The Cherry XTRFY MX 3.1 sports the great MX2A mechanical switches, but some curious design decisions hold it back from greatness.

The new Cherry MX2A switch features better factory lubrication, a redesigned spring, and a host of extra tweaks to make it feel smoother and sound quieter. The new Cherry MX2A switch features ...

The Cherry MX Speed is the only switch in the Cherry MX family that isn’t categorized by the color of its stem (It’s grey, in case you were wondering). Cherry most likely produced this switch ...

The Cherry MX switch, first released way back in 1983 ... as well as spring deformation and scratching. The redesigned stem with “ribs” on its crown enhances the effect, along with a light ...

Starting with the headline, Cherry's new IK is a next-gen analogue switch that uses patented inductive sensing technology. Cherry says this enables true contactless actuation thro ...

The new switches are almost identical to the company's MX Red, Silent Red ... is "nearly contactless." Cherry also added a "crown" of six "ribs" to the stem's opening to help keep the spring ...

Cherry has made some minor adjustments to its MX switches since then, adding new weights, silenced stems, cheaper options, and so on. The new MX2A is the most dramatic alteration yet. From the ...

It has the standard Clear stem, which has a big tactile bump. But instead of the MX Clear spring, which maxes out around 100g of force, the Ergo Clear from Cherry maxes out around 65g at the ...

For the Cherry MX Red switch in the video above, it’s 2.0 millimeters. You can keep pressing the switch after it actuates for another 2mm, for a total distance of 4mm before the stem hits the ...

Given that Cherry's original MX switch design dates back to the 1980s ... Given that these switches still use the familiar cross-shape stems on top to maintain compatibility with older keycaps ...

The Cherry MX 3.1 is a beautiful keyboard with decent switches that make it a joy to type and game on. It's durable aluminum frame is lovely to behold and its RGB lighting is dazzlingly well employed.

Cherry's new switch is a marked improvement ... but they're easily replaceable thanks to MX cross stems. The switches themselves are also hot-swappable and the USB Type-C to Type-A cable removable.