NovelKeys Typeplus Hi-Viz

Quick Summary

The Typeplus Hi-Viz is the lubricated NovelKeys Classic Blue wearing a brighter, high-visibility colorway. Mechanically it’s the same smooth, clean-sounding stock linear, so the decision here is mostly aesthetic: if the bold color fits your build, you get a proven lubed switch underneath. A solid, no-drama daily driver dressed up for visibility.

Specs and Feel

Because this is a Classic Blue recolor, the feel is identical to that switch: a standard MX linear with the usual 2mm-ish pre-travel and 4mm total travel, carried by an even factory lube job. The lubrication keeps scratch low and the stroke smooth and consistent. Stem wobble is average for the price — fine for typing and gaming, not glassy. Sound lands in a clean medium register, neither deep thock nor bright clack, which comes from the neutral housing and the lube damping high-frequency noise. Nothing here is exotic; it’s a dependable, well-behaved linear.

Tuning

The lubricated base means this is good stock — the reason NovelKeys can ship it as a recolor without changing anything. If you want more, a light spring lube removes any faint ping and films will tighten the housing for a marginally deeper note. But for most builds you can mount these and move on; the factory application already does the important work.

Verdict

Buy the Typeplus Hi-Viz if you want a reliable, affordable lubed linear and the high-visibility colorway suits your board. Functionally it’s interchangeable with the Classic Blue, so choose between them on looks alone. If you want a deeper or smoother sound, step up to the Alexotos Granite or NK Silk series — but as a clean, value daily driver, the Hi-Viz delivers exactly what the Classic Blue does.