While there’s probably a Cherry MX clone born every year or so, it’s not often that such a radically different type of switch comes along. These “Void” switches are Hall-effect magnetic ...

In a word, convention. It seems that [famichu] wanted to create a magnetic switch that operated in more or less the same way a traditional Cherry MX switch does, while the void_switch represents a ...

The most popular linear switches are the Cherry MX Red and the Gateron Red. Both of these are great starter switches since ...

Traditional Cherry MX-style switches use a copper mechanism to register a press with a board at a set actuation point of ...

They are also used by gamers (see gaming keyboard). CHERRY key switches are commonly used today, while Alps and other types were used in the past. Buckling spring key switches cause the spring to ...

Keyboards that have Cherry MX switches are considered to be more tactile and require high actuation force that helps in preventing accidental clicks. The gamers prefer mechanical keyboard s with ...