DROP Halo Clear Mechanical Keyboard Switches - Plate Mounted, Tactile, 65g, Cherry MX Style, Quiet Switches, by Kailh (Halo Clear, 90 PCS)

Installed in a Glorious GMMK TKL hotswappable keyboard. As someone who has only used MX Browns and MX Silents in the past, these were a major step up in keyfeel and sound.To get the negatives out of the way first, (at least in this specific chassis) these switches have spring ping. Like, A LOT of it. A whimsical, absurd amount of it. Also, the tactile bump has the slightest hint of scratch to it, but a simple lube job would fix this and then some.These are more tactile than, say MX Browns. The tactility is definitely noticeable, but not over the top or too alien-feeling or anything like that. It's the exact kind of tactile feedback that I've been looking for, granted they can definitely benefit from being lubed, as I already said.Besides the stated pinginess, these switches have the potential to sound beautiful. Stock, mounted in an unmodded GMMK, they have a slight thocc factor, but they are a little bit higher than I would want.A unique (I think?) feature that these switches have is that the top housing has a light pipe kind of protrusion that sticks down through the bottom housing, to better carry up the light from those LEDs that sit flat on the PCB. For the RGB fanatics out there, this is a fantastic feature. BUT this makes these switches incompatible with the LEDs that pop up through the switch.Overall, after the first day of use, I love these switches and am excited to use them more. The 78g bottom out weight feels perfect for typing, but it is a bit stiff when it comes to gaming. I will probably spring-swap and lube these switches. But stock, as they are, they're an excellent starting point.Also, they make Holy Pandas. If you want those.

These are some of the nicest tactile switches you can get right now. Feel pretty smooth stock, although there's a bit of spring ping and scratchiness on the downstroke, so it's worth it to lube these. Tactility is very nice and strong, a bit more rounded than I was expecting but still very nice. Switches also sound great when lubed, very thock-y sound. They are on the heavier side, so I would be wary about purchasing these for gaming, even the Halo Clears. If they weren't an extra $10 on Amazon rather than Drop, these would be a must buy. Overall, very nice tactile switches with a good sound, just make sure to lube them.

For my first mech build I grabbed this Halo Trues because they would come quickly and I could build my keyboard while I decide what switch I actually wanted. Little did I know I'd end up keeping the Halo Trues for now. The switch has an immediately tactile bump with no pre-travel. This gave me the sensation of a full key press preventing a bottom out and in the end resulted in a quieter office and improving my overall typing habits. If I could change one this about the switch it would maybe be aesthetics. While you can't see a key switch except during install it would be nice to have something to show off that isn't a fleshtone color stem in a boring clear housing.Overall if you are looking for a moderately weighted switch with nice, immediate tactile bump the Halo true is a good switch. They are also inline price wise with all the other more premium switches out there.

Nice round feel. Sound resonates well in my polymer case with a similar but unique sound profile from each key. Overall experience feels like quality.Purchased these as a first time tactile switch user coming form a long history of linear switches. At first I was surprised by how heavy the press seemed to feel but after a little use I stopped noticing the effort I was using to press each key. Now looking back, I have a hard time seeing myself going back.Lubed with Krytox 205g0, Used in Iqunix OG80

My Drop Alt (high profile) came with Cherry MX Blues, so I was really accustomed to a very loud, light tactile switch. The Halo Trues almost feel linear compared to MX Blues. Way smoother and quieter. The spring is also heavier and really helps from bottoming out. The heavier spring also helps from accidental key strokes while typing and gives a very satisfying THOCK. Halo Trues came un-lubed and there is definitely a spring ping so a little krytox will go a long way.Now the real reason most people get these is to make HOLY PANDAS. all you need is a housing and spring from the yok trash panda and the stem from the halo trues. will be making mine soon.

I wanted the keyboard to match the force of an old Apple's A1048 keyboard. So I measured the actual actuation force on it to be around 65-70 grams. I found these switches to best imitate that old keyboard I'm so used to!

To begin, these switches are made to mimic the tactility which Topre provides. While sure, the tactile event is reminiscent of Topre the weighting of the switch is what totally kills its feel.Starting with the good, the switch provides a nice tactile bump which is far superior to that of the MX brown and clear. The stem is decently smooth and improves with lube. The bottom out for this switch is very thocky and resonant. RGB shines nicely through these switches.Now with the not so good....Topre is a switch which provides a pronounced bump at reasonable actuation forces: 45g and 55g. Halo clears being a 60g actuation with a 78g bottom out force makes it very tiring to type on. I am a person who likes to bottom out as they type, especially coming from Topre which has a very satisfying bottom out sound and feel to compliment its tactility.When I type on Halo Clears, its a very forceful and tiring experience for me as I am attempting to bottom out but am circumvented by the spring force alone. Which is a shame, because Halo Clears do have a nice bottom out sound.The housing of the switch is not the tightest, so films are necessary if you wish to perfect this switch's sound. You'll also want to consider lubing the springs as the switch will ping fairly loudly.A notable modification that you could make is to spring swap to a much lighter spring, similar to the Ergo Clear. Once you do so, you have a much more tactile switch and a switch you can bottom out with.

Reemplazaron los Gateron Brown originales de un teclado Womier K98. Los Brown son táctiles y tienen buena sensación. Los Halo Clear son visualmente geniales, ya que son blancos y transparentes, lo que facilita que el color se difumine muy bien en el teclado, sin que se vea el LED directamente a través del switch, pero dejando que todo el switch se ilumine.Son bastante duros, pero no llegan a la sensación de un Cherry Black. Siguen siendo táctiles, por lo que la sensación de "bump" es agradable.

The media could not be loaded.  Using these on my Womier K87 with DROP Artifact keycaps. They have an interesting feel, not sure how to explain it but it's drastically different from your average tactile switch. If you're coming from switches like Gateron browns, these are much, much heavier, and are really hard to bottom out which I personally like. They also have a deeper sound than Gaterons. Although they are heavier, light typing is still quite easy on these as they're quite responsive. Packaging is awesome with a sleek minimalistic box and switches on plastic sliders. Stock switches can be a little scratchy, definitely recommend lubing these. Zero issues with any of these switches in terms of functionality. All in all I'm really happy with these.

Harvest the stems for a frankenswitch, but for the price there are MUCH better switches available if you are just looking to use out of the box e.g. white jades, u4ts, kiwis.

I bought these to make my first custom compact gaming keyboard, they are awesome quality switches! You can feel the difference between a keyboard with standard factory switches and a custom keyboard with good quality switches. These switches do require quite some force to click and even though it may not be noticeable at first, if you were used to cherry mx switches for example that require 45g of force, these switches which require 65g of force with a 100g bottom out, MIGHT fatigue your fingers at first, especially if you play FPS type games. Other than that, I would recommend them 100%

I love how these feel, I don't know keycap technical terms but I will try to explain how they feel regardless.It's like if you wanted to type lightly you are encouraged by the switch itself to do so. If you were to try to linger and bottom out your finger you feel a decent amount of resistance. So you can be rest assured when typing lightly or fast that your hitting the key without having to bury your fingers down on them.