Cherry Mk & New MX Button: The next generation is inductive and mechanically diverse 8 comments
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Cherry wants to make particularly economical analog buttons with the Cherry IK. In addition, the company presents three new MX models on the calculx, which, among other things, should type particularly quietly or as clearly as an old typewriter.
IK is the spearhead
At the top of the Cherry button is the IK, an analog button, i.e. adjustable with a variable trigger point. It does not work with a magnet, but “by detecting electromagnetic fields,” writes Cherry. It can be assumed that the principle of electromagnetic induction is not used here with the buttons of the Ducky One X (test), because Cherry has the MK series (still not available). The IK buttons should also do without magnets and work “metal-based”.
The advantage of the technology used by Cherry should be in electricity consumption. Unlike magnetic counters, it must be reduced by 50% and only 5% higher than with Hall effect switches. This is relevant for wireless operation. The buttons should be available in fall 2025.
New MX button
Additionally, the MX series will be supplemented with three new versions starting in June. They are also intended for end consumers and must be used individually in the form of kits with 36 buttons each. MX Honey, MX Blossom and MX Falcon are based on the MX2A button (test).
The MX Honey complements the MX Silent. It also has rubber elements on the pad that dampen the impact, but is different from the MX Silent Tactile models. It activates after a 1.9 mm hub of 3.7 millimeters. The actuator has a resistance of 45 grams, the pressure point at 55 grams. The power diagram promises a slightly more pronounced pressure point than the MX Brown.
This innovation is now necessary: the silent tactile button is silent! Last month, it appeared on dark-mount and light-mount keyboards (review). But the other buttons also demonstrate the need for a wider range: other manufacturers such as Gateron or Kailh have long offered a growing range of buttons, covering a wide variety of needs, although not yet in the well-known mainstream. Cherry is now adapting to this.
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The MX Flower is a particularly smooth linear button. Its spring-loaded keycap weighs between 20 and 50 grams, and at the 2-millimeter signal point, it’s 35 grams. The hub is 3.8 millimeters, so it’s only slightly shortened. This promises a particularly sensitive “response” that seems more suited to gaming than work. The MX Flower can be recognized not only by its yellow pad, but especially by its pink and rose-colored housing.
With the MX Falcon, Cherry is also building a “retro button” to replicate the typing feel of a classic typewriter. To achieve this, it has a “long-pole pin” that is easily recognizable by its extended “underside.” The pad extension promises sharp and clearer keystrokes. There’s also a tactile and clearly pronounced pressure point. An MX Falcon is triggered at 50 grams at 1.7 to 3.5 millimeters from the center.
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