16 Keyboard Switches With Heaviest Actuation Force Breakdown of Keyboard Switches and Actuation Force
RankKeyboardsActuation ForcePriceWhere to buy 1Cherry MX Green Key Switch80g$1000MechanicalKeyboards2Drop + Invyr Holy Panda Mechanical Keyboard Switches67g$12500Amazon3Tactile Black Jade Mechanical Keyboard0B6MXeSwitch20B6MXeSwitch20MexeSwitch7$ g$1000MechanicalKeyboards5Cherry MX Black Key Switches60g$1299Amazon6Cherry MX Brown Key Switches55g $1000MechanicalKeyboards7Outemu Brown Key Switches55g$800MechanicalKeyboards8MechanicalKeyboards8 Mechanical Switch55g$750MechanicalKeyboards9Kailh Box Switch IP56 Novelty Cream55g$2650eBay10Kailh Blue Key Switches50g$750MechanicalKeyboards11Kailh Speed Copper Key Switches50g$750MechanicalKeyboards11Kailh Speed Copper Key Switches50g ches45g$1000MechanicalKeyboards13Kailh Novelty BOX Cream Linear POM Material MX Switch45g$5300eBay14Cherry MX Silent Red RGB Clear Key Switches45g$1000MechanicalKeyboards15Matias Mechanical Switch35g$750MechanicalKeyboards16Gateron Clear Key Switches – PCB Mount35g$850MechanicalKeyboards
Break down of keyboard switches and actuation force
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Is it the season to change your keyboard switches?
These 16 keyboard switches are all available online at Amazon, eBay, and Mechanical Keyboards
If you’re wondering what actuation force is, it’s the force required by the keyboard to recognize a key
We have the heaviest key switches and the lightest key switches in this table
For the heaviest, our first, Cherry MX Green key switch requires an actuation force of 80g, costing about $1000
Therefore, the lightest is our 16th, Gateron Clear key switches, which require 35 grams of actuation force for $850
The four lowest priced products are tied at $750: Matias Quiet Click Mechanical Switch, Kailh Blue Key Switches, Kailh Speed Copper Key Switches, and Matias Quiet Linear Mechanical Switch
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