The Cherry MX blue switches on my Ducky Shine 5 rattle when depressed slowly.

[CyberPlatypus]

I just got my first mechanical keyboard, a Ducky Shine 5, yesterday. As the title says, it has Cherry MX blue switches. Some of the keys on it, maybe around 60%, rattle when depressed slowly. Is this normal? While I'm here, some of the keys on it are a lot stiffer than others. Is that normal? Or is there a break in period? Thank's for any help!

[chyros]

The rattling is normal, it's to the way Cherry implemented the clicky mechanism. It's a plastic jacket that's fired down when you press a key, but there's nothing to prevent it from bouncing around, so it gives a kind of grainy, rattly sound.

[klennkellon]

Chyros is correct, MX Blues are rattly by nature.

The stiffness is normal too. They will all feel about the same after some use.

The only MX based clicky switch I know of that doesn't rattle are those Aristotles as they're designed slightly differently.