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Yellow MX Switches?

SYPH
By SYPH
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So i saw the mechanical wireless keyboard that has yellows in it. Can anyone tell me more about them and how it compares to browns and blues?

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it is a linear switch so more like MX reds.

http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX_Yellow

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Well, they're linear, so they are more like reds or blacks for one thing.

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Fairly sure it's not a Cherry Switch. It's a speciality switch "KX's Kailh Yellow switch".

But as someone previously said it's a linear switch. The switch is between a Cherry MX black and red. 

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