Gateron Melodic vs Kailh Box Jade
The Gateron Melodic and the Kailh Box Jade are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Kailh Box Jade is lighter to actuate (50g versus 60g); travel is 4 mm on the Gateron Melodic and 3.6 mm on the Kailh Box Jade; stock they sound different: sharp, chiming click versus loud, sharp click.
- Lubed from the factoryGateron Melodicusable out of the box without lubing
Choose the Gateron Melodic if
- you want a switch popular for clicky fans.
- you want a switch popular for novel designs.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (60g).
- you want a factory-lubed switch out of the box.
Choose the Kailh Box Jade if
- you want a switch popular for loud clickies.
- you want a switch popular for typists.
- you want a lighter keystroke (50g).
Gateron Melodic vs Kailh Box Jade, spec by spec
| Gateron Melodic | Kailh Box Jade | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 60g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | 2 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Total travel | 4 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | POM |
| Top housing | PC | PC |
| Bottom housing | nylon | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | light (stronger spec) | none |
| Pins | 5-pin | 3-pin |
| Price / switch | n/a | $0.35 |
| Sound profile | sharp, chiming click | loud, sharp click |
| Released | 2024 | 2018 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Gateron Melodic; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Box Jade.
57% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Gateron Melodic; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Box Jade.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Box Jade.
Where to buy the Gateron Melodic
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Where to buy the Kailh Box Jade
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