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Kailh Black Cloud  Keyboard Switch Review

By Tate Landis, Gregory Vodden, John Peroramas
Reviewed Oct 03, 2025 at 10:20am
Tested using Methodology v1.0.1 
Kailh Black Cloud
Feel
Tactile
Peak Tactile Force
53gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
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Changelog

  1.  Updated Oct 03, 2025: Review published.
  2.  Updated Sep 04, 2025: Our testers have started testing this product.
  3.  Updated Jul 30, 2025: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.
  4.  Updated Jul 25, 2025: We've purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.

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Test Results

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Design
4.5
Compatibility
Kailh Black Cloud Housing Picture
Cherry MX PCB Pinout
No
Pin Count
3
Keycap Mount
MX Style with Perimeter
5.0
Illumination
Upper Housing Color
Black
Upper Housing Finish
Opaque
Performance
Keystrokes
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Feel
Tactile
Initial Force
42gf
Peak Tactile Force
53gf
Actuation Force
42gf
Bottom-Out Force
57gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
Bottom-Out Distance
2.9 mm
7.6
Factory Smoothness
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Scratchy Factor
19.2
Mid Actuation Peak Noise
-71.4 dB
Mid Actuation Peak Frequency
1,242 Hz
7.9
Latency
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Press Average
1.7 ms
Press Std Dev
±0.19 ms
Release Average
5.2 ms
Release Std Dev
±0.15 ms
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