These are most often found in the space bar of otherwise Cherry MX blue keyboards. These remain a fair choice for gaming if you find Red switches too light for your taste.Ĭherry MX Green – Clicky like Cherry MX Blue, but with a 20 gram higher actuation force. Otherwise, they feature the same 45 gram actuation force as Cherry MX Red.Ĭherry MX Black – An alternative to Cherry MX Red with a higher actuation force of 60 grams. Cherry offers alternative flavors to the big three (Blue, Red, and Brown) that come in a variety of actuation distances (the distance the key must be pressed to register) and/or actuation forces (the force required to register a click).Ĭherry MX Speed/Silver – Similar to Cherry MX Red but with a shorter actuation distance of 1.2mm compared to 2mm, making them very responsive. The Cherry MX lineup of mechanical switches remains the most popular in big-name consumer keyboards. What is a Mechanical Keyboard? Guide to Buying a Mechanical Keyboard Check out the following older Logical Increments article for a rundown of mechanical keyboard basics, including details on Cherry’s massively popular Blue, Red, and Brown switches (alongside a few other oddities): Unfamiliar with Cherry’s traditional MX switch lineup? Fear not! We’ve got you covered. In this article, we’ll look at a handful of lesser-known Cherry switches, an array of switches from Cherry’s competitor Kailh, and some proprietary switches you’ll commonly find in Razer and Logitech branded mechanical keyboards. The world of mechanical keyboard switches isn’t only made of Cherry Blues and Browns! While Cherry’s popular MX lineup of switches hold the lion’s share of the market, there’s (Many, many… many!) different switches you can find in avaialable mechanical keyboards.

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