WS Heavy Tactile Switch

Introduction

The WS Heavy Tactile is not for the faint of heart, its level of tactility and intensity is just not for everyone - but if you are a fan of heavy tactiles you’d be hard pressed to find something better than this. Part of Wuque Studio’s WS Switch Series, the WS Heavy Tactile is the WS Brown’s heavier sibling, equipped with a stronger and more immediate tactile response. As with the rest of the WS Switch series of switches, this switch has matte white housings made from nylon and a box-shaped stem, making it feel impressively solid with basically zero wobble. In fact, the only distinction between switches in this series are the springs and stems, which gives each a sufficiently unique feel without sacrificing their excellent, shared performance. 

As the name suggests, the WS Heavy Tactile is a strong tactile switch with a meaty spring weight - however this is not the entire story. Typically, the actuation force of a switch would be lower than or at most equal to the bottom out force, but not in the case of the WS Heavy Tactile. The 70g actuation and 45g bottom out force translates to a very unique keypress, making it feel as if the entire travel is just about the bump - which is somewhat true. The tactile event starts at the very top of the keypress, and lasts for about 90-95% of the total travel distance. This huge D-shaped profile makes for a very drawn out yet still somehow sharp bump, something that you really must experience in person. Sound wise, the WS Heavy Tactile leans on the clackier side like the rest of its similarly-housed siblings, despite the use of typically deeper-sounding nylon. The fullness balances things out - high pitched and sharp yet not too annoying. 

If you love extreme tactiles, this switch is for you.

Specifications

• Tactile
  
• 3.2mm travel
  
• 5 pins
  
• 70g actuation force
  
• 45g bottom out force
  
• 22m spring length
  
• Nylon housings
  
• Polyoxymethylene (POM) stem
  
• Factory lubed

RB's Based Rating scale

Sound: 𝘋𝘦𝘦𝘱 ●●●●○ 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘺
Smoothness: 𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 ●●●●○ 𝘚𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩
Tactility: 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘭𝘦 ●●●●● 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨
Weight: 𝘓𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 ●●●●○ 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘺
Travel Distance: 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵 ●●○○○ 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘥
Price-to-Performance: 𝘈𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 ●●○○○ 𝘈𝘭𝘭-𝘙𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳

Footnotes

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