Hello, i am very new to the Mechanical Keyboards i always used one keyboard which is the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard over and over for like 25 years straight, i mainly play mmo games, lately my left hand top and middle finger knuckles hurt so much from bottoming out the WASD keys to move in mmos and click
ing overall to much, my question is which switches i should get ? linear or tactile? low profile or normal profile? to be easy on my hand i heard some ppl say linear will be the easiest on my finger, and some say tactile since i can stop midway no need to bottom out the key to the end, also low profile better or normal? any specific prebuilt keyboard out of the box u might recommend.
First of all, I’d suggest seeing your doctor if you not already done so.
I don’t think there is an industry consensus. Maltron who were the first in the field and still make various accessible keyboards, stuck with heavy Cherry “black” iirc. Whereas Kineses were the originators of Cherry “brown” light tactile. Clicky might be desirable if you are in a position to use a noisy keyboard.
Get switches with a low activation force and a short travel distance. Besides low profile switches, Kailh Speed or Super Speed switches might be a good choice. Either linear or tactile switches should generally fine, although think twice about any tactile switches with heavier activation force.
