keyboard around January and I just have a hard time typing on it. Especially if I'm in the middle of a game where I need to type a quick message, I get so sooo many typos.

 

So my question is, should I try to get used to my red switches? Or should I sell it and swap it out for maybe brown switches? I've been researching the k70 cherry brown switches but I'm still not sure what to do. 

If I could trade my current reds for browns I would do it in an instant, but I feel like I'm going to lose a little money if I decide to go the swapping route.

 

 

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I love Cherry MX Blues, I just switched to them from a K70 Vengeance with red switches. They help with typos a lot because the switches are heavier and harder to hit on accident

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When I moved to K70 with blue switches, I noticed an improvement in typing accuracy and speed.  I feel I have more control of my system with blues.  The combination of tactile and audible feedback makes a big difference.

 

One thing to note, the blues felt weird for gaming.  I'm not sure how to describe it...  Quick taps on keys for subtle in-game movements need to be more deliberate.  It took me a few weeks to get used to it for gaming, but I loved it immediately for typing.  

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when i moved to a k70 cherry mx reds from a membrane, i had ALOT of typos, you'll get used to it after a while. even now i still get typos ingame.

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