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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Eclairz on Thu, 19 February 2009, 09:15:52

Title: Cherry SX keyswitch tech?
Post by: Eclairz on Thu, 19 February 2009, 09:15:52

Strangely while browsing cherry site i cam across this new keyboard it says SX key technology but rated for only 10million keystrokes is this another form of membrane with gold perchance?

http://www.cherry.fr/english/products/keyboards_b_unlimited.htm

Title: Cherry SX keyswitch tech?
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 19 February 2009, 09:20:01

Judging from how the keys look, this appears to be a scissor-switch 'board. The "silent operation" would also suggest that, at the very least, it is a rubber dome.  The low profile keys would reinforce the rubber dome (with scissor) conclusion.  It could be some type of ML hybrid, but I doubt it.

Title: Cherry SX keyswitch tech?
Post by: lal on Thu, 19 February 2009, 10:27:50

SX is a standard scissor type switch as found in most laptops. MX and ML are the only desirable Cherry switches. Impressive abbreviations for crappy Cherry "switches" include FSTC, NTK, ATK, SX and LPK.

Title: Cherry SX keyswitch tech?
Post by: itlnstln on Thu, 19 February 2009, 10:41:03

SX is short for SUX.

Title: Cherry SX keyswitch tech?
Post by: cchan on Thu, 19 February 2009, 21:07:57

FTSC is, in my opinion, short for F--- This S--tty Crap.

Title: Cherry SX keyswitch tech?
Post by: FKSSR on Thu, 19 February 2009, 21:27:22

hahaha. acronyms rule

Title: Cherry SX keyswitch tech?
Post by: itlnstln on Fri, 20 February 2009, 06:34:02

Quote from: Tales;22200

FTSC is, in my opinion, short for F--- This S--tty Crap.

Classic.  Made my day.  Thanks. :)