10 Pack Kailh Box Switch Jade RGB SMD for Mechanical Gaming Keyboard 3 pin Switches IP56 Water-Proof Compatible Cherry MX Switches

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I can’t lie to you, being a written-only content reviewer has its benefits in that I seem to not draw nearly as much ire as my audio-visual based friends in the content creation side of things, but that doesn’t mean I’m entirely immune to these issues. As well, the noted point above about slight improvements in stem wobble between the Mute Jades and Box Jades also appears to hold true here as well.

In terms of topping out and bottoming out feeling, the Cherry MX Blues do marginally outpace the Kailh Box Mute Jades, though this is not entirely surprising given the hobby’s general fondness for Cherry nylon housings. Whereas I anticipated a slightly toned-down version of the sharp, pointed, and high-pitched sounds that have made Box Jades as famous as they are, what I was met with instead was something that sounded and felt like an ‘average’ tactile switch, just with a little bit more clarity to the overall sound. Opening up this Box mechanism, from which this switch derives its name and not the dustproof style stems, we are greeted with an as-expected sideways leaf design and factory lubed neon green activating lever.I am definitely keeping these on my Kona as my daily driver (and if you all like this post maybe I'll make another about my long term impression of the switch after I've had more time with it).

I went from around 80 wpm to 45 just getting used to them and now feel more comfortable and am probably sitting around 60 (best guess). Kailh x Novelkeys Box Jade MX Mechanical Switches | Mechanical Keyboards | Keyboard Switches | Drop Drop requires JavaScript to work, but it is disabled in your web browser. Given that I usually reserve the slots at the beginning of these articles for meta-based commentary about my personal life, keyboard life, or the community at large, I couldn’t help but make the majority of you who read my content aware of this facet of life for content creators large and small in the hobby space.As funny as it may be, though, to some degree I actually personally prefer these minority ‘variant’ switches a bit more as they sound much more like what I would think of as a “muted Jade” switch than what appears to be the actual intended product. The first, and much more subtle point which I want to note is that the stem central pole region appears to be not only significantly thicker in diameter than other MX style switches, but much more flat and shorter as well. Features such as smoothness, bottoming out, and topping out feeling between these two switches is shared almost in entirety.

And because of this I would personally recommend a harder (or less universal) plate when building with these switches. Beyond these two features, and looking internally to the base of the bottom housing, it’s worth noting several channels and mold design features which do not appear to have any functionality as well as a complete absence of slider rail receivers. Without all that much in the way of hard and fast details provided, what was shared about the Mute Jades was a description of their design followed by a brief, single switch sound comparison between a prototype and a normal Box Jade switch. As well, the addition of the O-ring in the jailhouse modification of the Cherry MX Blue switch did absolutely nothing to alter the stem wobble of the switch, continuing to make it significantly more wobbly than the Kailh Box Mute Jades. In fact, I think people who implement these kinds of harassment measures against content creators often don’t realize that it leads to a strengthening of the content creator’s resolve, regardless of if the harassment is for content issues, personality mismatches, perceived slights, or even something as banal as a disliking of someone’s expression, identity, or appearance.

But the parts I received were perfect and delivered very well in great packaging and it wasn't too expensive. Keeping in mind that I hardly, if ever, get around to opening and inspecting Box style switches, all of the traditional components of the stem that I am aware of are present. So, my Mute Jade switches from NovelKeys came in and I installed them into one of my QuietKey retrofit PCBS (example of one installed above).