Kailh Box Navy vs Kailh Box Thick Jade
The Kailh Box Navy and the Kailh Box Thick Jade are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Kailh Box Thick Jade is lighter to actuate (50g versus 60g); stock they sound different: loud, metallic click versus loud thick click; the Kailh Box Navy costs less per switch ($0.35 versus $0.50).
- Cheaper per switchKailh Box Navy$0.35 versus $0.50
Choose the Kailh Box Navy if
- you want a switch popular for extreme clickies.
- you want a switch popular for heavy typists.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (60g).
- you want to spend less per switch.
Choose the Kailh Box Thick Jade if
- you want a switch popular for loud clicky builds.
- you want a lighter keystroke (50g).
Kailh Box Navy vs Kailh Box Thick Jade, spec by spec
| Kailh Box Navy | Kailh Box Thick Jade | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Clicky | Clicky |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 60g | 50g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | 60g |
| Pre-travel | 1.8 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Total travel | 3.6 mm | 3.6 mm |
| Stem | POM | n/a |
| Top housing | PC | Box |
| Bottom housing | nylon | Box |
| Spring | single-stage | n/a |
| Factory lube | none | n/a |
| Pins | 3-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.35 (stronger spec) | $0.50 |
| Sound profile | loud, metallic click | loud thick click |
| Released | 2018 | 2019 |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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 Kailh Box Navy; 52% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Box Thick Jade.
34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Box Navy; 34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Box Thick Jade.
30% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Box Navy; 63% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Box Thick Jade.
Where to buy the Kailh Box Navy
Where to buy the Kailh Box Thick Jade
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