Datacomp switch
Datacomp switches are a family of Alps clone keyswitches produced by Datacomp. They are first known to have appeared in keyboards in 2018, but appear to have been in development several years prior and have been acknowledged on Datacomp's website since at least 2016.[1] They are said to be the result of overhauling the tooling for the Alps SKBL/SKBM series, which Datacomp acquired from Forward Electronics after it had worn out. [2] This means that the housing has the two large tabs normally associated with genuine Alps switches, rather than typical four-tab clone switches. It has also been alleged that a mistake was made in the retool, resulting in the switches being incompatible with normal Alps mount keycaps.
Variants
Three variants are produced, according to Datacomp's website; a linear variant with a red slider, a "tactile" (probably actually clicky) variant with a blue slider and a "silent tactile" (tactile, non-clicky) variant with a brown slider.[3][4][5] These colour choices appear to be designed to correspond to Cherry MX switches and should not be taken to indicate that these switches are intended to imitate existing Alps designs in these colours. All variants are listed as having a total travel of 3.5mm and a lifetime of 20 million cycles.
| Colour | Type | Actuation force |
|---|---|---|
| Red | Linear | 55 gf |
| Blue | Clicky | 60 gf |
| Brown | Tactile | 60 gf |
Keyboards
- Clevy Keyboard (Brown)[6]
- Modern Datacomp DFK191[1]
- Modern Datacomp DFK2020[7]
- Some KB Paradise V60[8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Datacomp - Product listing for the Datacomp DFK191 - Archived 31 July 2016
- ↑ Deskthority - New Datacomp Alps
- ↑ Datacomp - Product listing for the red Datacomp switch
- ↑ Datacomp - Product listing for the blue Datacomp switch
- ↑ Datacomp - Product listing for the brown Datacomp switch
- ↑ Reddit - Alps SKBM Dark Brown? Posted 2022-08-21.
- ↑ Datacomp - Product listing for the Datacomp DFK2020
- ↑ Deskthority - KBP V60 Datacomp Brown Alps
- ↑ MechanicalKeyboards.com - KBParadise V60 Vintage 60% Mechanical Keyboard (Datacomp switches, as well as Xiang Min KSB, erroneously listed as "ALPS")
