Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro vs Kailh Midnight Silent Red
The Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro and the Kailh Midnight Silent Red are often cross-shopped. The main differences: the Kailh Midnight Silent Red is lighter to actuate (40g versus 45g); travel is 3.6 mm on the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro and 3.7 mm on the Kailh Midnight Silent Red; stock they sound different: silent box pro versus hushed, soft.
Choose the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro if
- you want a switch popular for quiet box builds.
- you want a heavier, more deliberate press (45g).
Choose the Kailh Midnight Silent Red if
- you want a switch popular for quiet offices.
- you want a switch popular for night-time typing.
- you want a lighter keystroke (40g).
Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro vs Kailh Midnight Silent Red, spec by spec
| Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro | Kailh Midnight Silent Red | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Silent linear | Silent linear |
| Compatibility | Standard MX sockets | Standard MX sockets |
| Actuation force | 45g | 40g |
| Bottom-out force | n/a | n/a |
| Pre-travel | n/a | 1.9 mm |
| Total travel | 3.6 mm | 3.7 mm |
| Stem | n/a | POM with dampeners |
| Top housing | Box | PC |
| Bottom housing | Box | nylon |
| Spring | n/a | single-stage |
| Factory lube | factory lubed | light |
| Pins | 5-pin | 5-pin |
| Price / switch | $0.60 | n/a |
| Sound profile | silent box pro | hushed, soft |
| Released | 2022 | n/a |
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 Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.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
22% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro; 7% of the 198 switches tracked here actuate lighter than the Kailh Midnight Silent Red.
34% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro; 46% of the 224 switches tracked here have shorter total travel than the Kailh Midnight Silent Red.
83% of the 193 switches tracked here cost less per switch than the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro.
Where to buy the Kailh Deep Sea Silent Box Pro
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Where to buy the Kailh Midnight Silent Red
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