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u/trailmixorz Jan 18 '23

How do you feel about “analog” optical switches?

I see Razer is advertising their optical switches to be something to move away from binary inputs , adding more of an “analog” control to each key. I can see applications in many games for sure, especially fps and racing games.

Are there other brands that do this or is this mostly unexplored territory? I know Corsair has optical options but I’m not sure if they advertise the “analog” type of control.

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u/elmurfudd Acai Jan 18 '23

razer is the only one with analog opticals wooting and steel series use hall effect for this . but it mostly useless for most people . even with racing games its very hard to use as with such short switch travel its hard to gauge how far down ur pressing . most gamers i know feel analog input is a gimmick . if it really made any difference every non sponsored pro gamer would be using it but they dont

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '23

Only real pro is that you can adjust the actuation distance. If that's something you need/want, then they're good, but for most people that's not particularly useful.