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. International products have separate terms, are sold from abroad and may differ from local products, including fit, age ratings, and language of product, labeling or instructions. Coming in marginally less wobbly than that of previous Kailh Box switch iterations, these have a potentially noticeable but likely unproblematic amount of N/S and E/W stem wobble for the vast majority of users out there.

We use USB HID with the highest frequency of 1000Hz polling rate, meaning the keyboard is sending its input signal(s) to your PC 1000 times per second. Relative to other iterations of Box switches both new and old alike, it’s also worth noting that this region is strangely completely covered whereas some older generations had intentional holes in bottom of the central pole region. Much like with the notes above for the Kailh Box Jade switches, the Navies have a certain volume, tone, and sharpness to their sound that is simply nowhere to be found in the Mute Jade switches.The first and most obvious difference is the LED slot, which is entirely covered by a rather thick, flat plane of nylon rather than the tiered or open style LED slots of many other modern switches. One rather subtle point that I do want to note, though, is that there is a pretty noticeable spread in sound of these switches across the batch that I received from Novelkeys. 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. To some degree, Mike is entirely correct with this statement as these definitely don’t feel like normal Box Jades. The Full Chinese Name and the Taiwan telephone number you provided should also match with your registration correctly.

The MX-compatible stems provide a secure fit for any keycaps, PCBs, or plates you might want to assemble. However, it has been reported by some that this is was an issue (especially within the first year of release), though, I haven’t seen a complaint on it recently. If I happen to be on that list of favorite creators of yours as well, please do relegate me to the bottom of that list in favor of making sure everyone else gets their love first – I’ll have the switches to keep me company in the meantime. I also changed the aluminum plate to a polycarbonate one and it really brings out the RGB so if you want brighter RBG switching the plate to an FR4/PC will help with that. MKUltra is a US vendor that truly fills all the gaps other vendors simply don’t offer and is continuing to expand their switch and switch related peripherals by the day.However, things start to turn downhill when we’re talking about slower-paced games, especially stealth games. bottom out springs are silver in color with a slightly greater thread per length count than normal, MX-style springs, though not to such a large degree as to make them particularly stand out. 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. These babies are holy dang tactile, I used other words when describing to friends but I think holy dang is pretty good.

Any K series (Gateron Mechanical Hot-Swappable or Keychron Mechanical Hot-Swappable versions only), K Pro series, V series or Q series Keychron keyboards. Looking first to the to the top housings of the switch, I want to make a note here that it already appears that the molds and design features of these top housings are markedly different from that of the only other Box style switch which I’ve reviewed prior in depth in my From The Vault: Novelias Switch Review. Regarding the stem wobble of these two switches, the Box Mute Jades feel slightly less wobbly in both directions as compared to the original Box Jade switches, which may be likely due to simple mold and manufacturing improvements over the previous years since the initial release of the Jades.In terms of overall sound, while the Kailh Pro Light Greens are slightly higher pitched than that of the Mute Jades, they are surprisingly similar in terms of overall volume and the closest comparison out of this initial comparison list.

As for the ‘scratchiness’ of the tactile bump, I have previously referred to this phenomenon as ‘singular’ versus ‘grainy’ feeling tactile bumps, in which this would definitely fall under the grainer side. The Box Mute Jades feature five pin, opaque white bottom housings, clear top housings, and a “silver grey” stem with the dustproof box-style enclosure. All things considered, though, regardless of the personal disappointment of mine and the Mute Jades’ overall seemingly underperforming nature versus expectations at large, I would be completely remiss to not address the historical nature of these switches and their strongest redeeming qualities to me. The housing is made by Kailh and does feature the traditional four pegs but rather only two clips on the side which shows in the unique bottom housing and the stem to accomodate. per switch I think that they’re worth exploring purely for curiosity’s sake, completely ignoring the fact that they could be a precursor to a new switch or even potentially usher in a new set of ideas for modifying existing switches.

These switches with issues, though, interestingly sounded much more reminiscent of that of actual Box Jade switches, carrying slightly sharper and higher pitched tones. It’s a great switch for those looking for a heavier BOX White, but want something lighter than a BOX Navy.