Keyboard Switch
Products
In The Lab
Forums
Newsletters
Insider Access
Notice: Your browser is not supported or outdated so some features of the site might not be available.
Best
Mechanical Tactile Mechanical Mechanical Gaming Linear Mechanical Clicky Mechanical
Tools
Compare Table Review List Review Index Graph Custom Ratings
Popular
Gazzew Boba U4T (62g) Cherry MX Speed Silver Gateron Ink Black V2 Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro TTC Silent Bluish White Kailh Box Jade Gateron Zealio V2 (67g) Kailh Speed Copper Gateron G Pro Yellow Kailh Box White V2 Outemu Red Cherry MX Brown Kailh Speed Bronze Outemu Blue Kailh White Owl Box Cherry MX Blue Gateron G Pro Brown Outemu Brown Akko V3 Creamy Yellow Pro HyperX Red
154 Keyboard Switches bought and tested
Supported by you via insider access, and when you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
  1. Home
  2. Keyboard Switch
  3. Reviews
  4. Kailh
  5. Box Black
  6. Review

Kailh Box Black  Keyboard Switch Review

By Kelsey Linhares, John Peroramas
Reviewed Nov 06, 2023 at 12:55pm
Test bench update Oct 02, 2025 at 10:41am
Tested using Methodology v1.0.1 
Kailh Box Black
Feel
Linear
Peak Tactile Force
N/A
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
2.0 mm
 0

Our Verdict

 Create your own

Changelog

  1.  Updated Oct 03, 2025: Our 1.0.1 Test Bench Update adds clearer terminology and new measurements to our Keystrokes test with minor refinements to our Compatibility and Illumination tests. See the full changelog.
  2.  Updated Nov 06, 2023: Review published.

Check Price

120 Pcs
Searching
Finding store
65 Pcs
Searching
Finding store
90 Pcs
Searching
Finding store

Test Results

perceptual testing image
Sort:
RATINGS
Category:
All
Design
8.1
Compatibility
Kailh Box Black Housing Picture
Cherry MX PCB Pinout
Yes
Pin Count
3
Keycap Mount
MX Style with Perimeter
9.5
Illumination
Upper Housing Color
Clear
Upper Housing Finish
Clear
Performance
Keystrokes
See details on graph tool
Feel
Linear
Initial Force
44gf
Peak Tactile Force
N/A
Actuation Force
60gf
Bottom-Out Force
78gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
2.0 mm
Bottom-Out Distance
3.6 mm
7.3
Factory Smoothness
See details on graph tool
Scratchy Factor
13.4
Mid Actuation Peak Noise
-65.4 dB
Mid Actuation Peak Frequency
1,680 Hz
7.6
Latency
See details on graph tool
Press Average
1.9 ms
Press Std Dev
±0.07 ms
Release Average
6.0 ms
Release Std Dev
±0.20 ms

Recommended Articles

The 9 Best Mechanical Keyboard Switches

Comments

  1. Product
Active 5 days ago
 ·  • Posted 1 year ago

Kailh Box Black: Main Discussion

Let us know why you want us to review the product here, or encourage others to vote for this product.

0 
PreviewBack to editorFormat guide
Sort by:
newest first
  1. 2
    1
    0
    1
    0
    Zekester2097
     1
     • Posted 1 year ago

    To anyone that comes across this review, if you’re ever comparing sample images, make sure to plug in the numbers and find out the MP ratings for each camera you’re comparing. Make sure it’s an apples to apples comparison, and you weren’t stuck trying to analyze a 15.1MP against a 16.8MP image without knowing they were drastically different, like I was. If you’re going to compare cameras fairly, remember this. Sure, it should be a no-brainer, but I thought I was comparing a 20MP camera against another.

    So to summarize, find out the MP rating of the sample images. Make sure you know exactly what you’re comparing a camera against.

    Reply
    Copy link
You have 9/10 free reviews left
To access
unlimited full product reviews,
product prices
and
other exclusive site features
Become an Insider
We make money directly from you via Insider access (which gives you access to extra features) and when you buy a product after clicking a link to a retailer. Learn more about how we work.
We buy our own products, just like you, mostly from the United States. When a product is discontinued or no longer popular, we sell the review units locally. See what products we currently have for sale.
© 2025 9298-5266 Quebec Inc. All Rights Reserved.