Cherry has been producing the world's most popular mechanical keyboard switches for decades now, with its Cherry MX switches being the defacto standard against which nearly all others are measured. In ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Mechanical keyboards from companies like Keychron, NuPhy ...

Cherry Americas introduced its latest Cherry MX switches for mechanical keyboards on December 21. The Cherry MX Silent and the Cherry MX Silent RGB. As their names indicate, these switches are ...

The Cherry MX switch, first released way back in 1983, is the backbone of the current mechanical keyboard craze. We can talk all day about the IBM buckling spring or Topre’s “thocky” electrostatic ...

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The mechanical keyboard scene gets bigger every year, and it wouldn't exist without Cherry. The German switch maker's original MX designs are the foundation upon which most of today's myriad keyboard ...

Mechanical keyboards just got faster. Cherry claims its new switch, dubbed the Cherry MX Speed (aka Silver), is the fastest Cherry switch on the market. “Thanks to an actuation point of 1.2 ...

The new Cherry MX Ergo Clear switch dates back to a modification from 2011, combining a big bump with a light spring. The new Cherry MX Ergo Clear switch dates back to a modification from 2011, ...

When mechanical keyboards hit the PC gaming scene a number of years ago, it became clear very quickly that there was a preferred choice for switches: CHERRY. While CHERRY existed long before its ...

Cherry has long been the de facto standard for mechanical keyboard switches. Since mechanical keyboards are, almost by default, significantly more expensive than membrane or dome-switch keyboards, ...

German manufacturer Cherry has a storied history in mechanical keyboards. More than 30 years after it patented the MX switch, most of today's fancy mechanical keyboards still use variations of the ...

Prized for their sound and smoothness, the original switches now sell for exorbitant prices. Prized for their sound and smoothness, the original switches now sell for exorbitant prices. is a reporter ...