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Kailh Winter Mini  Keyboard Switch Review

By Tate Landis, Gregory Vodden, John Peroramas
Reviewed Oct 03, 2025 at 10:20am
Tested using Methodology v1.0.1 
Kailh Winter Mini
Feel
Tactile
Peak Tactile Force
50gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
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Changelog

  1.  Updated Oct 03, 2025: Review published.
  2.  Updated Sep 03, 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 22, 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 Winter Mini Housing Picture
Cherry MX PCB Pinout
No
Pin Count
3
Keycap Mount
MX Style with Perimeter
5.4
Illumination
Upper Housing Color
Blue
Upper Housing Finish
Milky
Performance
Keystrokes
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Feel
Tactile
Initial Force
42gf
Peak Tactile Force
50gf
Actuation Force
39gf
Bottom-Out Force
52gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
Bottom-Out Distance
2.9 mm
7.5
Factory Smoothness
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Scratchy Factor
20.1
Mid Actuation Peak Noise
-70.4 dB
Mid Actuation Peak Frequency
1,226 Hz
8.2
Latency
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Press Average
1.6 ms
Press Std Dev
±0.04 ms
Release Average
5.3 ms
Release Std Dev
±0.13 ms
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