ZugGearDUROCK Linear Switches 67g Aqua Teal Switch with Smooth Creamy Green Stem Pre-Lubed L2 Linear Mechanical Switch (DUROCK L2 Smokey, 20pcs)

These were the switches I got for my first custom build and I have absolutely no regrets.These switches come in small boxes which contain a ziplock bag that holds the switches. Of the three packs I bought, no switch had crooked pins which is good. I can tell that Durock had cared about how they would package these switches.Stock, these are already smoother than any Cherry MX or Kailh offerings. I actually used these for a while without lubing them and it was a pretty stellar experience. The keyboard was a Tokyo60 for anyone wondering.Of course, what probably contributes to this stock experience is the factory lube, which looks to be a very thin application of a non-viscous lube. Because of how thin the lube is, you can lube right over the factory lube without any negative effects.When my krytox 205g0 came in the mail, I took my switches out and lubed them. What a world changer.What I thought was a smooth experience had now been overwritten by what feels like absolutely no friction. In fact, the switches felt lighter because of how smooth they became after lubing them, and their sound had become more resonant (as is the effect of lube on switches).Another thing to point out is that the housing for these switches are very, very tight. While Durock does make films, these switches would not need them. I had bought some Durock films and found while you can put them on these switches, they do very little in affecting the sound of them.For anyone who loves their linears and wants to take them to another level, have a look at these.

Just to be clear, since there are so many different options on this page, I'm reviewing the ZugGear DUROCK Linear Switches L3 Creamy Pink Switch 65g with the clear housings since those are the ones that I purchased. I recently got a Royal Kludge S98 keyboard, and while I love the overall construction and feature set of that keyboard I wasn't the biggest fan of the 40g linear switches since I have big hands and fat fingers. I ordered 5 sets of 20 here, trusting that I would get 98 good ones out of the 100 being shipped, and I ended up getting 100 usable switches sent to me. Some of them did have slightly bent pins, but nothing that took more than 2 seconds of careful prying to get it back in place so I could insert it into my keyboard.For actual use, the sound of this switch is just slightly deeper than the stock viridian linears that Royal Kludge included in the S98, but the overall "creamy" sound is still there. The S98 has south-facing RGB, and since the included viridian linears aren't clear the RGB light gets mostly blocked by the housing of the switch. The clear housings from these Durock switches make it so that the RGB has an easier time spreading light in every direction, meaning that you can turn down your brightness for the same amount of light and get a little more longevity out of your battery. It also makes the overall effect much nicer, having the light spread in every direction, so it's definitely recommended to swap out to clear housings if your board has RGB and it's not a serious chore to do so.The factory lubing on these honestly seems really good, and it's so nice not having to spend several hours taking my switches apart and lubing them all individually. This hobby has really come a long way over the past year or two.If you want some really nice linear switches that require a bit more force to get going, and that have a clear body to help show off your per-key RGB lighting, these are a very solid option that I highly recommend. Get them.

I bought these as a newbie trying to mod a keyboard. They’re very nice for a first timer. I will say some of the prongs were bent which is why it’s 4 stars. But other than that the sound is perfect and “creamy”

This is a very smooth switch and I found no need to lubricate any them. I bought a bunch of different durok and various other switches and installed one kind on each row using the glorious full key hot swappable keyboard. I customized the colors so that each switch was accurately represented with the color (pink for pink, dark for black, light blue, etc...) After testing them all, it was clear what the winner was.Also, I very much recommend this tool: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M31LE5D/ instead of the one it comes with for removing the switches. I'm having an impossible time replacing the stabilizers since I haven't found a very detailed picture tutorial that shows exactly what needs to be done, but I'm also curious what effect that will have.Oh and the last thing I learned, after using several cutters to remove the unnecessary plastic pieces at the bottom, I decided to keep trying different tools because it was taking much longer than I thought it should, and to my surprise, my nail clippers were by FAR the fastest and most effective way to remove those plastic pieces: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BHH68XV/They also happen to be the best clippers I've ever used which I'm sure plays a big part. They go through my nails like butter it's absolutely crazy. After I clipped all of those off, I actually inserted the cap on top of the switch before placing it into the keyboard. For whatever reason I had a much higher success rate this way and had to make a lot fewer corrections to the two metal prongs that make contact and actually actuate the button. This was my first time so this may be reasonably common knowledge by now, but the youtube videos were all over the place and I only found them useful for understanding the basic concept.The stabilizers on the other hand there isn't a single youtube video that exists that's yet helped me in any way even thought it would seem extremely easy and straight forward when they were doing it. So I'm still on the quest for a really good detailed picture tutorial about each individual step.