https://github.com/danielrosehill/mechanicalkeyboards

Some markdown documentation for my own reference regarding different Cherry MX mechanical keyboard switches.
https://github.com/danielrosehill/mechanicalkeyboards

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Some markdown documentation for my own reference regarding different Cherry MX mechanical keyboard switches.

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• URL: https://github.com/danielrosehill/mechanicalkeyboards
• Owner: danielrosehill
• Created: 2020-06-14T20:10:12.000Z (over 4 years ago)
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## Mechanical keyboards

The purpose of this documentation, for my own use, is to document some basic parameters about those mechanical keyboard switches that I am interested in. These are the less common Cherry MX switches (ie, those other than MX blue, MX brown, MX red, and MX black).

This markdown file is intended to a quick reference as to the distinctions between the various switches.

## Switches

| Switch         | Tactile Force (cN) | Actuation force (cN) | Type           | Notes                          |

|----------------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------|--------------------------------|

| MX Clear       | 65                 | 55                   | Tactile        |                                |

| MX White       |                    | 80                   | Clicky         |                                |

| MX Gray        |                    | 80                   | Tactile        | Used for spacebar in MX clear  |

| MX Linear Gray |                    | 80                   | Linear         | Used in space bars in MX black |

| MX Green       |                    | 80                   | Tactile clicky | Meant for space bar usage      |

## Notes about the swithces

* MX linear gray switches are also known as MX dark gray. Users that think that MX black are not stiff enough will sometimes use them for a whole keyboard (MX black by contrast has an actuation force of 60 cN ).

* MX green, MX white, and MX clear are all tactile switches. MX green and white are also clicky switches.