Cherry MX Switches the mechanical switch
In the case of a conventional keyboard, a small rubber dome provides an electrical connection and thereby triggers the push of a button. However, with time the rubber wear out, and you have to press the button more. The Cherry MX switches work differently. Press a small sled down that closes after approximately two millimeters electrical contact and the button triggers. The slide is pressed by a spring back up. As a result, the switches have an average lifespan of 50 million keystrokes.
MX Brown: The keyboard-all-rounder
The MX Brown Switches are a mixture of the black and the blue switches. You have a noticeable pressure point, but is not as pronounced as in the case of the blue switches. By the close spaced trip and reset points, they are suitable for Play as well as to Write well. Brown switches are used, for example, the QPad MK-50 Brownit on the manufacturer's page also with other types of Switches out there. The MX-Clear is identical with the brown switches, but has a higher resistance.
Brown-Switch in a keyboard
MX-Black switches for Gaming
The MX Black is a linear switch, this is not to say you can feel when the pressure point is reached. When the Play has the advantage that the key can very quickly operate, as they have to overcome no resistance. If you have the black switch is heavy, but you want to have no Feedback, then you should go to the MX-Red attack. An example of a keyboard with black switches is the Roccat Ryos MK Glow. The MX Red is also linear, but has a much lower resistance than the MX Black, and can be pressed very easily and quickly.
MX Blue: For a lot of writers
The MX Blue has a strongly-defined pressure point and you will hear a Click when this is achieved. This switch is for a lot of writers as it is to such switches, for fatigue-free writing. However, you need to Exercise if you want to trigger a button quickly several times, since the difference between the tripping and the reset point is very large. A keyboard with blue switches, for example, is the Razer Blackwidow. The MX Green is the difficult more common counterpart to the MX Blue.
When you purchase a cheap mechanical keyboard, it comes down to your subjective feeling. As a General rule, you can write on-smooth switches anti-fatigue, but also a higher Vertipp-risk. Go, therefore, before buying a electric market, and test out different keyboards with different switches. More precise technical Details such as release force, and switch-back points can be found on the official page of the Cherry. How to get your keyboard to the PlayStation 4, we will show you in a further practical tip.
