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Ekarostoday at 7:36 PM1 replyview on HN

Bought first board with swappable switches this month. And bit later about 70 different samples from Ali. Just the cheer quantity of that number is crazy to me.

Have to figure out if there is anything there when they arrive. But I think that is not even inclusive of some more expensive chinese brands.

Still, it is another interesting example how something can end up standard. That is the pin layout and the stem for keycap.


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jsheardtoday at 7:38 PM

> Just the cheer quantity of that number is crazy to me.

The count is a bit inflated because different colorways of the same design by the same manufacturer are often sold as "different" switches, but even if you filter those duplicates out there's still a ton of distinct ones out there.