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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Design
    1. Compatibility
    2. Illumination
  4. Performance
    1. Keystrokes
    2. Factory Smoothness
    3. Latency
  5. Comments

Kailh Box White vs Kailh Box Jade

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Kailh Box White
Kailh Box Jade

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Kailh Box White Picture
Kailh Box Jade Picture
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Variants

  • Box White (10 Pcs)
  • Box White (65 Pcs)
  • Box Jade (10 Pcs)
  • Box Jade (65 Pcs)
  • Box Jade (90 Pcs)

Our Verdict

Kailh Box White

Kailh Box Jade

Kailh Box White and Kailh Box Jade are similar clicky switches with click bar designs, which means they make a signature clicking sound on the downstroke and upstroke. The Box Jade switches are noticeably louder and significantly heavier-feeling.

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10 Pcs
Box White
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10 Pcs
Box Jade
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65 Pcs
Box White
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65 Pcs
Box Jade
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90 Pcs
Box Jade
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Design

Compatibility 
 

8.1
8.1

Housing Picture  

Kailh Box White Housing Picture
Kailh Box Jade Housing Picture

Cherry MX PCB Pinout 
 

Yes
Yes

Pin Count 
 

3
3

Keycap Mount 
 

MX Style with Perimeter
MX Style with Perimeter

Illumination 
 

9.5
9.5

Upper Housing Color 
 

Clear
Clear

Upper Housing Finish 
 

Clear
Clear
Performance

Keystrokes 
 

Actuation Graph  

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Feel 
 

Clicky
Clicky

Operating Force 
 

52 gf
77 gf

Actuation Force 
 

46 gf
75 gf

Pre-Travel Distance 
 

1.9 mm
1.7 mm

Total Travel Distance 
 

3.6 mm
3.6 mm

Factory Smoothness 
 

6.6
6.5

Smoothness Sample  

Keystroke Data Used For Smoothness   

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Scratchy Factor 
 

20.9
29.0

Mid Actuation Peak Noise 
 

-70.5 dB
-67.3 dB

Mid Actuation Peak Frequency 
 

5,182 Hz
3,168 Hz

Latency 
 

7.7
7.9

Raw Data  

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Press Average 
 

1.7 ms
1.6 ms

Press Std Dev 
 

±0.21 ms
±0.29 ms

Release Average 
 

6.5 ms
6.1 ms

Release Std Dev 
 

±0.28 ms
±0.14 ms

Check Price

10 Pcs
Box White
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10 Pcs
Box Jade
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65 Pcs
Box White
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65 Pcs
Box Jade
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90 Pcs
Box Jade
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Kailh Box White

Kailh Box Jade

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