Cherry Silent Black Switches

PlastikSchnittstelle · 20 Oct 2017, 14:03

no, they are new. like mx black but with little dampeners integrated into the slider. look:
https://www.cherrymx.de/en/products/mx- ... black.html

you can find lots of reviews/soundtests on youtube alredy.

gateron made their own version of it as well.

kekstee · 20 Oct 2017, 14:06

Vintage Blacks are still a bit smoother than this new run of Cherry switches, but they have noticeably improved.

Menuhin · 20 Oct 2017, 14:57

Are Cherry Speed Silver also having this silent design?

PlastikSchnittstelle · 20 Oct 2017, 17:16

no it doesn't, look:
https://www.cherrymx.de/en/products/mx- ... #techSpecs
speed silver actuate earlier.

you can also take a look at the grafic when you scroll down here:
https://www.cherrymx.de/en/dev.html
see the alpha+number code

Cherry speed silver have the following code: MX1A-51NN
so they have the "standard" slider/stem.

PlastikSchnittstelle · 20 Oct 2017, 17:25

offering their switches to the retail market is strategically something new by cherry.
very nice.
so far the 110 piece box is just announced, but not jet available. i have the feeling it might end up cheaper in retail that in this group buy

NO, sorry for this one. 110 will cost around 40€.
this GB is 120 for 32,75€ (the 4bucks extra already included)
so all who joined can be happy

and sorry for the double-post.

Daniel Beardsmore · 20 Oct 2017, 21:56

7bit wrote: ↑What are silent black switches?

I hope this was a joke, and not an indication that you didn't bother reading the wiki …

PlastikSchnittstelle wrote: ↑Cherry speed silver have the following code: MX1A-51NN …

Ah, interesting. A possible reason that I never realised how the MX part schema worked is that red was given a seemingly random alpha code (MX1A-L1nn) instead of the expected numeric code (MX1A-41nn). That nature white is 41 implies that no undiscovered switch was given code 41, but goodness knows where tactile switches H1, I1, J1 and K1 got to!

mecano · 27 Oct 2017, 13:42

Also only reds and speed silver are available in developer kits.
They are available now through reichelt.de
So, what about another round?

Ywg · 13 Dec 2017, 14:21

Just received my switch yesterday !
Thanks for the GB VicareyG

mecano · 13 Dec 2017, 14:27

Got some from another channel, at first I was worried by the short travel but they are very close to vintage blacks in smoothness and are damn silent indeed!
What do you think about them?

Ywg · 13 Dec 2017, 22:03

I just gave them a quick try on a switch tester but I quite like them. I was afraid they would fell mushy but they are fine and yes they are really silent compared to regular blacks !

Mr. J · 28 Mar 2018, 13:19

Will there be another round of this GB? I'm interessted.

mecano · 28 Mar 2018, 14:30

Ywg wrote: ↑I just gave them a quick try on a switch tester but I quite like them. I was afraid they would fell mushy but they are fine and yes they are really silent compared to regular blacks !

In the end I found they feel pretty bad with SA, using tipro caps make them more usable, short travel distance I guess.