Cherry MX Switches Quality?

[Supportsneedlove]

Hi all!

I know that Cherry MX switches are sorta premium quality switches. 

Other than being German is there a reason for that?

I've heard that they're supposed to last longer than something like Razer switches, is that true?

 

Cheers!

[GDRRiley]

they test them millions of times, have tighter QC and have redundancy is some common failing areas.

Luke still has is cherry keyboard from high school or college and it works. 

[Supportsneedlove]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

they test them millions of times, have tighter QC and have redundancy is some common failing areas.

Luke still has is cherry keyboard from high school or college and it works. 

So it would be good to buy used? Since it's made to last longer?

[WereCat]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

they test them millions of times, have tighter QC and have redundancy is some common failing areas.

Luke still has is cherry keyboard from high school or college and it works. 

Most people have a decade old cheap membrane keyboards that still work. 

The QC is true though, the Cherry MX are supposed to be very consistent in the feel with a very minimum variation between the individual keys as the tolerances are much tighter. 

 

But that doesn't really makes them automatically better. 

Highest factor is still the user preference and price. 

[Firewrath9]

I am typing this on my corsair strafe for 2+ years and its still as good as ever.

not sure about other swithces, but razer mice suck.

i got a deathadder elite and it stopped registering within 2 weeks.

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, Supportsneedlove said:

So it would be good to buy used? Since it's made to last longer?

My keyboard is open boxed, I don't know if I would buy used tho.

[Firewrath9]

1 minute ago, Supportsneedlove said:

So it would be good to buy used? Since it's made to last longer?

if you are buying used, make sure to test EVERY key,

making sure they all feel the same and all work.

then test N-key rollover by smashing the keyboard.

[Supportsneedlove]

2 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

My keyboard is open boxed, I don't know if I would buy used tho.

I found a Razer Black Widow 2013 with Cherry MX Blues for around 12 euro.

Pretty damn cheap. At the moment I'm using a membrane keyboard so i figured the mechanical route would be a good upgrade, and this one seemed good since I haven't got that much money that i could throw at a new keyboard. And to add to that, cheapo Chinese keyboards aren't really an option because they don't have the Danish ( Nordic ) layout.

[Ya_Mi]

Their quality is okay but it lacks of variation.

So it might limit your option.

 

There are tons of choices out there such as gateron,topre,romer g, or even the new analog switch that has 2-3x longer lifespan than cherry but its more expensive

[geo3]

6 hours ago, Supportsneedlove said:

I know that Cherry MX switches are sorta premium quality switches.

No they're not. They're pretty middle of the road. They used to be when they held the patent. Since that expired a lot of clones popped up and in the last few years they've been surpassed. Gateron (including Zelios), Kailh and Outemu all have better and more varied offerings now. 

[Supportsneedlove]

On 10/9/2018 at 12:03 AM, geo3 said:

Gateron (including Zelios), Kailh and Outemu all have better and more varied offerings now. 

Wow, the seller says that it actually has Kailh switches, what a coincidence.  And you say that these are better?

[geo3]

1 hour ago, Supportsneedlove said:

Wow, the seller says that it actually has Kailh switches, what a coincidence.  And you say that these are better?

What seller?  Kailh's own switches are better. But they also manufacture switches for other retailers like Razer(at least they used to) and those are quite bad. So be sure what the seller means.

[Supportsneedlove]

10 hours ago, geo3 said:

What seller?  Kailh's own switches are better. But they also manufacture switches for other retailers like Razer(at least they used to) and those are quite bad. So be sure what the seller means.

Oh, it's on a Razer board so I guess I'll have to check.

[Kochiha Ichihara]

13 hours ago, geo3 said:

What seller?  Kailh's own switches are better. But they also manufacture switches for other retailers like Razer(at least they used to) and those are quite bad. So be sure what the seller means.

Can confirm this, both for Kailh and for related switches. My roommate got a board of some kind with blue clones, and the board didn't last three years before some of the switches themselves got mushy and unresponsive.