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I'm looking to get a Ducky One 2 Mini, is it any good?

Best switches??

Also any keycaps that you guys recommend? 

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Switches are personal preference.

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A lot of people really like it so I guess it's good. Have to tried mechanical switches before? If so do you prefer linear, tactile or clicky switches?

Why do you want to switch out the keycaps? Unless you really want to change them, my suggestion is to save some money and just stick with the stock ones.

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It comes with PBT caps, which are my favourite with a really grainy feel.

As far as the main choices go, there are:

Reds: same all around feel, 45 grams of actuation force. They are called linear because there isn't any bump during in the middle of the press.

Browns: 45 grams of actuation force, but it's "tactile, meaning there's a little bump indicating when the key is activated.

Blues: same as browns but with 60 grams of actuation and a bit louder.

 

This is all personal preference from here on out:

I don't like reds. They bore me and I don't feel the mechanical part as much. However, they are considered "better" for gaming if you're looking at the few miliseconds range.

 

I like browns because of that tactile bump, and it also helps me type better because I don't need to go all the way down, just until I feel the bump, and I get the mech feeling.

 

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Another vote for Browns... Blues are very loud - beware of annoying neighbors/family members.

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I have one with the MX Silent Red.

 

The key caps are great, build quality is good, the multiple angle stand is nice to have, the RGB system is awesome if you are kind of RGB person. It's a great keyboard.

Earlier I was about to get between Vortex Pok3r and KBP V60 Type R, but ended up with Ducky One 2 Mini.

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Mx speed (silver) here , like red but with shorter actuation point .  If you use your pc for gaming only take mx red or silver, if you use to work & game , blues or browns 

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In my opinion (And many others share this opinion in the keyboard community), browns are total shit, their tactility is weak and undefined and many people describe it as a broke or scratchy red switches. 

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25 minutes ago, b emoji said:

In my opinion (And many others share this opinion in the keyboard community), browns are total shit, their tactility is weak and undefined and many people describe it as a broke or scratchy red switches. 

As a user of browns I can agree that their tactility is very weak, if tactility is one of the main requirements in a keyboard, browns is a bad choice IMO.

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