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Cherry markets a silent variant of the Ultra Low Profile switch, the MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile. The mechanical switches are only 3.5 millimeters high and, unlike the regular ULP switch from 2021, do not make a clicking sound when pressed.
The new switches have a travel of 1.8 millimeters and require a pressing force of 65 and 52 centinewtons to fully depress and actuate the switch, respectively. suggests Cherry† Those specifications all correspond to those of the reguliere MX Ultra Low Profile, with the lack of an audible click being the distinguishing factor of the Tactile variant. RGB lighting is also possible under the switch.
Just like the Brown series of switches from the brand, the Ultra Low Profile switches, including the Tactile variant, have a perceptible pressure limit. In contrast to a linear switch, the user feels the moment when the key is actually pressed. Cherry currently has three sizes of switches. The Ultra Low Profile series follows the 2018 announced MX Low Profile-switch with a height of 11.9mm on. The standard MX switches are 18.5 millimeters high.
Cherry announces that the MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile switches will initially come in the already announced MSI Titan GT77 will appear. Also the premium Corsair Voyager a1600gaming laptop uses the Tactile variant of the ultra-thin switches.
