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Kailh Box White vs Box Jade

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Kailh Box White
Kailh Box Jade

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Kailh Box White Picture

Track

Kailh Box Jade Picture

Track

Feel
Clicky
Peak Tactile Force
52gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.9 mm
Feel
Clicky
Peak Tactile Force
77gf
Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel)
1.7 mm
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Our Verdict

Kailh Box White

Kailh Box Jade

Kailh Box White and Kailh Box Jade are similar clicky switches with click bar designs, which means they make a signature clicking sound on the downstroke and upstroke. The Box Jade switches are noticeably louder and significantly heavier-feeling.

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Variants

  • Box White (10 Pcs)
  • Box White (65 Pcs)
  • Box Jade (10 Pcs)
  • Box Jade (65 Pcs)

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10 Pcs
Box White
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10 Pcs
Box Jade
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65 Pcs
Box White
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65 Pcs
Box Jade
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90 Pcs
Box Jade
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Design

Compatibility 
 

8.1
8.1

Housing Picture 
 

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Cherry MX PCB Pinout 
 

Yes
Yes

Pin Count 
 

3
3

Keycap Mount 
 

MX Style with Perimeter
MX Style with Perimeter

Illumination 
 

9.5
9.5

Upper Housing Color 
 

Clear
Clear

Upper Housing Finish 
 

Clear
Clear
Performance

Keystrokes 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Kailh Box White Actuation Graph
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Kailh Box Jade Actuation Graph
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Feel 
 

Clicky
Clicky

Initial Force 
 

34gf
40gf

Peak Tactile Force 
 

52gf
77gf

Actuation Force 
 

46gf
75gf

Bottom-Out Force 
 

58gf
68gf

Actuation Distance (Pre-Travel) 
 

1.9 mm
1.7 mm

Bottom-Out Distance 
 

3.6 mm
3.6 mm

Factory Smoothness 
 

6.6
6.5

Smoothness Sample  

Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness   

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Kailh Box White Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness
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Kailh Box Jade Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness
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Scratchy Factor 
 

20.9
29.0

Mid Actuation Peak Noise 
 

-70.5 dB
-67.3 dB

Mid Actuation Peak Frequency 
 

5,182 Hz
3,168 Hz

Latency 
 

7.7
7.9

Raw Data  

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Kailh Box White Raw Data
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Press Average 
 

1.7 ms
1.6 ms

Press Std Dev 
 

±0.21 ms
±0.29 ms

Release Average 
 

6.5 ms
6.1 ms

Release Std Dev 
 

±0.28 ms
±0.14 ms

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10 Pcs
Box White
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10 Pcs
Box Jade
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65 Pcs
Box White
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65 Pcs
Box Jade
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90 Pcs
Box Jade
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Kailh Box White

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