Red or brown switches

[mabcc54]

Question about mechanical keyboards: I’ve always used membrane keyboards but have decided to purchase a mechanical keyboard. There’s currently no way for me to physically test keyboards ( Ontario lockdown) and I’ve narrowed it down to red or brown switches. Given the choice, what do you prefer? 
 

also looking at a mouse, leaning towards the steel series apex 7 + rival 3 or Hyperx Haste + origins alloy. Any feedback would be great, TIA 

[jaslion]

Honestly the switches are just as different as every keyboard that uses them. Only difference is that in general the browns are louder and harder to click than the reds but this again is up to the keyboard itself as it would not be the first time it would be totally the opposite.

[geo3]

1 hour ago, jaslion said:

Only difference is that in general the browns are louder and harder to click than the reds

This is not even remotely accurate. 

[jaslion]

9 minutes ago, geo3 said:

This is not even remotely accurate. 

Reds are meant to have little resistance and be a linear press and browns are tactile switches with slightly greater resistance. So I don't see why my simplification is wrong here?

[ParrotPal]

2 hours ago, mabcc54 said:

Question about mechanical keyboards: I’ve always used membrane keyboards but have decided to purchase a mechanical keyboard. There’s currently no way for me to physically test keyboards ( Ontario lockdown) and I’ve narrowed it down to red or brown switches. Given the choice, what do you prefer? 
 

also looking at a mouse, leaning towards the steel series apex 7 + rival 3 or Hyperx Haste + origins alloy. Any feedback would be great, TIA 

Red switches and the apex 7 is a keyboard btw so the rival

 

[kelvinhall05]

5 hours ago, jaslion said:

Reds are meant to have little resistance and be a linear press and browns are tactile switches with slightly greater resistance. So I don't see why my simplification is wrong here?

The tactile bump is so negligible that browns are basically just scratchier reds. Spring weight is the same and they are definitely not louder.

[geo3]

5 hours ago, jaslion said:

Reds are meant to have little resistance and be a linear press and browns are tactile switches with slightly greater resistance. So I don't see why my simplification is wrong here?

No, they're the same weight. And browns are not louder, that's  just a matter of how you type. The only difference is one is linear and the other is tactile. 

[jaslion]

59 minutes ago, geo3 said:

No, they're the same weight. And browns are not louder, that's  just a matter of how you type. The only difference is one is linear and the other is tactile. 

They're not? The official spec says they are not the same. Like this information is literally their official spec sheet.

[Dr0y]

red and brown are juste so general ... there's a big difference in brown switches feeling from one maker to the other ... cherry mx brown feels like scratchy reds (awful), kailh brown actually feels tactile and heavier than cherry brown ... so just saying red vs brown doesn't mean much in the start, you have to state the brand of the switches too at least.