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Title: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: JaccoW on Mon, 10 March 2014, 03:12:42
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks
I believe Qwerkeys had one in their switch tester. At least mine did.
I might still have one from there and one from MrInterface's GB.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: davkol on Mon, 10 March 2014, 05:08:50
7bit has plate-mount whites in stock.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:07:13
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks

How many do you need?
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: berserkfan on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:19:26
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:07:13
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks

How many do you need?

HA! Thought you sold me all of yours already!
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:27:04
Quote from: berserkfan on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:19:26
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:07:13
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks

How many do you need?

HA! Thought you sold me all of yours already!

I think I have a few I bought from 7bit, somewhere.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 09:14:00
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:07:13
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks

How many do you need?

Just one, maybe two.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 09:27:04
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 09:14:00
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:07:13
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks

How many do you need?

Just one, maybe two.

I think I can help you with that, I'll have to double check but I'm fairly certain I had a few from 7bit left, just need to find them.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 12:10:14
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 09:27:04
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 09:14:00
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 07:07:13
Quote from: morpheus on Mon, 10 March 2014, 01:02:23
Can anyone please direct me to the place where I can buy individual Cherry MX White switches? I want to test them out.

Thanks

How many do you need?

Just one, maybe two.

I think I can help you with that, I'll have to double check but I'm fairly certain I had a few from 7bit left, just need to find them.

Ok, thanks, let me know if you find them  :thumb:
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: simon_C on Mon, 10 March 2014, 14:27:00
cant you just create whites by putting a different spring in blues?
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: davkol on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:03:02
Quote from: simon_C on Mon, 10 March 2014, 14:27:00
cant you just create whites by putting a different spring in blues?

Nope. There's a difference in the stem or lubing. I've seen either hypothesis "confirmed" (don't ask me for links though).
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: Moosecraft on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:14:42
Quote from: davkol on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:03:02
Quote from: simon_C on Mon, 10 March 2014, 14:27:00
cant you just create whites by putting a different spring in blues?

Nope. There's a difference in the stem or lubing. I've seen either hypothesis "confirmed" (don't ask me for links though).
Cherry's AMA said there was not any different lubing on whites if I recall correctly.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:17:40
Quote from: Moosecraft on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:14:42
Quote from: davkol on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:03:02
Quote from: simon_C on Mon, 10 March 2014, 14:27:00
cant you just create whites by putting a different spring in blues?

Nope. There's a difference in the stem or lubing. I've seen either hypothesis "confirmed" (don't ask me for links though).
Cherry's AMA said there was not any different lubing on whites if I recall correctly.

I still don't believe it :P
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: Techno Trousers on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:40:47
According to deskthority, the modern whites you'd be (theoretically) able to buy new would be functionally identical to MX green. Older whites are either very similar to blues or greens, depending on the age. It's a very perplexing switch to me. And the visual confusion with MX clear makes it that much worse.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:41:46
Quote from: Techno Trousers on Mon, 10 March 2014, 16:40:47
According to deskthority, the modern whites you'd be (theoretically) able to buy new would be functionally identical to MX green. Older whites are either very similar to blues or greens, depending on the age. It's a very perplexing switch to me. And the visual confusion with MX clear makes it that much worse.

mx white's feel and sound different than mx greens
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: Techno Trousers on Mon, 10 March 2014, 17:02:43
Are they closer to blues?
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 17:07:04
Quote from: Techno Trousers on Mon, 10 March 2014, 17:02:43
Are they closer to blues?

They are definitely quieter than blues but lighter I'm not so sure, I didn't do a direct comparision, I mainly tried whites and greens side by side, blues I haven't really used much at all.
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: Charizard^ on Mon, 10 March 2014, 17:40:11
You can still get them via deskthority if you dont mind paying the cost and shipping fee.
http://deskthority.net/marketplace-f11/cherry-mx-taking-pre-orders-t2760.html
Title: Re: Cherry MX White (not Clear)
Post by: QuadGMoto on Mon, 10 March 2014, 18:20:15
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 10 March 2014, 17:07:04
Quote from: Techno Trousers on Mon, 10 March 2014, 17:02:43
Are they closer to blues?

They are definitely quieter than blues but lighter I'm not so sure, I didn't do a direct comparision, I mainly tried whites and greens side by side, blues I haven't really used much at all.

I recently used the stacked nickels test to compare the activation weight needed for a bunch of MXs. The blue and brown switches were the lightest at 11 nickels. Next was the "ergo" clear at 12, the stock clear (and salmon Alps on my AEK) at 14, the green at 15, with the white coming in the heaviest at 16.

All of the Cherrys were not lubed (by me) or broken in. The Alps had been used for years before being retired.