Cherry MX Blue vs Gateron Melodic
The Cherry MX Blue and the Gateron Melodic are often cross-shopped. The main differences: stock they sound different: sharp, jingly click versus sharp, chiming click.
- Lubed from the factoryGateron Melodicusable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Cherry MX Blue if
- you want a switch popular for typists.
Choose the Gateron Melodic if
- you want a switch popular for novel designs.
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Cherry MX Blue vs Gateron Melodic, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Blue | Gateron Melodic | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 60g | 60g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 2 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 4 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | nylon | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | light (stronger spec) |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 | n/a |
| Sound profile | sharp, jingly click | sharp, chiming click |
| Released | 1987 | 2024 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 227 switches we track
82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Cherry MX Blue; 82% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Gateron Melodic.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Blue; 57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Melodic.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Blue.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Blue
Where to buy the Gateron Melodic
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