Linear switches have the simplest operation, moving straight up and down without any additional tactile feedback or loud clicking noise – we’ll come to these more complicated switches later on. Now that we’ve explained a bit of the background information, we can have a look at the switches themselves – starting with the four most common varieties. These switches are usually referenced by their physical colour, with each colour denoting the switch’s handling characteristics – whether it is clicky, whether it is tactile, and how much force is required to actuate the switch, in centi-Newtons (cN) or grams (g). Their most popular line of switches, the Cherry MX series, was introduced around 1985. The company was moved to Germany in 1967 and bought by ZF Friedrichshafen AG in 2008, but keyboards and mechanical switches are still produced under the Cherry brand. In this article, we’ll look at the many different kinds of Cherry switches on the market and see how they compare to one another.Ĭherry Corporation was founded in the United States in 1953 and started producing keyboards in 1967, making them the oldest keyboard manufacturer in the world that’s still in business.
In the Filco Majestouch-2 and many others, it is Cherry MX switches that are used. Mechanical keyboards are defined by their switches.
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