Ah, I might have misspoke. I don't mean it took stronger force to press the key, but the resulting feel of the "click" was stronger. Like a stronger thump from the click sound.
But either way, glad you're enjoying your Zilents! I love the variety of choices now available, as you can find the perfect key for you.
Ah, fair! I know they exist, although they usually only include the really popular (like all MX or Kailh) switches, but I wish someone just made a huge sampler pack of all the top picks.
It's hard to commit to one when you're spending almost a (normal) keyboard's worth of money on just the switches.
Yeah, that's one of the reasons I really like hot-swap keyboards. But you're 100% correct. It's hard to test so many switches when ordering a batch can be easily $40+ USD.
I've found with my moonlander I can get by with swapping about 10 keys on one side and using it for a few days as my test, but then I'm stuck with 10 keys that I might not like.
Luckily I recently got one of my friends into mech keyboards and we have similar but different tastes so he tends to like the keys I pass on, so I just sell them to him at cost if he likes them!
Might check around and see if there's a local keyboard meetup in your area (or close enough for travel) to see if you can borrow some switches to try or sell your unwanted switches.
But either way, glad you're enjoying your Zilents! I love the variety of choices now available, as you can find the perfect key for you.