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Cherry MX Blue
Kailh Box White
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Feel
Clicky
Peak Tactile Force
69gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
2.1 mm
Feel
Clicky
Peak Tactile Force
52gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.9 mm
Our Verdict
Cherry MX Blue
Kailh Box White
Cherry MX Blue and Kailh Box White are both clicky switches. The Cherry switches have a click jacket design, making a click on the downstroke. They're also noticeably heavier feeling. On the other hand, the Kailh Box White switches are more lightweight and have a click bar design, making a clicking noise on both the down and upstroke.
Variants
- MX Blue (10 Pcs)
- MX Blue (65 Pcs)
- MX Blue (90 Pcs)
- Box White (10 Pcs)
- Box White (65 Pcs)
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MX Blue
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10 Pcs
Box White
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65 Pcs
MX Blue
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65 Pcs
Box White
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90 Pcs
MX Blue
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Design
Compatibility
9.0
8.1
Housing Picture
Cherry MX PCB Pinout
Yes
Yes
Pin Count
3
3
Keycap Mount
MX Style
MX Style with Perimeter
Illumination
5.0
9.5
Upper Housing Color
Black
Clear
Upper Housing Finish
Opaque
Clear
Performance
Keystrokes
Actuation Graph
Feel
Clicky
Clicky
Initial Force
36gf
34gf
Peak Tactile Force
69gf
52gf
Actuation Force
52gf
46gf
Bottom-Out Force
64gf
58gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
2.1 mm
1.9 mm
Bottom-Out Distance
3.9 mm
3.6 mm
Factory Smoothness
5.8
6.6
Smoothness Sample
Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness
Scratchy Factor
26.6
20.9
Mid Actuation Peak Noise
-64.1 dB
-70.5 dB
Mid Actuation Peak Frequency
10,992 Hz
5,182 Hz
Latency
7.1
7.7
Raw Data
Press Average
2.1 ms
1.7 ms
Press Std Dev
±0.27 ms
±0.21 ms
Release Average
7.3 ms
6.5 ms
Release Std Dev
±0.26 ms
±0.28 ms
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10 Pcs
MX Blue
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10 Pcs
Box White
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65 Pcs
MX Blue
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65 Pcs
Box White
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90 Pcs
MX Blue
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