Author Topic: [IC] Cherry MX White switches (Read 34707 times)

riotonthebay · « **Reply #150 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 07:39:16 »

I'm interested as well. I'd pick up at least enough for a TKL and 60% board.

jonathanyu · « **Reply #151 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:00:51 »

Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 11 January 2014, 09:57:11

DCS please

Quote from: QWERTim on Mon, 13 January 2014, 05:22:51

Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 13 January 2014, 05:18:46
Quote from: QWERTim on Mon, 13 January 2014, 05:02:12
I'm actually about to put in a very large order with our UK supplier - so could potentially increase that order quantity to make them even cheaper for you guys?

What will the price end up being?

Would need a rough estimate of how many switches you guys require before I can check.

I would probably interested for 200-300. But it would depend on the price

nubbinator · « **Reply #152 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:31:45 »

I'd want 100. It's for a 60%, but that should be enough to cover any non-clicky ones.

riotonthebay · « **Reply #153 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:34:05 »

Quote from: nubbinator on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:31:45

I'd want 100. It's for a 60%, but that should be enough to cover any non-clicky ones.

I hate having to think this way with whites. I recently bought 100 and only 43 or so clicked correctly.

nubbinator · « **Reply #154 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:36:16 »

Quote from: riotonthebay on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:34:05

Quote from: nubbinator on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:31:45
I'd want 100. It's for a 60%, but that should be enough to cover any non-clicky ones.

I hate having to think this way with whites. I recently bought 100 and only 43 or so clicked correctly.

Remind me not to go to Vegas with you.

Photoelectric · « **Reply #155 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:54:12 »

Quote from: riotonthebay on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:34:05

Quote from: nubbinator on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:31:45
I'd want 100. It's for a 60%, but that should be enough to cover any non-clicky ones.

I hate having to think this way with whites. I recently bought 100 and only 43 or so clicked correctly.

Have you tried swapping stems among various housings? I've read it might help with poorly clicking switches.

riotonthebay · « **Reply #156 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 14:00:57 »

Quote from: Photoelectric on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:54:12

Quote from: riotonthebay on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:34:05

Quote from: nubbinator on Mon, 13 January 2014, 13:31:45
I'd want 100. It's for a 60%, but that should be enough to cover any non-clicky ones.

I hate having to think this way with whites. I recently bought 100 and only 43 or so clicked correctly.

Have you tried swapping stems among various housings? I've read it might help with poorly clicking switches.

The most common issue was hard clicking like a green. I fixed it with careful lubrication. Not sure how that will work long term though.

Edit: my lubing efforts

regack · « **Reply #157 on:** Mon, 13 January 2014, 16:44:34 »

I'd be interested in 100.

lilky · « **Reply #158 on:** Thu, 23 January 2014, 13:43:14 »

Will the prices go down the more we buy? IE if we buy 10,000 will we go below $0.50 per switch? If so, count me in for ~100.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #159 on:** Thu, 23 January 2014, 13:49:33 »

Quote from: lilky on Thu, 23 January 2014, 13:43:14

Will the prices go down the more we buy? IE if we buy 10,000 will we go below $0.50 per switch? If so, count me in for ~100.

The problem is finding some to buy....

Zeal · « **Reply #160 on:** Thu, 23 January 2014, 14:38:16 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 13:49:33

Quote from: lilky on Thu, 23 January 2014, 13:43:14
Will the prices go down the more we buy? IE if we buy 10,000 will we go below $0.50 per switch? If so, count me in for ~100.

The problem is finding some to buy....

Finding a e-tailer that can find their stock...

QWERTim · « **Reply #161 on:** Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:00:16 »

I can get some but unfortunately they won't be as cheap as 50¢, even for 2000 as the next price break is nearer 5000.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #162 on:** Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:05:56 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 17 November 2013, 06:22:30

The guys at mechanicalkeyboards.com say they will eventually have whites for sale.

^^ just repeating myself.....IF they get them they should correlate to the current pricing which would be ~$0.49 @ 100 switches w/free shipping CONUS.

damorgue · « **Reply #163 on:** Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:30:51 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:05:56

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 17 November 2013, 06:22:30
The guys at mechanicalkeyboards.com say they will eventually have whites for sale.

^^ just repeating myself.....IF they get them they should correlate to the current pricing which would be ~$0.49 @ 100 switches w/free shipping CONUS.

Is there an ETA for that?

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #164 on:** Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:40:04 »

Quote from: damorgue on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:30:51

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:05:56
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 17 November 2013, 06:22:30
The guys at mechanicalkeyboards.com say they will eventually have whites for sale.

^^ just repeating myself.....IF they get them they should correlate to the current pricing which would be ~$0.49 @ 100 switches w/free shipping CONUS.

Is there an ETA for that?

I will inquire and see if they have an ETA.

DamienG · « **Reply #165 on:** Sun, 26 January 2014, 16:51:20 »

The prices on that page are in GBP (British Pounds)... so the 500 pieces price is 0.36 GBP = 0.59 USD.

[)amien

QWERTim · « **Reply #166 on:** Sun, 26 January 2014, 17:00:04 »

That is very cheap! If you buy from outside of the UK you won't have to pay VAT on that either!

damorgue · « **Reply #167 on:** Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:14:16 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:40:04

Quote from: damorgue on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:30:51
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:05:56
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 17 November 2013, 06:22:30
The guys at mechanicalkeyboards.com say they will eventually have whites for sale.

^^ just repeating myself.....IF they get them they should correlate to the current pricing which would be ~$0.49 @ 100 switches w/free shipping CONUS.

Is there an ETA for that?

I will inquire and see if they have an ETA.

Any news?

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #168 on:** Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:14:50 »

Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:14:16

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:40:04
Quote from: damorgue on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:30:51
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:05:56
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 17 November 2013, 06:22:30
The guys at mechanicalkeyboards.com say they will eventually have whites for sale.

^^ just repeating myself.....IF they get them they should correlate to the current pricing which would be ~$0.49 @ 100 switches w/free shipping CONUS.

Is there an ETA for that?

I will inquire and see if they have an ETA.

Any news?

Well he responded to my email but neglected to give me an ETA

I sent another with no reply.

damorgue · « **Reply #169 on:** Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:20:32 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:14:50

Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:14:16
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:40:04
Quote from: damorgue on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:30:51
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:05:56
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 17 November 2013, 06:22:30
The guys at mechanicalkeyboards.com say they will eventually have whites for sale.

^^ just repeating myself.....IF they get them they should correlate to the current pricing which would be ~$0.49 @ 100 switches w/free shipping CONUS.

Is there an ETA for that?

I will inquire and see if they have an ETA.

Any news?

Well he responded to my email but neglected to give me an ETA

I sent another with no reply.

But he has confirmed that he will get them? Has he mentioned if they will be the same price as the other MX switches?

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #170 on:** Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:43:17 »

Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:20:32

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:14:50
Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:14:16
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:40:04
Quote from: damorgue on Thu, 23 January 2014, 16:30:51
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Thu, 23 January 2014, 15:05:56
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Sun, 17 November 2013, 06:22:30
The guys at mechanicalkeyboards.com say they will eventually have whites for sale.

^^ just repeating myself.....IF they get them they should correlate to the current pricing which would be ~$0.49 @ 100 switches w/free shipping CONUS.

Is there an ETA for that?

I will inquire and see if they have an ETA.

Any news?

Well he responded to my email but neglected to give me an ETA

I sent another with no reply.

But he has confirmed that he will get them? Has he mentioned if they will be the same price as the other MX switches?

I don't see why they wouldn't be the same price, but I'm speculating and all the confirmation is soon and/or eventually

damorgue · « **Reply #171 on:** Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:46:35 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:43:17

I don't see why they wouldn't be the same price, but I'm speculating and all the confirmation is soon and/or eventually

Someone mentioned that Cherry's lead time is currently at 30-40 weeks because of the Logitech order. MX whites might also no longer be produced. I am considering twice as expensive sources atm.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #172 on:** Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:47:58 »

Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:46:35

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:43:17
I don't see why they wouldn't be the same price, but I'm speculating and all the confirmation is soon and/or eventually

Someone mentioned that Cherry's lead time is currently at 30-40 weeks because of the Logitech order. MX whites might also no longer be produced. I am considering twice as expensive sources atm.

Did Logitech make another large order? I know they were said to be affecting things a long time ago but I hadn't heard anything recently.

damorgue · « **Reply #173 on:** Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:50:11 »

Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:47:58

Quote from: damorgue on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:46:35
Quote from: SpAmRaY on Mon, 27 January 2014, 10:43:17
I don't see why they wouldn't be the same price, but I'm speculating and all the confirmation is soon and/or eventually

Someone mentioned that Cherry's lead time is currently at 30-40 weeks because of the Logitech order. MX whites might also no longer be produced. I am considering twice as expensive sources atm.

Did Logitech make another large order? I know they were said to be affecting things a long time ago but I hadn't heard anything recently.

I don't know if it the same order, a continuation of the order or another one but Cherry are apparently busy for quite some time.

damorgue · « **Reply #174 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 01:26:29 »

Devlin appears to sell MX White as well as some White MX Lock which I have never seen before.

Zeal · « **Reply #175 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:00:58 »

Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 01:26:29

Devlin appears to sell MX White as well as some White MX Lock which I have never seen before.

Interesting that they say Whites are 65cN actuation. So they are lighter than greens

There have been some variations of the MX Lock switch. The white translucent version is listed under MX Lock section of deskthority wiki.

jonathanyu · « **Reply #176 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:01:10 »

Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 01:26:29

Devlin appears to sell MX White as well as some White MX Lock which I have never seen before.

I am not sure about the mx lock, but I think the MX "white"　is just mx clear because it said Soft Tactile high force

Zeal · « **Reply #177 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:04:48 »

Quote from: jonathanyu on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:01:10

Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 01:26:29
Devlin appears to sell MX White as well as some White MX Lock which I have never seen before.
I am not sure about the mx lock, but I think the MX "white"　is just mx clear because it said Soft Tactile high force

Delvin lists the switch's actuation point for all the other colours, and clears actuation at 55cN. I think it's reasonable to say that Whites are indeed lighter than Greens due to the pre-applied lube/sound dampening stuff in it.

jonathanyu · « **Reply #178 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:08:28 »

Quote from: Zeal on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:04:48

Quote from: jonathanyu on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:01:10
Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 01:26:29
Devlin appears to sell MX White as well as some White MX Lock which I have never seen before.
I am not sure about the mx lock, but I think the MX "white"　is just mx clear because it said Soft Tactile high force

Delvin lists the switch's actuation point for all the other colours, and clears actuation at 55cN. I think it's reasonable to say that Whites are indeed lighter than Greens due to the pre-applied lube/sound dampening stuff in it.

but aren't mx white suppose to be Click Tactile?

Zeal · « **Reply #179 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:19:39 »

Quote from: jonathanyu on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:08:28

Quote from: Zeal on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:04:48
Quote from: jonathanyu on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:01:10
Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 01:26:29
Devlin appears to sell MX White as well as some White MX Lock which I have never seen before.
I am not sure about the mx lock, but I think the MX "white"　is just mx clear because it said Soft Tactile high force

Delvin lists the switch's actuation point for all the other colours, and clears actuation at 55cN. I think it's reasonable to say that Whites are indeed lighter than Greens due to the pre-applied lube/sound dampening stuff in it.
but aren't mx white suppose to be Click Tactile?

MX Whites are considered soft tactile due to the switch being quieter than MX Greens.

MX Clears are simply called "tactile" under the Cherry MX Specsheet

The item code MX1A-Axxx also points to MX White according to this:

jonathanyu · « **Reply #180 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:21:46 »

Quote from: Zeal on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:19:39

Quote from: jonathanyu on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:08:28
Quote from: Zeal on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:04:48
Quote from: jonathanyu on Fri, 31 January 2014, 02:01:10
Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 01:26:29
Devlin appears to sell MX White as well as some White MX Lock which I have never seen before.
I am not sure about the mx lock, but I think the MX "white"　is just mx clear because it said Soft Tactile high force

Delvin lists the switch's actuation point for all the other colours, and clears actuation at 55cN. I think it's reasonable to say that Whites are indeed lighter than Greens due to the pre-applied lube/sound dampening stuff in it.
but aren't mx white suppose to be Click Tactile?

MX Whites are considered soft tactile due to the switch being quieter than MX Greens.

MX Clears are simply called "tactile" under the Cherry MX Specsheet

The item code MX1A-Axxx also points to MX White according to this:
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:thumb: oh thank you, finally understand this

damorgue · « **Reply #181 on:** Fri, 31 January 2014, 08:15:11 »

Yes, I actually checked the codes to verify that they were actually MX White. Now, who wants to contact them and nicely ask how many they have, at what price tiers and what their MOQ is?

The clear MX lock is just weird though.

QWERTim · « **Reply #182 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 04:43:37 »

Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 08:15:11

Yes, I actually checked the codes to verify that they were actually MX White. Now, who wants to contact them and nicely ask how many they have, at what price tiers and what their MOQ is?

The clear MX lock is just weird though.

They currently have 400+ in stock although I can tell you now, you're looking at more than £0.50/switch

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #183 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 06:54:22 »

Quote from: QWERTim on Mon, 03 February 2014, 04:43:37

Quote from: damorgue on Fri, 31 January 2014, 08:15:11
Yes, I actually checked the codes to verify that they were actually MX White. Now, who wants to contact them and nicely ask how many they have, at what price tiers and what their MOQ is?

The clear MX lock is just weird though.

They currently have 400+ in stock although I can tell you now, you're looking at more than £0.50/switch

which is ~$0.82

QWERTim · « **Reply #184 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 07:07:36 »

That'll be ex-VAT, sorry, forgot to mention that.

damorgue · « **Reply #185 on:** Mon, 03 February 2014, 10:26:41 »

Well, I ordered from 7bit. I probably should have ordered more, but at least I have enough for a full board so that I can make an informed decision of what I think of them.