Cherry MX Blue vs Kailh Choc White
The Cherry MX Blue and the Kailh Choc White are often cross-shopped. The main differences: they are not interchangeable: the Kailh Choc White is a Kailh Choc V1 switch that only fits keyboards built for it, not the standard MX hot-swap sockets the Cherry MX Blue uses; travel is 4 mm on the Cherry MX Blue and 3 mm on the Kailh Choc White; stock they sound different: sharp, jingly click versus sharp, ticky click.
Choose the Cherry MX Blue if
- you want a switch popular for clicky fans.
- you want a switch popular for typists.
Choose the Kailh Choc White if
- you want a switch popular for clicky low-profile.
- you want a switch popular for split ergo boards.
Cherry MX Blue vs Kailh Choc White, spec by spec
| Cherry MX Blue | Kailh Choc White | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Kailh Choc V1 boards only |
| Actuation force | 60g | 60g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2.2 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | nylon | n/a |
| Bottom housing | nylon | n/a |
| Spring | single-stage | single-stage |
| Factory lube | none | none |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 | $0.35 |
| Sound profile | sharp, jingly click | sharp, ticky click |
| Released | 1987 | 2017 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Kailh Choc White.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Cherry MX Blue; 2% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Choc White.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Cherry MX Blue; 30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Choc White.
Where to buy the Cherry MX Blue
Where to buy the Kailh Choc White
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