Cherry Now Offers Silent MX Switches to All Companies

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 12/23/2016 09:42 AM | source: | 7 comment(s)

Although the title might sound a bit weird, it isn't. You will have noticed only one company make mechanical keyboards with the new silent MX Switches from Cherry, the Corsair Gaming STRAFE RGB MX Silent (review here). It seems this was a one year exclusive.

Since a year has passed ever since that keyboard release Cherry can now offer the Silent MX switches to other companies as well. This involves the Red MX and MX Black ones in a silent version. They now also are available in versions with a transparent housing for lighting.

In order to muffle the sound, the switches are housed in a housing made of glass fiber. Cherry says that they are now even quieter than models where afterwards damping rings are put on. The durability of the Silent MX switches remains unchanged with up to 50 million keystrokes.

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Reardan
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#5374089 Posted on: 12/23/2016 03:41 PM

I tried dampening rings and it removed most of the feel of the keyboard. Does anyone know how well these do at retaining the mechanical feel?

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#5374091 Posted on: 12/23/2016 03:55 PM

Nice… Now to wait for them to be used in a keyboard with properly placed keys (like the TrulyErgonomic) at a decent price (unlike the TrulyErgonomic, especially when you don’t live in the USA).

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#5374159 Posted on: 12/23/2016 08:50 PM

I tried dampening rings and it removed most of the feel of the keyboard. Does anyone know how well these do at retaining the mechanical feel?

I own an STRAFE RGB MX Silent so I can tell you that it really is silent, but to answer your question about the feel, it's hard to say. They're not clicky at all if that's what you're asking. The strokes have no tactile feedback whatsoever but it's clear to the touch that it's mechanical as opposed to membrane. Hope this helps.

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#5374160 Posted on: 12/23/2016 08:53 PM

I'll pick it up for work, so all the bitchez can see my RGB

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#5374216 Posted on: 12/24/2016 02:48 AM

MX Silent are basically MX Reds. Their noise reduction mechanism make them feel a little mushy but not much.

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