Cherry MX Low Profile switches are 11.9mm tall, 35% lower than standard MX, and keep the MX stem. See where the height ladder stops paying off.
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Switches, actuation, and latency, measured on the boards people type and game on all day.
Gateron's 2.0 hot-swap socket is rated for 50,000 swaps
Gateron's hot-swap 2.0 socket is rated for 50,000 swaps against Kailh's 100, but pin damage kills far more sockets than swap counts ever will.
The Gateron Pro 2.0 Silver gets heavier as you press down
Multi-stage springs bend a switch force curve into a rising ramp. See how the Gateron Pro 2.0 Silver presses and why a 60g label hides the shape.
The WS Flux switch holds stem wobble down to 0.05mm
Stem wobble under 0.3mm at the keycap stops bothering most typists, and the WS Flux targets 0.05mm. See the wobble ladder and what a loose stem costs.
Gateron's TMR switches sip 40x less power than Hall effect
TMR switch power draw runs about 40x lower than Hall effect, and TMR reads travel to 0.01mm. That gap is what makes wireless magnetic boards work.
Krytox 205g0 on stems and 105 oil on springs smooth a switch
Krytox 205g0 grease belongs on switch stems, 105 oil on springs. Get the part-by-part lube map, the over-lube risk, and whether hand lubing pays off.