![]() ![]() When looking at a Box Cream switch, what stands out most besides its eponymous color is the circle surrounding the familiar, Cherry MX-style crosstem. ![]() After about 1.5 months storing and using the switches, they all still seem functioning, despite me seeing dust sitting on the base of some of the switches after storing and dust on my keyboard’s backplate. This certification is above what many, like Cherry MX Reds, provide and should bring extra confidence to those who travel or switch/store their mechanical switches a lot. But the Box name actually refers to the switch’s box-shaped housing, which is in that shape to resist dust and water.Īdditionally, Box Cream switches are IP52-certified, which allows for dust ingress but not enough to prevent satisfactory use and means the switches shouldn’t be damaged by dripping water, even if it’s tilted at up to 15 degrees. I say almost because people may wonder about the Box branding, since the stem is in a circle housing rather than in a square, (like the design of many other Kailh Box-branded switches ). Unlike Kailh Silent Box Red switches, which are unmistakably pink, there’s almost no confusion about how the Box Cream switch got its name. ![]() On the other hand, your keyboard should be easier to build without requiring a plate. Instead of mourning to a top plate, like 3-pin switches, these mount to the PCB however, you may like having a top plate for extra durability or because you’re a heavy typist worried about switch wobble. Unlike 3-pin switches, 5-pin switches don’t require your keyboard to have a metal plate on top of the PCB. ![]()
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