The Cherry MX Red Silent and Black Silent keys can officially be found on any keyboard and not just on Corsairs.
Cherry America has announced the launch of new, much quieter RGB backlit switches for professional keyboards. Until now, these switches were only used by Corsair, and were installed in gaming keyboards. Cherry has now released the MX Silent switches in two different versions: the Cherry MX Red Silent and the Cherry MX Black Silent. Both mechanical switches will be available in a standard version and an RGB backlit version.
The Silent are characterized by minimizing and reducing the sound level of the keys when they are pressed, as much as possible. Compared to the versions that were on the market until now, these would have a rubber gasket, which will reduce the noise when pressing the keys. The operation in principle will not change at all, we will only notice it is that when we tap the keys, the sound level will be minimal.
These Cherry Silent are pending to be patented and according to the company, it will not affect the feeling of writing, as we have commented. These keys use two components, where the travel of the key adds a special component, which is a TPE elastomer. This is how the noise reduction in these keys has been achieved, which is very interesting, because sometimes, if we use it a lot, it can be annoying.
We have on the one hand the Cherry MX Red Silent, which maintain the characteristics of these switches, with a linear force of 45cN, with an actuation distance of 2mm, with a rebound travel of less than 5ms. The Cherry MX Black Silent, on the other hand, are similar to the Red in construction and performance, only that for these it is necessary to exert an activation pressure of 60cN.
If you'd like more information about Cherry MX switches, you can visit our article on the subject . The Red and Black switches remain unchanged in terms of performance and features; they've simply been fitted with a rubber support to reduce noise when pressed, and that's all.
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